openRCP vs Gusto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
openRCP
Discover and organize thousands of recipes from across the web in an ad-free experience. This smart kitchen companion features an AI assistant to help with dietary needs, ingredient swaps, and meal planning.
- 15,000+ curated recipes
- Import recipes from the web
- Organize recipes into custom collections
- AI-powered kitchen assistant (Sous)
- Adjust recipes for dietary needs/serving sizes
- Ingredient swap suggestions
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openRCP brings together the internet’s best recipes — over **15,000 curated dishes**, all in one simple, ad-free app. Browse our library or add and save your own favorites from across the web without the clutter of blogs and popups. It’s more than a recipe box — it’s your smart, personal kitchen companion. **What you can do with openRCP:** - Explore **15,000+ high-quality, curated recipes** across all cuisines - **Import any recipe** from the internet — stripped of ads, formatted to cook - **Organize your recipes** into custom collections (e.g., Weeknight Dinners, Baking, Vegetarian) - Get help from **Sous**, your AI-powered kitchen assistant: - Adjust recipes to your **dietary needs or serving sizes** - Offer **ingredient swaps**, answer cooking questions, or help plan a meal - All with a natural, conversational interface Say goodbye to messy tabs and noisy recipe pages. openRCP is built for cooks who want a modern, intuitive place to find and keep the meals they love.
Gusto
This AI-powered cooking assistant helps you create meals from viral videos or random ingredients. It offers live chat support, visual recipe guides, and a photo calorie counter, all without subscription fees.
- AI Chef for recipes
- Video to recipe extraction
- Live cooking chat assistance
- Visual checkpoints for steps
- Photo calorie and nutrition counter
- Smart shareable shopping lists
- Recipe exploration and filtering
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Meet your personal AI Chef. Whether you saw a viral recipe on TikTok/Youtube or have a fridge full of random ingredients, our AI turns your cooking goals into a reality—without the monthly subscription fees. Don't just follow recipes—interact with them. From importing video shorts to live chat assistance while you’re at the stove, we’ve reinvented the digital cookbook. Video to Recipe: Copy a link from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram. Our AI extracts the ingredients and steps instantly. Calories: Calories tracker by photo, meal description or existing meal Live Cooking Chat: Stuck on a step? Open the live chat while cooking. Ask "Does this look right?" or "What's a substitute for buttermilk?" and get instant answers. Visual Checkpoints: No more guessing. Get AI-generated images for every step of the recipe so you know exactly what your meal should look like. Photo Calorie Counter: Snap a photo of your plate. Our AI analyzes the image to estimate calories and nutritional content. Smart Shopping Lists: Add ingredients to a list and share it with a web link. Your partner or friend doesn't even need the app to view your list! Explore & Filter: Browse thousands of recipes by complexity, duration, or vegan status. Generated by apps daily users Pay for what you use: Only pay for the AI features you actually use. No predatory monthly subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: openRCP at none against Gusto's 2. Gusto's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Gusto sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. openRCP asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for openRCP against 5.0 for Gusto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | openRCP | Gusto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiny Co Holdings, Inc. | Edgar Khachatryan |
Customer experience
openRCP
Gusto
In-app purchases
openRCP
No in-app purchases
Gusto
- Cookie Basket$1.99
- Mountain of Cookies$4.99









