Easy Cook App vs The Critic List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Cook App
Discover recipes based on ingredients you already own. Input your pantry items and find dishes you can make now, or with just a few additions. Includes step-by-step cooking guides, meal planning, and a smart shopping list.
- Ingredient-based recipe matching
- Step-by-step cooking instructions
- Integrated cooking timer
- Meal planning functionality
- Automatic shopping list generation
- Recipe search and favorites
- Allergen and exclusion filters
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What can you cook with what you already have? Easy Cook matches recipes to your ingredients. Mark what's in your fridge and cupboard — the app shows dishes you can make right now, plus the ones that need just a couple more ingredients. Features: • Recipe matching based on your products • Step-by-step instructions with a timer for every step • My Plan — line up dishes and cook them one by one • Shopping list — built automatically from missing ingredients • Favorites and recipe search • Exclusions and allergens — we hide dishes that don't fit • Calories, macros and cooking time for every recipe Free: recipes, ingredients and pantry matching. Premium: full step-by-step instructions with timers for every recipe. Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. The price and period are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged on confirmation; it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://alexeytarasoff.github.io/easycook-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://alexeytarasoff.github.io/easycook-legal/privacy-policy.html Questions: dev.alexey.tarasoff@gmail.com
The Critic List
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The critics' picks — The New York Times, Michelin, James Beard, Eater, your city's paper — in one place. Mark a restaurant once and it's marked on every list it appears on. See what's near you, where the critics agree, and how far you've gotten through the lists you care about. We don't write the lists — the critics do. Every place links straight back to the original article. WHAT YOU CAN DO • The critics' lists, together — NYT, Michelin, James Beard, Eater, the SF Chronicle, the LA Times, and more. • Mark once, tracked everywhere — "Been" and "Want to go" live on the restaurant, so they follow it across every list it's on. • Critics' Consensus — instantly see the places the most critics agree on. • Near me — what's worth it right where you're standing. • Search everything at once — restaurants, lists, and cuisines in one search. • Your Year in Food — a shareable recap of where you've eaten. • Reserve a table — jump straight to booking on OpenTable or Resy. Free. No ads. We never sell your data. Everything works on your device; make an account only if you want to sync across your phone and laptop. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT The lists come from people who do this for a living, not a feed. We're not a publisher, so we can show you the critics' lists side by side — and we never reproduce a ranking or a review. We simply report that a place was featured, and link you straight back to the source. Restaurants are just the beginning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Critic List at none against Easy Cook App's 2. The Critic List also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Easy Cook App's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Easy Cook App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. The Critic List asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy Cook App ships an update every 4 days, The Critic List every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Cook App | The Critic List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Tarasov | LINDSEY,NOELLE LEPLAE |
In-app purchases
Easy Cook App
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
The Critic List
No in-app purchases
Questions
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