Comparison

Custrd vs Recipe List

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

Head to head
About

Custrd

Transform your fridge contents into delicious meal ideas with AI-powered recipe suggestions. Simply photograph your ingredients, and get personalized recipes with clear cooking steps. Track your kitchen inventory and manage shopping lists effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Scan fridge contents with AI
  • Personalized recipe suggestions
  • Ingredient tracking
  • Shopping list creation
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Dietary preference filtering
Features
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What can you make with the food you already have? Custrd turns a photo of your fridge, pantry, or counter into recipe ideas built around your ingredients. Review what the camera found, see what each recipe uses and what is missing, then follow clear cooking steps when you are ready. SCAN YOUR INGREDIENTS Take a photo, use multiple photos, scan a supported barcode, or try a sample fridge. You stay in control: review and edit the detected ingredients before searching for meals. FIND REAL RECIPES Explore complete recipes with ingredients, instructions, cooking time, and nutrition details. Results show how much of a recipe is already in your Kitchen and what you still need. PERSONALIZE YOUR RESULTS Choose cuisines and dietary preferences, set optional nutrition goals, and use exclusions to shape your results. Always verify recipe ingredients and product labels for your own dietary needs and allergies. KEEP YOUR KITCHEN CURRENT Save ingredients to your Kitchen, track food to use soon, and move missing recipe ingredients to your shopping List. Shared Lists help a household keep the same list up to date. COOK AND KEEP THE RECIPES YOU LOVE Follow step-by-step instructions, save meals, organize your collection, log what you cooked, and share finished dishes. Custrd is free to download. Optional Custrd Pro features are available through in-app purchase. Subscription availability and pricing are shown before purchase. Custrd provides general cooking and nutrition information, not medical advice. Ingredient detection and automated dietary matching can make mistakes. Always check every ingredient yourself before cooking or eating. Privacy Policy: https://custrd.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://custrd.com/terms

About

Recipe List

Organize your kitchen, track groceries, and plan meals with personalized recipe suggestions. This app helps reduce food waste by suggesting meals based on your pantry inventory and expiring items. Enjoy private, on-device assistance for all your kitchen planning needs.

Highlights
  • Grocery list with categories
  • Home pantry inventory tracking
  • Expiration date tracking
  • Low-stock indicators
  • Meal suggestions
  • Recipe instructions
  • Private on-device assistance
Features
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Make recipe browsing and grocery shopping easier with Pantry Reef. YOUR SHOPPING LIST Create a grocery list, organize items by category, and mark items as purchased. Save favorites so you can quickly add them again. ASK CHEF Browse recipes using the built-in recipe browser. Expand the browser for more reading space, then collapse it to return to your recipe notepad. RECIPE NOTEPAD Type your recipe notes or paste text copied from a webpage. Tap Add to List to find ingredients in your notes, review the results, and send selected ingredients straight to your shopping list. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Your lists, favorites, and recipe notes are saved locally for your next visit. Enjoy a simple grey design on iPhone and iPad, with recipes, notes, and shopping essentials in one place.

Screenshots

Custrd4 screens
Recipe List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recipe List at none against Custrd's 3. Custrd's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Custrd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Recipe List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Custrd against 5.0 for Recipe List. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custrd has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Custrd versus Recipe List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustrdRecipe List
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLangate Corp.EZRA MICHAEL GILBERT

Customer experience

Custrd

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recipe List

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Custrd

Subscriptions3
  • Custrd Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Custrd Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Custrd Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Recipe List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custrd free?
Custrd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recipe List free?
Recipe List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custrd or Recipe List?
Custrd and Recipe List are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Custrd or Recipe List have ads?
Neither Custrd nor Recipe List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custrd or Recipe List?
Custrd ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recipe List every 3 weeks. Most recently, Custrd was updated on October 31, 2026 and Recipe List on November 1, 2026.

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