Best Cooking App

4.9😊(433K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#56in Food & Drink

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Discover over 10,000 recipes with video guides and step-by-step cooking modes. An AI assistant helps find personalized dishes, and you can shop for ingredients directly through the app. Connect with a community of home chefs and save your favorites.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🚀 Helpful step-by-step videos
💡 Variety of recipes
👍 Organized and user-friendly
👍 Great for beginners and experienced cooks
👍 Useful shopping list feature
👍 Customizable serving sizes

Room to Improve

🐛 Recipes not always accurate
🐛 Saved recipes sometimes disappear
🔒 Limited login options (Facebook/phone number only)
🔍 Search and filtering could be improved
🔍 Inability to categorize saved recipes
🔊 Automatic audio playback can be annoying

NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals by The New York Times Company

Easy recipes and kitchen tips

Strong Contender

4.9😊(549K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#2in Food & Drink

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Discover thousands of tested recipes, from quick weeknight dinners to impressive holiday dishes. Find inspiration with editor-curated collections and helpful cooking videos. Organize your favorites, plan meals, and create grocery lists.

What We Love

🚀 Great recipes
👍 Easy to use
💡 Helpful community comments
🚀 Convenient features like shopping lists
👍 Variety of cuisines and recipes
👍 Inspiring and motivating for home cooks
👍 Reliable and high-quality content

Room to Improve

🔍 Difficult to navigate and find recipes
🔍 Missing features like dietary filters
🔍 Lack of nutritional information
🔍 Forced video content
🔍 Buggy app with login issues
💰 Expensive subscription for some users
🔍 Difficult to cancel subscription

Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes by Culi, Inc.

Organize Recipes, Plan Meals

Worth Considering

ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner

4.7😊(3.8K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#54in Food & Drink

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Learn foundational cooking concepts through engaging, step-by-step video instructions and recipes. This app helps you build confidence in the kitchen, even with no prior experience. Discover new dishes and master culinary skills with guidance from former Michelin star chefs.

What We Love

🚀 Easy to use
👍 Helpful videos and instructions
👍 Engaging and entertaining
👍 Streamlined grocery shopping
👍 Teaches cooking fundamentals
👍 Confidence-building for beginners
👍 Wide variety of recipes

Room to Improve

🔒 Paywall locks most content
💰 Subscription is too expensive
🐛 Frequent app crashes
🐛 Inability to progress in lessons
🐛 Measurement issues
🐛 Lack of accessibility features

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