Comparison

Munch Planner vs CookSync

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

Head to head
About

Munch Planner

Features
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Munch Planner is a brilliant app that can help you plan your meals ahead of time.

About

CookSync

Features
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Track pasta, rice and oven dishes with separate cooking timers in one clear view. CookSync helps you follow several dishes while you prepare the rest of your meal.

CHOOSE A DISH OR SET YOUR OWN TIME
Browse 34 dishes and 102 cooking presets across seven categories. Pick a cooking method, adjust the duration, or name a quick timer and set hours, minutes and seconds.

SEE WHAT IS COOKING
Track multiple countdowns, pause and resume each timer, and remove timers you no longer need. Live Activities show the countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices.

MADE FOR YOUR KITCHEN
Search dishes, filter categories and use light or dark appearance. On iPad, the catalog and timers can appear side by side. The interface supports 10 languages, including Ukrainian.

ALERTS AND AVAILABILITY
On iOS 26 or later, allow system alarms for locked-screen alerts. Earlier systems use notifications, which follow your sound and Focus settings. Live Activities require iOS 16.2 or later, or iPadOS 17 or later, on compatible devices.

Preset times are a guide. Adjust them to your ingredients and check your food before serving. No account required.

Screenshots

Munch Planner3 screens
CookSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

Munch Planner and CookSync are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Munch Planner versus CookSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMunch PlannerCookSync
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhu LeMaksym Kiryanov

In-app purchases

None

Munch Planner

No in-app purchases

None

CookSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Munch Planner free?
Munch Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CookSync free?
CookSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Munch Planner or CookSync have ads?
Neither Munch Planner nor CookSync shows ads.

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