Comparison

Recipe Keeper vs KitchenPilot

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Keeper

Features
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Forkful – Your Personal Recipe Keeper & Grocery Companion Forkful is the modern, easy-to-use recipe app that helps you save delicious meals, plan your cooking, and shop smarter — all in one place. Key Features: Add Recipes: Save your favorite recipes with ingredients, steps, and photos. Favorites: Tap the heart to quickly access your go-to meals. Categories: Organize recipes by type from breakfast to desserts. Grocery List: Turn ingredients into a smart shopping list with one tap. Offline Access: View saved recipes anytime, even without internet.

About

KitchenPilot

This app helps you plan meals, organize recipes, and create grocery lists. It can import recipes from websites or photos, generate AI-powered meal plans, and build personalized cookbooks. You can also share recipes and discover inspiration from other home cooks.

Highlights
  • AI meal planning
  • Recipe import from web/photos
  • Personal cookbook organization
  • Automated grocery lists
  • Community recipe sharing
  • Shopping staples management
Features
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Stop losing recipes in bookmarks and screenshots. Save a recipe, plan when to cook it, and send the ingredients you need to a shopping list for the store you choose. KitchenPilot brings your recipe keeper, meal planner, and grocery lists together, so a saved idea can become dinner. SAVE THE RECIPES YOU WANT TO MAKE Import from supported public recipe websites and social links, scan recipe photos, or enter your own. Review and edit the ingredients, instructions, times, and servings before saving. Keep favorites searchable and organized in your personal cookbook. PLAN DINNER WITH RECIPES YOU ALREADY LOVE Schedule breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Day, Week, or Month views. Open a planned recipe when it is time to cook. Start with one dinner or organize the week at your own pace. SHOP BY STORE Choose the ingredients you need and send them to a store-specific list. Each item keeps its recipe connection. Save everyday staples, add product photos, and keep using saved recipes and shopping lists offline. Shopping changes sync when you reconnect. Optional Store Arrival Reminders can notify you at a saved store with unchecked items. HANDS FULL? ASK ALEXA Say, "Alexa, ask Kitchen Pilot to add coffee to my shopping list." Enable the KitchenPilot skill in the Alexa app and link your KitchenPilot account. Name a store list when you have more than one. Alexa asks before adding an item that is already on the list. Check your connection, open setup instructions, or disconnect in Account > Connected Apps. Alexa requires an internet connection and English (US). COOK ONE STEP AT A TIME Open Make This Recipe for guided cooking. Turn on Hands-Free Mode to move between steps by voice. Scale ingredients with the preset serving controls, share a recipe link, or create a printable PDF cookbook. START FREE. ADD PRO WHEN IT HELPS. Use recipe saving, meal plans, store lists, and account sync to build your routine. KitchenPilot Pro adds AI meal suggestions for a day you choose, nutrition estimates when available, posting to the Made It! Community, and PDF cookbooks with more than five recipes. Find setup instructions and feature guides in the searchable Help Center. Start with one recipe you want to cook this week. KitchenPilot Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Prices and any available offers are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://kitchenpilot.kitchen/privacy Terms of Use: https://kitchenpilot.kitchen/terms

Screenshots

Recipe Keeper4 screens
KitchenPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recipe Keeper at none against KitchenPilot's 2. KitchenPilot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. KitchenPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Recipe Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Keeper ships an update every 6 months, KitchenPilot every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Recipe Keeper versus KitchenPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe KeeperKitchenPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFenuku KekeliPilotSuite LLC

In-app purchases

None

Recipe Keeper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KitchenPilot

Subscriptions2
  • KitchenPilot Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • KitchenPilot Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Recipe Keeper free?
Recipe Keeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KitchenPilot free?
KitchenPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recipe Keeper or KitchenPilot have ads?
Neither Recipe Keeper nor KitchenPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Keeper or KitchenPilot?
Recipe Keeper ships an update every 6 months, and KitchenPilot every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recipe Keeper was updated on October 30, 2026 and KitchenPilot on October 30, 2026.

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