Comparison

eKitchen vs Gusto

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

Head to head
About

eKitchen

Manage your home pantry and discover recipes you can make with what you have. It helps you build shopping lists and guides you through cooking with step-by-step instructions. Track your culinary journey and get personalized recommendations.

Highlights
  • Pantry inventory management
  • Recipe discovery by ingredients
  • Customizable shopping lists
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Recipe import from web/social media
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Cooked recipe tracking
Features
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Saving a recipe is easy. Actually cooking it is a different story. You don't know what you have at home, you're not sure what you need to buy, and by the time you figure it out, you've already ordered takeout. eKitchen was built to close that gap. Tell it a little about your kitchen. It doesn't have to be exact. Just knowing you've got eggs, olive oil, and some pasta gives eKitchen enough to start showing you recipes you can make right now, and recipes that are only an ingredient or two away. Find new recipes by cuisine, difficulty, or cook time. Import recipes you find online, on TikTok, or Instagram. They all land in your cookbook, ready to go. Pick one recipe or pick five. eKitchen checks what you need against what you have and builds a shopping list with prices that fit your budget. Your kitchen grows with every trip to the store. Step-by-step cooking mode walks you through each recipe. When you're done, rate it, leave a tip, and track what you've cooked. eKitchen gets smarter about what to recommend next. Your saved recipes and your kitchen are finally on the same page.

About

Gusto

This AI-powered cooking assistant helps you create meals from viral videos or random ingredients. It offers live chat support, visual recipe guides, and a photo calorie counter, all without subscription fees.

Highlights
  • AI Chef for recipes
  • Video to recipe extraction
  • Live cooking chat assistance
  • Visual checkpoints for steps
  • Photo calorie and nutrition counter
  • Smart shareable shopping lists
  • Recipe exploration and filtering
Features
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Meet your personal AI Chef. Whether you saw a viral recipe on TikTok/Youtube or have a fridge full of random ingredients, our AI turns your cooking goals into a reality—without the monthly subscription fees. Don't just follow recipes—interact with them. From importing video shorts to live chat assistance while you’re at the stove, we’ve reinvented the digital cookbook. Video to Recipe: Copy a link from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram. Our AI extracts the ingredients and steps instantly. Calories: Calories tracker by photo, meal description or existing meal Live Cooking Chat: Stuck on a step? Open the live chat while cooking. Ask "Does this look right?" or "What's a substitute for buttermilk?" and get instant answers. Visual Checkpoints: No more guessing. Get AI-generated images for every step of the recipe so you know exactly what your meal should look like. Photo Calorie Counter: Snap a photo of your plate. Our AI analyzes the image to estimate calories and nutritional content. Smart Shopping Lists: Add ingredients to a list and share it with a web link. Your partner or friend doesn't even need the app to view your list! Explore & Filter: Browse thousands of recipes by complexity, duration, or vegan status. Generated by apps daily users Pay for what you use: Only pay for the AI features you actually use. No predatory monthly subscriptions.

Screenshots

eKitchen4 screens
Gusto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eKitchen at none against Gusto's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Gusto sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. eKitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eKitchen against 5.0 for Gusto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eKitchen ships an update fortnightly, Gusto every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eKitchen versus Gusto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereKitchenGusto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamiz ArifEdgar Khachatryan

Customer experience

eKitchen

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gusto

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eKitchen

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gusto

One-time2
  • Cookie Basket$1.99
  • Mountain of Cookies$4.99

Questions

Is eKitchen free?
eKitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gusto free?
Gusto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eKitchen or Gusto?
eKitchen and Gusto are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do eKitchen or Gusto have ads?
Neither eKitchen nor Gusto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eKitchen or Gusto?
eKitchen ships an update fortnightly, and Gusto every 3 weeks. Most recently, eKitchen was updated on October 7, 2026 and Gusto on October 17, 2026.

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