Comparison

Pergolux vs Recipe Catcher

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pergolux

This app simplifies the process of setting up and controlling outdoor pergolas. It provides installation guides and will soon offer remote control for lights and shade, along with a shopping feature for accessories.

Highlights
  • Easy installation manuals
  • Remote light control
  • Remote shade control
  • Future shopping feature
  • Outdoor space transformation
Features
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Welcome to the PERGOLUX App, where the future of outdoor elegance meets today’s convenience. With PERGOLUX, transforming your outdoor space is easier and more accessible than ever. Here's what the app offers now and what you can expect in the near future: Available Now: - Easy Installation: Comprehensive mounting manuals at your fingertips make pergola setup a breeze. Perfect for both DIY enthusiasts and those new to pergola assembly. - Remote Control: Anticipate the ability to adjust your pergola's settings remotely, including light and shade controls, enhancing your comfort and convenience. Coming Soon: - Shopping Feature: A built-in shop where you'll find the latest pergola models and accessories, simplifying the process of upgrading your outdoor space. The PERGOLUX App is your gateway to a smarter outdoor lifestyle. By starting with the foundational features today, you'll be perfectly positioned to take advantage of future updates that will redefine the way you experience your outdoor area. Download the app now and be part of the future of luxury outdoor living.

About

Recipe Catcher

Organize recipes from any website into a clean, searchable library. Automatically parse ingredients and steps, plan your meals, and generate grocery lists. Syncs across all your Apple devices without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Automatic recipe parsing from websites
  • Weekly meal planner
  • Smart grocery list generation
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Search and sort recipes
  • Share recipes with friends
Features
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You bookmark a recipe. You screenshot another. Six months later you can't find either. The one you actually wanted is buried under five tabs you'll never open. Recipe Catcher fixes that. Tap Share in Safari, send the page to Recipe Catcher, and the title, ingredients, and steps are parsed into a clean card that lives in your library forever. iCloud keeps everything synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No accounts, no ads. When it's time to cook, you've got the full recipe at your fingertips — without the 1,200-word headnote about a Tuscan childhood. HOW IT WORKS Catch a recipe — paste a URL, or share from Safari, Chrome, or any browser. Plan your week — schedule meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the built-in planner. Build your grocery list — tap "Add to Cart" on any recipe, then send the cart to Reminders. Ingredients arrive pre-sorted by aisle (produce, dairy, meat, etc.) and labeled with which recipe each one's for. FEATURES Parse recipes from thousands of food blogs and publishers — JSON-LD structured data plus HTML fallbacks for stubborn sites Smart auto-categorization into Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Sides, Soups & Stews, Sauces, Snacks, Drinks, and Desserts Search and sort your catalog by name, date saved, or category Built-in weekly meal planner with one-tap "Add Week to Cart" Share recipes with friends — they receive a clean HTML card that works in any browser, with one-tap import for fellow Recipe Catcher users iCloud Drive sync — your recipes live as plain JSON files you can browse in the Files app Reminders integration with aisle-aware sorting and per-recipe ingredient tagging Universal across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via Mac Catalyst PRIVACY Recipe Catcher doesn't collect, sell, or share your data. No account to create, no analytics service, no tracking pixels. The only network requests the app makes are to the recipe pages you ask it to import. Your catalog lives in your iCloud Drive — yours, portable, and readable by any text editor if the app ever disappears. WHAT THIS ISN'T Recipe Catcher isn't a discovery app. It won't suggest recipes, show you what's trending, or try to teach you to cook. It's a personal pantry for things you've already found and want to come back to. If you cook a lot, save a lot of links, and lose half of them — this is for you. GOT A SITE THAT DOESN'T WORK? Most major recipe blogs and publishers parse cleanly. If you hit a recipe that doesn't import, drop a note via the support email — fixes usually take an hour. The parser is updated regularly as sites evolve their markup.

Screenshots

Pergolux3 screens
Recipe Catcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recipe Catcher at 100% against Pergolux's 25%. Recipe Catcher also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Pergolux's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (267 vs 5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pergolux is free to download; Recipe Catcher costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recipe Catcher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pergolux has 267 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pergolux's written reviews are positive against 100% of Recipe Catcher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pergolux ships an update monthly, Recipe Catcher every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pergolux versus Recipe Catcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPergoluxRecipe Catcher
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.8 (267 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings267 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPergolux GmbHBruce Modell

Customer experience

Pergolux

All ratings55 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative72.1%

Recipe Catcher

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pergolux

No in-app purchases

None

Recipe Catcher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pergolux free?
Pergolux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Catcher free?
Recipe Catcher costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pergolux or Recipe Catcher?
Recipe Catcher is rated higher. Pergolux averages 3.8 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Recipe Catcher averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Pergolux or Recipe Catcher have ads?
Neither Pergolux nor Recipe Catcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pergolux or Recipe Catcher?
Pergolux ships an update monthly, and Recipe Catcher every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pergolux was updated on October 30, 2026 and Recipe Catcher on October 10, 2026.

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