Comparison

CookBank vs Respins

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

Head to head
About

CookBank

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CookBank — Where Cooking Becomes Saving. ■ Snap & Save Just take a photo of your meal. AI automatically estimates ingredient costs and restaurant prices, showing you exactly how much you saved with every home-cooked dish. ■ See the True Cost of Your Time "Cooking is cheaper, but it takes time" — we hear you. Time-Cost Mode factors in your hourly rate, cooking time, and commute time to calculate the real cost. Now you can see whether home cooking is truly worth it, backed by numbers. ■ Watch Your Savings Grow Track your cumulative savings, cooking streaks, and per-meal averages right on your home screen. Savings heatmaps and a leveling system keep you motivated like a game. ■ Manage Food Budgets Together Create groups with family or housemates to share food budgets and savings. See who's saving the most at a glance. ■ Your AI Cooking Buddy After every meal you log, your AI buddy delivers personalized savings feedback and nutrition advice. Home cooking never feels lonely. ■ Key Features ‱ AI Meal Analysis (auto-estimates price, nutrition & category from photos) ‱ Real-time savings display (ingredient-based or time-cost adjusted) ‱ Group food budget management ‱ Daily charts & savings heatmap ‱ Level & milestone system ‱ Nutrition tracking (Premium) ‱ AI buddy feedback (Premium) ‱ CSV/PDF export (Pro) ■ Pricing ‱ Free: 1 AI analysis/day, core features ‱ Smart: 5 AI analyses/day, ad-free ‱ Pro: 10 AI analyses/day, all features unlocked, 7-day free trial Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID. They auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Respins

Features
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Respins is a recipe browser for the Ninja CREAMi. Browse a community catalog, filter it by what you actually have, and keep track of every pint in your freezer. FILTERS THAT ANSWER REAL QUESTIONS High protein, no refined sugar, dairy-free, vegan, or without one specific ingredient. The ingredient filters understand families, so "no gum" covers xanthan, guar and tara at once, and the app says so when it can't be sure about a recipe instead of guessing. YOUR FREEZER, IN ONE PLACE Start a freeze from any recipe and every pint gets a countdown. Ready pints rise to the top, and the app badge counts the ones waiting for a spin. MAKE IT YOURS Save favorites, sort them into collections, log every spin with notes, and write or import your own recipes. Paste a link and the recipe is read for you. Everything syncs across devices with a free account, and every recipe has a short link you can share. Nutrition is estimated from the ingredients themselves, not typed in by hand, so the macros hold up when you scale a recipe or swap the pint size.

Screenshots

CookBank4 screens
Respins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Respins at none against CookBank's 4. Respins also leads on ads (none vs shown). CookBank's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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. CookBank sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Respins asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CookBank ships an update every 2 days, Respins weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CookBank versus Respins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookBankRespins
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinya FukimbaraCache AS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CookBank

Subscriptions4
  • CookBank Smart (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • CookBank Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • CookBank Smart (Annual)$34.991 Year
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  • CookBank Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Respins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CookBank free?
CookBank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Respins free?
Respins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CookBank or Respins have ads?
CookBank shows ads; Respins does not.
Which is updated more often, CookBank or Respins?
CookBank ships an update every 2 days, and Respins weekly. Most recently, CookBank was updated on November 5, 2026 and Respins on November 10, 2026.

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