Comparison

Kitchen Alone vs Hi, Buds

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Alone

This app helps individuals living alone cook healthy, time-saving meals. It offers simple, 2-click meal planning specifically for appliances like air fryers and microwaves, with recipes perfectly portioned for one.

Highlights
  • Smart solo recipes for one
  • Appliance-focused meal planning
  • 2-click meal planning
  • Apple Sign-In for syncing
  • Minimalist 3D design
Features
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Cook Healthy. Stay Solo. Save Time. Join the Rebushar ecosystem and start cooking with pleasure! Kitchen Alone is the ultimate companion for those who live and eat alone. Stop struggling with complex recipes designed for families. Our app focuses on simple, 2-click meal planning tailored specifically for Air Fryers, Microwaves and toaster. Key Features: • Smart Solo Recipes: Perfectly portioned for one. • Appliance Focused: Master your Air Fryer and Microwave for fast meals. • Apple Sign-In: Sync your favorite recipes across all devices. • 3D Minimalist Design: Simple and beautiful interface. Join the Rebushar ecosystem and start cooking with pleasure! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hi, Buds

Transform your living things into charming characters that thrive in a cozy digital world. Care for them, send them on adventures, and build a kingdom together. This gentle experience prioritizes well-being with no pressure or failure states.

Highlights
  • Create characters from photos
  • Gentle care mechanics
  • No failure states
  • Unified 'Sunshine' currency
  • Character-specific personalities
  • Build a growing kingdom
Features
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The plant care app that takes care of you, too. Take one photo of a plant you love. A windowsill monstera, the fern on your desk, a supermarket succulent you couldn't leave behind. Hi, Buds turns it into a little felt-and-wool character with its own name, voice, and personality. It settles into your cozy world and remembers the time you spend together. What you do here • Photograph the plants in your life and watch each one wake up as its own character • Care for them gently: water, mist, feed, or just drop in to say hi, and earn Sunshine for every act • Get cared for back. Your buds check in on you, too ("did you drink water today?") • Send buds on tiny adventures and see what they bring home • Build a calm little kingdom that grows as you do No pressure, ever There's nothing to fail here. Nothing wilts if you take a day off. Nothing scolds you, nags you, or makes you feel guilty. Your buds wait patiently and greet you when you come back, even if it's been a while. One pool of Sunshine for everything Caring for a plant and caring for yourself fill the same well. A few slow breaths, a quick check-in, a tuck-in at night: it all counts. There's no separate score for you and your plants. Small and slow on purpose This is a tiny, hand-felt world. No leaderboards, no battle passes, no streak to defend. Just buds, quietly thriving, glad to see you. (Got a pet or a garden friend you love too? They're welcome here.) Bring the plants in your life into one warm place, and say hi.

Screenshots

Kitchen Alone4 screens
Hi, Buds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hi, Buds at none against Kitchen Alone's 8. Hi, Buds also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Kitchen Alone sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hi, Buds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitchen Alone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hi, Buds has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Alone ships an update weekly, Hi, Buds every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kitchen Alone versus Hi, Buds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen AloneHi, Buds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB159 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperREBUSHAR LLCNCOM d.o.o.

Customer experience

Kitchen Alone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hi, Buds

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Kitchen Alone

Subscriptions8
  • Starter Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Home Cook Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Cook Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Family Plan Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Starter Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Home Cook Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Cook Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Family Plan Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Hi, Buds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Alone free?
Kitchen Alone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hi, Buds free?
Hi, Buds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Alone or Hi, Buds?
Kitchen Alone is rated higher. Kitchen Alone averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hi, Buds averages 4.8 from 23 ratings.
Do Kitchen Alone or Hi, Buds have ads?
Kitchen Alone shows ads; Hi, Buds does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Alone or Hi, Buds?
Kitchen Alone ships an update weekly, and Hi, Buds every 5 days. Most recently, Kitchen Alone was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hi, Buds on October 24, 2026.

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