Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook vs CookAdapt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook
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Looking to bring back the authentic taste of home cooking without endless blog stories or complicated measurements? Yaya's Easy Recipes is your digital home cookbook designed for everyday life. Discover traditional homemade meals explained step by step, written in clear instructions, with ingredient portions calculated specifically for 2 people. Learn to cook from scratch, master essential kitchen techniques, and enjoy traditional dishes inspired by authentic Spanish and Japanese home cooking. KEY FEATURES: • Over 120 traditional recipes: Classic meals explained clearly without unnecessary jargon. • Exact portions for 2: No need to scale down ingredients or waste food. Perfect for couples or solo cooks. • More than 50 cooking techniques: Learn fundamental skills, from basic knife cuts to stocks and simmering. • Clear step-by-step guidance: Practical directions focused on getting great results on your first attempt. • Allergen information: Cook safely with detailed ingredient and allergen breakdowns. • Filter by difficulty and duration: Pick the right meal according to your available time. • Favorites list: Save your go-to home dishes for quick access while cooking in the kitchen. AUTHENTIC HOMEMADE COOKING MADE SIMPLE Bring grandmother's traditional kitchen touch into your daily routine. Download Yaya's Recipes today and cook your first authentic homemade meal tonight.
CookAdapt
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Spotted a recipe on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or a blog? Paste the link: CookAdapt rewrites it step by step for your Thermomix, Cookeo, Monsieur Cuisine or classic stovetop, with the time, temperature and speed to set. YOUR MACHINE, OR NO MACHINE AT ALL • Monsieur Cuisine • Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7: settings stay within your model's limits • Cookeo: pressure cooking, slow cooking, steaming, browning… • No appliance: a classic kitchen with pans, pots and the oven IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE • A link to a blog or recipe site • An Instagram, TikTok or YouTube video • A photo of a cookbook page or a handwritten recipe • Copied and pasted text Watch the conversion live: reading, ingredients, steps. The title, ingredients and steps arrive in your language, even when the original recipe is in French or German. The original is always one tap away. A COOK MODE THAT LOOKS LIKE YOUR MACHINE • Every step shows TIME · TEMP · SPEED, just like your appliance's display • Settings and steps can be read aloud while you cook • A question mid-recipe? "Ask the chef" answers about the step you're on: a missing ingredient, doneness, rescuing a dish YOUR WEEK AND YOUR SHOPPING • "Plan my week" fills your free evenings with your saved recipes • A shopping list sorted by aisle, like the store, with ingredient pictures • Add the whole week to the list in one tap; share the list as text DIET AND ALLERGIES • Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, high-protein… • Allergies and foods to avoid: every new recipe is adapted to your choices NOTIFICATIONS • "Recipe ready": leave the screen during a conversion and get notified when it's done • Cook-tonight reminders from your meal plan (turn them on in Settings) ALSO • Scale servings, swap an ingredient • Nutrition facts and Nutri-Score • Available in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Arabic FREE TO START The free account includes 10 conversions a month, 20 saved recipes, the meal planner, the shopping list and 15 messages a day to the chef. CookAdapt Pro (in-app subscription): unlimited conversions and saved recipes, unlimited messages to the chef (fair use), PDF export and printing. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial; the monthly plan has no trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, from your Apple account settings. CookAdapt is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vorwerk (Thermomix®, Cookidoo®), Groupe SEB (Cookeo®) or Lidl (Monsieur Cuisine®). These names are used only to state compatibility. Support: support@cookadapt.app Privacy: https://cookadapt.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CookAdapt at every 9 days against Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook's every 13 months. 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. Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CookAdapt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook ships an update every 13 months, CookAdapt every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook | CookAdapt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salvador Sevillano | Manara Digital LTD |
In-app purchases
Yaya's Easy Recipes & Cook
- Spanish recipes book$0.99
CookAdapt
- CookAdapt Pro$3.991 Month
- CookAdapt Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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