Comparison

Cookmarks vs Chef Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Cookmarks

Features
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Cookmarks: Save Recipes, Not Screenshots Spot an amazing pasta on TikTok? Drool over a cookie recipe on Instagram? One tap, and it's yours forever. Cookmarks grabs recipes from any video or website and turns them into something you can actually cook from. No more lost recipes. No more pausing videos while you scribble notes. Why Food Lovers Can't Stop Using Cookmarks: * Grab Any Recipe: Point Cookmarks at any cooking video or food blog and watch the magic happen * Get Everything You Need: Ingredients, steps, and cooking timesβ€”all neatly organized * Find It Fast: Search "chicken" or "quick dinner" and see all your saved recipes instantly * Cook Anywhere: All recipes work offline, so cook without worrying about Wi-Fi * Look Like a Pro: Share beautiful recipe cards with friends or print them for your kitchen Forget taking screenshots that you'll never find again. Stop watching the same video 10 times to catch all the ingredients. Cookmarks turns "Wow, that looks good!" into "I just made that!" in record time. Download Cookmarks now. Because the best recipe is the one you can actually find. Privacy Policy: https://www.getcookmarks.com/policies/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.getcookmarks.com/policies/terms

About

Chef Notebook

Features
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Chef Notebook is a recipe keeper and cooking app for saving, importing, editing, scaling, and cooking the recipes you actually make. FREE ACCESS Browse saved recipes and export your full recipe library at any time as portable JSON-LD. Your recipes stay yours, even if you do not subscribe. CHEF NOTEBOOK PRO Unlock recipe import, editing, version history, smart scaling, Cook Mode, iCloud sync, printing, and formatted recipe sharing with Chef Notebook Pro. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Snap a photo of a magazine page, paste a recipe link, or start from scratch. Chef Notebook turns your source into a clean, structured recipe with ingredients, steps, notes, and photos. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL COOKBOOK Edit ingredients, rewrite steps, add notes, save variations, and keep a version history of what worked. Roll back to an earlier version any time. SCALE RECIPES PRACTICALLY Scale a recipe for two, six, or a crowd. Chef Notebook adjusts ingredients and timing with practical cooking logic for salt, leavening, eggs, and pan sizes. COOK WITH LESS FRICTION Cook Mode keeps your screen awake and walks you through one step at a time. Built-in timers are ready when you need them, and Siri can advance to the next step hands-free. ORGANIZE YOUR KITCHEN Group recipes into collections, add tags, search your whole library, and archive recipes you do not make often. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Recipes sync with your private iCloud and follow you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One subscription unlocks every device. PRINT AND SHARE Print recipes on standard paper or 4x6 index cards. Share a recipe as a formatted image when you want to send it to someone else. PRICING Try Chef Notebook free for 7 days with the yearly plan. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. See the app for current pricing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your Apple account settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://chefnotebook.com/privacy

Screenshots

Cookmarks4 screens
Chef Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chef Notebook at none against Cookmarks's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Cookmarks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Chef Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookmarks ships an update every 2 days, Chef Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Cookmarks versus Chef Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookmarksChef Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmri KurtzCasey Smith

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cookmarks

Subscriptions2
  • Cookmarks Pro$2.991 Month
  • Cookmarks Pro$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Chef Notebook

Subscriptions2
  • Chef Notebook Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Chef Notebook Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cookmarks free?
Cookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chef Notebook free?
Chef Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cookmarks or Chef Notebook have ads?
Cookmarks shows ads; Chef Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Cookmarks or Chef Notebook?
Cookmarks ships an update every 2 days, and Chef Notebook every 3 days. Most recently, Cookmarks was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chef Notebook on October 19, 2026.

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