Comparison

CookKeep vs ThymeBlock

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

Head to head
About

CookKeep

Features
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CookKeep is the simple, private way to keep all your recipes in one place - no account, no clutter, just your own cookbook. Save your family recipes, scale servings with a tap, cook hands-free with step-by-step timers, and turn any recipe into a smart shopping list. WHY COOKKEEP - Private by design: every recipe stays on your device. No sign-up, no cloud. - Offline: your cookbook works anywhere, even with no connection. - Made for cooking: built for real kitchens, not social feeds. YOUR RECIPES - Add photos, ingredients, steps, notes, tags and source links - Search by name, tag or ingredient and filter by category - Mark favorites and rate the recipes you love - Live servings scaler recalculates ingredient amounts instantly COOK MODE - Distraction-free, big-text step-by-step view - Built-in timer for each step, with notifications - Keeps your screen awake while you cook - Check off ingredients as you go SHOPPING LIST - Build a list from any recipe in one tap - Duplicate ingredients merge automatically - Grouped by category and easy to check off in store - Add your own manual items too INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - See your most cooked recipes and cooking streaks - Category breakdown, weekly activity and a cooking heatmap - Unlock dozens of achievements as you cook MADE YOUR WAY - Metric or imperial units - Custom meal categories - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Export and import your recipes as a backup anytime Whether you are saving grandma's recipes, planning weekly meals, or cooking something new tonight, CookKeep makes it easy. Download CookKeep and keep every recipe you love - in your pocket, forever. ——— CookKeep Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (US$4.99/month) that removes ads and unlocks 30 premium recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://silvervalleyprintco.com/privacy_policies.html

About

ThymeBlock

Easily save recipes from any source, get nutrition estimates, and plan your weekly meals. Automatically generate shopping lists based on your chosen recipes and dietary goals.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from web links, photos, or manual entry
  • Automatic nutrition estimation (calories, protein, carbs, fat)
  • Weekly meal planning with custom or automatic generation
  • Consolidated, aisle-sorted shopping lists
  • Import recipes from various online sources
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ThymeBlock turns the recipes you find into meals you actually cook. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Share a link straight to ThymeBlock, or paste it. Recipe sites and TikTok: the ingredients, steps, and photo arrive parsed and ready. Scan the ingredients off a cookbook page with your camera, or type your own. PLAN YOUR WEEK IN MINUTES Pick recipes for your cook days and your week takes shape. OR LET THYMEBLOCK PLAN IT FOR YOU Set your nutrition goals and Prime Thyme fills the week for you: recipes that hit your targets, in the right amounts. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE WEEK Your recipes and plans become a shopping list: every ingredient combined into one list, with the amounts you need, sorted by aisle. NUTRITION ON EVERY RECIPE With Full Thyme, every recipe you save gets a nutrition estimate computed from public food data: calories, protein, carbs, and fat per serving. FREE TO START Import your first recipes free. Watch a short ad to unlock more, or go ad free with a subscription: Full Thyme: nutrition on every recipe, ad free, with higher import limits. Monthly or annual. Prime Thyme: everything in Full Thyme, plus automatic weekly meal plans that hit your nutrition targets, with the grocery list built for you. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically, monthly or yearly depending on your plan, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://thymeblock.com/privacy Terms of use: https://thymeblock.com/terms Support: support@thymeblock.com

Screenshots

CookKeep4 screens
ThymeBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThymeBlock at none against CookKeep's 1. CookKeep's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. CookKeep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ThymeBlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CookKeep versus ThymeBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookKeepThymeBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFerran EspunaRafael Hurtado Rosas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CookKeep

Subscriptions1
  • CookKeep Pro$4.991 Month
None

ThymeBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CookKeep free?
CookKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThymeBlock free?
ThymeBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CookKeep or ThymeBlock have ads?
Both CookKeep and ThymeBlock show ads.

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