Doughly vs WhipUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doughly
Digitize your favorite recipes from photos and websites with smart AI importing. Generate shopping lists based on your recipes and share your collection with friends and family. Discover new culinary inspiration from a curated selection of public recipes.
- AI-powered recipe importing from photos
- URL importing for online recipes
- Automated recipe-based shopping lists
- Pantry inventory checking for shopping
- Social sharing of recipe collections
- Discover curated public recipes
Read full descriptionHide full description
Doughly brings loved ones together through the joy of recipes. FAST IMPORTING Snap photos of your dusty recipe cards for incredibly smart importing of your treasured recipes. Doughly uses powerful AI systems to read source images and give them new life through visually clear, organized recipes with full tie in to your digital pantry. FROM WEBSITES TOO The joy of cooking is quickly forgotten when having to scroll past ads and articles in the search for tasty recipes online. Now, simply paste a URL into Doughly to digitize public recipes to your App collection in a snap. Navigate directly back to the credited source from the generated recipe. It's time to ditch the notepad full of recipe website links! RECIPE-BASED SHOPPING LISTS Know what's for dinner next week? Tap to add each recipe and Doughly will build the combined ingredient list for you. Optionally, enable inventory checking to only shop for items your pantry doesn't already have. SHARE THE LOVE Still sending recipes to family over email? Let that be a distant memory. With Doughly, friends and family can add you to their network, popping in to view your recipe collection any time they feel hungry or nostalgic. Get notified when users you follow author a new public recipe, and see which of your recipes get the most attention. DELEGATE THE CHORES Want to give your friends more than just recipes? There's always the groceries needing shopping! Invite your in-App friends to complete your shopping list for you. Needing items from multiple stores? Split up and keep track of what items are still outstanding! DISCOVER NEW FAVORITES Doughly has curated hundreds of public recipes from around the world, ready to give you inspiration and motivation. Find one you like, then Subscribe to connect it to your pantry and add it to your collection. A clean interface allows for easy Category-based browsing. Welcome to your modern recipe Rolodex. Let Doughly simplify your life and return the warmth and connection to recipes. App Privacy Policy: https://doughly.co/privacy App Terms of Use: https://doughly.co/terms
WhipUp
Read full descriptionHide full description
WhipUp: Your Smart Kitchen Assistant Tired of the same old meals? WhipUp uses advanced AI to transform your daily cooking experience. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a complete beginner, our AI chef helps you create unique, delicious recipes tailored exactly to your taste and what you have on hand. Key Features: AI Recipe Generation: Create endless, one-of-a-kind dishes based on your dietary preferences and cravings. Smart Ingredient Scanner: Don't know what to cook? Just snap a photo of your fridge or ingredients, and let WhipUp do the magic! Hands-Free Chef Mode: Follow recipes step-by-step using just your voice. No need to touch your screen with messy hands while cooking. Local Grocery Finder: Missing an ingredient? Get smart, location-based suggestions to find exactly what you need at nearby stores. Kitchen Energy System: Use energy packs to fuel your instant culinary inspiration and generate premium recipes on the fly. Premium Experience: Upgrade to WhipUp Premium for unlimited access, an ad-free kitchen, and exclusive features. Join thousands of home cooks and revolutionize your kitchen today with WhipUp! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WhipUp at weekly against Doughly's fortnightly. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Doughly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and WhipUp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Doughly ships an update fortnightly, WhipUp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doughly | WhipUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Brusse Merrell | BitCity Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
In-app purchases
Doughly
- Doughly AI Credits (10)$2.99
- Doughly Lifetime$11.99
WhipUp
- WhipUp Premium$9.991 Month
- 5 Energy Pack$2.99
- 20 Energy Pack$7.99
- 60 Energy Pack$19.99









