Paper Chef vs CookKeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Chef
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Tired of messy cookbooks, oil-stained recipe cards, and food blogs buried in ads? Paper Chef is your personal AI-powered recipe manager — scan, import, and organize every recipe in one clean, ad-free place. WHY PAPER CHEF? AI RECIPE SCANNER Point your camera at any cookbook or handwritten note. Our OCR and AI technology instantly extracts ingredients and steps into a structured digital recipe — no typing needed. AD-FREE WEB IMPORT Paste any recipe URL and Paper Chef strips away the ads, pop-ups, and life stories — keeping only the ingredients and instructions you actually need. SMART GROCERY LISTS Add ingredients from any recipe directly to your shopping list. Shop smarter and never forget a key ingredient again. DISTRACTION-FREE COOKING MODE A clean, minimal interface built for the kitchen. No clutter — just you and your recipes. FULL PERSONALIZATION Add notes, adjust cooking times, upload your own photos, and make every recipe truly yours. ORGANIZE YOUR RECIPE BOOKS Create and name your own cookbooks: "Grandma's Desserts," "Quick Dinners," or "Kitchen Experiments." Move recipes between books without losing any data. PRIVACY FIRST Your recipes stay on your device. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no data sharing. KEY FEATURES OCR Scanner — scan physical books and handwritten notes with high precision URL Importer — save recipes from any website in seconds Manual Entry — add recipes the classic way Grocery List — integrated shopping list synced to your recipes Recipe Books — full library organization with custom names Pro Upgrade — unlimited AI scans and advanced features Now available in multiple languages. Download Paper Chef and start building your personal digital cookbook today. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CookKeep
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CookKeep is the simple, private way to keep all your recipes in one place - no account, no clutter, just your own cookbook. Save your family recipes, scale servings with a tap, cook hands-free with step-by-step timers, and turn any recipe into a smart shopping list. WHY COOKKEEP - Private by design: every recipe stays on your device. No sign-up, no cloud. - Offline: your cookbook works anywhere, even with no connection. - Made for cooking: built for real kitchens, not social feeds. YOUR RECIPES - Add photos, ingredients, steps, notes, tags and source links - Search by name, tag or ingredient and filter by category - Mark favorites and rate the recipes you love - Live servings scaler recalculates ingredient amounts instantly COOK MODE - Distraction-free, big-text step-by-step view - Built-in timer for each step, with notifications - Keeps your screen awake while you cook - Check off ingredients as you go SHOPPING LIST - Build a list from any recipe in one tap - Duplicate ingredients merge automatically - Grouped by category and easy to check off in store - Add your own manual items too INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - See your most cooked recipes and cooking streaks - Category breakdown, weekly activity and a cooking heatmap - Unlock dozens of achievements as you cook MADE YOUR WAY - Metric or imperial units - Custom meal categories - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Export and import your recipes as a backup anytime Whether you are saving grandma's recipes, planning weekly meals, or cooking something new tonight, CookKeep makes it easy. Download CookKeep and keep every recipe you love - in your pocket, forever. ——— CookKeep Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (US$4.99/month) that removes ads and unlocks 30 premium recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://silvervalleyprintco.com/privacy_policies.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Paper Chef at none against CookKeep's shown. CookKeep's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Paper Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CookKeep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Paper Chef | CookKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto | Ferran Espuna |
In-app purchases
Paper Chef
- Paper Chef Pro$2.991 Month
- Paper Chef Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
CookKeep
- CookKeep Pro$4.991 Month









