HelloFresh vs Cook It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelloFresh
Discover chef-crafted recipes and convenient meal kits delivered to your door. Browse diverse dietary options, refine searches by cooking time and cuisine, and enjoy voice-activated instructions. Save favorite meals and access a free recipe saver.
- 100+ weekly recipes
- Dietary preference filtering
- Voice-activated cooking instructions
- Sync nutrition info to Health App
- Modify servings and delivery
- Free recipe saver (Cookbook)
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Welcome to the weekly meal kit service and daily food companion that's changing the way people eat, forever. With HelloFresh, you can enjoy chef-crafted, easy-to-cook recipes with delicious ingredients—all conveniently delivered to your door. No matter your dietary preference, we’ve got you covered. Browse categories like Meat & Veggies, Family Friendly, Under 20 Minutes, Fit & Wholesome, Pescatarian, and more. Easy. Delicious. Homemade. That’s HelloFresh. Here’s what to expect when you download HelloFresh: Choose from 100+ weekly recipes Feel good about every bite with more wholesome meals & ingredients Refine your search by cooking time, energy, ingredients, and cuisines Enjoy voice-activated cooking instructions and timersKeep track of your goals by syncing meal nutrition info to the iPhone Health App Easily modify servings and delivery preferences Make every recipe your own with options to swap ingredients or double the protein Rate, save, and share your favorite meals New at HelloFresh app: Discover Cookbook, your free recipe saver built right into the app. Found a dinner idea on TikTok or Instagram? Save it to HelloFresh and get a step-by-step recipe with ingredients and instructions. No subscription required: just save, cook, and enjoy. If you need help, email us at iosappfeedback@hellofresh.com. For more info about HelloFresh subscriptions and meal kits, visit https://www.hellofresh.com/. Follow us on Facebook (fb.com/hellofreshUS), Instagram (HelloFresh Group Announcements), X (@hellofreshUS), and TikTok (HelloFresh Group Announcements).
Cook It
Create your personal digital cookbook and share recipes with friends. Easily find recipes shared by your contacts and save your favorites for quick access. Enjoy homemade meals with a convenient way to manage your culinary collection.
- Create personal recipe collection
- Share recipes with friends
- Easily find friends' recipes
- Save favorite recipes
- Digital cookbook on phone
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Con mis amigas siempre compartimos recetas por chat, pero después de un tiempo es imposible encontrarlas! Entonces.. qué mejor que tener tu propio recetario en tu teléfono y que tus amigos puedan verlo cuando quieran!? - Crea tu propio recetario - Encontra recetas de tus amigos facilmente - Guarda tus recetas favoritas Casero siempre es mejor, Let’s cook it! *Agradecimientos* Icons made by www.flaticon.com/autores/freepik from www.flaticon.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HelloFresh at 4.7 against Cook It's 1.0. HelloFresh also leads on ratings volume (219K vs 1) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). Cook It's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HelloFresh holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloFresh has 219K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of HelloFresh's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cook It's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloFresh | Cook It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (219K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 219K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 498 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HelloFresh | Nerina Serra |
Customer experience
HelloFresh
Cook It
Bugs and requests
HelloFresh
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Incorrect meal deliveries
- Inability to manage subscription and orders
- Delayed or missing deliveries
Requested features
5 requests- Larger portion sizes
- More dietary options (e.g., gluten-free, low-carb)
- Ability to customize meals and swap ingredients
- Improved app functionality and user experience
- Better communication and customer support
Cook It
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HelloFresh
No in-app purchases
Cook It
No in-app purchases
