Comparison

Garden Plate vs Tasty

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

Head to head
About

Garden Plate

Discover a wide variety of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free recipes with beautiful photos and clear instructions. Save favorites, create shopping lists, and share your culinary creations.

Highlights
  • Over 65 green recipes
  • Visual recipe browsing
  • Detailed ingredient and instruction pages
  • Social sharing options
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Shopping list creation
Features
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Tons of tasty clean and green vegetarian recipes at your fingertip! Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, gluten intolerant, or just looking for healthy and tasty green dishes, this app is perfect for you. Browse beautiful pictures of delicious food and make the dish yourself using our recipe instructions on either iPhone or iPad. Recipes in the following categories: vegan, gluten-free, raw, salads, snacks, side dishes, or the delicious and essential line of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! Our app is highly visual. Our goal was to offer a wide variety of recipes and a highly usable and visually appealing application, and we have delivered. FEATURES > Over 65 green recipes (and growing) including tons of delicious desserts, salads, and raw foods. > Beautiful views of recipes on both iPad and iPhone, a very photo-centric approach > Well designed ingredient and instruction pages on both iPhone and iPad to make the best use of screen space > Share your delicious creations on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, email or text > Save your favourites to refer to later > Add ingredients to your shopping list This app contains additional recipes which require an in-app purchase to unlock. This is not required to enjoy the app and access many recipes. SUPPORT support@burleighcreative.com

About

Tasty

Discover over 10,000 recipes with video guides and step-by-step cooking modes. An AI assistant helps find personalized dishes, and you can shop for ingredients directly through the app. Connect with a community of home chefs and save your favorites.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ recipes with video
  • AI-powered recipe recommendations
  • Shoppable recipes with grocery integration
  • Community features for sharing and inspiration
  • Ingredient-based recipe search
  • Adjustable serving sizes
Features
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Welcome to the Tasty App – your ultimate cooking companion, featuring over 10,000 delicious recipes with video, step-by-step cooking mode, personalized recommendations, a thriving community of home chefs, and recipe shopping and seamless checkout. Tasty brings you the best of food and recipe discovery from the internet’s favorite food brand. Key Features: 10,000+ Recipes and Collections: Explore a vast library of mouth-watering dishes, complete with video guides, step-by-step instructions, and recommendations tailored to the current season, time of day, and special occasions. AI Botatouille: Powered by ChatGPT API, our AI assistant helps you find recipes that match your preferences and tastes, making it easy to discover new dishes and expand your culinary horizons. Shoppable Recipe Integration: Shop for affordable recipes and get your groceries delivered or picked up through Walmart, saving you both time and money. Tasty Community: Connect with fellow food enthusiasts, share photos of your creations, and get inspired by the dishes others have cooked up in our vibrant and supportive community. Tips and Ratings: Learn from Tasty Creators and the Community, with helpful tips and ratings on every recipe, ensuring your cooking experience is a success. Personalized Cookbooks: Save your favorite recipes to your profile and organize them into custom cookbooks, making it easy to find and revisit your favorite dishes. Ingredient Search: Find the perfect recipe based on ingredients you have on hand, with our innovative "ingredient search" feature that generates dish ideas from just 3 ingredients. Adjustable Serving Sizes: Easily adjust serving sizes per recipe, with metric values side-by-side with US measurements, accommodating users both within and outside the US. Connect with Creators: See recipes from and interact with your favorite Tasty Creators, learn their cooking secrets, and get inspired by their culinary expertise. Ready to embark on a delicious cooking journey? Download the Tasty App today and unlock a world of culinary inspiration at your fingertips! If you have any trouble with your app please email us at support@buzzfeed.com so we can help! Don’t forget to check out Tasty on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube! Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/legal/privacy-statement/digital-measurement/#choices for more information about Nielsen’s measurement software and learn about your choices with regard to NIELSEN’s measurement. Additionally, usage of the Tasty app is subject to our privacy policy and terms of use. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Garden Plate4 screens
Tasty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Garden Plate at none against Tasty's shown. Garden Plate also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Tasty's advantage is ratings volume (433K vs 3.5K) and review sentiment (76% vs 52%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Garden Plate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tasty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tasty holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasty has 433K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Garden Plate's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tasty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Plate ships an update every 3 months, Tasty every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Garden Plate versus Tasty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden PlateTasty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings)4.9 (433K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K433K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#59 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurleigh CreativeBuzzFeed

Customer experience

Garden Plate

All ratings3,508 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative36.8%

Tasty

All ratings432,673 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.4%

User reviews

Garden Plate

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy recipes
  • 🍽️ Wonderful recipe options
  • 🌱 Great variety of gluten-free vegan recipes
  • 📋 Helpful for shopping and meal planning
  • 🍴 Lovely recipes

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Recipes locked behind paywall
  • 🔍 Difficult to read, text not resizable
  • 🧾 Often missing ingredients
  • 📝 Lacking nutritional information
  • 💰 Pay for Premium Recipes

Tasty

From 433K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful step-by-step videos
  • 💡 Variety of recipes
  • 👍 Organized and user-friendly
  • 👍 Great for beginners and experienced cooks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recipes not always accurate
  • 🐛 Saved recipes sometimes disappear
  • 🔒 Limited login options (Facebook/phone number only)
  • 🔍 Search and filtering could be improved
  • 🔍 Inability to categorize saved recipes

Bugs and requests

Garden Plate

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recipes don't match the images
  • Restore purchases not working
  • App crashes frequently
  • Doesn't work with iOS 9
  • Recipes contain non-vegan ingredients

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to toggle shopping list by recipe or by aisle
  • Option to exclude recipes with certain ingredients
  • Provide cooking times and oven temperatures
  • Include calories and macronutrient breakdown
  • Add more recipes
Show 1 more
  • Improve navigation and usability

Tasty

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues causing loss of saved recipes
  • Inconsistent video playback and audio looping
  • Incorrect ingredient amounts in some recipes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow commenting on recipes
  • Add ability to create and share own recipes
  • Provide more dietary/allergy filters
  • Implement full-screen video mode
  • Add option to toggle between metric and imperial units

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Garden Plate

One-time1
  • Unlock all recipes!$2.99
2 purchases

Tasty

Subscriptions2
  • Tasty+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Tasty+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Garden Plate free?
Garden Plate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tasty free?
Tasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Garden Plate or Tasty?
Tasty is rated higher. Garden Plate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Tasty averages 4.9 from 433K ratings.
Do Garden Plate or Tasty have ads?
Tasty shows ads; Garden Plate does not.
Which is updated more often, Garden Plate or Tasty?
Garden Plate ships an update every 3 months, and Tasty every 3 weeks. Most recently, Garden Plate was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tasty on September 24, 2026.

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