المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK vs Sofra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK
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Experience the authentic flavors of Aleppo with the ASK (Aleppo Syrian Kitchen) app. This unique guide brings the world-renowned Syrian culinary heritage to your fingertips in three languages: Arabic, English, and Swedish. Explore detailed, step-by-step recipes for traditional Alepine dishes, from the legendary varieties of Kibbeh and Savory Mahshi to exquisite Oriental desserts. Whether you are a beginner or a professional chef, our precise measurements and cultural insights ensure the original taste of Aleppo in every meal. Join us on this cultural and culinary journey and bring the glory of Syrian cuisine to your kitchen."
Sofra
Explore authentic Lebanese and Syrian home cooking with over 200 traditional recipes. Features include a hands-free cook mode, voice narration, and a cooking assistant. Optional membership unlocks the complete collection and new dishes.
- 214 Lebanese and Syrian home recipes
- Hands-free cook mode
- Voice narration in multiple languages
- Cooking assistant
- Grocery lists and meal planning
- Regional dish stories
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The table remembers. Sofra is a collection of 214 Lebanese and Syrian home recipes — the dishes families actually cook, gathered from Beirut and the Idlib countryside, told the way they're made at home. The Free Collection — 112 recipes — is free for everyone. No account, no ads. Sofra honors two kitchens distinctly: the Lebanese cuisine of Beirut, the coast and the mountains, and the Syrian cooking of the Idlib countryside — 49 recipes from Idlib alone, the first dedicated English collection from that table. Each dish carries its region, its Arabic name, and its story. COOK WITH IT • Cook Mode — step-by-step, built for messy hands • Hands-free narration on all 214 recipes — in English, Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese • Ask Sofra — a cooking assistant you can ask mid-recipe • Grocery lists, ingredient ordering for delivery, and a weekly meal plan • Oud music by Charbel Rouhana, recorded for this app, if you'd like it while you browse THE TABLE Labneh with za'atar. Tabbouleh the way the mountains make it. Kibbeh in its many forms — grilled, in the pan, in yogurt. Fatteh, mujadara, sheikh mahshi, knafeh. Dishes from the sea, the Bekaa, the south, and the Idlib countryside. MEMBERSHIP (optional) The Free Collection is free for everyone, always. Membership opens the Complete Table — every recipe in the collection, and every new dish added to it — with unlimited narration and cooking-assistant questions. Up to half of every membership goes directly to Faten's family. From Faten's kitchen, Idlib. From Beirut, with everything it remembers. Privacy Policy: https://sofrabeirut.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK at none against Sofra's 2. المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Sofra's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sofra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK asks for nothing beyond the download.
المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK ships an update monthly, Sofra weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK | Sofra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sofia Akkou | Thomas Hornig |
In-app purchases
المطبخ الحلبي السوري ASK
No in-app purchases
Sofra
- Sofra Premium$4.991 Month
- Sofra Premium$29.991 Year









