Comparison

Recipe Box by WeeChef vs Recipe Folder

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Box by WeeChef

Easily scan, save, and organize recipes from any source, including handwritten cards and websites. The app uses AI to extract details and allows you to create custom recipe books and plan meals.

Highlights
  • Scan recipes from various sources
  • AI recipe data extraction
  • Organize into custom recipe books
  • Meal planning functionality
  • Handwritten recipe card support
  • Fast search and clean design
Features
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Never lose Mom's handwritten recipe cards again. WeeChef reads them, plus your screenshots, cookbook pages, and photos, and turns them into one searchable cookbook. Scan and import unlimited recipes, free forever. No paywall, no import limits. SCAN ANY RECIPE Capture recipes from: - Handwritten recipe cards - Cookbook pages - Printed recipes - Websites and recipe blogs - Instagram Reels - Screenshots of recipes from TikTok & Pinterest - Photos Now scan multi-page recipes too. Cookbook spreads, long recipes, or both sides of a handwritten card get combined into one complete recipe. WeeChef automatically pulls out the ingredients, instructions, cooking times, and servings. No typing required. BUILD YOUR RECIPE BOOKS Organize recipes into beautiful Recipe Books for every cuisine, occasion, or family tradition. Search instantly, browse easily, and keep everything exactly where you want it. You can also share a Recipe Book with family, so everyone can add, save, and cook from the same collection. Found a recipe you love? Remix it. Make your own copy and change it to fit your kitchen. PLAN YOUR WEEK Drop recipes into any day of the week and build your whole weekly plan from your own collection. See everything at a glance, Sunday through Saturday. Add recipes straight from your Recipe Books to your Weekly Lineup. COOK HANDS-FREE Follow any recipe in Cooking Mode. Your screen stays awake, so you're not tapping with messy hands while you cook. WHY YOU'LL LOVE WEECHEF - Scan and import unlimited recipes, free forever, no paywall, no import limits - Import recipes directly from Instagram Reels - Reads handwritten recipe cards other apps can't - Save from screenshots, cards, cookbooks, and the web - Scan multi-page recipes and double-sided cards into one - Organize into beautiful Recipe Books - Share Recipe Books with family so everyone can add, save, and cook. - Plan your week day by day, Sunday through Saturday - Cook hands-free with a screen that stays awake - Every ingredient and step, saved automatically - Remix any recipe and make it yours - Beautiful dish photos for every recipe Never lose another recipe again. Download free and actually keep it!

About

Recipe Folder

Organize your favorite recipes with photos, ingredients, and cooking instructions. Scale ingredients for any serving size and follow recipes step-by-step in a hands-free mode. Create shopping lists and easily back up your entire collection.

Highlights
  • Store recipes with photos and notes
  • Scale ingredients instantly
  • Hands-free cooking mode
  • Generate shopping lists
  • Import recipes from web URLs
  • Backup and restore recipe collection
  • Print and share recipes
Features
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Recipe Keeper is the personal cookbook that lives on your iPhone. Store every recipe you love, scale ingredients for any serving size, and cook through them step by step — all without ads, subscriptions, or an account. STORE YOUR RECIPES Add recipes with photos, ingredients, method, prep and cook times, servings, oven temperature, and personal notes. Organise by category and rate each recipe out of five. Import recipes directly from the web by pasting a URL. SCALE INGREDIENTS INSTANTLY Tap + or − on the serving count and every ingredient quantity updates automatically. Recipe Keeper handles fractions and mixed units correctly — no mental arithmetic required. COOKING MODE Follow your recipe hands-free. Steps are displayed one at a time, the screen stays on so it never dims at the hob, and a built-in timer fires a notification when your time is up — even when the phone is locked. SHOPPING LIST Add all the ingredients from any recipe to your shopping list with a single tap. Ingredients scale with your serving size. Add extra items manually, check things off as you shop, and clear the done items when you're finished. FAVOURITES Star your most-used recipes for instant access in the Favourites tab. SEARCH & FILTER Search by recipe name or ingredient across your entire collection. Filter by category using the chip bar — each chip shows a count so you know exactly how many recipes you have in each category. PHOTOS Add a hero photo to any recipe and up to 12 step-by-step photos. Photos are included in backups and transfer seamlessly to a new device. BACKUP & RESTORE Back up your entire recipe collection — including all photos — to a single JSON file. Save it to iCloud Drive, email it to yourself, or store it anywhere you like. Restore on the same device or transfer to a new one. Restoring merges with your existing recipes, nothing is deleted. PRINT & SHARE Print any recipe in a clean, readable layout on any AirPrint printer. Share recipes as formatted text via Messages, email, or any other app. PRIVACY FIRST Recipe Keeper stores everything on your device. No account required. No data is sent anywhere. No ads. Ever. Developed by right.good.apps — © Michael D. Thompson 2026

Screenshots

Recipe Box by WeeChef4 screens
Recipe Folder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recipe Box by WeeChef at 4.9 against Recipe Folder's 1.0. Recipe Box by WeeChef also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recipe Box by WeeChef holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe Box by WeeChef has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Box by WeeChef ships an update every 5 days, Recipe Folder every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recipe Box by WeeChef versus Recipe Folder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe Box by WeeChefRecipe Folder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTan SuMichael D. Thompson

Customer experience

Recipe Box by WeeChef

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recipe Folder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recipe Box by WeeChef

No in-app purchases

None

Recipe Folder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe Box by WeeChef free?
Recipe Box by WeeChef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Folder free?
Recipe Folder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recipe Box by WeeChef or Recipe Folder?
Recipe Box by WeeChef is rated higher. Recipe Box by WeeChef averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Recipe Folder averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recipe Box by WeeChef or Recipe Folder have ads?
Neither Recipe Box by WeeChef nor Recipe Folder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Box by WeeChef or Recipe Folder?
Recipe Box by WeeChef ships an update every 5 days, and Recipe Folder every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recipe Box by WeeChef was updated on October 25, 2026 and Recipe Folder on October 25, 2026.

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