Comparison

Recipe Keeps vs Cookbook Log

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Keeps

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Recipe Keeps4 screens
Cookbook Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Recipe Keeps versus Cookbook Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe KeepsCookbook Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilip GaiCookbook Log LLC

In-app purchases

None

Recipe Keeps

No in-app purchases

None

Cookbook Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe Keeps free?
Recipe Keeps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cookbook Log free?
Cookbook Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recipe Keeps or Cookbook Log have ads?
Neither Recipe Keeps nor Cookbook Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Keeps or Cookbook Log?
Recipe Keeps ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cookbook Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Recipe Keeps was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cookbook Log on October 31, 2026.

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