Comparison

MyRecipes vs Cooking Challenges

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

Head to head
About

MyRecipes

Easily save, organize, and cook recipes from various online sources and trusted brands. Offers personalized recommendations and a clutter-free cooking mode for a simplified culinary experience.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from any website or app
  • Organize recipes into custom collections
  • Access 100,000+ trusted recipes
  • Cook mode with screen stay-awake
  • Personalized recipe recommendations
  • Search and filter recipes
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MyRecipes is the easiest way to save, organize, and cook the recipes you love. Trusted by millions of home cooks with over 75 million recipe saves—and counting. Enjoy the app for free or upgrade to a MyRecipes+ membership for more ways to save and exclusive premium features. - Save recipes from anywhere - Includes 100,000+ trusted recipes - Built for effortless cooking - Stay organized - Get personalized recommendations - Upgrade to MyRecipes+ (no ads, save from Instagram & TikTok, and more!) Spend less time searching and more time enjoying great food. MyRecipes gives you personalized recommendations, collections to keep you organized, and simplifies the cooking experience on any screen. Already have a MyRecipes account? Just sign in to the app and all your saved recipes and custom collections will be there waiting for you. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Stop sending recipe links to yourself and scrolling through your browser history. MyRecipes makes it easy to save recipes from thousands of your favorite food sites for free. Upgrade to a MyRecipes+ membership to save from Instagram and TikTok, too.. Keep everything organized in one place. No more digging through screenshots, bookmarks, or endless saved posts. INCLUDES 100,000+ TRUSTED RECIPES Explore more than 100,000 recipes from the trusted brands you know and love, including Allrecipes, Food & Wine, EatingWell, Southern Living, Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, Spruce Eats, Better Homes & Gardens, Real Simple, and Liquor.com. Every recipe is tested by culinary experts and reviewed by home cooks, so whether you’re trying something new or returning to an old favorite, you can count on great results. From healthy meals and family favorites to baking projects and holiday classics, you'll find recipes for every craving, occasion, and cooking style. BUILT FOR EFFORTLESS COOKING MyRecipes is designed for cooking from your iPhone and iPad. Recipes open in a clean, clutter-free “cook mode” built for step-by-step cooking. - Screen stays awake while you cook - Easily switch between ingredients and directions with a tap - No browser tabs or losing your place halfway through a recipe STAY ORGANIZED Spend less time searching for saved recipes. Create collections to organize your favorites for every cooking moment: - This week’s meal plan - Healthy go-tos - Holiday menus - Kid-approved picks - Recipes to try next Find a Featured Collection from our editors that you love? Turn it into a personal collection with a tap, then customize it to make it your own. With the MyRecipes app, save the recipes you love, organize them your way, and find them instantly when it’s time to cook. GET PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS The more you save, the more MyRecipes learns what you love to cook. Get personalized recommendations based on your tastes, favorite cuisines, and cooking habits, discover new favorites and unexpected ideas, then save the recipes that inspire you for later. Looking for a quick weeknight dinner? A crowd-pleasing dessert? Planning your holiday menu? Search across your entire recipe collection with ease. Filter by cook time, rating, ingredients, brand, and more to quickly find exactly what you’re looking for. UPGRADE TO MYRECIPES+ Get even more with a MyRecipes+ membership. Start with a 7-day FREE trial to unlock: - Ad-free mode - Save recipes from Instagram and TikTok - Even more personalized recommendations - Exclusive updates from our editors - Special members discounts Recipe inspiration is everywhere. MyRecipes brings the best all together in one place. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cooking Challenges

Features
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Every cooking app teaches you to follow recipes. SkillChef gives you a reason to cook something new. Pick a themed constraint — a monochrome plate, a knife-work sampler, a plate that lies to the eye — cook it, and photograph the result. Your plate gets its ticket, stamped COOKED and pinned to your portfolio wall. Ink on paper, not another saved recipe you'll never make. • Themed sections of 3–5 constraint challenges — Knife and Monochrome at launch, four more sealed behind them • One photo per plate — every cook becomes a stamped ticket on your wall • A portfolio wall of everything you actually cooked — proof, not memory • A 30-second daily constraint-spotting card to keep your eye sharp between cooks • Prep-day reminders on the day you actually cook • Your photos stay on your device — no account, nothing stored server-side For confident home cooks who are bored of cooking the same things well. $14.99/month or $49.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Hard hat optional.

Screenshots

MyRecipes4 screens
Cooking Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cooking Challenges at none against MyRecipes's 2. Cooking Challenges also leads on ads (none vs shown). MyRecipes's advantage is chart position (#23 vs unranked). On price, device support 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. MyRecipes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Cooking Challenges asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
MyRecipes versus Cooking Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyRecipesCooking Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (187 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings187 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeople Inc. GroupGregoire Cambon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MyRecipes

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Plus Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Cooking Challenges

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyRecipes free?
MyRecipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cooking Challenges free?
Cooking Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyRecipes or Cooking Challenges have ads?
MyRecipes shows ads; Cooking Challenges does not.

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