Comparison

Simmer vs Crispback

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

Head to head
About

Simmer

Features
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Tired of scrolling through life stories, pop-ups, and ads just to find a recipe? Simmer extracts the recipe from any website and saves it to your personal, clutter-free library. SAVE RECIPES IN SECONDS Paste a recipe URL or share it directly from Safari — Simmer automatically extracts the title, ingredients, steps, cook times, and photo. No account needed, no sign-up required. HANDS-FREE COOKING MODE Enter full-screen cooking mode with large, easy-to-read step cards. Swipe through steps while your hands are covered in flour. Turn on auto-speak and let your phone read each step aloud using natural-sounding iOS voices. SMART QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT Cooking for more or fewer people? Tap a multiplier and every ingredient quantity updates instantly. Fractions stay clean and readable — "1 ½ cups" not "1.5 cups." READ STEPS ALOUD Tap the speaker icon on any step to hear it read aloud. Simmer intelligently pronounces fractions, temperatures, and abbreviations so "½ tsp" becomes "one half teaspoon" and "350°F" becomes "350 degrees Fahrenheit." YOUR RECIPES, YOUR DEVICE All recipes are stored locally on your device. No cloud accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your recipes stay private. ADD FAMILY RECIPES BY HAND Not every great recipe lives on a website. Use manual entry to type in grandma's secret recipe with ingredients, steps, and cook times. FEATURES • Extract recipes from any website with one tap • Share directly from Safari, Chrome, or any browser • Full-screen cooking mode with swipe navigation • Text-to-speech with natural iOS voices • Auto-speak mode for truly hands-free cooking • Adjust servings — all quantities scale instantly • Search your recipe library • Favorite your best recipes • Dark mode support • Works on iPhone and iPad • No account required

About

Crispback

Features
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Build a reheating schedule that sequences items sharing an appliance and includes a setup allowance before each heated item. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Tools and choose Batch Plate Planner. 2. Select up to five foods, portion size and setup allowance using your enabled appliances. 3. Review each estimated start and finish, account for earlier finishes and use a thermometer before serving. Food methods, timers, stored-food tracking and favorites remain available. Searching for another food no longer silently removes already selected foods from the batch. WHAT TO KNOW One item per appliance is scheduled; different appliances may overlap. Setup time is a user estimate and may be insufficient for preheating or changing temperature. Timer completion never verifies food safety. Reheat leftovers to 165°F / 74°C throughout. Serve promptly or hold hot at least 140°F / 60°C, checked with a thermometer; the planner does not provide holding equipment. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Simmer4 screens
Crispback3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simmer at Free against Crispback's $0.99. Simmer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Simmer is free to download; Crispback costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simmer ships an update weekly, Crispback every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Simmer versus Crispback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimmerCrispback
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParent-AI LLCRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Simmer

No in-app purchases

None

Crispback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simmer free?
Simmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crispback free?
Crispback costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simmer or Crispback have ads?
Neither Simmer nor Crispback shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simmer or Crispback?
Simmer ships an update weekly, and Crispback every 4 days. Most recently, Simmer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Crispback on October 8, 2026.

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