Comparison

Cosy Daisy vs AvoCook

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

Head to head
About

Cosy Daisy

Features
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Your personal offline recipe notebook. Save recipes with ingredients, steps, and photos, organised by tags, searchable, and always available. No account required, no internet needed. Features: • Step-by-step photos for each recipe • Tags to organise by meal type • Favourites section for quick access • Full-text search and tag filtering • Custom card designs with patterns and colours • Prep/cook time and servings • Step timers with countdown notifications • Ingredient and step sections • Shopping list with smart duplicate merging • Backup and restore as ZIP • Fully offline all data stays on your device

About

AvoCook

Manage your recipes with this privacy-focused cooking companion. It offers both offline functionality and seamless integration with your Nextcloud Cookbook server. Easily create, import, and organize recipes with smart tools for cooking and sharing.

Highlights
  • Offline recipe book
  • Nextcloud Cookbook sync
  • AI recipe generation from images
  • Smart web recipe import
  • Interactive cooking tools
  • Print and PDF export
  • Apple Reminders integration
Features
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AvoCook is your modern, privacy-respecting cooking companion, designed for food lovers who want to keep full control over their recipes and data. Whether you are looking for a 100% offline recipe book or a seamless mobile interface for your Nextcloud Cookbook server, AvoCook adapts to the way you cook. TWO USAGE MODES • Local mode: Use the app completely standalone without creating an account. Your data stays exclusively on your device. • Nextcloud mode: Securely connect to your Nextcloud server (Cookbook app). Find, edit, create, and sync your recipes seamlessly across your devices. KEY FEATURES • Browse & Search: Browse your recipes by category and instantly find what you need. • Community Platform: Discover, rate, and import recipes from the AvoCook community. Set up a profile, share your own culinary creations, and translate community recipes directly in the app. • Create, Edit & AI: Customize your recipe cards and add your own photos. You can even scan recipes from photos or generate a recipe from a picture of a dish using AI (requires an API key). • Smart Web Import: Copy and paste a recipe URL or share a link directly from your browser to instantly import ingredients and steps (compatible with Marmiton, 750g, BBC Good Food, Allrecipes, Chefkoch, GialloZafferano, etc.). • Interactive Cooking Tools: - Adjust servings: ingredient quantities recalculate automatically. - Quick copy: easily copy ingredients to your clipboard with one tap. - Shared Shopping Lists: collaborate on grocery lists in real-time with family or friends using a 6-digit code, complete with live push notifications and active participant tracking. - System Integration: sync with the Apple Reminders app for easy grocery list sharing and Siri integration. - Built-in timers: start multiple timers for your prep and cooking steps, ringing with local notifications even in the background. - Active screen: keep your screen awake while cooking, without touching your device with messy hands. • Print & Share: Print your recipes directly via AirPrint or export them as beautifully styled PDF files. • Full Offline Mode: Your recipes remain accessible in the kitchen without internet. Offline edits are queued and automatically synced when your connection returns. • Local Backup: Export and restore your entire recipe book in one click (JSON file). AVAILABLE LANGUAGES French · English · German · Spanish · Italian · Danish PRIVACY & SECURITY AvoCook does not collect, transmit, or sell any personal data. Your Nextcloud login credentials are encrypted and securely stored in your device's Keychain or Keystore. LEGAL NOTICE AvoCook is an independent application developed to be compatible with the Nextcloud Cookbook app, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nextcloud GmbH.

Screenshots

Cosy Daisy4 screens
AvoCook4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cosy Daisy and AvoCook are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosy Daisy ships an update every 9 days, AvoCook weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cosy Daisy versus AvoCook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosy DaisyAvoCook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeniz Umut EserEpimac

In-app purchases

None

Cosy Daisy

No in-app purchases

None

AvoCook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cosy Daisy free?
Cosy Daisy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AvoCook free?
AvoCook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cosy Daisy or AvoCook have ads?
Neither Cosy Daisy nor AvoCook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cosy Daisy or AvoCook?
Cosy Daisy ships an update every 9 days, and AvoCook weekly. Most recently, Cosy Daisy was updated on November 5, 2026 and AvoCook on November 5, 2026.

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