Comparison

善恶录 vs CookWhat

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

Head to head
About

善恶录

This app helps you track your good and bad deeds, offering a calendar view and statistical analysis of your actions. It aims to promote self-reflection and positive behavior by assigning values to your deeds.

Highlights
  • Record good deeds
  • Record bad deeds
  • Good and bad deed calendar
  • Behavioral keyword analysis
  • Overall deed statistics
  • Improve personal values
Features
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勿以善小而不为,勿以恶小而为之。修行修行,有修有行 善恶录提供以下功能 1.记录行善:将您的行善主题与详情记录下来,例如放生,诵经,义工等等 2.记录恶行:如生气,懊恼,悔恨,闲事常思已过 3.善恶日历:通过日历查看善恶的行为情况 4.善恶关键词:记录您年度的行为关键词,总结出行为偏好统计 5.善恶统计:统计全部的善恶记录信息,好人终将一生平安 6.善恶数值:行善将对应提升您的魅力值,人格值,亲和等相关向善数值

About

CookWhat

Discover home-style Chinese dishes based on ingredients you already have. Snap a photo of your fridge or manually enter items to get recipe suggestions. Follow step-by-step instructions and customize for your taste preferences.

Highlights
  • Photo recognition of ingredients
  • Manual ingredient entry
  • AI-generated recipe suggestions
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Customizable taste preferences
  • Offline recipe library
  • Save favorite dishes
Features
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Not sure what to cook today? Snap a photo of your fridge or countertop, or simply type what you have, and get home-style Chinese dishes you can make right now. The app interface is currently in Simplified Chinese. COOK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE • Photo recognition: snap your fridge or cutting board, or pick a photo from your library • Manual entry: type several ingredients at once, or tap common ones to add them • Confirm before cooking: tap to rename, tap × to remove, and add anything that was missed • No ingredients recognized in a photo? Switch straight to typing instead of retaking it ONLY THE INGREDIENTS YOU HAVE • Dishes use only your list plus pantry basics such as salt, sugar, soy sauce, scallion, ginger and garlic, so there's no extra shopping trip • Each dish shows how many pans and steps it takes, and whether it's a one-pot meal • "Add one more": a tip for one extra ingredient that would take the dish up a level • Not in the mood? Get a fresh batch of ideas STEPS YOU CAN ACTUALLY FOLLOW • Step-by-step instructions with amounts (grams, spoons, pieces), heat and timing • Portions scaled to the number of people you're cooking for GETS TO KNOW YOUR TASTE • Set your spice level, dietary restrictions or allergies, and servings once • Restricted ingredients are checked twice, when dishes are created and again in the results, and you're warned before generating if your list contains one (please double-check ingredients if you have a severe allergy) • Rate a dish Tasty, OK or Flopped after cooking and suggestions drift toward your taste; this taste memory is saved on your phone and can be cleared anytime RECIPE LIBRARY & FAVORITES • Classic home-style recipes built in, browsable by category, even offline • Save the dishes you love and come back to them anytime FREE TRIAL & LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP • Free to download, with 3 free tries of AI dish suggestions; the recipe library and favorites are always free • A one-time Lifetime Membership purchase unlocks 30 AI dish suggestions per day • Lifetime Membership is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and never renews; after reinstalling or switching phones, tap Restore Purchases in Settings Works on iPhone and iPad. No sign-up required. Photo recognition and AI dish suggestions need an internet connection.

Screenshots

善恶录4 screens
CookWhat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 善恶录 at every 2 days against CookWhat's every 2 months. 善恶录 also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

善恶录 ships an update every 2 days, CookWhat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
善恶录 versus CookWhat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter善恶录CookWhat
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云燕 陈剑锋 易

Customer experience

善恶录

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CookWhat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

善恶录

No in-app purchases

None

CookWhat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 善恶录 free?
善恶录 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CookWhat free?
CookWhat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 善恶录 or CookWhat have ads?
Neither 善恶录 nor CookWhat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 善恶录 or CookWhat?
善恶录 ships an update every 2 days, and CookWhat every 2 months. Most recently, 善恶录 was updated on October 19, 2026 and CookWhat on October 13, 2026.

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