Comparison

Tchope vs Ting & Things

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

Head to head
About

Tchope

Features
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Cameroonian cuisine in your pocket. Discover over 116 recipes, from everyday classics to festive dishes, with ingredients and step-by-step instructions. • Find recipes by name, ingredient, cooking time or region. • Follow cooking steps, adjust portions and use the built-in timer. • Organize your week with the meal planner and shopping list. • Save your favorites and add your own recipes to My Cookbook. • Enjoy an interface available in English and French, with light and dark themes. TCHOPÉ PRO Get help from TchopAI with cooking techniques, substitutions and recipe ideas. Analyze a photo of a dish or ingredients, and use Live cooking guidance. AI features require an internet connection. Live usage limits apply and are shown in the app. Tchopé Pro is an optional, automatically renewing monthly subscription. The price is displayed before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases lets you recover an existing subscription. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ting & Things

Features
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The food you grew up with, planned around what you actually spend. Ting & Things helps you plan authentic African and Caribbean home cooking: from jollof rice and egusi soup to jerk chicken and curry goat, while keeping your family's grocery budget in view. Tell Ting & Things your household size, dietary preferences, allergies, health goals and weekly budget. It will create a personalised meal plan for 3, 5 or 7 days, filled with culturally relevant dishes and familiar flavours. Nutrition information is available when useful, without restrictive tracking being required. OVER BUDGET? LET TING & THINGS HELP Budget Rescue adjusts selected dishes to bring your plan closer to your spending limit and shows what you could save. Smart Swap offers alternatives based on your dietary needs, allergies and budget, with clear price differences and community ratings to help you choose. TURN YOUR PLAN INTO A SHOPPING LIST Every meal plan becomes an aisle-grouped shopping list with a running estimated total. Share it with whoever is doing the shopping and keep track of what you already have. Adjust the number of servings and Ting & Things recalculates ingredient quantities and estimated costs, whether you're cooking for four people or fourteen. DISCOVER FOOD THAT FEELS LIKE HOME Explore recipes including jollof rice, egusi soup, jerk chicken, curry goat and suya. Recipes include step-by-step guidance, cooking times and storage information. Save your favourites, record the dishes you've cooked and build a cooking streak celebrating the meals your family loves. PLAN ANYWHERE Ting & Things works offline, with optional Apple or Google sign-in for cloud backup and access across supported devices. PREMIUM Ting & Things is free to use for planning, shopping lists and recipes. An optional Premium subscription adds unlimited meal plans, 14-day plans, smart swaps, PDF export and pantry mode. Prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you purchase, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel at any time in your Apple account settings. Built for African and Caribbean families and diaspora communities who want the meals of home without the stress, repetition or overspending. Download Ting & Things and plan a week that feeds your family properly, while staying on budget. Terms of Use: https://ting-things-backend.rork.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ting-things-backend.rork.app/privacy

Screenshots

Tchope4 screens
Ting & Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tchope at 16.4 against Ting & Things's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tchope sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Ting & Things sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tchope ships an update every 2 months, Ting & Things monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tchope versus Ting & Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTchopeTing & Things
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANGE LEONEL NGOYA JIPGANGAfro Fusion Apparel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tchope

Subscriptions1
  • Tchopé Pro$2.991 Month
2 purchases

Ting & Things

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tchope free?
Tchope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ting & Things free?
Ting & Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tchope or Ting & Things have ads?
Neither Tchope nor Ting & Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tchope or Ting & Things?
Tchope ships an update every 2 months, and Ting & Things monthly. Most recently, Tchope was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ting & Things on October 25, 2026.

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