Comparison

What do we cook today? vs Basil Chef's Tools

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

Head to head

What do we cook today?

Tools for your kitchen

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

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About

What do we cook today?

Features

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This app revolutionizes everyday cooking with its advanced AI, designed for those seeking culinary inspiration. Perfect for any skill level, it helps you figure out what to cook using the ingredients you have on hand. Just enter your available foods and the app will generate personalized recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts. Adaptable to vegetarian, Mediterranean, vegan, paleo and low-carb diets, this tool is ideal for exploring new ideas, saving time and avoiding waste. Whether you are an experienced chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this app guides you step by step to prepare delicious and healthy dishes, tailored to your needs and preferences.

About

Basil Chef's Tools

Features

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Basil Chef's Tools is a one-stop-shop for your kitchen. Store all of your recipes, neatly organized into folders and readily searchable. Easily import ingredients from your recipes into the built-in grocery list. Cook your meals and easily multitask. Plus more features coming soon.

Screenshots

What do we cook today?4 screens

Basil Chef's Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: What do we cook today? at every 11 days against Basil Chef's Tools's monthly. What do we cook today? also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What do we cook today? ships an update every 11 days, Basil Chef's Tools monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

What do we cook today? versus Basil Chef's Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	What do we cook today?	Basil Chef's Tools
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 11 days — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	69 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Mario Luque	Ian Robert Brault

In-app purchases

None

What do we cook today?

No in-app purchases

None

Basil Chef's Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is What do we cook today? free?

What do we cook today? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Basil Chef's Tools free?

Basil Chef's Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do What do we cook today? or Basil Chef's Tools have ads?

Neither What do we cook today? nor Basil Chef's Tools shows ads.

Which is updated more often, What do we cook today? or Basil Chef's Tools?

What do we cook today? ships an update every 11 days, and Basil Chef's Tools monthly. Most recently, What do we cook today? was updated on November 8, 2026 and Basil Chef's Tools on November 8, 2026.