Comparison

Cook It Up! vs ChefDeKitchen

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

Head to head

Cook It Up!

Your ingredients, our recipes

Your kitchen buddy

About

Cook It Up!

Features

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Cook It Up! revolutionizes your kitchen with its ultra-simple, intuitive recipe search! Tell us what you've got on hand: a few wilted tomatoes, some leftover roast chicken, or a jar of crème fraîche that's about to expire? In just a few seconds, Cook It Up! comes up with a multitude of original and delicious recipes to impress your taste buds and those of your family and friends. No need to spend hours leafing through cookery books or surfing uncertain websites. With Cook It Up! you'll find culinary inspiration in the blink of an eye, and cook delicious dishes with ease. Download Cook It Up! today and rediscover the pleasure of cooking!

About

ChefDeKitchen

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Add cookbooks and save your favorite recipes, so inspiration is only one click away. Use multiple filter and search options or get a surprise recipe for your next meal. Plan meals using the planer and use the shopping list to never forget ingredients while shopping.

Screenshots

Cook It Up!3 screens

ChefDeKitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChefDeKitchen at none against Cook It Up!'s shown. Cook It Up!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cook It Up! ships an update fortnightly, ChefDeKitchen every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Cook It Up! versus ChefDeKitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cook It Up!	ChefDeKitchen
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 5 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	15.6 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	29 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Matthieu Boivineau	Philipp Rosengart

In-app purchases

None

Cook It Up!

No in-app purchases

None

ChefDeKitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cook It Up! free?

Cook It Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ChefDeKitchen free?

ChefDeKitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cook It Up! or ChefDeKitchen have ads?

Cook It Up! shows ads; ChefDeKitchen does not.

Which is updated more often, Cook It Up! or ChefDeKitchen?

Cook It Up! ships an update fortnightly, and ChefDeKitchen every 5 months. Most recently, Cook It Up! was updated on October 5, 2026 and ChefDeKitchen on October 9, 2026.