Comparison

RecipeScaler vs CookConvert

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

Head to head
About

RecipeScaler

Effortlessly scale any recipe by taking a photo or typing ingredients. Get perfectly adjusted measurements as clean fractions and use a checklist to cook. Save recipes, convert units, and generate shopping lists.

Highlights
  • Camera scan for recipes
  • Automatic ingredient scaling
  • Fractional measurement conversion
  • Built-in unit converter
  • Cook Mode checklist
  • Shopping list generation
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Snap a photo of any recipe card. Watch every ingredient scale to the servings you actually need. Cook from a checklist that keeps your screen awake. RecipeScaler is the recipe-scaling calculator that does the math for you — including the camera scan that turns a printed recipe into a perfectly scaled ingredient list in seconds. All on-device, no internet, no account. HOW IT WORKS 1. Photograph a recipe card, or type ingredients by hand 2. Set the original servings and how many you actually need 3. Every measurement re-scales as clean fractions (½ cup, ¼ tsp — never ugly decimals) 4. Save it, cook from it, or pull it into your shopping list FREE • Unlimited recipe scaling • Camera scan (on-device, works offline) • Built-in unit converter — cups, tablespoons, grams, fluid ounces, and more • Save up to 3 recipes • Quick-scale buttons: ½x, 2x, 3x • Smart fraction display • Dark mode PRO ($1.99 one-time, yours forever) • Unlimited saved recipes • Export & share scaled recipes as formatted text • Cook Mode — full-screen ingredient checklist that keeps your screen awake • Shopping List — auto-import ingredients from any saved recipe WORKS WITH Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, liters, grams, kilograms, ounces, pounds, pinches, and count-based ingredients. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. RecipeScaler runs entirely on your iPhone. Camera OCR uses Apple's Vision framework — your recipes never leave your device. No tracking, no analytics SDK, no sign-in. Built for home cooks, bakers, and meal preppers who are tired of doing fraction math on the fly.

About

CookConvert

Features
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CookConvert answers kitchen math in a tap. Type an amount and see every unit at once, weigh ingredients by name, and scale any recipe to the pan you actually own. WHAT IT DOES - Convert volume, weight, and temperature. Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, milliliters, liters, grams, ounces, pounds, Celsius, and Fahrenheit. - Ingredient-aware cups to grams. A cup of flour and a cup of honey are not the same weight, so CookConvert uses real per-ingredient weights for flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, oats, and more. - Pan-size scaling. Moving from a round pan to a sheet pan? Get the exact multiplier so the batter depth stays right. - Recipe multiplier. Serve six from a recipe written for four with one number. - Swap tables for butter, yeast, sugar, and oven temperatures, always a tap away. - Pin your go-to conversions to a favorites board and reopen them in one tap. - Build a custom ingredient library with your own weights. - Export a one-page kitchen conversion card as a PDF to print or keep. FREE AND PRO Every unit converter, the swap tables, and the favorites board are free. CookConvert Pro is a one-time purchase of 9.99 USD that unlocks ingredient-aware cups to grams, pan-size scaling, the recipe multiplier, and the printable conversion card. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no tracking. Your pins and custom ingredients live on your device and sync privately across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. CookConvert Pro is a one-time in-app purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RecipeScaler4 screens
CookConvert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RecipeScaler at daily against CookConvert's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. RecipeScaler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CookConvert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecipeScaler ships an update daily, CookConvert every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RecipeScaler versus CookConvert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeScalerCookConvert
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul GregoryInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RecipeScaler

One-time1
  • RecipeScaler Pro$1.99
1 purchases

CookConvert

One-time1
  • CookConvert Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is RecipeScaler free?
RecipeScaler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CookConvert free?
CookConvert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RecipeScaler or CookConvert have ads?
Neither RecipeScaler nor CookConvert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RecipeScaler or CookConvert?
RecipeScaler ships an update daily, and CookConvert every 3 weeks. Most recently, RecipeScaler was updated on October 31, 2026 and CookConvert on November 5, 2026.

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