Comparison

Recipes vs Metbex

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

Head to head
About

Recipes

Explore over 1,190 recipes across 7 categories, with daily menu suggestions and a step-by-step cooking mode. Easily create shopping lists from ingredients and search for recipes based on what you have on hand. Save your favorites and personalize your experience with language and theme options.

Highlights
  • 1,190+ recipes in 7 categories
  • Daily curated menu suggestions
  • Step-by-step cooking mode with timer
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Search recipes by ingredient
  • Save favorite recipes and collections
  • English and Turkish language support
Features
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Discover delicious new meals every day with Yemek Tarifleri — your all-in-one recipe companion! 1,190+ RECIPES, 7 CATEGORIES Breakfast, soups, main courses, salads, desserts, snacks, and Turkish cuisine specials — find the perfect recipe for every craving. DAILY MENUS Never ask "What should I cook today?" again. Get a freshly curated menu suggestion every single day. STEP-BY-STEP COOKING MODE Follow recipes in a full-screen cooking mode. Built-in timer for each step, progress tracking, and completion alerts keep you on track from prep to plate. SMART SHOPPING LIST Add recipe ingredients to your shopping list with one tap. Quantities adjust automatically based on your serving size. Check off items as you shop. SEARCH BY INGREDIENT Select what you have in your fridge and instantly find recipes you can make. Filter by vegetarian, budget-friendly, quick (under 15 min), or gluten-free. FAVORITES & COLLECTIONS Save recipes you love. Explore curated collections like Quick in 15 Min, One Pot Meals, Vegetarian, and more. PERSONALIZATION Create your profile with name and avatar Dark and light theme support Set your daily recipe reminder time Full English and Turkish language support PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. Change your analytics preferences anytime.

About

Metbex

Discover and share thousands of recipes with detailed, easy-to-understand instructions. Follow your favorite chefs and contribute your own culinary creations to a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Thousands of recipes
  • Detailed instructions
  • User recipe sharing
  • Follow favorite chefs
  • Community platform
Features
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Azərbaycanın ən böyük onlayn resept səhifəsi olan Mətbəx artıq sizə daha yaxındır. Reseptlәrimiz, mәtbәxә heç girmәmiş insanların anlaya bilәcәyi şәkildә әtraflı vә diqqәtlә izah edilmişdir. Səhifəmizi ziyarәt edәn minlәrlә istifadәçimiz reseptlәrdәn çox mәmnun qalır. Bu isə bizi daha böyük işlər görməyə ruhlandırır. Artıq siz dәyәrli istifadәçilәrimizә daha yaxınıq. 1000-lәrlә resept tapmaq, paylaşmaq sizin ixtiyarınızdadır.Bәyәndiyiniz aşbazların reseptlәrini izlәyә bilәr, özünüz reseptlәrinizi paylaşa bilәrsiniz. Reseptlәrinizi paylaşmağın әn rahat mәkanı - MƏTBƏX

Screenshots

Recipes4 screens
Metbex2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Metbex at 8.0 against Recipes's 18. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Recipes against 5.0 for Metbex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipes ships an update every 5 weeks, Metbex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Recipes versus Metbex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipesMetbex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS188.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdulkadir BarlikJafar Najafov

Customer experience

Recipes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Metbex

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recipes

No in-app purchases

None

Metbex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipes free?
Recipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metbex free?
Metbex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recipes or Metbex?
Recipes and Metbex are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Recipes or Metbex have ads?
Neither Recipes nor Metbex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipes or Metbex?
Recipes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Metbex every 3 weeks. Most recently, Recipes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Metbex on November 3, 2026.

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