Recipe Apps ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Recipe Apps. We recorded 151 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 145 ads from 31 advertisers. Most often shown: Hungryroot, Weight Watchers and Forbes.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Recipe Apps conversations
top 25 of 31Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 145 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungryroot | 93 | 64.1% |
| 2 | Weight Watchers | 8 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Forbes | 5 | 3.4% |
| 4 | DoorDash | 4 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Thistle | 4 | 2.8% |
| 6 | marleyspoon.com | 3 | 2.1% |
| 7 | CartHappy | 2 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Nurture Life | 2 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Shutterfly | 2 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Asana | 1 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Boar's Head® | 1 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ButcherBox | 1 | 0.7% |
| 13 | CardCritics | 1 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Consumer Rating | 1 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Cybernews | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Domino's Pizza | 1 | 0.7% |
| 17 | escoffier.edu | 1 | 0.7% |
| 18 | ezCater | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Granola | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Jotform | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Name Bubbles | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | packard3d.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | pdfFiller | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Rocket Money | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Scoolinary SL | 1 | 0.7% |
6 more advertisers shared the other 6 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 141 | 97.2% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 4 | 2.8% |
Shopping ads include 1 ad that our export labels as a text ad but that showed only a price where a headline would be.
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- HungryrootText ad
Automatic Meal Planning
Shown 11 times
- DoorDashText ad
DoorDash: Food, Grocery and Retail
Shown 3 times
- ForbesText ad
Top Meal Kits – Forbes
Shown 3 times
- ThistleText ad
Plans For Your Week
Shown 3 times
- marleyspoon.comText ad
MMM Consumer Brands Inc.
Your Weekly Meals, Sorted
Shown 3 times
- Weight WatchersText ad
Food Choices With WW
Shown 3 times
- Nurture LifeText ad
More Variety, Less Meal Prep
Shown 2 times
- CartHappyText ad
Compare grocery prices instantly
Shown 2 times
- StoryloftText ad
Draft to print-ready, one app
Shown 1 time
- ShutterflyShopping ad
Custom Photo Books: Classic Recipes | 8x11 | Glossy Hard Cover | Standard Pages | Shutterfly
$40.99
Shown 1 time
- ButcherBoxText ad
Better Meat Starts Here
Shown 1 time
- Name BubblesShopping ad
Dots Write-On Labels
£18.66
Shown 1 time
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “paprika vs anylist vs plan to eat for a family that wants recipes and grocery lists in one place”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Custom Meal Plan”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 02:25 ET
In a conversation that began “i save recipes from tiktok, instagram and food blogs but can never find them later, which recipe app would organize everything in one place?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Thistle.
Text ad: “Simple Ingredient Goals”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 03:05 ET
In a conversation that began “anylist not syncing fix”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Asana.
Text ad: “One list for work and life”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 02:21 ET
In a conversation that began “Best recipe app for iPad in the kitchen?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Nurture Life.
Text ad: “More Variety, Less Meal Prep”
Best for question · Oct 4, 04:43 ET
In a conversation that began “is paprika worth buying on both iphone and mac or just one device”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Turn Your Goals Into a Weekly Plan”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 01:57 ET
In a conversation that began “is a paid meal planning app worth it for someone who always forgets to plan dinners”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Meal Kit Plan”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 04:30 ET
In a conversation that began “is plan to eat worth it for someone who mostly cooks their own recipes and wants to plan weekly”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Quick Meal Plans for Busy Weeks”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 02:12 ET
In a conversation that began “how much can a meal planning app actually save on groceries for a family of four”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Nurture Life.
Text ad: “More Variety, Less Meal Prep”
Price question · Oct 4, 02:06 ET
In a conversation that began “is anylist complete worth paying for to share lists and recipes with my wife”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Meal Plan + Groceries”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 04:44 ET
In a conversation that began “how do i choose between a free recipe app with ads and a paid one without them”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Smarter Meal Plans”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 04:22 ET
In a conversation that began “best meal planning app for batch cooking”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Automatic Meal Planning”
Best for question · Oct 4, 03:28 ET
In a conversation that began “my recipe app imports recipes with messed up ingredient lists, which app handles importing best”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Turn Your Goals Into a Weekly Plan”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 05:24 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 31 | 21.4% |
| Comparison | 22 | 15.2% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 15.2% |
| Price | 21 | 14.5% |
| Long scenario | 22 | 15.2% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.3% |
| Worth it | 12 | 8.3% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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