My Recips vs Ingredient Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
My Recips
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Recipe Manager is your personal kitchen companion โ a simple, beautiful app for saving and organizing all your favorite recipes in one place. Organize your recipes into three categories: Main Dish, Salads, and Sweets. Add any recipe in seconds by entering its name, ingredients, and cooking instructions. Edit or delete recipes anytime, and use the built-in search to instantly find what you're looking for. Everything stays on your device. No account needed, no internet required. Recipe Manager supports both English and Armenian.
Ingredient Scanner
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Know exactly what's in your food. Label scans any food package in seconds, analyzing every ingredient against your personal flag list. Managing allergies, eating clean, or avoiding certain additives - Label puts ingredient transparency in your pocket. HOW IT WORKS Scan any food label with your camera or type ingredients manually. Label instantly checks every ingredient against your personalized flags, built-in allergen detection, and your custom watch list. Every scan delivers a clear, immediate verdict: - NO FLAGS: none of your flagged ingredients found in the scanned text - FLAGGED: contains ingredients on your list - WATCH: contains ingredients to monitor YOUR FLAGS, YOUR RULES Create custom ingredient flags for your specific needs. Choose from built-in presets: - Food Allergy: major allergens including milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat, soy - Clean Eating: artificial additives, preservatives, and colorings - Low Sugar: hidden sugars, corn syrup, and synthetic sweeteners - Keto: non-keto ingredients like grains, starches, and sugar - Vegan: animal-derived ingredients and hidden animal products Or build your own from scratch. Add any ingredient with aliases to catch every variant. FREE TIER - 5 scans per month - Up to 5 custom ingredient flags - Allergen quick check - Flag presets LABEL PRO - Unlimited monthly scans - Unlimited custom ingredient flags - AI Ingredient Explainer: plain-English breakdown of every ingredient - Full scan history: all past scans with complete analysis - AI Ingredient Guide: ask anything about any ingredient PRIVACY FIRST Scanning and matching run on your device and work offline. Label Pro's AI features send the ingredient text and your flag names to xAI (Grok) through Label's server, only after you allow it. No food diary, no social sharing, no data monetization. Start scanning smarter. Download Label today. Always read the label yourself: scanning can miss ingredients. Label matches ingredient names written in English. 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: My Recips at none against Ingredient Scanner's 3. My Recips also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Ingredient Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. My Recips asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | My Recips | Ingredient Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sargis Budaghyan | Karol Jaworski |
In-app purchases
My Recips
No in-app purchases
Ingredient Scanner
- Label Pro$4.991 Month
- Label Pro$39.991 Year
- Label Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year







