Kitchenara vs Byondbites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchenara
Discover delicious dishes through engaging videos and find local eateries. This app allows you to explore new flavors, follow food influencers, and get personalized recommendations for a more connected and flavorful dining experience.
- Share culinary adventures
- Discover dishes via video
- Order meals
- Explore local eateries
- Follow food influencers
- Personalized recommendations
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Share your culinary adventures, discover mouth-watering dishes through engaging videos, and order your next meal seamlessly. Our platform is a feast for the senses, offering a unique space where users can explore local eateries, experiment with new flavors, and celebrate the joy of food. Engage with content that tantalizes your taste buds, follow food influencers for inspiration, and enjoy personalized recommendations tailored to your preferences. Kitchenara isn’t just an app; it’s a movement towards more joyful, connected, and flavorful dining experiences.
Byondbites
Discover creative, healthy family meal ideas using ingredients you already have. Plan your week, generate grocery lists, and track nutrition to reduce waste and save time in the kitchen.
- Cook-from-fridge recipes
- Family recipe sharing
- Nutrition tracking
- Meal planning
- Automated grocery lists
- Cooking inspiration and tips
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You open the fridge. Nothing looks interesting. You close it. Open it again. Still nothing. Byondbites fixes that. Scan what you have, get real recipes built around your actual ingredients, and stop wasting food, money, and mental energy on “what’s for dinner.” For busy moms, working professionals, and anyone who just wants to eat well without the daily stress. With Byondbites you can: • Cook from your fridge using what you already have • Track nutrition for every meal without overthinking it • Plan your meals for the week ahead • Share recipes and meal plans with your family • Discover fresh ideas so meals never feel repetitive No more wasted groceries. No more “what do I cook today.” Just good food, made simple. Download Byondbites and start cooking smarter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Kitchenara and Byondbites both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Byondbites's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kitchenara's. Byondbites also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Kitchenara's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Byondbites sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Kitchenara asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kitchenara against 5.0 for Byondbites. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Kitchenara's written reviews are positive against 100% of Byondbites's.
Kitchenara ships an update fortnightly, Byondbites monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchenara | Byondbites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umair Khalid | Sharish Khandia Abdulhusain |
Customer experience
Kitchenara
Byondbites
In-app purchases
Kitchenara
No in-app purchases
Byondbites
- Habit$7.991 Month
- Lifestyle$17.993 Months
