Cooked vs Zip Recipes
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| Feature | Cooked v1.16.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details | Zip Recipes v8.2.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | June 11, 2026 |
| Editions | Cooked · Cooked Pro ($) | Zip Recipes · Zip Recipes Lover ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop recipe builder with galleries, nutrition and allergens; Recipe schema markup for search engines, with Yoast and Rank Math hooks; Built-in cooking timers, unit conversion and related recipes | Adds schema.org Recipe markup for search results; Recipe cards, recipe grid and nutrition label; Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes |
| Cons | Some advanced options are only reachable through Pro upgrade screens; Layout depends on its own shortcodes and templates | Some blocks are premium and locked in the free build; Licence and updates go through the Freemius SDK; Premium blocks cannot be used in the free build |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag and drop recipe builder, Recipe structured data for search engines, Cooking timer shortcode, Nutrition facts and allergens, Measurement and unit conversion, Recipe photo gallery shortcode, Related recipes, CSV recipe import, Upgrade to Pro screens and menu item | Recipe card with schema.org markup, Recipe grid shortcode and block, Nutrition label shortcode and block, Premium block gating ($), Recipe management admin page |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Elementor | — |
| Other | — | Freemius SDK, Gutenberg block editor |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.0 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.freemius.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | 17 | 4 |