Comparison

MakeKit vs Encore Life

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

Head to head
About

MakeKit

Effortlessly transform recipes into organized shopping lists. Plan meals, track pantry inventory, and get alerts for expiring food to reduce waste. Cook hands-free with step-by-step guides and share lists with family.

Highlights
  • AI recipe ingredient extraction
  • Smart shopping list organization
  • Meal and activity planning
  • Pantry inventory and expiry tracking
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Family sharing and real-time sync
Features
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Turn any recipe into a smart shopping list in seconds. MakeKit organizes your meals, groceries, and pantry so nothing gets forgotten, wasted, or bought twice. Paste a recipe URL from any website. MakeKit's AI reads the page, extracts every ingredient, categorizes it automatically, and adds it to your shopping list — organized by aisle so you shop smarter, not harder. MEAL & ACTIVITY PLANNING Plan your week with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack slots. Assign your saved recipes to each day. When your plan is ready, generate a single shopping list with every ingredient you need — quantities combined, duplicates merged. Scale recipes up or down with one tap. SMART SHOPPING LISTS Create separate lists for different stores. Items sort by category — produce, dairy, meat, pantry — so you move through the store once, not back and forth. Smart autocomplete learns from your history: the more you use MakeKit, the faster it gets. INVENTORY & EXPIRY TRACKING After you shop, move items to your fridge, freezer, or pantry with one tap. Track purchase dates, frozen dates, and expiration dates. MakeKit alerts you before food goes bad so nothing gets wasted. When you run out, one tap puts it back on your list. SAVE & REUSE GUIDES Save any recipe or project as a Guide with ingredients and step-by-step instructions. Build a personal cookbook of your go-to meals, then reuse them in your weekly plans. STEP-BY-STEP MODE Cook hands-free with large, easy-to-read instructions. Tap to advance through each step — no scrolling, no squinting, no messy phone screens. SHARE WITH FAMILY Share lists, plans, and recipes with your household. Everyone sees real-time updates, so you never double-buy or miss an item. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Start a list on your phone, check it on your tablet at the store. Everything stays in sync. MAKEKIT PRO ($0.99/month) - Import recipes from any URL with AI extraction - Meal and activity planning - Unlimited saved Guides - Share lists, plans, and recipes - Step-by-step cooking mode Whether you're meal prepping for the week or just trying to remember what you need at the store, MakeKit connects your recipes, your plan, and your pantry in one place. Less time planning. More time making.

About

Encore Life

Features
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Welcome to Encore Life! At Encore Life, we transform lives through meaningful human connection. With this goal in mind, we offer the Encore Life Family mobile app to our Encore Life family members to stay connected to what is going on in our communities. You can enjoy: Viewing the calendar of upcoming events Messaging engagement staff in the community Receiving photos of your loved one Updates on what events your loved one has attended.

Screenshots

MakeKit4 screens
Encore Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Encore Life at none against MakeKit's 1. MakeKit's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. MakeKit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Encore Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MakeKit ships an update every 3 weeks, Encore Life every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MakeKit versus Encore Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeKitEncore Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTacteon LLCTSOLife INC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MakeKit

Subscriptions1
  • MakeKit Pro$1.991 Month
None

Encore Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakeKit free?
MakeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Encore Life free?
Encore Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MakeKit or Encore Life have ads?
Neither MakeKit nor Encore Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MakeKit or Encore Life?
MakeKit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Encore Life every 5 weeks. Most recently, MakeKit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Encore Life on October 31, 2026.

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