# Survival Kitchen vs Budget Bytes Recipes

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget Bytes Recipes at none against Survival Kitchen's 2. Budget Bytes Recipes also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Survival Kitchen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Budget Bytes Recipes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Survival Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budget Bytes Recipes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Survival Kitchen | Budget Bytes Recipes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survival-kitchen/id6778992428/reviews)** | [4.8 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-bytes-recipes/id6786977405/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **13** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 37 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jonathan Maya](https://appshunter.io/developer/6778992430) | [Tadashi Kumazawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871003924) |

## What reviewers say

### Survival Kitchen

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survival-kitchen/id6778992428)

Discover affordable recipes tailored to your budget and available appliances like microwaves, rice cookers, and air fryers. Get clear instructions, cost estimates, and nutritional info for delicious meals.

**Highlights:** Budget-based recipe selection, Appliance-specific recipe browsing, Meal cost estimates, Cooking time and difficulty, Protein and serving tracking, Favorite recipe saving, Premium subscription recipes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Survival Kitchen Premium Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Survival Kitchen Premium Annual | $4.99 | per year |


### Budget Bytes Recipes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-bytes-recipes/id6786977405)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Survival Kitchen free?

Survival Kitchen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Budget Bytes Recipes free?

Budget Bytes Recipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Survival Kitchen or Budget Bytes Recipes?

Survival Kitchen is rated higher. Survival Kitchen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Budget Bytes Recipes averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.

### Do Survival Kitchen or Budget Bytes Recipes have ads?

Neither Survival Kitchen nor Budget Bytes Recipes shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*