Egg Timer vs Recipe Keeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Egg Timer
Easily cook perfectly boiled eggs with this application. It precisely times your eggs for soft, medium, or hard results and alerts you when they are ready. Enjoy stress-free egg preparation for any meal.
- Precise cooking time
- Soft, medium, hard egg options
- Alarm notification
- Stress-free cooking
- Easy to use interface
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Boil eggs to the exact doneness you want: soft, medium, or hard. No mental math — pick the doneness, tap Start, and let the app tell you when they're ready. The countdown runs in the app, on your Home Screen widget, and on the Lock Screen. It keeps going when you lock your phone or switch apps, and a clear chime sounds the moment time is up. Miss the first alert and a single reminder follows. What you get: • Soft (2:30), Medium (4:40), Hard (10:00) presets • A distinct chime when time is up, plus one gentle reminder • Live countdown on Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen • Home Screen widget — quick start, running countdown, and a “Ready!” card when done • Step-by-step “How to cook” guide: boil the water, lower the eggs, start the timer right then • Calm kitchen design; stop anytime with confirmation Free. No limit on how many eggs you cook.
Recipe Keeper
Organize all your recipes in one place, import from websites, scan handwritten notes, and plan your meals. Automatically generate shopping lists and share your culinary creations with others.
- Recipe import from websites
- Scan recipes with OCR
- Meal planning calendar
- Automatic shopping list generation
- Recipe sharing
- Cookbook creation
- Hands-free cooking with Alexa
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Recipe Keeper is the easy to use, all-in-one recipe organizer, shopping list and meal planner available across all of your devices. ADD RECIPES QUICKLY AND EASILY Enter your recipes with as much or as little information as you like. Copy and paste recipes from your existing documents or apps. Categorize your recipes by course and category. Add photos, rate your recipes and flag your favorites. IMPORT RECIPES FROM WEBSITES Search for recipes on the web and add them straight to your collection. Hundreds of popular recipe websites supported. Customize imported recipes to suit your needs. SCAN FROM COOKBOOKS, MAGAZINES AND HANDWRITTEN RECIPES Scan recipes using your phone's camera or from your existing photos and PDF files. OCR technology automatically converts images to text. Keep all your favorite family recipes safe forever. FIND ANY RECIPE INSTANTLY Quickly lookup your recipes by name, ingredient or directions or simply browse your recipes by course, category and rating. Got leftovers in the fridge? Search for a recipe to use them up. Cook more of your favorite meals and rediscover those long-forgotten recipes to make mealtimes interesting again. SHARE RECIPES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Share your recipes by email and to your favorite social networks. Create a shared family recipe collection. Add recipes from other Recipe Keeper users with a single tap. CREATE BEAUTIFUL COOKBOOKS Create cookbooks from your recipes for printing or sharing as a PDF with cover page, table of contents, custom layouts and more. UNEXPECTED GUESTS? Adjust a recipe serving size up or down and let Recipe Keeper automatically recalculate your ingredients for you. PLAN AHEAD AND STAY IN CONTROL Integrated weekly and monthly meal planner allows you to plan your meals in advance. Add all your meals to your shopping list in one step. Recipe Keeper can even create a random meal plan for you based on your hints and suggestions. Get rid of that "what should I cook tonight?" feeling. MAKE SHOPPING SIMPLER Fully featured shopping list that automatically groups your items by aisle. Save money by only buying what you need. No more trips back to the store for that one thing you forgot. AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL OF YOUR DEVICES Share your recipes, shopping lists and meal planner across all your iPhones, iPads, Macs, PCs and other mobile and tablet devices (separate purchase required for other platforms). "ALEXA, ASK RECIPE KEEPER FOR COOKIE RECIPES." Search your recipes, cook hands-free with step-by-step instructions and add items to your shopping list using the Recipe Keeper skill for Amazon Alexa, (English language only). TRANSFER YOUR EXISTING RECIPES Transfer your recipes from other apps such as Living Cookbook, MasterCook, MacGourmet, BigOven, Cook'n, My Cookbook, My Recipe Book, Paprika Recipe Manager, Pepperplate, OrganizEat, Recipe Box and many more. AND MORE! • Choose from 25 different color schemes, light & dark modes • Format recipes using bold and italics • Customizable recipe collections, courses and categories • Add nutrition information and search for recipes by nutritional amounts • Check off ingredients while cooking, highlight the current direction • Adjustable text size when viewing recipes - great for reading recipes across the kitchen • Convert recipes between US/Imperial and Metric units • Link related recipes together • Add links to online videos • Pin your favorite recipes to the home screen for quick access • Works offline - take your recipes with you wherever you go • Bulk update multiple recipes at once • Screen lock disabled while viewing recipes - no more messy fingers on screen trying to wake your device • Available in 15 languages GREAT SUPPORT We love hearing from you! If you need any help, have a question, or want to suggest a new feature, please email us at support@tudorspan.com Cook more. Eat healthier. Shop smarter. Try Recipe Keeper free today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recipe Keeper at 78% against Egg Timer's 33%. Recipe Keeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (30K vs 52). Egg Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Recipe Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Egg Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recipe Keeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe Keeper has 30K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Egg Timer's written reviews are positive against 78% of Recipe Keeper's.
Egg Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Recipe Keeper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egg Timer | Recipe Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (52 ratings) | 4.8 (30K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #29 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | iFLoop Bilgi Teknolojileri | Tudorspan Limited |
Customer experience
Egg Timer
Recipe Keeper
Bugs and requests
Egg Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Recipe Keeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Issues with recipe import accuracy, especially for handwritten recipes
Requested features
5 requests- Import recipes from Instagram and other social media
- Pantry inventory management
- Ability to add notes and instructions to meal plans
- Day view option in meal planner
- Automatic ingredient adjustments for recipe scaling
In-app purchases
Egg Timer
No in-app purchases
Recipe Keeper
- Recipe Keeper Pro Upgrade$19.99









