Comparison

Gousto vs Knoops

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

Head to head
About

Gousto

This app simplifies home cooking by delivering pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow recipe cards. Choose from a vast, rotating menu of global cuisines and quick meals, all delivered to your door. Enjoy fresh, flavorful dishes without the hassle of grocery shopping or meal planning.

Highlights
  • Browse and choose weekly recipes
  • Schedule deliveries
  • Adjust box size
  • Pause or cancel subscription
  • Pre-portioned ingredients
  • Step-by-step recipe cards
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From 10 minute meals to global cuisines, Gousto makes it easier than ever to cook fresh, flavour-packed dishes at home. Every week, choose from our massive, ever-changing menu of recipes and get everything you need delivered to your door – perfectly measured ingredients and easy step-by-step recipe cards. Whether you’re a total beginner or a confident cook, Gousto’s recipe boxes make dinner simpler, tastier and more exciting. With the Gousto app you can: • Browse and choose your recipes each week • Schedule your deliveries • Change your box size to suit your household • Pause or cancel your subscription any time Why Gousto recipe boxes? • Save time with pre-portioned ingredients – no extra shopping trips • Discover a huge variety of cuisines and flavours • Flexible plans that fit around your lifestyle • Fresh ingredients from trusted suppliers Meals that don’t cost the earth We’re proud to be a B Corp, part of a global community using business as a force for good. It’s something that sets us apart from the supermarkets. By downloading and using this app, you confirm that you accept our Terms & Conditions (UK: gousto.co.uk/terms-and-conditions | ROI: gousto.ie/terms-and-conditions), our Terms of Use (UK: gousto.co.uk/terms-of-use | ROI: gousto.ie/terms-of-use), and our Privacy & Cookies policies (UK: gousto.co.uk/privacy-and-cookies-policies | ROI: gousto.ie/privacy-and-cookies-policies). * Excludes delivery charges and surcharge items.

About

Knoops

Discover your perfect chocolate drink with a unique percentage-based menu. Experiment with different chocolates, milks, and flavors to create personalized hot chocolates, milkshakes, and iced chocolates. Earn rewards for your delicious creations.

Highlights
  • Percentage-based chocolate menu
  • Customizable drinks (milk, flavors)
  • Hot chocolate, milkshake, iced chocolate
  • Loyalty points collection
  • Discover your perfect chocolate
Features
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Our founder Jens Knoops has had a strong relationship with chocolate since his childhood in rural Germany. In 2013, he decided to share his passion and opened the first Knoops store in Rye, East Sussex. Since then, Jens has gone on to open more Knoops stores, built a team of chocolate lovers around him, developed an at-home range of chocolate flakes, and even released a chocolate cookbook. The Knoops concept is based around our carefully curated percentage menu which offers chocolates to suit every taste and mood. We find joy in helping you to discover your perfect chocolate drink, and encourage experimentation with different % chocolates and flavours in a process we call ‘Knoopology’. This process is simple;choose your chocolate %, milk, and extra flavours like sea salt, orange zest or chilli to be made into a hot chocolate, milkshake or iced chocolate. With our app, you can get rewarded for your experimenting with Knoopology by collect points with every drink you buy in our stores.

Screenshots

Gousto4 screens
Knoops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Knoops at free against Gousto's subscription. Knoops also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). Gousto's advantage is ratings volume (340 vs 19) and review sentiment (61% vs 52%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

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 — 4.9 for Gousto against 5.0 for Knoops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gousto has 340 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Gousto's written reviews are positive against 52% of Knoops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gousto ships an update weekly, Knoops fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gousto versus Knoops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoustoKnoops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (340 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better52.3% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better19
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB43 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGoustoKNOOPS

Customer experience

Gousto

All ratings340 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative32.3%

Knoops

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative38.6%

Bugs and requests

Gousto

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on various devices
  • Delivery issues and missing items
  • Automatic orders without user consent
  • Incorrect or missing nutritional information

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow more servings per meal
  • Improve app stability and performance
  • Provide more dietary/allergy options
  • Offer more affordable meal plans
  • Improve delivery reliability and communication
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  • Enhance customer service responsiveness

Knoops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gousto

No in-app purchases

None

Knoops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gousto free?
Gousto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knoops free?
Knoops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gousto or Knoops?
Knoops is rated higher. Gousto averages 4.9 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while Knoops averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do Gousto or Knoops have ads?
Gousto shows ads; Knoops does not.
Which is updated more often, Gousto or Knoops?
Gousto ships an update weekly, and Knoops fortnightly. Most recently, Gousto was updated on September 23, 2026 and Knoops on September 21, 2026.

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