7pm vs Budget Bytes Recipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
7pm
This app uses AI to transform leftover ingredients into quick, affordable, and healthy meals in seconds. Simply input what you have, and it generates a complete recipe with simple instructions, ready in under 45 minutes and costing less than €3 per person.
- AI recipe generation from ingredients
- Voice input for ingredients
- Customizable meal criteria (time, diet)
- Simple, jargon-free instructions
- Offline recipe saving
- Budget-friendly meal suggestions
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7pm turns whatever's left in your fridge into a real meal, in under 10 seconds. The first AI cooking assistant built for real life people. No foodie fluff. No ingredient you have to google. No "reduce over medium-high heat for 12–15 minutes." Just dinner, fast, cheap and healthy. No more staring at half a pack of pasta, two eggs, and a forgotten zucchini wondering what to cook. Just type your ingredients (or tap the mic and say them), and 7pm instantly generates a complete recipe built around exactly what you have. Every recipe is: Ready in 45 minutes or less Under €3 per person Written in plain language — no chef jargon, no technique required HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell us what you have: text or voice 2. Set filters: time, people, dietary needs 3. Get a full recipe in seconds, powered by AI SAVE & REVISIT Found something you love? Save recipes and come back to them anytime, no internet needed. FREE TRIAL Every subscription plan includes a 7-day free trial. No charge until you decide to subscribe. --- Start your free trial. Open the fridge. Let's cook. --- Privacy Policy: https://ripe-actor-ccc.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-7pm-EN-361fb6093264815a81d3d7f8db18062c Terms of Use: https://ripe-actor-ccc.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-7pm-EN-366fb6093264812bac78eee68aaf25d7 Support: https://ripe-actor-ccc.notion.site/Support-7pm-361fb609326481ac93c2fb76e1793ac2
Budget Bytes Recipes
Discover affordable meal ideas and cook them with ease. Browse recipes by category, search by ingredients, and create shopping lists. Enjoy step-by-step cooking instructions with nutritional information.
- Browse large recipe collection
- Search by name, ingredient, category, or tag
- Save favorite recipes
- Build shopping lists
- Step-by-step cook mode
- Offline recipe access
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Budget Bites helps you find affordable meal ideas and cook them easily from your iPhone or iPad. Browse recipes by category, search by ingredient or meal type, save favorites, and collect ingredients into a simple shopping list. Each recipe is shown directly inside the app with ingredients, steps, servings, prep time, cook time, and nutrition details when available. Features: Browse a large recipe collection inside the app Search recipes by name, ingredient, category, or tag Save favorite recipes for quick access Build a shopping list from recipe ingredients Use cook mode for step-by-step cooking Works without requiring an account This app is designed for simple, practical home cooking with meals that are easy to plan and budget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 7pm at every 3 days against Budget Bytes Recipes's every 3 weeks. 7pm also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Budget Bytes Recipes's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
7pm ships an update every 3 days, Budget Bytes Recipes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 7pm | Budget Bytes Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valentin Morterol | Tadashi Kumazawa |
In-app purchases
7pm
No in-app purchases
Budget Bytes Recipes
No in-app purchases
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