Recipe Keeps vs Cookbook Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recipe Keeps
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Recipe Keeps is the simple, beautiful way to save recipes, build grocery lists, and plan meals with your household—all synced across your devices. SAVE RECIPES YOUR WAY • Save ingredients and instructions • Snap a photo of grandma's handwritten recipe • Attach PDFs, photos, and documents • Search for stunning cover images • Organize and search with custom tags SMART GROCERY LISTS • Quickly add items with one tap • Check off items as you shop • Tag and organize items your way MEAL PLANNING MADE EASY • Plan meals from today through the next few weeks • Share and collaborate on your meal plan with family or roommates with a simple invite code • Real-time sync—changes appear instantly for everyone • Get notifications when someone updates the meal plan BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE No subscriptions. No clutter. Just a clean, intuitive app that helps you cook better, shop smarter, and plan together. Made for my wife, Elizabeth.
Cookbook Log
This app allows you to maintain a personal food diary, discover what friends and family are cooking, and curate your own recipe collections. It helps you save meaningful food memories and decide on your next culinary creation, fostering a more personal and social home cooking experience.
- Personal food diary
- Discover loved ones' cooking
- Create cookbook lists
- Decide what to make
- Save food moments
- Share recipes
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Use Cookbook Log to: • Keep a personal food diary • See what loved ones are cooking • Create your own cookbook lists • Decide what to make next • Save meaningful food moments From everyday meals to favorite recipes, Cookbook Log helps you save what you cook, discover what others are making, and start cooking and sharing, together. We believe food is a love language – it carries memory, connection and care. Whether you’re logging meals or saving inspiration from restaurants, trips, or gatherings with friends, Cookbook Log makes home cooking feel more personal, social, and lasting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Recipe Keeps at 3 against Cookbook Log's 1. Recipe Keeps also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Recipe Keeps ships an update every 5 weeks, Cookbook Log every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recipe Keeps | Cookbook Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Philip Gai | Cookbook Log LLC |
In-app purchases
Recipe Keeps
No in-app purchases
Cookbook Log
No in-app purchases









