Comparison

SmartPrep vs CookPilot

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

Head to head
About

SmartPrep

Simplify your week with AI-powered meal plans and smart grocery lists. This app helps you batch cook efficiently, saving time and money with personalized recipes tailored to your household and dietary needs.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized meal plans
  • Smart grocery lists with price estimates
  • Budget tracking for grocery spending
  • Batch cooking scheduling
  • Dietary and time-based recipe filtering
  • Skill-level and equipment adaptation
Features
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More than a meal planning app. SmartPrep helps you batch cook with confidence every single week, with AI-powered meal plans, smart grocery lists, and a system that finally saves you real time and money. Staring at the fridge with no idea what to cook. Throwing away food you forgot you bought. Spending too much on takeout because you didn't plan ahead. The cycle is the same. SmartPrep helps you break it with just two cooking sessions per week. Most recipe apps want you to cook more. SmartPrep makes you cook smarter. What SmartPrep offers: Personalized Weekly Meal Plans: Answer a few questions about your household, your diet, and your schedule. SmartPrep builds a full week of meals, adapted to your family size, your budget, and your skill level. Just follow the plan. Smart Grocery List: Every meal plan generates a single, organized shopping list. Sorted by category — fruits, dairy, meat, grains — with price estimates for every item. No more wandering the aisles wondering what you forgot. Budget Tracking: Set your weekly grocery budget and see exactly where your money goes. SmartPrep shows you the cost of every recipe and every shopping trip so you stay in control. Batch Cooking Made Simple: Two prep sessions per week. That's it. Sunday and Wednesday, or whenever works for you. SmartPrep schedules everything so your meals are ready when you need them. Recipes That Fit Your Life: Filter by diet — vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal, kosher. Filter by time — under 15 minutes for busy nights. Every recipe is scaled to your household: adults, kids, even babies. Skill-Level Adaptation: Whether you're a beginner or a confident cook, recipes match your comfort zone. No overwhelming techniques, no boring basics. Just the right level of challenge. Kitchen Equipment Aware: Tell SmartPrep what you have — oven, stovetop, pressure cooker, Thermomix — and it only suggests recipes you can actually make. Save Time, Save Money, Eat Better: Families using SmartPrep save an average of $120/month on groceries and 5 hours per week on cooking and planning. Less food waste, fewer impulse buys, more meals you actually enjoy. Built for Real Families. SmartPrep was designed for the parent who gets home at 7pm and needs dinner in 20 minutes. For the couple trying to eat better without spending more. For anyone tired of the daily "what are we eating tonight?" stress. 12,000+ families already trust SmartPrep to simplify their week. Your data stays yours. Built with privacy at its core. We never sell your data. Ever. SmartPrep is a meal planning and batch cooking tool. It does not provide professional dietary or nutritional consulting services. Start with a free trial and transform the way you eat. Terms of Use: https://lesnants.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lesnants.com/privacy

About

CookPilot

This app provides precise cooking guidance with tailored timers for various foods. It helps calculate exact ingredient portions based on guest count and offers shelf-life information for food safety.

Highlights
  • Tailored cooking timers
  • Simultaneous timer management
  • Portion calculation by guest count
  • Ingredient quantity adjustment
  • Food shelf-life information
  • Storage guidelines
  • Food safety indicators
Features
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CookPilot guides you through the ideal cooking process for every food, providing the right information and perfect timing. Easily manage multiple timers simultaneously, calculate perfect portions, and keep your kitchen organized. Three simple tools to pilot your kitchen: - Cook: Perfect timers. Master your cooking with tailored countdowns for every food type. Monitor multiple items simultaneously so everything finishes exactly at the same time. - Portion: No more guesswork. Instantly calculate the precise amount of raw ingredients needed based on your guest count to eliminate food waste. - StillGood: Stay safe. Quickly check shelf-life, storage guidelines, and safety indicators to know instantly if your food is still fresh and safe to eat.

Screenshots

SmartPrep4 screens
CookPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CookPilot at 100% against SmartPrep's 0%. CookPilot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). SmartPrep's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartPrep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. CookPilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CookPilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartPrep's written reviews are positive against 100% of CookPilot's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartPrep versus CookPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPrepCookPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLes NantsOTHMANE LAMRANI ALAOUI

Customer experience

SmartPrep

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CookPilot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartPrep

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$12.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

CookPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartPrep free?
SmartPrep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CookPilot free?
CookPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartPrep or CookPilot?
CookPilot is rated higher. SmartPrep averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while CookPilot averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SmartPrep or CookPilot have ads?
SmartPrep shows ads; CookPilot does not.

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