Cards, A Recipe App vs DinnerThyme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cards, A Recipe App
Organize, share, and modify your personal and family recipes with ease. This app focuses on core recipe management features with a stylish, user-friendly interface, making it simple to keep your culinary traditions accessible across devices.
- Store personal and family recipes
- Share recipes via AirDrop, email, message, and social media
- Modify recipes without altering originals
- Organize recipes with tags and books
- iCloud enabled for cross-device access
- User-friendly interface
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Cards is a recipe app designed for your recipes, your family's long held traditions, all those cards sitting in box files or books. It was created for you to store, share, and modify those beloved recipes. It was designed from the ground up for ease of use and style. There are many recipe apps out there, but most are designed for other people's recipes, or over crowded with tons of features most of us will never use, and a lack of style on the features you do use. We started with the basics of creating, managing, and sharing recipes, and worked to get those right first. Cards is iCloud enabled, so that you always have your recipes with you. Someone love your casserole at a pot-luck? Simply send the recipe to from your iPhone to their iPad to them via AirDrop, or email it, message it, tweet it, or post it to your wall! Also compatible on iOS 8 with third party sharing services such as Tumblr and Pinterest*. Cards has a number of recipe management features that do their best to not get in the way of you using them, or looking great, including tags and books. Scaling a recipe is done non destructively, so changing back to the original is as simple as ticking a checkbox. *Tumblr and Pinterest belong to their respective owners, and no relationship with Dark Chocolate Software is intended or implied.
DinnerThyme
Easily save, organize, and share your favorite recipes. Access your collection across all your devices and share with friends via iMessage. Unlock advanced features with a premium subscription.
- Save favorite recipes
- Organize dishes
- Share recipes with friends
- Cross-device syncing
- iMessage plugin for sharing
- Export recipes as PDF (Premium)
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Looking for a fun and easy way to save and share your favorite recipes? Look no further than Dinner Thyme! Our app has everything you need to keep track of all your favorite dishes, share them with your friends, and access them from any device. With Dinner Thyme, you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient place. Whether you're a professional chef or just getting started in the kitchen, our app makes it easy to keep track of all your go-to dishes. And with our seamless syncing across all your devices, you can access your recipes from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. But that's not all! With our iMessage plugin, you can easily share your recipes with your friends and family. And if you're looking to take things to the next level, our premium subscription unlocks even more features, including the ability to export your recipes as PDFs without any watermark. So why wait? Download Dinner Thyme today and start exploring all the amazing recipes our app has to offer! Whether you're cooking up a storm for your family, entertaining friends, or just looking for a fun new hobby, Dinner Thyme is the perfect app for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DinnerThyme at 5.0 against Cards, A Recipe App's 2.0. DinnerThyme also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Cards, A Recipe App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 27.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. DinnerThyme sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Cards, A Recipe App asks for nothing beyond the download.
DinnerThyme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Cards, A Recipe App ships an update every 4 months, DinnerThyme every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cards, A Recipe App | DinnerThyme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dark Chocolate Software | Lucas Assis Rodrigues |
Customer experience
Cards, A Recipe App
DinnerThyme
In-app purchases
Cards, A Recipe App
No in-app purchases
DinnerThyme
- Premium$0.497 Days
- Premium$0.991 Month
- Premium$5.996 Months
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- Premium$11.491 Year
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me some coffee$4.99
- Buy me lots of coffee$9.99
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