FOOD & WINE vs Pestle: Recipe Manager

FOOD & WINE

TI Media Solutions Inc.
App Store
$132/mo
~$1.6K/yr · 18K installs
VS

Pestle: Recipe Manager

Will Bishop
App Store
$1.1K/mo
~$13.1K/yr · 137K installs
Revenue winner Pestle: Recipe Manager wins +726% vs other
Installs winner Pestle: Recipe Manager wins +676% vs other
MAU winner Pestle: Recipe Manager wins +690% vs other
Rating winner Pestle: Recipe Manager wins +7% vs other

Why Pestle: Recipe Manager is winning

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

  1. Pestle: Recipe Manager earns roughly 8× more per month than FOOD & WINE - $1.1K vs $132.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Pestle: Recipe Manager undercuts at $2.99/mo vs $4.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Pestle: Recipe Manager has ~137K lifetime installs vs FOOD & WINE's ~18K - 7.8× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Pestle: Recipe Manager sits at 4.74★ vs 4.43★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

FOOD & WINE
vs
Pestle: Recipe Manager
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$132
$1.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.6K
$13.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
18K
137K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2K
16K
App Store rating
4.43★
4.74★
Total ratings
352
2K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$2.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
6 tiers

FOOD & WINE

TI Media Solutions Inc.
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
Oct 7, 2010
Last updated
Jan 26, 2026
File size
84.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
104.9.4
Languages
Dutch, English
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Pestle: Recipe Manager

Will Bishop
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
Jan 20, 2022
Last updated
Feb 17, 2026
File size
102.6 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
3.0.11
Languages
Danish, English, French, German
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FAQ

Which makes more money, FOOD & WINE or Pestle: Recipe Manager? v
Pestle: Recipe Manager earns about $1.1K per month, while FOOD & WINE earns about $132. That is a 8.3× revenue gap (~$958 more per month for Pestle: Recipe Manager). Annual revenue: FOOD & WINE ≈ $1.6K/year, Pestle: Recipe Manager ≈ $13.1K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, FOOD & WINE or Pestle: Recipe Manager? v
Pestle: Recipe Manager leads with about 137K estimated downloads vs 18K for FOOD & WINE - a 7.8× gap. FOOD & WINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 352 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pestle: Recipe Manager's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings.
Are FOOD & WINE and Pestle: Recipe Manager 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 FOOD & WINE and Pestle: Recipe Manager offer? v
FOOD & WINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pestle: Recipe Manager: IAP range 6 tiers detected. FOOD & WINE runs a "Subscription (~$2.00/mo)" monetization model; Pestle: Recipe Manager runs "Subscription (~$2.08/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, FOOD & WINE or Pestle: Recipe Manager? v
Pestle: Recipe Manager edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: FOOD & WINE 352 ratings, Pestle: Recipe Manager 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these FOOD & WINE vs Pestle: Recipe Manager revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $132 for FOOD & WINE and $1.1K for Pestle: Recipe Manager 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 FOOD & WINE or Pestle: Recipe Manager to a different App Store app? v
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