Comparison

Recipe Tin vs Bitesize

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Tin

Effortlessly save recipes from any website with a single tap. Organize your culinary collection, plan weekly menus, and generate a consolidated shopping list. Cook step-by-step with an easy-to-read interface.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from any website
  • Organize recipes by cuisine, meal type, or diet
  • Plan weekly menus
  • Generate consolidated shopping lists
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Edit existing recipes
  • Sync across iPhone and iPad
Features
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Find a recipe you love on any website? Save it to Recipe Tin in one tap. Recipe Tin makes collecting, planning, shopping for, and cooking your favorite recipes simple. Share a recipe from Safari, Chrome, or any browser, and Recipe Tin pulls in the ingredients, photo, and steps — ready whenever you are. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Tap the share button on any recipe website and choose Recipe Tin. The app brings in the title, photo, ingredients, instructions, cook time, and servings automatically. No copying, no pasting, no retyping. You can also paste a link or add your own recipes by hand. ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION Browse your saved recipes by cuisine, meal type, or dietary preference. Switch between photo cards and a compact list. Search by name to find exactly what you're looking for. Every recipe you save builds your own personal cookbook. MAKE IT YOURS Edit any recipe — fix an ingredient, adjust servings, rewrite a step. Add your own photo from your library or snap one of the finished dish. PLAN YOUR MENU Add recipes to your Menu for the week, so you always know what's next. Scale servings up or down and the amounts follow. ONE SHOPPING LIST Recipe Tin gathers the ingredients from every recipe on your Menu into one shopping list, grouped by recipe. Check items off as you shop. SEND TO REMINDERS OR SHARE Send your shopping list to Apple Reminders, or share it however you like — text, email, or any app. COOK STEP BY STEP Tap Start Cooking for a big, easy-to-read view of one step at a time. Each step shows the ingredients it needs, and any step with a time gets a one-tap timer. Your screen stays awake while you cook. PRINT OR SAVE AS PDF Print a recipe or save it as a PDF, with or without its photo. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Your recipes sync through iCloud, so your collection is with you on every device. Your recipes. Your menu. Your list. All in one place. SUBSCRIPTION Save up to 10 recipes for free. For unlimited recipes, subscribe to Recipe Tin Unlimited for $1.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://plantifullife.com/recipe-tin-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bitesize

Features
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Save every recipe you see — from anywhere. Stop screenshotting cooking videos and losing them in your camera roll. Bitesize turns any TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Short, photo, or web link into a clean, organised recipe in seconds. Why home cooks love Bitesize Import from anywhere Paste a link from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube — or share directly to Bitesize from any social app. Snap a photo of a cookbook page or a screenshot. We extract the ingredients, steps, and timing for you. Cook in your language Translate any recipe into your preferred language while keeping measurements and timings accurate. Perfect for that Italian nonna's pasta or a Korean BBQ tutorial. Smart shopping lists Add recipes to your week and we'll combine the ingredients into one tidy shopping list. No more "1 onion, 1 onion, half an onion". Plan your week Drag recipes onto a meal planner. See what you're cooking, what you need to buy, and what's already in your fridge. Take it offline Export any recipe as a clean printable PDF — perfect for pinning on the fridge or sharing with family. Free vs Premium Bitesize is free to try. Premium unlocks: Unlimited recipe imports Photo and camera scanning Recipe translation to any language PDF export Full meal planner Sync across all your devices Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled in App Store settings. Privacy first Your recipes belong to you. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads. Your collection syncs privately across your devices. Built by home cooks, for home cooks. Questions or feedback? Email info@appninjas.eu — we read every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Recipe Tin4 screens
Bitesize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bitesize at 15.1 against Recipe Tin's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Recipe Tin sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Bitesize sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Recipe Tin versus Bitesize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe TinBitesize
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew ShepardAppNinjas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recipe Tin

Subscriptions1
  • Recipe Tin Unlimited$1.991 Month
2 purchases

Bitesize

Subscriptions2
  • Bitesize Premium$3.991 Month
  • Bitesize Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Recipe Tin free?
Recipe Tin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bitesize free?
Bitesize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recipe Tin or Bitesize have ads?
Neither Recipe Tin nor Bitesize shows ads.

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