Comparison

Jowzi vs Annette

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

Head to head
About

Jowzi

This app helps you discover new recipes and cooking inspiration. Explore a variety of dishes, save your favorites, and plan your meals with ease. It's designed to make cooking at home more enjoyable and accessible.

Highlights
  • Recipe discovery
  • Cooking inspiration
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Meal planning
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Discover Jowzi, the 1st AI app that does all your grocery shopping. ChatGPT can give you recipe ideas and cooking tips. But it can't order your weekly groceries for Monday. Jowzi can. Jowzi is the Super-Assistant that handles your groceries and meals: speak or text what you need, and it creates your weekly meal plan and a ready-to-order cart at your usual supermarket for drive-thru pickup or delivery. Jowzi is the little sister of Jow, the recipe app with 10 million users, giving you access to exclusive new features: * Text prompt or voice memo: "*Build me a meal plan with 5 quick recipes for under €70*", "*I need TP, 2 cans of sardines, parmesan, paper towels, and body wash*" Jowzi understands natural language requests, suggests shoppable recipes, and builds a tailored grocery list based on your household's favorite products and habits. * A Memo feature so you never forget an item again: Add missing items throughout the week. When it's time to shop, Jowzi recommends the best available options. * Collaborative WhatsApp mode for group shopping: Start a WhatsApp chat with your household members, and Jowzi adds every listed item to your cart. ◆ WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT ◆ ∙ Complete all your grocery shopping in under 5 minutes, compared to over 2 hours in-store, thanks to automated and ultra-personalized shopping. ∙ Endless meal ideas to suit your cravings: no more stressing over recipe inspiration. ∙ Over 5,000 easy recipes: balanced, budget-friendly, batch cooking, high-protein, air fryer, vegetarian, gluten-free, and more. ∙ Save 10% on average on every grocery run thanks to Jowzi’s optimization. ∙ Zero food waste, thanks to portion sizes adjusted to your household. ∙ Available across France in over 10,000 Carrefour, Intermarché, and Chronodrive stores. ◆ AN ULTRA-PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE ◆ Tell Jowzi who you are (number of people, dietary restrictions, tastes, kitchen equipment) so it can give you tailored recommendations. Jowzi handles all your grocery needs: personalized weekly meal plans, analysis of your frequent purchases, and pre-filling your cart with your favorite items. ◆ PROMPT & VOICE MEMO MODE ◆ "*Build me a high-protein weekly meal plan for under €80*", "*Show me all the items on sale at my store*", "*Add TP, sardines, and laundry detergent to my cart*" Chat with Jowzi by text or voice to tweak your cart based on your current needs. ◆ MEMO FEATURE TO NEVER FORGET A THING ◆ Add items to your Memo in seconds whenever you think of them, just like a sticky note. When it's time to shop, Jowzi suggests the best available options from your store for every item on your Memo. ◆ COLLABORATIVE WHATSAPP MODE FOR GROUP SHOPPING ◆ Start a WhatsApp chat from Jowzi with your loved ones. Everyone sends what they need in the chat, and Jowzi automatically adds the items to your Memo. ◆ "SUPER-SEARCH" MODE ◆ Jowzi lets you shop your entire grocery list with a single request. "*I need parmesan, zucchini, TP, soap, and aluminum foil*" Dictate your list out loud, type it, or copy-paste it from your phone notes. Jowzi will analyze it, automatically break it down into keywords, and run all product searches in parallel within seconds. Follow Jowzi on Instagram: @jowzi_fr Download Jowzi and let it do your grocery shopping!

About

Annette

Features
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On mange quoi ce soir ? La question la plus pénible de la journée. Annette y répond pour toi. Le plus dur, en cuisine, ce n'est pas de cuisiner — c'est de décider. Plus besoin de scroller pendant vingt minutes ni de remplir dix filtres. Dis simplement à Annette comment tu te sens, et elle te propose une poignée de vraies recettes qui collent à ton humeur. Trois questions. Un bon dîner. C'est tout. Comment ça marche 1. Choisis ton humeur du soir — réconfort, léger, rapide, envie de voyage… 2. Dis ce que tu veux dans l'assiette (protéine, type de cuisine). 3. Reçois 3 à 6 recettes triées sur le volet — jamais un mur de résultats. Ce que tu vas adorer • L'humeur d'abord, pas la recherche. On part d'une envie, pas d'une barre de recherche. • Une sélection, pas l'infini. Quelques bonnes idées, pas 500 onglets ouverts. • De vraies recettes. Des plats réalisables, avec ingrédients, étapes et temps de préparation. • Le mode « Surprends-moi ». Aucune idée ? Laisse Annette décider pour toi. • Tes préférences respectées. Allergies, ingrédients détestés, régimes (sans gluten, sans lactose…) — on les évite automatiquement. • Tes favoris, ta liste de courses. Enregistre ce que tu aimes et prépare tes courses en un geste. Simple et sans prise de tête Pas de compte à créer, pas d'inscription. Tes préférences restent sur ton téléphone. Gratuit. Que tu sois planté·e devant le frigo à 19h ou en manque d'inspiration pour la semaine, Annette transforme « je sais pas quoi manger » en « à table ! ». Télécharge Annette et ne te repose plus jamais la question.

Screenshots

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Annette4 screens

Verdict

The call

Jowzi and Annette are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Jowzi ships an update weekly, Annette every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Jowzi versus Annette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJowziAnnette
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB130 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJowJonathan Kauch

In-app purchases

None

Jowzi

No in-app purchases

None

Annette

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jowzi free?
Jowzi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Annette free?
Annette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jowzi or Annette have ads?
Neither Jowzi nor Annette shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jowzi or Annette?
Jowzi ships an update weekly, and Annette every 10 days. Most recently, Jowzi was updated on October 18, 2026 and Annette on October 2, 2026.

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