Comparison

Anova Culinary vs SousVide

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

Head to head
About

Anova Culinary

Discover and create sous vide recipes with a vast collection from professional chefs and home cooks. Control your precision cooker remotely, monitor cooking progress, and share your culinary creations. Offers guided cooking, time and temperature guides, and personal recipe saving.

Highlights
  • Largest sous vide recipe collection
  • Remote cooker control
  • Guided cooking instructions
  • Recipe creation and sharing
  • Time and temperature guides
  • Personalized cooking profiles
Features
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The Anova family of precision cookers allows everyone to cook like a pro! Paired with the Anova Culinary app, now perfectly cooked restaurant quality meals are as easy as the touch of a button. Browse the largest collection of sous vide recipes by Michelin star chefs and home cooks just like you. Then simply connect your cooker to the app and start, stop, and monitor your cook right from your mobile phone. Feeling inspired? Create and share your own recipes and go viral on the ‘gram. Whatever your pleasure, the Anova Culinary app is the place for everything sous vide. FEATURES ======== • LARGEST COLLECTION OF SOUS VIDE RECIPES: Access sous vide recipes created by Michelin star chefs and home cooks just like you. • COOK FROM AFAR: Start, stop, change the temperature, set the timer, and monitor your cooking status from just about anywhere, as long as your device is within Wi-Fi range. • RECIPE DISCOVERY: Cook recipes by James Beard Award-winning chefs, food editors, celebrity chefs, and more. • GUIDED COOKING: Follow the step-by-step instructions and click start to start cooking. • COOK NOTIFICATIONS: Stay up-to-date on your cooking status without getting tied to the kitchen. • RECIPE SHARING: Share your recipe with friends directly through the app. • TIME AND TEMP GUIDES: Learn the basics with our simple sous vide guides. • MANUAL CONTROL: Customize your cook settings with manual time and temperature control. • RECIPE COLLECTIONS: A series of new and appetizing recipe collections that are sure to keep you cooking. • RECIPE CREATION: Easily create and save your own personal sous vide recipe. • FAVORITES: Have a recipe or two that you love? Mark it as a favorite for quick and easy access. • PERSONAL PROFILE: Create your personal profile and see a history of all the meals you’ve cooked. Try all the features free for 14 days. Options in-app for monthly or yearly subscription terms. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be identified. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SousVide

Manage your kitchen inventory and discover recipes based on ingredients you already have. Reduce food waste by planning meals effectively and easily see what ingredients you're missing for any dish. Access your pantry and recipe collection anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Track ingredient quantities
  • Filter ingredients by category
  • Discover recipes based on pantry items
  • View recipe details (servings, cost, time)
  • Filter recipes by dietary needs
  • Save favorite recipes
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SousVide is your ultimate kitchen assistant! Keep track of what you own and find new recipes of meals that you love to eliminate food waste! Make cooking a breeze by discovering recipes based on what’s in your pantry. No more scrambling for substitutes of what you thought you had! SousVide handles this all for you before you even step foot in the kitchen. Get an overview of all ingredients you’re missing per recipe so that you can quickly plan your next meal. *** Keep Track of Your Ingredients *** - Update quantities of each ingredient - Filter by category - Access at home or on-the-go *** Discover New Recipes *** - Tailor your meals to what’s in your pantry or fridge - Quickly see number of servings, cost per serving, time, and more - Stick to your diet and leave out recipes with specified food intolerances - Save your favorites for another time!

Screenshots

Anova Culinary4 screens
SousVide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SousVide at 5.0 against Anova Culinary's 4.4. SousVide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Anova Culinary's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 2) and chart position (#38 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Anova Culinary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SousVide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SousVide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anova Culinary has 26K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anova Culinary ships an update monthly, SousVide every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Anova Culinary versus SousVide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnova CulinarySousVide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (26K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnova CulinaryRivelto Software LLC

Customer experience

Anova Culinary

All ratings25,593 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews1,220 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative59.0%

SousVide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Anova Culinary

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App unable to maintain connection to device
  • Timer resets unexpectedly during cooking
  • Recipes not saving properly in the app
  • Compatibility issues with certain WiFi networks
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved recipe management
  • Better app integration with smart home devices
  • More customization options for cooking
  • Clearer instructions and troubleshooting guides
  • Ability to save personal recipes

SousVide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anova Culinary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Sous Vide Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

SousVide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anova Culinary free?
Anova Culinary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SousVide free?
SousVide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anova Culinary or SousVide?
SousVide is rated higher. Anova Culinary averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while SousVide averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Anova Culinary or SousVide have ads?
Neither Anova Culinary nor SousVide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anova Culinary or SousVide?
Anova Culinary ships an update monthly, and SousVide every 8 days. Most recently, Anova Culinary was updated on October 15, 2026 and SousVide on September 30, 2026.

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