BasicList vs KitchenAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BasicList
Create grocery lists by directly entering items or by adding pre-defined meals. Items are automatically categorized to streamline your shopping experience.
- Direct item entry
- Meal customization
- Add meals to list
- Categorized items (shelf, cold, frozen, not food)
- Efficient shopping experience
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just a simple grocery list. You have the option to enter items directly to the list, or to enter meals, customize the ingredients, and then add them to the list from the meals menu. The items on the list are categorized in four categories (shelf, cold, frozen, and not food) to make your shopping experience as efficient as possible.
KitchenAI
Discover recipes based on ingredients you already have. This AI-powered app helps reduce food waste by suggesting delicious meals you can make at home. Enjoy easy and tasty cooking with what's in your pantry.
- AI-generated recipes
- Ingredient-based meal suggestions
- Food waste reduction
- Easy meal planning
- Pantry inventory utilization
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Turn your ingredients into delicious meals! Simply enter what you have at home, and our AI instantly generates recipes. No more food waste—just easy, tasty meals!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KitchenAI at 15.1 against BasicList's 26.3. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BasicList against 5.0 for KitchenAI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | BasicList | KitchenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.3 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Travis Ratliff | Mahilet Demisse |
Customer experience
BasicList
KitchenAI
In-app purchases
BasicList
No in-app purchases
KitchenAI
No in-app purchases
