Comparison

openRCP vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Kept

Organize all your recipes from websites, cookbooks, and handwritten notes into a private, searchable library. Cook with confidence using a clean interface, timers, and ingredient checklists. Your recipes are stored in your iCloud as portable files, with a one-time purchase for unlimited storage.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from websites via share sheet or link
  • Scan and digitize paper recipes
  • Clean cook-along view with timers
  • Automatic categorization and searching
  • Store recipes as portable Cooklang files in iCloud
  • One-time purchase for unlimited recipes
Features
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Kept is the recipe organizer for people who collect recipes everywhere: websites, cookbooks, family cards, screenshots, and ideas of their own. Bring them all into one beautiful, private library that syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Import from any recipe website: use the share sheet to save directly from your browser, or paste a link to extract the title, ingredients, steps, and photo. • Scan paper recipes: point the camera at a cookbook page or a handwritten card and Kept turns it into a structured recipe. • Paste from notes or messages: plain text becomes a clean, organized recipe. COOK WITH CONFIDENCE • A clean cook-along view with a tappable ingredient checklist. Strike through items as you add them. • Numbered steps with ingredients, cookware, and timers highlighted inline. • Tap any timer to start it, then follow it from the Dynamic Island or Lock Screen. • Attach a photo of your finished dish to remember how it should look. ORGANIZED, AUTOMATICALLY • Recipes are classified into categories with matching icons as you add them. • Search, filter by category or tag, and sort your whole collection instantly. • Group your library by category, or browse most recent and most cooked. YOURS, FOREVER • Recipes are stored as portable, human-readable Cooklang files in your own iCloud Drive. Open them in the Files app anytime. • Save up to 10 recipes free. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited. • No account, no subscription, no lock-in. Move, copy, or back up your recipes like any other file. • Private by design: no analytics, no tracking, no servers. Your recipes never leave your control and stay only in your own iCloud. Kept supports iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Recipe import works best on devices with Apple Intelligence enabled.

Screenshots

openRCP4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: openRCP at 5.0 against Kept's 4.0. openRCP also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kept sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. openRCP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

openRCP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: openRCP has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
openRCP versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteropenRCPKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiny Co Holdings, Inc.Jesse Bergslien

Customer experience

openRCP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kept

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

openRCP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kept

One-time1
  • Unlimited Recipes$4.99

Questions

Is openRCP free?
openRCP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, openRCP or Kept?
openRCP is rated higher. openRCP averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Kept averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do openRCP or Kept have ads?
Neither openRCP nor Kept shows ads.

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