Sesame vs EatSen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sesame
Effortlessly save recipes from any online source, including videos and social media. Organize your saved recipes, generate smart grocery lists, and cook with an intuitive, hands-free mode. Convert units, scale servings, and translate recipes instantly.
- Save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more
- Automatic recipe extraction from videos and text
- Organized personal cookbook with search
- Smart grocery list generation and management
- Hands-free 'Cook Mode' for easy following
- Unit conversion and serving scaling
- Automatic recipe translation
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That recipe you saw on Instagram? Saved, never opened again. The link your mom texted you? Buried in Messages. The TikTok you liked? Lost in a sea of saves. You didn’t forget them. They just never turned into something you could cook from. Sesame turns each one into a recipe you can actually make. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Instagram posts and Reels • TikTok • YouTube • Facebook and Pinterest • Any food blog or recipe site • Text you paste in • Up to three photos of a cookbook page or a long screenshot, merged into one recipe You can also share straight from the app you're already in. Tap share, pick Sesame, and the import starts in front of you. What you get back is the recipe. No ads, no life stories, no scrolling. YOUR PERSONAL COOKBOOK • Everything you've saved in one place, and a search that finds it • Collections like Easy Dinners, Desserts, or Meal Prep • A grocery list that adds up amounts across recipes, sorts by aisle, and remembers what's already in your kitchen • Send a recipe by link. It opens as a real web page for people who don't have Sesame, and keeps the credit to whoever posted it GROCERY LIST • Add a recipe's ingredients with one tap • The same ingredient from different recipes gets added up • Sorted by aisle, and you can rearrange the aisles • Spices and oils you've bought before show up under "Probably in your kitchen", so you can skip them • Share the list, and it's backed up to your account COOK MODE • Full screen, one step at a time • Ingredients are in bold in each step, so you can see what to grab • Tap a time in the instructions to start a timer • The screen stays awake while your hands are covered in flour CONVERT & SCALE • Switch any recipe between imperial and metric • Cups to grams that account for the ingredient, because a cup of flour and a cup of honey aren't the same weight • Scale the servings and every quantity follows TRANSLATE ANY RECIPE • Saved a recipe in Spanish, French, Italian or another language? Tap once and read it in English • Every amount is checked against the original, so a teaspoon never turns into a tablespoon • Switch back to the original whenever you want FREE VS PREMIUM Free forever: 10 recipes, one photo import, one recipe translation, and the grocery list. Premium unlocks unlimited saves, cook mode, converter, PDF export, and unlimited photo imports and translations. 7-day free trial on annual. Recipes you type in yourself never count toward the weekly limit, and deleting a recipe doesn't give a save back. Everything you've saved stays yours on either plan. WHY IT COSTS WHAT IT COSTS Most recipe apps can save a web page. Sesame reads video. It takes the caption and what the cook says out loud, which is how a recipe that only ever existed in someone's Reel comes back to you as an ingredient list and numbered steps. Sesame is a small team, and we answer all support emails. Terms of Use: https://getsesameapp.com/terms
EatSen
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Great recipes turn up everywhere. EatSen brings them together in one personal cookbook. Share a recipe from Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube directly to EatSen. Your recipe is saved with ingredients and cooking steps, ready whenever you want to cook. DISCOVER NEW RECIPES Explore recipes selected by EatSen, discover dishes from different cuisines, and find something new with search, categories, and filters. YOUR PERSONAL COOKBOOK Your saved recipes are automatically organized into useful collections. Find favorites, your ratings, cooking ideas, and more without sorting everything yourself. NUTRITION AT A GLANCE See helpful estimated nutrition information such as calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber when available. FREE FEATURES • Save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube • Organize your personal cookbook automatically • Discover new recipes • Search and filter recipes • Translate recipes automatically • See available estimated nutrition information • Rate and favorite recipes • Share recipes and connect with friends EATSEN PREMIUM An EatSen Premium subscription unlocks additional features, including: • Create recipes from photos, cookbook pages, and handwritten recipes • Create your own recipes manually • Add personal notes • Additional tools for creating and organizing your recipes No account is required to get started. See it. Share it. Cook it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EatSen at every 2 days against Sesame's weekly. Sesame's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sesame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and EatSen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sesame ships an update weekly, EatSen every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sesame | EatSen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Julien Rumsey | Nurullah Guener |
In-app purchases
Sesame
- Sesame Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Sesame Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Sesame Premium Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
EatSen
- EatSen Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- EatSen Premium Annual$34.991 Year









