BiteBook vs Guston
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BiteBook
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BiteBook — your personal cookbook Collect all your favourite recipes in one place! BiteBook is designed for those who appreciate the convenience and warmth of homemade cookbooks. Keep your notes just like our mothers and grandmothers did, but with modern convenience. What BiteBook can do: - Convenient storage of recipes by category - A ‘Favourites’ section for your most cherished and tried-and-tested dishes - Addition of ingredients to your shopping list - Quick search for the recipe you need - Achievements for growing your recipe collection - Beautiful and simple interface without unnecessary clutter Now your favourite dishes are always at your fingertips — from grandma's apple pie to your signature dessert. Create your own unique recipe collection with BiteBook!
Guston
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Guston is where every recipe you love finally lives in one place. And when you don't know what to cook, it's the only app you need to decide. Saw a recipe on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube? Save it in two taps. Guston turns the video into a clean, step-by-step recipe you own. Then make it yours: organize it into collections, cook it hands-on, and share it with other cooks. HOW IT WORKS • Save: import from Instagram, TikTok & YouTube, or add your own • Organize: sort recipes into collections you can keep private or share • Cook: guided cooking mode with multi-timer Live Activities • Share: publish recipes and collections, discover what others cook WHAT'S INSIDE • Your cookbook: every saved recipe, searchable and organized • Collections: group recipes by theme, occasion or craving, and share them with a tap • Never wonder what to cook: browse recipes and collections from other cooks and get inspired • Diet & allergens: filter every recipe for vegan, keto, gluten-free and more, with Big-9 allergen warnings on what you can't eat • Smart shopping list: add from any recipe, quantities scaled and merged • Cooking mode: mise en place, step cards, done, with Dynamic Island timers • Auto-translate recipes across 7 languages Free and no ads. Just recipes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guston at every 6 days against BiteBook's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BiteBook ships an update every 3 months, Guston every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BiteBook | Guston |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anastasiia Malinina | Nikita Belopotapov |
In-app purchases
BiteBook
No in-app purchases
Guston
No in-app purchases









