Comparison

DLIO vs CookDrop

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

Head to head
About

DLIO

Discover unique meal ideas using ingredients you already own. Get personalized recipes with step-by-step instructions and beautiful images. Save your favorites and explore dishes shared by others for a more creative cooking experience.

Highlights
  • Generate recipes from ingredients
  • Personalized meal ideas
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Explore user-shared recipes
  • Fast and simple interface
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DLIO helps you create unique recipes from the ingredients you already have. Generate personalized meal ideas, discover new dishes, and get step-by-step cooking instructions in seconds. Features: • Generate recipes from your ingredients • Beautiful recipe images • Save your favorite recipes • Explore recipes shared by other users • Personalized cooking experience • Fast and simple interface Whether you're cooking dinner, using leftovers, or looking for inspiration, DLIO makes cooking easier and more creative. Some features require tokens or a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://dlio.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CookDrop

Easily save recipes from videos, websites, photos, or text. Organize them into cookbooks, plan meals, and generate grocery lists. Recalculate ingredient amounts, convert units, and access cooking instructions in an easy-to-read format.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from videos, websites, photos, and text
  • Automatic recipe extraction and formatting
  • Adjust servings and convert units
  • Organize recipes into custom cookbooks
  • Create grocery lists from recipes
  • Meal planning functionality
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
Features
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CookDrop saves recipes from the places you find them and turns each one into a clean page you can cook from. SAVE FROM A VIDEO Found a recipe in an Instagram Reel, a TikTok, a Facebook post, a YouTube video or a Pinterest pin? Tap Share, choose CookDrop. It reads the caption, listens to what is said in the video, and writes out the title, ingredients with amounts, and numbered steps. You check the result and tap Save. SAVE FROM A WEBSITE Paste the link to any recipe page. CookDrop keeps the ingredients, steps, servings and cook time, and leaves the rest of the page behind. The source link stays on the recipe so you can open the original. SAVE FROM A PHOTO OR FROM TEXT Take a photo of a cookbook page or a handwritten card and CookDrop reads it. You can also paste recipe text from a message or a note, or write a recipe from scratch. COOK FROM IT - Change the servings and every amount is recalculated. - Switch between the original units, metric and US units. - Tick off ingredients as you add them. - Each step shows its ingredients in color, so you do not scroll back to the list. - Cook mode shows one step at a time in large type, with a timer when the step gives a time. - Estimate nutrition per serving from the ingredient list. - Ask a question about the recipe, such as what to use in place of an ingredient. KEEP IT ORGANIZED - File recipes into cookbooks you name. - Search by name, sort the list, pin the ones you make most. - Mark a recipe as cooked, give it a star rating and add a note for next time. - Put recipes on a weekly meal plan as breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack. - Add a recipe's ingredients to a grocery list sorted by aisle, and check items off as you shop. - Browse Discover when you do not know what to cook. NO ACCOUNT There is no sign-up. Your recipes are stored on your iPhone. When you save from a link, a video or a photo, that link or photo is sent to our service to be read and the recipe is sent back to your phone. FREE AND PLUS CookDrop is free for 5 saved recipes a week. Everything you have saved stays available. CookDrop Plus removes the weekly limit: - $39.99 per year after a 7-day free trial - or a 30-day trial for $1.99, then $39.99 per year - or $6.99 per month Prices are for the United States and vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://cookdropapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cookdropapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

DLIO4 screens
CookDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DLIO at none against CookDrop's 7. DLIO also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. CookDrop sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. DLIO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DLIO ships an update every 8 days, CookDrop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DLIO versus CookDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDLIOCookDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperILLIA DENYSEVYCHLearning Phase Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

None

DLIO

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

CookDrop

Subscriptions6
  • CookDrop Plus Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • CookDrop Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • CookDrop Plus Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • CookDrop Plus Yearly Intro1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • CookDrop Plus Yearly Standard$39.991 Year
  • CookDrop Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CookDrop Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is DLIO free?
DLIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CookDrop free?
CookDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DLIO or CookDrop have ads?
CookDrop shows ads; DLIO does not.
Which is updated more often, DLIO or CookDrop?
DLIO ships an update every 8 days, and CookDrop every 4 days. Most recently, DLIO was updated on October 8, 2026 and CookDrop on October 26, 2026.

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