Comparison

Tastemaker Recipes vs Expirea

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

Head to head
About

Tastemaker Recipes

Record every dish and drink you prepare, complete with ratings and notes for future reference. Easily save recipes from the web or cookbooks, and generate organized shopping lists for the week. Discover your cooking habits and patterns.

Highlights
  • Log and rate every dish
  • Save recipes from web or camera
  • Generate organized shopping lists
  • Track cooking patterns and streaks
  • Cocktail mode for home bars
  • AI recipe image generation
Features
Read full description

Tastemaker is your kitchen's memory: every dish and drink you make, rated and ready for next time. TRACK WHAT YOU COOK Log each cook with a rating out of 5, what you changed, and what you'd do differently. Future-you, standing in the kitchen wondering whether that shortcut worked last time, will be grateful. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share a recipe to Tastemaker straight from Safari and it lands on your to-make list with the ingredients already extracted. Cooking from a paper cookbook? Point your camera at the page and the dish imports itself. PLAN THE WEEK Flag dishes for this week, then compile every ingredient across every recipe into one tidy shopping list, organized by store section. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Cooking streaks, top-rated dishes, favorite sources, and a heatmap of every night you cooked. TASTEMAKER PRO Cocktail mode (a whole parallel universe for your home bar), compiled shopping lists, camera scanning, and AI recipe images are part of Tastemaker Pro: $2.99/month or $24.99/year after a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Core recipe tracking is free, forever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tastemaker.recipes/privacy

About

Expirea

Features
Read full description

Expirea helps you keep track of the food you already have at home, so you know what to use before it expires. Scan food packaging, save expiry dates, and build a simple inventory of your fridge, pantry, and freezer. Expirea helps you remember what you bought, what needs to be used soon, and what should not be forgotten in the back of the fridge. Features: • Scan product labels and expiry dates • Save food items to your inventory • Track what expires soon • Mark packages as opened when it matters • Organize food across fridge, pantry, and freezer • Reduce food waste and save money on groceries • Estimated value of saved products Expirea Pro: • Recipe Ideas — available with an Expirea Pro subscription • Create Shared Household — available with an Expirea Pro subscription Expirea is designed for real households: messy labels, different food categories, opened products, and everyday grocery routines. Whether you want to waste less food, keep your kitchen organized, or simply have a clearer view of what you have at home, Expirea helps you stay on top of your food. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://expirea.martinmroc.design/privacy

Screenshots

Tastemaker Recipes4 screens
Expirea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Expirea at every 2 days against Tastemaker Recipes's every 2 weeks. 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. Tastemaker Recipes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Expirea sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tastemaker Recipes ships an update every 2 weeks, Expirea every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tastemaker Recipes versus Expirea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTastemaker RecipesExpirea
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB68 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJACOB GALGINAITIS BARRETTMartin Mroc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemaker Recipes

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemaker Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tastemaker Pro — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Expirea

Subscriptions2
  • Expirea Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Expirea Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Tastemaker Recipes free?
Tastemaker Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expirea free?
Expirea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tastemaker Recipes or Expirea have ads?
Neither Tastemaker Recipes nor Expirea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tastemaker Recipes or Expirea?
Tastemaker Recipes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Expirea every 2 days. Most recently, Tastemaker Recipes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Expirea on October 28, 2026.

Other comparisons