Barbeque-Nation vs Just the Recipe: Cook smarter

Barbeque-Nation

BarbequeNation
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2K installs
VS

Just the Recipe: Cook smarter

Streamliners
App Store
$1.5K/mo
~$17.7K/yr · 256K installs
Revenue winner Just the Recipe: Cook smarter wins +147600% vs other
Installs winner Just the Recipe: Cook smarter wins +13742% vs other
MAU winner Just the Recipe: Cook smarter wins +14471% vs other
Rating winner Just the Recipe: Cook smarter wins +15% vs other

Why Just the Recipe: Cook smarter is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter earns roughly 1476× more per month than Barbeque-Nation - $1.5K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter runs a $1.49/mo subscription that compounds; Barbeque-Nation relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter has ~256K lifetime installs vs Barbeque-Nation's ~2K - 138.4× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter sits at 4.88★ vs 4.24★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Barbeque-Nation
vs
Just the Recipe: Cook smarter
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$1.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$17.7K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
256K
Monthly active users (est.)?
210.9
31K
App Store rating
4.24★
4.88★
Total ratings
37
3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$1.49
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
1 tiers

Barbeque-Nation

BarbequeNation
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
Feb 4, 2016
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
87.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
6.0.1
Languages
English
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Just the Recipe: Cook smarter

Streamliners
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
Feb 22, 2022
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
78.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.6.5
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Barbeque-Nation or Just the Recipe: Cook smarter? v
Just the Recipe: Cook smarter earns about $1.5K per month, while Barbeque-Nation earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$1.5K more per month for Just the Recipe: Cook smarter). Annual revenue: Barbeque-Nation ≈ $0/year, Just the Recipe: Cook smarter ≈ $17.7K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Barbeque-Nation or Just the Recipe: Cook smarter? v
Just the Recipe: Cook smarter leads with about 256K estimated downloads vs 2K for Barbeque-Nation - a 138.4× gap. Barbeque-Nation's App Store downloads are estimated from 37 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Barbeque-Nation and Just the Recipe: Cook smarter in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Food & Drink category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Barbeque-Nation and Just the Recipe: Cook smarter offer? v
Barbeque-Nation: no IAP detected on the public listing. Just the Recipe: Cook smarter: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Barbeque-Nation runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Just the Recipe: Cook smarter runs "Subscription (~$1.49/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Barbeque-Nation or Just the Recipe: Cook smarter? v
Just the Recipe: Cook smarter edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Barbeque-Nation 37 ratings, Just the Recipe: Cook smarter 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Barbeque-Nation vs Just the Recipe: Cook smarter revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Barbeque-Nation and $1.5K for Just the Recipe: Cook smarter are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Food & Drink) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Barbeque-Nation or Just the Recipe: Cook smarter to a different App Store app? v
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