Comparison

Yakacook vs FreshWeek

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

Head to head
About

Yakacook

Digitize your cookbooks and cooking websites to easily find, organize, and modify recipes. Adjust ingredient portions, annotate without damaging books, and plan future meals with an integrated shopping list. Batch cook efficiently with multi-recipe support and timers.

Highlights
  • Digitize cookbooks via photo scanning
  • Adjust ingredient quantities for servings
  • Annotate recipes without altering books
  • Plan cooking sessions and sync shopping lists
  • Batch cooking with multi-recipe support
  • Share library and annotations across devices
Features
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Yakacook doesn’t replace your cookbooks — it helps you find them, index them, annotate them without scribbling, adjust portions… and gives you the best of both worlds: paper & digital! (And here, no sneaky subscription draining your bank account every month.) Haven’t you ever thought: - “I’ve made this before, but there’s no way I can find the recipe again among all my cookbooks!” - “I own so many beautiful cookbooks, but in the end I don’t even know what’s inside them.” - “What could I cook with what I have?” - [At the supermarket] “Wait… what ingredients did I need for this dish again?” … Then discover your ideal kitchen companion: a custom mega-index of all your cookbooks and cooking websites, designed to make your life easier before and during your cooking sessions. With Yakacook, find your favorite recipes by name, ingredients, affinities, and more. Create your own collections and organize your upcoming cooking sessions. - Scan recipe pages (or websites) simply by taking a photo. Digitize your cookbooks and find them visually identical in the app, so you always know what the book containing a recipe looks like. - Adjust quantities by number of servings — all ingredients update automatically. - Annotate and personalize recipes without damaging your beautiful books. Perfect for making sure you buy the right quantities at the store (no one carries their whole cookbook library around… except you, thanks to Yakacook). - Plan future cooking sessions. Fill your calendar, sync it with your shopping list, and on the big day… Ya-Ka-Cook! - Manage your shopping list, automatically generated from selected recipes and optionally enriched with extra items. Share it with your roommate or partner, whether they use an iPhone or not. - Find the exact book on your shelf by scanning it with your camera — the app will point it out for you. Cook more efficiently with a clean, synthetic view packed with practical tools — the perfect companion to your cookbook (or your favorite cooking website). - Batch cook effortlessly. During a cooking session, swipe from one recipe to another, manage multiple timers at once, or add new recipes on the fly. - Share your library and all your annotations across multiple users or devices. So now… Ya-Ka-Cook*! * All you have to do is cook

About

FreshWeek

Features
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FreshWeek plans your week's meals in 30 seconds. No more "what's for dinner tonight?" Just tell us your tastes, how many people you're cooking for and any constraints, and instantly receive a complete menu, detailed recipes and a ready-to-use shopping list. WHY FRESHWEEK? Tailor-made menus Your preferences, your allergies, your budget: every menu is built just for you. Clear recipes Each dish with its photo, prep time, servings and easy-to-follow steps. A smart shopping list All your ingredients grouped and sorted by aisle, so you never forget a thing. Fast and effortless A balanced, varied menu for the whole week, generated in seconds. Exportable and practical Print your list or share it with your family in one tap. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell us what you feel like eating and any constraints. 2. Get your weekly menu with all its recipes. 3. Follow your shopping list, sorted by aisle. 4. Cook, enjoy, repeat. Whether you're cooking for yourself, as a couple or for the whole family, FreshWeek saves you time, reduces waste and helps you eat better, without the hassle. Try it for free, then subscribe to plan all your meals for the week. Enjoy your meals with FreshWeek! SUBSCRIPTION FreshWeek Premium Length: 1 month, auto-renewable Price: €4.99 per month Includes: 50 meals per month, dish replacement, access to all features Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://freshweek.co/politique-de-confidentialite Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Yakacook4 screens
FreshWeek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FreshWeek at none against Yakacook's shown. FreshWeek also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Yakacook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and FreshWeek sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yakacook ships an update monthly, FreshWeek every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Yakacook versus FreshWeek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYakacookFreshWeek
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillaume PelouasHugo BEDOS

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Yakacook

One-time10
  • Scan Pack 30$0.99
  • Scan Pack 100$1.99
  • Unlock + 30 Scans$4.99
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  • Unlock + 100 Scans$6.99
  • Scan Pack 500$8.99
  • Unlock + 500 Scans$12.99
  • Scan Pack 2000$22.99
  • Unlock + 2000 Scans$24.99
  • Unlock + 10 000 Scans$69.99
  • Scan Pack 10 000$69.99
1 purchases

FreshWeek

Subscriptions1
  • FreshWeek Premium$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Yakacook free?
Yakacook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreshWeek free?
FreshWeek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yakacook or FreshWeek have ads?
Yakacook shows ads; FreshWeek does not.
Which is updated more often, Yakacook or FreshWeek?
Yakacook ships an update monthly, and FreshWeek every 6 weeks. Most recently, Yakacook was updated on October 11, 2026 and FreshWeek on October 9, 2026.

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