NYT Cooking Downloads & RevenueNYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals · App Store & Google Play
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals by The New York Times Company is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals update history & changes
Last change · 66 events since 17 Sep 2014Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 66 events
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CO, RU
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: eatsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by Apple: “TRY SOMETHING NEW”iOStoday · AR, AU, BR, CO, RU
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: groceryiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CO, RU
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: dinner, menuiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: limeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU, US
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: madeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU, US
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU, US
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: listiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU, US
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · AR, BR, CA, CO, RU, US
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: healthyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 4.174.0iOSNew search landing page and ability to share folders.
- 📊NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: downloads up ×3.9 in a weekiOSabout 2.3k a day now (our estimate)
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 2.141.0AndroidThis release includes some improvements and bug fixes.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the Play Store.
For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recipe, cookbook, groceryiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recime, healthyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: dinnersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: groceryiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 4.173.1iOSWe’ve made some bug fixes and improvements.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the App Store. For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 16 countries
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 7) · 16 countries
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 4.172.0iOSiPhone Duo Support
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Food & Drink · SA
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: app got biggeriOS131 MB → 245 MB (+87%)
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 4.171.0iOSWe’ve made some bug fixes and improvements.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the App Store. For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - 📊NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: downloads up ×6.2 in a weekiOSabout 3.9k a day now (our estimate)
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Food & Drink · NL
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Food & Drink · NL
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: keywords changediOS· US
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Food & Drink · MX · Top Grossing · Food & Drink · TH · Top Grossing · Food & Drink · TR · Top Grossing · Food & Drink · VN
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 4.170.1iOSWe’ve made some bug fixes and improvements.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the App Store. For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals updated to version 2.140.0AndroidThis release includes some improvements and bug fixes.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the Play Store.
For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recime, healthyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: kitcheniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Food & Drink · BR · Top Grossing · Food & Drink · IT
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: gronda, recipe, kitcheniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Food & Drink · GB
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: cookbook, recime, menuiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by Apple: “OUR FAVOURITES”iOStoday · AU, BR
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Food & Drink · ID
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recipes, recime, ingredientsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by Apple: “TRY SOMETHING NEW”iOStoday · AU, BR
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals: featuring lifted it to #107 (from outside the chart)iOSGreat Everyday Picks · AU
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recipes, cookbookiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · BR
- ✏️NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals added hidden keywords: recipe, dinneriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · BR
- 📈NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Food & Drink · KR
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by AppleiOSapps · BR
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by Apple: “TRY SOMETHING NEW”iOStoday · AU, BR
- 🆕NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- 🆕NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals first spotted by AppInsideriOS#11 in Top Grossing · Food & Drink · United Kingdom
- 🌟NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals featured by Apple: “DEEP DIVE”iOStoday · BR, CA
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals version 4.170.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals version 2.139.0AndroidThis release includes some improvements and bug fixes.
If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the Play Store.
For bug reports or suggestions, you can reach us at [email protected] - 🎉NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals in-app event: Our Best Fall RecipesiOSNEW SEASON · until 1 Oct
- 🆕NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Food & Drink GrossingNYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A subscription-based recipe and meal-planning platform from The New York Times offering editor-curated collections, instructional videos, and digital organization tools for home cooks. The app holds the #2 spot in US Food & Drink Grossing charts, demonstrating strong monetization performance relative to its free download status.
Similar apps: Yummly, SideChef, Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.127.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Cooking - Annual subscription | |
| 6 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | All Access - Monthly subscription | |
| 8 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | NYT Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | Cooking - Monthly subscription |
Hidden keywords
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #2 Food & Drink Grossing | 16 of 30 countries | #101 | #2 |
| Google Play | #3 Food & Drink Grossing | 14 of 23 countries | #91 | #4 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (6)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 532 | 88% | ▼ -7% |
| Canada | 42 | 7% | ▼ -6% |
 United Kingdom | 13 | 2% | steady |
 Australia | 9.2 | 2% | ▼ -5% |
 Germany | 6.5 | 1% | steady |
 France | 2.2 | 0% | ▲ +20% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 550k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 19k 4.3k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 569k |
What users say about NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
From the 159 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly praise the high quality and reliability of NYT recipes but are increasingly frustrated by recent app updates that introduce intrusive AI features, aggressive ads, and compatibility issues with older devices. The sentiment has shifted from purely positive to mixed-negative due to perceived degradation in user experience and value for money.
Mostly positive (81% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use great results”
- Features & content: “The tag/save feature is so handy”
- Useful: “The grocery list is very helpful”
- Fun: “But I’ll take it as entertainment”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Way too many ads for a paid subscription”
- Updates: “You broke it with the update”
- Features & content: “It might come with new features?”
- Ads: “Ruined my recipe box, tons of ads”
About NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
Subscribe to New York Times Cooking in the app, or if you’re already a subscriber, log in for unlimited access to our recipes and much more.
THE NYT COOKING APP INCLUDES:
DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE RECIPES
- Healthy, hearty, vegetarian or anything else: We have 30-minute dinner recipes for seamless meal planning.
- From morning muffins to desserts for a crowd, we have tried-and-true baking recipes for every occasion.
- Our recipes include ratings, reviews and helpful tips from thousands of other home cooks.
COOKS YOU KNOW AND LOVE
- We have quick recipes and cooking videos from cooks you trust, including Samin Nosrat, Ina Garten and more.
- Plus, tips, tricks and demonstrations from our editors, including Melissa Clark and Eric Kim.
HELPFUL COOKING VIDEOS
- Follow step-by-step demonstrations and guides.
- Scroll through hundreds of short-form cooking videos to discover new recipes.
- Sit back and enjoy episodes of our longform shows, like Cooking 101 and The Veggie.
MEAL PREP MADE EASY
- Search our database of over 20,000 recipes by diet, cuisine, meal type and more.
- Save and organize the recipes you want to make each week in your Recipe Box.
- Add the ingredients to our built-in grocery list, or skip the hassle and order grocery delivery via Instacart.
EASY VIEWING WITH iPAD COMPATIBILITY
- Watch high-resolution cooking videos and photos on a larger screen.
- Keep multiple windows open for simpler cooking.
- Drag and drop simple recipes into folders in your Recipe Box.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES COOKING APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals App Store
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals is #2 in Food & Drink Grossing in United States and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Food & Drink GrossingNYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A subscription-based recipe and meal-planning platform from The New York Times offering editor-curated collections, instructional videos, and digital organization tools for home cooks. The app holds the #2 spot in US Food & Drink Grossing charts, demonstrating strong monetization performance relative to its free download status.
Similar apps: Yummly, SideChef, Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals on the App Store
App details
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Cooking - Annual subscription | |
| 6 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | All Access - Monthly subscription | |
| 8 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | NYT Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | Cooking - Monthly subscription |
Hidden keywords
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Food & DrinkGrossing | #2 |
| Canada | Food & DrinkGrossing | #3 |
 South Korea | Food & DrinkGrossing | #7 |
| United Kingdom | Food & DrinkGrossing | #12 |
 India | Food & DrinkGrossing | #6 |
 Japan | Food & DrinkGrossing | #29 |
| Australia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
| Germany | Food & DrinkGrossing | #17 |
 Brazil | Food & DrinkGrossing | #13 |
| France | Food & DrinkGrossing | #18 |
 Italy | Food & DrinkGrossing | #13 |
| United States | Food & DrinkFree | #101 |
 Saudi Arabia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #12 |
 China | Food & DrinkGrossing | #96 |
 United Arab Emirates | Food & DrinkGrossing | #11 |
 Indonesia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #17 |
 Russia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #27 |
| Canada | Food & DrinkFree | #75 |
| Germany | Food & DrinkFree | #145 |
| Australia | Food & DrinkFree | #154 |
Apps near NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals on the chart
Food & Drink Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (6)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 532 | 88% | ▼ -7% |
| Canada | 42 | 7% | ▼ -6% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 2% | steady |
| Australia | 9.2 | 2% | ▼ -5% |
| Germany | 6.5 | 1% | steady |
| France | 2.2 | 0% | ▲ +20% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
From the 159 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly praise the high quality and reliability of NYT recipes but are increasingly frustrated by recent app updates that introduce intrusive AI features, aggressive ads, and compatibility issues with older devices. The sentiment has shifted from purely positive to mixed-negative due to perceived degradation in user experience and value for money.
Mostly positive (81% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use great results”
- Features & content: “The tag/save feature is so handy”
- Useful: “The grocery list is very helpful”
- Fun: “But I’ll take it as entertainment”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Way too many ads for a paid subscription”
- Updates: “You broke it with the update”
- Features & content: “It might come with new features?”
- Ads: “Ruined my recipe box, tons of ads”
About NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
Subscribe to New York Times Cooking in the app, or if you’re already a subscriber, log in for unlimited access to our recipes and much more.
THE NYT COOKING APP INCLUDES:
DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE RECIPES
- Healthy, hearty, vegetarian or anything else: We have 30-minute dinner recipes for seamless meal planning.
- From morning muffins to desserts for a crowd, we have tried-and-true baking recipes for every occasion.
- Our recipes include ratings, reviews and helpful tips from thousands of other home cooks.
COOKS YOU KNOW AND LOVE
- We have quick recipes and cooking videos from cooks you trust, including Samin Nosrat, Ina Garten and more.
- Plus, tips, tricks and demonstrations from our editors, including Melissa Clark and Eric Kim.
HELPFUL COOKING VIDEOS
- Follow step-by-step demonstrations and guides.
- Scroll through hundreds of short-form cooking videos to discover new recipes.
- Sit back and enjoy episodes of our longform shows, like Cooking 101 and The Veggie.
MEAL PREP MADE EASY
- Search our database of over 20,000 recipes by diet, cuisine, meal type and more.
- Save and organize the recipes you want to make each week in your Recipe Box.
- Add the ingredients to our built-in grocery list, or skip the hassle and order grocery delivery via Instacart.
EASY VIEWING WITH iPAD COMPATIBILITY
- Watch high-resolution cooking videos and photos on a larger screen.
- Keep multiple windows open for simpler cooking.
- Drag and drop simple recipes into folders in your Recipe Box.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES COOKING APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
Latest updates
Store changes
What NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from The New York Times Company
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals Android
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals is #4 in Food & Drink Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 14 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Food & Drink GrossingNYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A subscription-based recipe and cooking video platform from The New York Times targeting home cooks seeking editor-curated, tested meals and meal-planning tools. The app holds strong grossing positions in the Food & Drink category across multiple international markets, notably ranking #2 in Canada and #5 in the US, indicating high monetization efficiency despite a free download model.
Similar apps: Yummly, SideChef, Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.127.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Cooking Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Cooking - Annual subscription | |
| 6 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | All Access - Monthly subscription | |
| 8 | Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | NYT Cooking - Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | Cooking - Monthly subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Food & DrinkGrossing | #4 |
| Canada | Food & DrinkGrossing | #3 |
| India | Food & DrinkGrossing | #8 |
| United Kingdom | Food & DrinkGrossing | #18 |
 Mexico | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
| Indonesia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
| Saudi Arabia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
| United States | Food & DrinkFree | #91 |
 Netherlands | Food & DrinkGrossing | #8 |
| United Arab Emirates | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
 Turkey | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
 Thailand | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
 Vietnam | Food & DrinkGrossing | #9 |
| Canada | Food & DrinkFree | #64 |
| Australia | Food & DrinkFree | #93 |
| United Kingdom | Food & DrinkFree | #195 |
| Germany | Food & DrinkFree | #184 |
Apps near NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals on the chart
Food & Drink Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the high quality, tested recipes and useful organizational features like notes and folders. However, recent negative feedback focuses on the addition of AI tools and subscription friction.
Mostly positive (94% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Love the cook mode feature”
- Ease of use: “Easy to follow and prepare”
- Useful: “They can really be useful”
- Fun: “cooking might be fun again”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Just got charged this morning and that's how I found out”
- Crashes & bugs: “couldn't save recipes at all, kept getting errors”
About NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
Subscribe to New York Times Cooking in the app, or if you’re already a subscriber, log in for unlimited access to our recipes and much more.
THE NYT COOKING APP INCLUDES:
DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE RECIPES
- Healthy, hearty, vegetarian or anything else: We have 30-minute dinner recipes for seamless meal planning.
- From morning muffins to desserts for a crowd, we have tried-and-true baking recipes for every occasion.
- Our recipes include ratings, reviews and helpful tips from thousands of other home cooks.
COOKS YOU KNOW AND LOVE
- We have quick recipes and cooking videos from cooks you trust, including Samin Nosrat, Ina Garten and more.
- Plus, tips, tricks and demonstrations from our editors, including Melissa Clark and Eric Kim.
HELPFUL COOKING VIDEOS
- Follow step-by-step demonstrations and guides.
- Scroll through hundreds of short-form cooking videos to discover new recipes.
- Sit back and enjoy episodes of our longform shows, like Cooking 101 and The Veggie.
MEAL PREP MADE EASY
- Search our database of over 20,000 recipes by diet, cuisine, meal type and more.
- Save and organize the recipes you want to make each week in your Recipe Box.
- Add the ingredients to our built-in grocery list, or skip the hassle and order grocery delivery via Instacart.
EASY VIEWING
- Watch high-resolution cooking videos and photos on a larger screen.
- Keep multiple windows open for simpler cooking.
- Drag and drop simple recipes into folders in your Recipe Box.
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