Comparison

KitchenQ vs Cooking Time Planner

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

Head to head
About

KitchenQ

Features
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Start fast with food presets: Choose from built-in timers for popular ingredients like pasta, chicken or veggies. Create your own custom timers: Save unique cooking times and personalize them for your favorite recipes. Queue your ingredients: Add multiple dishes to your lineup, each with its own timer. Build full meals: Combine your timers into collections so your favorite dinners are always ready to go. Sort your view: Instantly filter by duration or state — active, done, or waiting — to stay organized at a glance. Set checkpoints: Add mid-cook reminders to flip, stir, or season so nothing gets missed. Track progress at a glance: See exactly what’s done, what’s in progress, and what’s coming next. Get notified: Choose between a gentle beep or silent notification when timers or checkpoints finish. Simple, modern design: A clean interface that makes cooking feel easy, organized, and fun. With KitchenQ, every dish has its place in the queue — from prep to plate.

About

Cooking Time Planner

This app helps you plan meals with multiple dishes, ensuring everything finishes cooking at the same time. It generates a smart timeline and sends reminders for when to start each dish, reducing kitchen stress.

Highlights
  • Smart cooking timeline generation
  • Start-time reminders for each dish
  • Support for multi-step dishes
  • Save and reuse meal combinations
  • Intuitive design with dark mode
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
Features
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Stop guessing when to start each dish! Cooking Time builds a smart timeline so everything finishes together. Cooking a meal with multiple dishes is stressful: - One dish finishes too early - Another isn’t ready yet - Mental math while cooking Cooking Time fixes that. How it works 1. Set your target finish time 2. Add dishes and cooking times. Optionally you can break each dish into multiple steps for precise timing. 3. Get phone reminders when it’s time to start each dish Why you’ll love it - Everything finishes at the same time - No more mental math - Less stress in the kitchen Key features Smart cooking timeline: Automatically schedules dishes to finish together Start-time reminders: Alerts exactly when each dish should begin Multi-step dishes: Break recipes into stages for precise timing Saved meals: Reuse your favorite dinner combinations Clean, intuitive design: Dark mode, haptics, easy-to-read timeline Real example Dinner at 5:00 PM: Turkey: 3h → start 2:00 PM Potatoes: 45m → start 4:15 PM Green beans: 20m → start 4:40 PM Rolls: 15m → start 4:45 PM Everything finishes at 5:00 PM. No stress, no cold dishes. Privacy-first - No account required - No tracking - All data stays on your device Download Cooking Time today and enjoy perfectly timed meals every time!

Screenshots

KitchenQ4 screens
Cooking Time Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KitchenQ at none against Cooking Time Planner's 1. KitchenQ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. Cooking Time Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KitchenQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
KitchenQ versus Cooking Time Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchenQCooking Time Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSound Meridian LLCTaylor Ballenger

In-app purchases

None

KitchenQ

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking Time Planner

One-time1
  • Cooking Time Planner Pro$1.99

Questions

Is KitchenQ free?
KitchenQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooking Time Planner free?
Cooking Time Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KitchenQ or Cooking Time Planner have ads?
Neither KitchenQ nor Cooking Time Planner shows ads.

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