Comparison

Recipe Keeper vs Kitchen Timer

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Keeper

Effortlessly save, organize, and access your favorite recipes from various online sources. This app cleans up cluttered recipe pages and offers hands-free cooking assistance. It also helps with meal planning and grocery lists, ensuring you never lose a recipe again.

Highlights
  • One-tap recipe saving from blogs and social media
  • Ad-free recipe display
  • Hands-free cooking with voice assistants
  • Permanent recipe saving
  • Centralized recipe organization
  • Smart meal planning and grocery lists
  • Recipe sharing and community features
Features
Read full description

Tired of scrolling through 8 pages just to find the recipe? Cook’n pulls recipes from blogs, Pinterest & more—ad-free and clean. Save your first recipe in seconds—Try Cook’n free today! There’s a better way to save, organize, and cook your favorite recipes—ad-free, distraction-free, and frustration-free. Meet Cook’n, the game-changing app that pulls recipes off long blogs and Pinterest pins in seconds—automatically and beautifully formatted so you can just cook. Why You’ll Love Cook’n: • One-Tap Recipe Saving Found a great recipe on Pinterest, Facebook, TikTok, or Instagram? Save it instantly. No ads. No popups. Just your recipe—clean and easy. • Ad-Free Recipes No more hunting through 8 pages of someone’s life story. Cook’n strips out the clutter so you get right to the ingredients and instructions. • Hands-Free Cooking Go hands-free with Alexa or your Apple Watch. Cook’n reads your recipes step-by-step—perfect for messy fingers and multitasking. • Stop Losing Recipes 38% of web pages disappear over time—including recipes! Cook’n saves your recipes forever so you’ll never lose another favorite. • All Your Recipes, One Place Snap a pic of Grandma’s recipe card, import from Pinterest, or dictate your own. Everything is saved, organized, and searchable in seconds. • Smart Meal Planning & Shopping Auto-generate grocery lists organized by aisle. Plan meals faster and shop smarter. • Discover & Share Share your creations with the Cook’n community, rack up likes, and climb the Leaderboard to become a Cook’n Influencer! Bonus Features You’ll Brag About: • Save recipes with photos or voice • AI meal suggestions based on your taste • Create a printed cookbook • Nutrition info (on desktop) • Sync across all your devices • Works offline • Screen stays on while cooking • Trusted by 7 million+ users • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars Try Cook’n Free Today Download now and save your first recipe in seconds. No ads. No popups. Just cooking. Subscription Information: Cook'n offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions that unlock additional features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dvo.com/privacy/

About

Kitchen Timer

Easily manage cooking times with custom, named timers. Features a simple interface, adjustable button functions, and a variety of sound options. Personalize your experience with colorful themes and helpful pre-alarms.

Highlights
  • Custom named timers
  • Adjustable button roles
  • 15 timer sound options
  • 10 colorful themes
  • Pre-alarm notifications
  • Keep screen on option
Read full description

[Custom timer] You can save custom timer and name it like "07:00 (pasta)”, "09:00 (pizza)". [Simple design] Large button and simple design enable to operate quickly. [Change button role] You can choose button role from “10min/1min/10sec/1sec”, “10min/1min/10sec/5sec”, and “1min/10sec/5sec/1sec”. [Timer sound and volume] You can choose timer sound from 15 kinds of sound and adjust the volume. [Colorful themes] You can choose the accent color from 10 colors. And dark theme is also available. [Other settings] ・Pre-alarm You can ring pre-alarm 10 minutes and 5 minutes before count zero if necessary. ・Keep screen on You can keep screen on while using this app if necessary.

Screenshots

Recipe Keeper4 screens
Kitchen Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer at none against Recipe Keeper's 10. Kitchen Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Recipe Keeper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On price 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. Recipe Keeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe Keeper has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Recipe Keeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kitchen Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Keeper ships an update every 4 days, Kitchen Timer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Recipe Keeper versus Kitchen Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe KeeperKitchen Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size342 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDVO EnterprisesUT app

Customer experience

Recipe Keeper

All ratings3,717 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.9%

Kitchen Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Recipe Keeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues between desktop and mobile versions
  • Missing or incorrect recipe details after import
  • Compatibility problems with newer device updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to upload recipe photos
  • Improve recipe organization and categorization
  • Enhance shopping list and meal planning features
  • Provide better integration with other apps and services

Kitchen Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Recipe Keeper

Subscriptions10
  • Basic Membership$4.991 Month
  • Basic (intro price)3 Months trial$4.991 Month
  • Standard Membership$9.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Standard (intro price)3 Months trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Membership$14.991 Month
  • Premium (intro price)3 Months trial$14.991 Month
  • Basic Membership (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • Standard (intro price)1 Year trial$99.991 Year
  • Standard Membership (Annual)$99.991 Year
  • Premium Membership (Annual)$149.991 Year
None

Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe Keeper free?
Recipe Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Timer free?
Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recipe Keeper or Kitchen Timer?
Kitchen Timer is rated higher. Recipe Keeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Kitchen Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recipe Keeper or Kitchen Timer have ads?
Kitchen Timer shows ads; Recipe Keeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Keeper or Kitchen Timer?
Recipe Keeper ships an update every 4 days, and Kitchen Timer every 8 months. Most recently, Recipe Keeper was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kitchen Timer on October 10, 2026.

Other comparisons