Comparison

Debbol vs Tastemaker Recipes

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

Head to head
About

Debbol

Discover authentic Ethiopian products, from spices and coffee to clothing and home décor. This app connects you directly with local artisans, farmers, and manufacturers, bringing the best of Ethiopia to your doorstep.

Highlights
  • Authentic Ethiopian products
  • Direct sourcing from artisans
  • Traditional clothing and accessories
  • Spices, coffee, and home décor
  • Connects with local producers
Features
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Experience the richness of Ethiopia with our app, offering a wide variety of products sourced directly from local Ethiopian artisans, farmers, and manufacturers. From traditional clothing and accessories to authentic spices, coffee, and home décor, we bring the best of Ethiopia straight to your home.

About

Tastemaker Recipes

Record every dish and drink you prepare, complete with ratings and notes for future reference. Easily save recipes from the web or cookbooks, and generate organized shopping lists for the week. Discover your cooking habits and patterns.

Highlights
  • Log and rate every dish
  • Save recipes from web or camera
  • Generate organized shopping lists
  • Track cooking patterns and streaks
  • Cocktail mode for home bars
  • AI recipe image generation
Features
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Tastemaker is your kitchen's memory: every dish and drink you make, rated and ready for next time. TRACK WHAT YOU COOK Log each cook with a rating out of 5, what you changed, and what you'd do differently. Future-you, standing in the kitchen wondering whether that shortcut worked last time, will be grateful. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share a recipe to Tastemaker straight from Safari and it lands on your to-make list with the ingredients already extracted. Cooking from a paper cookbook? Point your camera at the page and the dish imports itself. PLAN THE WEEK Flag dishes for this week, then compile every ingredient across every recipe into one tidy shopping list, organized by store section. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Cooking streaks, top-rated dishes, favorite sources, and a heatmap of every night you cooked. TASTEMAKER PRO Cocktail mode (a whole parallel universe for your home bar), compiled shopping lists, camera scanning, and AI recipe images are part of Tastemaker Pro: $2.99/month or $24.99/year after a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Core recipe tracking is free, forever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tastemaker.recipes/privacy

Screenshots

Debbol3 screens
Tastemaker Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Debbol at none against Tastemaker Recipes's 2. Debbol also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Tastemaker Recipes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tastemaker Recipes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Debbol asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Debbol against 5.0 for Tastemaker Recipes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Debbol ships an update every 5 weeks, Tastemaker Recipes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Debbol versus Tastemaker Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDebbolTastemaker Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperETPOL GLOBAL Sp z o oJACOB GALGINAITIS BARRETT

Customer experience

Debbol

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tastemaker Recipes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Debbol

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemaker Recipes

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemaker Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tastemaker Pro — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Debbol free?
Debbol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tastemaker Recipes free?
Tastemaker Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Debbol or Tastemaker Recipes?
Debbol and Tastemaker Recipes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Debbol or Tastemaker Recipes have ads?
Neither Debbol nor Tastemaker Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Debbol or Tastemaker Recipes?
Debbol ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tastemaker Recipes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Debbol was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tastemaker Recipes on October 2, 2026.

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