Genieous vs Whole Nectar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Genieous
Discover delicious meal ideas based on the ingredients you already have. This free app provides personalized suggestions without ads or tracking, helping you decide what to cook next.
- Ingredient-based meal suggestions
- Free to use
- No ads
- No user tracking
- Delicious meal ideas
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Are you hungry, in the mood for a fresh-cooked meal and you don't know what to make? We have an app for that! Genieous is a 100% free-to-use app that creates delicious meal suggestions using the ingredients on hand. No ads, no tracking, no fluff, just delicious ideas for meals. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Whole Nectar
Effortlessly order and pay for healthy food options like smoothies and bowls ahead of time. Skip the lines and earn rewards with every purchase, making healthy choices more rewarding.
- Order smoothies, bowls, and snacks
- Pay seamlessly with Apple Pay
- Earn rewards on every order
- Skip the wait by ordering ahead
- Discover healthy food options
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Whole Nectar makes eating well effortless. Order your favorite smoothies, bowls, and snacks ahead of time, skip the wait, and pay seamlessly with Apple Pay. Plus, earn rewards for every order—because healthy choices should come with perks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whole Nectar at none against Genieous's 4. Whole Nectar also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Genieous sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whole Nectar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Genieous against 4.9 for Whole Nectar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whole Nectar has 53 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Genieous ships an update every 4 months, Whole Nectar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Genieous | Whole Nectar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shoestring LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Genieous
Whole Nectar
In-app purchases
Genieous
- Super Genieous$0.991 Month
- Genie - You're fire!$0.29
- You got mojo Genie!$0.99
- You're the GOAT!$4.99
Whole Nectar
No in-app purchases
