Comparison

Gratsi vs Cook Out Loud

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

Head to head
About

Gratsi

Effortlessly settle bills and split costs with friends. Scan receipts to automatically fill in details, choose your tip amount, and divide the total precisely. Share a summary of what everyone owes directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning for auto-fill
  • Customizable tip calculation
  • Split bills up to 30 ways
  • Fair rounding options
  • Shareable receipt cards
  • Home Screen widget
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Gratsi settles the check gracefully. Enter the bill—or scan a receipt entirely on your device—choose a tip, split with the table, and keep each person’s share pinned in view. WHY GRATSI • No ads, subscriptions, or accounts. • Scan receipts on-device; subtotal, tax, and service fees fill automatically. • Avoid tipping twice when service is already included. • Tip before or after tax, with the math clearly shown. • Split up to 30 ways with fair rounding and transparent extra cents. • Share a polished receipt summary. • Save calculations and places on your device, with a Home Screen widget. • Light and dark modes, localized in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. • Optional privacy-conscious analytics are off until you choose. Analytics never include receipts, financial amounts, merchants, searches, saved places, coordinates, or precise location. Tip in one tap. The rest is dinner.

About

Cook Out Loud

This app allows hands-free cooking by reading recipes aloud and responding to voice commands. Import recipes from websites and navigate steps without touching your device. Premium unlocks unlimited imports and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Hands-free voice control
  • Reads recipes aloud
  • Recipe import from URLs
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Progress tracking
  • Ad-free premium option
Features
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Hands-free cooking with your voice. Your hands are covered in flour. The recipe says "fold gently" — but you can't touch your phone without making a mess. Cook Out Loud reads recipes aloud and listens for your voice. Say "next" to advance, "repeat" to hear it again, "start cooking" to begin. Cook without smudging the screen or losing your place. Import recipes from the sites you already use. Found a recipe online? Read the story, review the ads. When you are ready to cook, paste the URL and Cook Out Loud pulls the ingredients, steps, prep time, and credits the source — no copy-paste, no manual entry. Works with most food blogs, recipe sites, and major publishers. What's included for everyone: • 20 chef-tested recipes ready to cook • Voice commands while cooking (next, back, repeat, ingredients) • Step-by-step Cooking Mode with progress tracking • Recipes read aloud — set the pace yourself • One URL recipe import so you can try the full experience • Set the phone facedown on the counter — the loudspeaker keeps reading Cook Out Loud Premium unlocks: • Unlimited recipe URL imports — save your entire collection • Favorites to bookmark the dishes you cook again and again • Custom categories — Weeknight, Holiday, Bookmark, anything you want • Ad-free experience Pricing Monthly: $4.99/month Annual: $49.99/year (save 17%) — includes a 7-day free trial Subscription terms Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://cookoutloud.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cookoutloud.app/privacy

Screenshots

Gratsi4 screens
Cook Out Loud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gratsi at none against Cook Out Loud's 2. Gratsi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Cook Out Loud sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Gratsi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gratsi against 5.0 for Cook Out Loud. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gratsi ships an update every 4 days, Cook Out Loud monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gratsi versus Cook Out Loud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGratsiCook Out Loud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoyalt LLCTrybe Media LLC

Customer experience

Gratsi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cook Out Loud

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gratsi

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cook Out Loud

Subscriptions2
  • Cook Out Loud Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Cook Out Loud Premium - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Gratsi free?
Gratsi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cook Out Loud free?
Cook Out Loud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gratsi or Cook Out Loud?
Gratsi and Cook Out Loud are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Gratsi or Cook Out Loud have ads?
Cook Out Loud shows ads; Gratsi does not.
Which is updated more often, Gratsi or Cook Out Loud?
Gratsi ships an update every 4 days, and Cook Out Loud monthly. Most recently, Gratsi was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cook Out Loud on October 31, 2026.

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