Comparison

Tastemade vs NuWave

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

Head to head
About

Tastemade

Stream award-winning food, travel, and home design shows. Explore a vast library of content, from cooking tutorials to travel documentaries. Enjoy free streaming or opt for an ad-free, on-demand experience with a premium membership.

Highlights
  • Award-winning food, travel, home shows
  • Over 1,000 hours of content
  • Ad-free streaming option
  • On-demand viewing
  • Save favorite shows
  • Cross-platform access
Features
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Tastemade turns everyday moments into something worth savoring. From bold flavors and beautiful spaces to journeys that open your eyes to the world. Explore original, award-winning series and documentaries in food, travel, home, and design, crafted to spark curiosity and fuel what you love most. Watch free across our four channels, or enjoy everything ad-free and on-demand with a Tastemade Cooking membership. Members save favorites, pick up right where they left off on mobile, TV, and web, and unlock exclusive recipes, meal plans, and more. Your home for inspiring personalities and extraordinary experiences. This is where taste is made. Tastemade Cooking membership benefits include: —1,000+ hours of food and lifestyle shows —Watch unlimited content, ad-free and on-demand —Save your favorite shows and pick up where you left off in any of Tastemade’s apps on mobile, TV, and web —Personalized meal plans in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com —12,000+ recipes and cooking videos in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS and on tastemade.com —Automatically built grocery list in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com Choose from two subscription options: —Tastemade Cooking Monthly membership: 1-week free trial, then $5.99 per month. Cancel anytime. —Tastemade Cooking Annual membership: 1-week free trial, then $49.99 per year (save 30%!). Cancel anytime. This app does not include recipes or meal plans, which can be found in the Tastemade Cooking app and on tastemade.com. Please see our terms at https://www.tastemade.com/terms

About

NuWave

Discover hundreds of recipes specifically designed for NuWave appliances. From quick snacks to full meals, this app helps you prepare delicious dishes with organized ingredient lists and saved favorites.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of NuWave-specific recipes
  • Organized by appliance
  • Search functionality
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Integrated ingredient lists
Features
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Now you can truly Live Well For Less with your favorite NuWave appliance. Featuring hundreds of recipes specifically written by NuWave chefs for NuWave customers, there's a recipe here for virtually any occasion. Whether you're a first-time cook or a seasoned pro, you'll be able to prepare everything from delicious meals to healthy snacks to scrumptious desserts using the resources in this app. - Includes over 1100 recipes and counting - Recipes are neatly organized by product for easy browsing - Can't find the recipe you want? Just use the convenient search bar to find the right recipe - Save your favorite recipes with the press of a button for quick and easy recall - Keep an organized list of ingredients right in the app so you always know what groceries you need to buy Browse recipe selections for the NuWave Oven, NuWave Precision Induction Cooktop, NuWave Brio Digital Air Fryer, NuWave Nutri-Pot Digital Pressure Cooker, NuWave Medley Digital Skillet, NuWave Bravo Convection Oven, NuWave Mosaic Induction Wok and the NuWave BruHub Coffee Maker.

Screenshots

Tastemade4 screens
NuWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tastemade at 4.6 against NuWave's 3.1. Tastemade also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 27). NuWave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tastemade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. NuWave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tastemade holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tastemade has 7.7K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tastemade's written reviews are positive against 14% of NuWave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, NuWave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tastemade versus NuWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTastemadeNuWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better3.1 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB105 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTastemade, Inc.nuwavenow.com

Customer experience

Tastemade

All ratings7,716 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.6%

NuWave

All ratings27 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative48.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

Bugs and requests

Tastemade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login issues
  • Inconsistent video playback
  • Saved recipes disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add written recipes alongside videos
  • Improve search functionality
  • Allow saving unlimited recipes
  • Provide more free content
  • Fix stability issues

NuWave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemade

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemade+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Tastemade+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

NuWave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tastemade free?
Tastemade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NuWave free?
NuWave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tastemade or NuWave?
Tastemade is rated higher. Tastemade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while NuWave averages 3.1 from 27 ratings.
Do Tastemade or NuWave have ads?
Tastemade shows ads; NuWave does not.
Which is updated more often, Tastemade or NuWave?
Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, and NuWave every 2 months. Most recently, Tastemade was updated on October 16, 2026 and NuWave on September 23, 2026.

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