Comparison

FixDinner vs Cook from Home

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

Head to head
About

FixDinner

Struggling with "what's for dinner"? This app generates meal ideas based on a few ingredients you have on hand. It provides quick assembly steps and cooking method preferences, perfect for busy individuals.

Highlights
  • Dinner ideas from selected ingredients
  • Match percentages for readiness
  • Quick assembly steps
  • Cuisine and cooking method preferences
  • Useful pro tips
  • Grocery store ingredient selection
Features
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It's 5:17 PM. You're answering a work email in the school pickup line. Your kid needs cleats for practice at 6. You went to Costco two days ago, but somehow there's "nothing to eat." You already know how this ends: pizza. Again. FixDinner exists for that exact moment. Tap a few ingredients. Get real dinners. That's it. Chicken thighs that need using up? Zucchini that's seen better days? A random can of tuna? Pick what you want to build dinner around, not your whole fridge, and FixDinner figures out the rest. HOW IT WORKS Tap a few ingredients. Set your time and how you want to cook. Hit "Find Dinners." Ideas stream in as they're ready, each with a match percentage showing how much of it you already have. REAL DINNERS, NOT SIDE DISHES Every suggestion is a complete dinner. If your ingredients can't make a full meal on their own, FixDinner tells you the one thing to pick up. NO PANTRY HOMEWORK No logging every jar. A 30-second Pantry Check-In once a week keeps your dinner ideas accurate. A GROCERY LIST THAT BUILDS ITSELF Tap "Get it" on anything you're missing. Edit items to match what you buy, tick them into your pantry or tonight's dinner, and share the list with whoever is at the store. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COOK IT Calories and nutrition per serving. Assembly steps for a busy person, and a full-screen Cook mode with the ingredients, amounts and timers for each step. Pro tips that help. Ask about this dish: swaps, technique, timing, storage, pairing. Dietary needs, cuisines and cooking methods, scaling to 2x or 3x, and saved favorites. FREE FOR EVERYONE, RIGHT NOW Every feature works for free. A small ad in your dinner ideas list helps keep it that way. Paid Plus subscribers never see ads. FixDinner uses AI to suggest dinners. Suggestions aren't individually tested, so use your judgment on food safety and allergies. Stop opening the fridge, sighing, and ordering pizza. FixDinner. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cook from Home

Features
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Cook at Home helps you decide what to cook from the ingredients you already have. Add products from your kitchen, choose cuisine or diet preferences, or use a photo. The app suggests practical AI recipes, explains why they fit, and creates a shopping list from the ingredients you are missing. What you can do: - Generate recipes from pantry ingredients - Keep a pantry and taste profile - Avoid foods you do not like - Get smart ingredient substitutions - Save favorites and recipes with photos - Cook step by step with timers and ingredient checklists - Make a recipe faster, cheaper, simpler, healthier, or similar with another protein Cook at Home is built for real kitchens: simple meals, practical swaps, and fewer extra purchases. Recipes are generated automatically and can be inaccurate. Always check allergens, cooking times, ingredient safety, and food safety before cooking.

Screenshots

FixDinner4 screens
Cook from Home3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cook from Home at none against FixDinner's 1. Cook from Home also leads on ads (none vs shown). 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. FixDinner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Cook from Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FixDinner versus Cook from Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFixDinnerCook from Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKovaWorks, LLCNadezhda Dubenskaia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FixDinner

Subscriptions1
  • FixDinner Plus7 Days trial$2.991 Month
None

Cook from Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FixDinner free?
FixDinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cook from Home free?
Cook from Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FixDinner or Cook from Home have ads?
FixDinner shows ads; Cook from Home does not.

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