Cooking Pasta is a culinary utility app for iOS that provides preparation timers and a pasta-themed memory game.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to ensure consistent pasta texture and to pass time with a thematic game during the cooking process.
For Home cooks seeking precise timing for pasta preparation and basic culinary guidance.
What does it look like?
Key features
Preparation timer for two specific pasta consistencies: al dente and soft.
Interactive game designed to help users memorize different types of dried pasta.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible subscription or IAP gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
Cooking Pasta has been inactive for 321 days, falling well outside the threshold for active development. The last release was a minor update providing iOS 26 support and a bug fix. Given the lack of updates for nearly a year, the app is currently in a zombie state with no evidence of ongoing maintenance or feature development.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a thrilled sentiment. Users appreciate the core pasta-themed game loop provides a cute and engaging experience for casual mobile players.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core pasta-themed game loop provides a cute and engaging experience for casual mobile players
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Competitive landscape for Cooking Pasta
How's the Food & Drink market?
Cooking Pasta maintains a 4-star rating on the App Store, but the 10-month update silence limits its competitive standing against more frequently updated culinary tools.
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Key takeaways for Cooking Pasta
Where is it heading?
The culinary utility market is consolidating around apps that offer integrated notifications and progress tracking. Cooking Pasta's current maintenance-mode posture leaves it exposed to competitors that iterate on these features, so revenue or engagement growth hinges on breaking the update silence.
- The lack of updates for over 10 months indicates the app is in maintenance mode, which limits its ability to compete against evolving culinary utilities.
The SWOT
- Pasta-themed game loop drives initial discovery and casual engagement
- Adding a progress tracker for prepared dishes would satisfy top user requests
Next best moves
Ship in-game cooking reminders because users request notifications halfway through the cycle → increase session utility.
The counter-intuitive read
The pasta-themed game is not just a secondary feature…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive outlook remains stable, with a refined strategic focus on the pasta-themed game loop as the primary driver for user acquisition.
Bottom line
Cooking Pasta maintains a niche utility for home cooks, but the 10-month update silence leaves the product vulnerable to more active rivals, so the developer should prioritize adding requested notification features to prevent user churn.
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