# Recipe Keeper vs MasterCook

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recipe Keeper at 86% against MasterCook's 32%. Recipe Keeper also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 5). MasterCook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Recipe Keeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MasterCook asks for nothing beyond the download.

MasterCook 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Recipe Keeper's written reviews are positive against 32% of MasterCook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Recipe Keeper ships an update every 4 days, MasterCook every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recipe Keeper | MasterCook |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-keeper-cookn/id706367884/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mastercook/id999514024/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **3.7K** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **85.7% of reviews** | 31.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#77** | — |
| Size | 342 MB | 265 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DVO Enterprises](https://appshunter.io/developer/441923505) | [Valusoft Finance, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/999514023) |

## What reviewers say

### Recipe Keeper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-keeper-cookn/id706367884)

**Currently charting:** #77 Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic Membership | $4.99 | per month |
| Basic (intro price) | $4.99 | per month |
| Standard Membership | $9.99 | per month |
| Standard (intro price) | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium Membership | $14.99 | per month |
| Premium (intro price) | $14.99 | per month |
| Basic Membership (Annual) | $49.99 | per year |
| Standard (intro price) | $99.99 | per year |
| Standard Membership (Annual) | $99.99 | per year |
| Premium Membership (Annual) | $149.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use and organize recipes
- 📚 Great way to store and access recipes
- 🔍 Convenient recipe search and discovery
- 💻 Seamless sync across devices
- 🤝 Helpful and responsive customer support

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or freezes
- 💰 Subscription model can be expensive
- 🔍 Inconsistent recipe capture from websites
- 🤔 Confusing or lacking some features
- 🔒 Concerns about data loss or access

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### MasterCook

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mastercook/id999514024)

Organize your recipes and create shopping lists with this app. It allows you to import recipes online, scale ingredients automatically, and search your collection. Collaborate with others by creating private group cookbooks.

**Highlights:** Import recipes online with one click, Organize recipes into custom cookbooks, Automatically scale recipe ingredients, Add recipes to shopping lists, Search recipes by cookbook, category, and title, Create private group cookbooks for collaboration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great for organizing recipes
- 🌟 Excellent customer support
- 📲 Syncs across devices
- 💡 Easy recipe import
- ✅ Long-time user satisfaction

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Registration/login issues
- 🐛 Display/font problems
- 🐛 Editing and saving errors
- 📉 Poor app functionality

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when opening
- Cannot register/login
- Text invisible or unreadable
- Editing fails with error message
- Recipes not saving

**Requested features**

- Search by ingredient
- Print recipes and shopping lists
- Copy/paste functionality
- Improve UI/reduce whitespace
- Direct web import on tablet


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recipe Keeper free?

Recipe Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is MasterCook free?

MasterCook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Recipe Keeper or MasterCook?

MasterCook is rated higher. Recipe Keeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while MasterCook averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Recipe Keeper or MasterCook have ads?

Neither Recipe Keeper nor MasterCook shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Recipe Keeper or MasterCook?

Recipe Keeper ships an update every 4 days, and MasterCook every 5 weeks. Most recently, Recipe Keeper was updated on November 6, 2026 and MasterCook on November 6, 2026.

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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.*