Comparison

CookZone vs Open Plate

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

Head to head
About

CookZone

Effortlessly collect recipes from any source, including cookbooks, websites, and videos. Organize your collection with smart tags, plan meals, generate grocery lists, and cook with step-by-step guidance. Features AI assistance for recipe modifications and translations.

Highlights
  • Scan cookbooks and import recipes
  • Save recipes from websites and social media
  • AI-powered recipe transcription
  • Organize with collections and tags
  • Weekly meal planner and grocery list generator
  • Step-by-step cook mode
  • Recipe translation and AI assistance
Features
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Scan a cookbook page or save a link, and CookZone turns it into a clean, editable recipe. It is the recipe organizer for everything you cook from: printed cookbooks and magazines, recipe websites, blogs, PDFs, photos, and the recipes you find on Instagram or YouTube. The AI reads the ingredients, steps, times and servings for you. No typing. GET RECIPES IN FROM ANYWHERE • Scan cookbooks: photograph a page with the built-in scanner; several pages become one recipe. • Save from the web: paste or share a link from any recipe website, including sites that block other apps. • Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Pinterest with the share button. Videos are transcribed, so the recipe from the clip lands in your collection as text. • Import photos and PDFs from your library, paste plain text, or type a recipe yourself. YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION, ORGANIZED • Collections and tags: cuisine, meal and diet tags are added automatically; add your own. • Search by title, tag or ingredient, offline too. • Rate your recipes, add notes, link a sauce to its main dish. • Nutrition on tap: calories, protein, fat and carbs estimated for any recipe. • Translate recipes into 15 languages. • Ask the AI kitchen assistant for a swap, a vegetarian version or a different pan size. MEAL PLANNER & GROCERY LIST • Weekly meal planner: drag recipes between days, with breakfast, lunch and dinner. • Turn the week into a grocery list in one tap, scaled to your servings. • The shopping list sorts itself by aisle and works offline. • Share a list with your family or roommates and check things off together. COOK MODE • Step-by-step cooking with the ingredients for each step right there. • Run several timers at once; they keep ringing even on silent. • Change the servings and every amount is recalculated. • The screen stays on while you cook. EVERYWHERE YOU COOK • Phone, tablet and web at my.cookzone.app, always in sync. Scanning and social imports happen on your phone. • Share any recipe with a link; no account needed to read it. • 16 languages, dark mode, and your recipes readable offline. Free to try: every new account starts with 100 recipe imports. CookZone Pro adds a monthly import allowance and more AI credits. Questions or ideas? support@cookzone.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Open Plate

Features
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Open Plate is your personal food diary. Discover restaurants through tips from friends you trust, log your visits, share favorites, and never forget what you ate. Taste everything, forget nothing. Features: - Log restaurant visits and homemade meals - Share favorites with friends - Discover new places through your network - Save and revisit your food memories - Personal food diary with photos and notes

Screenshots

CookZone4 screens
Open Plate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Plate at none against CookZone's 3. CookZone's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. CookZone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Open Plate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CookZone ships an update every 4 days, Open Plate every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CookZone versus Open Plate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookZoneOpen Plate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEichGnomies GmbH & Co. KGRick Spooren

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CookZone

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifelong Access$59.99
None

Open Plate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CookZone free?
CookZone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Plate free?
Open Plate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CookZone or Open Plate have ads?
Open Plate shows ads; CookZone does not.
Which is updated more often, CookZone or Open Plate?
CookZone ships an update every 4 days, and Open Plate every 6 days. Most recently, CookZone was updated on November 8, 2026 and Open Plate on October 31, 2026.

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