ADYKO Recipe Cards vs Recipe Kit
Updated August 14, 2026
Recipe Kit is the Shopify recipe-card incumbent: launched May 2020, Built for Shopify, 82 reviews at 4.8 stars, and a dedicated marketing site at recipekit.com. ADYKO Recipe Cards launched May 8, 2026. The products do the same job — branded, schema-ready, shoppable recipe cards on a Shopify blog. The gap is trust and distribution, not the core card.
| Feature | ADYKO Recipe Cards | Recipe Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | ADYKO (Toronto) | Bolle Apps (Vancouver) |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | May 11, 2020 |
| Shopify rating | No reviews yet | 4.8 / 82 reviews |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Public demo store on listing | Not yet | Yes |
| Install price | Free | Free plan (10 recipes) |
| Paid plans | $19/mo Essentials | $17 / $29 / $99 per month |
| Recipe JSON-LD | Yes | Yes |
| Theme app blocks | Yes | Yes |
| Shoppable ingredients | Yes | Yes (add-to-cart on paid plans) |
| Nutrition labels | Yes | Yes (metered analyses) |
| Ratings on the card | Yes | Yes |
| Cook mode / checklists | Yes | Yes |
| Custom CSS / branding | Yes | Yes |
| Recipe analytics | Not shipped | Views, shares, attributed revenue |
| AI recipe draft | Claimed on listing; finish the first-run flow | On Advanced plan |
| Migration / import | Concierge for now | Paid-plan migration help |
| Integrations advertised | Shopify blog + theme editor | Checkout, DropInBlog, blog comment apps |
When Recipe Kit is the better install
Pick Recipe Kit if you already have a large recipe library, need documented migration of hundreds of posts, want in-app revenue analytics, or will not install an app with no reviews. That is a rational choice. Their merchants have been posting five-star reviews for years.
When ADYKO is the better install
Pick ADYKO Recipe Cards if you are starting a Shopify recipe blog, want a free install to test schema and shoppable cards, or want a newer editor with cook mode, nutrition, and theme-block publishing without jumping to Recipe Kit’s $29 Advanced plan. Ask us to build your first recipes if you do not want to learn another admin.