Comparison

Recipe One vs KitchenKeepsake

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

Head to head
About

Recipe One

Effortlessly import recipes from links, videos, images, and PDFs into a clean, step-by-step format. Organize your favorite dishes into custom cookbooks with tags and ratings, and share them easily. Enjoy a distraction-free cooking experience with powerful search and filtering options.

Highlights
  • One-tap recipe import from web links, videos, images, and PDFs
  • OCR scanning for cookbooks and handwritten recipes
  • Distraction-free cooking mode with screen awake
  • Search by name, ingredient, cook time, or nutrition
  • Filter by dietary needs (keto, vegan, gluten-free)
  • Unlimited cookbook creation and tagging
  • Export recipes as PDFs and share easily
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Save recipes from any website, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, photo, or PDF in one tap. Recipe One strips away ads, stories, and clutter so you get just the recipe in a clean, easy-to-follow format. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE • Save recipes from websites, links, videos, images, and PDFs • Import from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and more • Scan cookbook pages, handwritten cards, and screenshots with OCR • Pull recipes from video even when ingredients are not listed clearly JUST THE RECIPE • Read recipes in a clean, distraction-free view • Follow step by step while you cook • Keep the screen awake during cooking • View ingredients, instructions, and recipe details in one organized place ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION • Sort recipes with tags, folders, and cookbooks • Add personal notes, edits, and ratings • Search by recipe name, ingredient, or keyword • Keep all your saved recipes in one place SHARE AND SAVE • Export recipes as beautifully formatted PDFs • Share recipes with friends and family • Sync across your Apple devices • Create simple shopping lists from your recipes Whether you're saving a family recipe, clipping a recipe from a blog, or importing your favorite cooking videos, Recipe One keeps everything organized and easy to use. Download Recipe One and build your personal digital cookbook today. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KitchenKeepsake

Digitize and organize your family's cherished recipes. Easily add recipes by photo, link, or typing, then sort, star, and search them. Share your digital cookbook with family members and ensure your culinary traditions are preserved and passed down.

Highlights
  • Digitize recipes via photo, link, or typing
  • Organize with categories and starring
  • Search by name or ingredient
  • Family sharing for collaborative cookbooks
  • Automatic iCloud backup and sync
  • Recipe scaling (half/double portions)
Features
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Every family has recipes worth keeping. The card in Grandma's handwriting, the dinner everyone asks for, the cookies you only make at Christmas. Kitchen Keepsake gives all of them a home so they stop getting lost in a drawer or buried in a group text. Add a recipe whatever way is easiest for you. Take a photo of a page from a cookbook and the app reads it in for you. Paste a link and it pulls in the title, the picture, and the ingredients. Or just type it the regular way. However it gets there, you can clean it up before you save it. Make it your own. Sort recipes into colorful categories, star the ones you love, and find anything in seconds by name or by ingredient. Cook together. Set up a family and everyone sees the same cookbook. When your mom adds her banana bread, it shows up for the whole family, photos and all. Stop losing recipes. Everything stays backed up in your own iCloud and syncs across your devices, so you are covered even if you lose your phone. One price, no subscription. Start free with up to ten recipes. Pay once to unlock unlimited recipes and family sharing, and it is yours for good. It works with Family Sharing too, so a single purchase covers your whole household. Want to cut a recipe in half, or double it? The app handles that with the click of a button. Save the food your family loves, and pass it on.

Screenshots

Recipe One4 screens
KitchenKeepsake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KitchenKeepsake at 100% against Recipe One's 59%. KitchenKeepsake also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Recipe One's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (145 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Recipe One sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and KitchenKeepsake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KitchenKeepsake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe One has 145 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Recipe One's written reviews are positive against 100% of KitchenKeepsake's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe One ships an update weekly, KitchenKeepsake every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Recipe One versus KitchenKeepsake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe OneKitchenKeepsake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (145 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeroren halivaGEORGE HENRY REMY

Customer experience

Recipe One

All ratings145 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.5%

KitchenKeepsake

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Recipe One

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 5 more
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Pro Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Credits$8.99
  • Unlimited Intro Offer$19.99
  • Unlimited$29.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited$49.99
1 purchases

KitchenKeepsake

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is Recipe One free?
Recipe One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KitchenKeepsake free?
KitchenKeepsake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recipe One or KitchenKeepsake?
KitchenKeepsake is rated higher. Recipe One averages 4.6 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while KitchenKeepsake averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Recipe One or KitchenKeepsake have ads?
Neither Recipe One nor KitchenKeepsake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe One or KitchenKeepsake?
Recipe One ships an update weekly, and KitchenKeepsake every 5 weeks. Most recently, Recipe One was updated on October 28, 2026 and KitchenKeepsake on October 24, 2026.

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