MakeKit vs Encore Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Encore Life
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
MakeKit ships an update every 3 weeks, Encore Life every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | MakeKit | Encore Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tacteon LLC | TSOLife INC |
In-app purchases
MakeKit
- MakeKit Pro$1.991 Month
Encore Life
No in-app purchases








