Fridge Monster vs Cook Olea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fridge Monster
Discover recipes based on the ingredients you already have in your fridge. This app helps reduce food waste by suggesting meals you can make immediately, with options to include a few additional ingredients.
- Ingredient-based recipe search
- Reduce food waste
- Suggests meals with existing ingredients
- Option to include a few missing ingredients
- Efficient grocery planning
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Tired of staring into a full fridge and thinking, 'I have nothing to eat'? Unlock the hidden potential of your pantry with Fridge Monster, the ultimate tool to conquer your kitchen and reduce food waste! Simply tell us what's in your fridge, and our powerful recipe search will instantly find delicious meals you can make right now. Our intelligent search finds recipes that maximize the ingredients you already own. You can even set how many missing ingredients you’re willing to buy for a recipe, making your grocery trips more efficient.
Cook Olea
Easily import, customize, and organize recipes from any source. This app helps you adjust ingredients, servings, and instructions to fit your preferences, creating smart grocery lists and providing distraction-free cooking guidance.
- Import recipes from any source
- Customize ingredients and servings
- Generate grocery lists
- Ad-free cooking instructions
- Organize all recipes in one place
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Olea helps you take control of your recipes, your way. What you can do with Olea: • Import any recipe, any way – Save recipes from anywhere into a clean, easy-to-read format. • Remix to your taste – Swap ingredients, adjust servings, and customize the instructions. • Prep smarter – Organize ingredients, build grocery lists, and stay on track in the kitchen. • Cook with ease – Follow clear, step-by-step instructions without ads, essays, or distractions. • Stay organized – Keep all your recipes from all recipe sources in one place, always ready when you need them. Turn any recipe into your recipe, and make cooking simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cook Olea at 15.1 against Fridge Monster's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fridge Monster against 5.0 for Cook Olea. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Fridge Monster | Cook Olea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lee-Chi Wang | Bruno Lulinski |
Customer experience
Fridge Monster
Cook Olea
In-app purchases
Fridge Monster
No in-app purchases
Cook Olea
No in-app purchases









