# Smart Chef - Cooking Helper — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of Smart Chef by Rantek Inc., rated 3.80/5 from 5 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-chef-cooking-helper/id319592815/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-chef-cooking-helper/id319592815.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (4 of 23) ### 5/5 — Practical app! *2010-01-08* Very useful!! ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2009-12-25* Cooks will love this app! Instant cooking substitutes on your iPhone. Amazing variety of ingredient substitues. ### 5/5 — Great idea. *2009-07-31* Who can remember which cookbook has a list of substitutions. Very comprehensive. ### 5/5 — Finally!!! *2009-06-17* Major help in the kitchen!! Extremely user friendly!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes -Update *2012-06-13* Crashes on iPod touch 2nd gen after jun 2012 update!!! ### 2/5 — Good Concept ... Needs Work *2010-02-10* The number of substitutions is limited with very few customization options. Without significant increase in the number and variety of substitutions offered, I can't recommend. ### 2/5 — Not enough herb choices *2009-12-26* How about for herbs you don't use regularly like cumin? Most of the categories seem sparse and I would not have bought this if I had seen the limited selections. ### 2/5 — Limited *2009-11-18* No search feature - must scroll through everything. Limited vegetable substitutions. Good idea...needs work. ### 3/5 — Disappointed *2014-10-26* Easy to use. You are not able to search specific ingredients to find substitutions. There is a very limited amount of information. ### 3/5 — Smart Chef Substitutions *2010-07-13* I bought this App for one particular item I cannot source, alas this item is not included in the ingredients! It would be nice to have a search option rather than having to second guess which category contains the item you are looking to substitute. These issues aside it is a nice facility to have especially when living in a place where the ingredients you are used to having readily available are simply not on the supermarket shelves. ### 3/5 — anemic *2009-07-01* well, I was hoping for a lot more - should be free really. Cannot seem to search, just the spin wheel thing. I would have also liked to have seen more items as well as substitutions from what people can typically find - dried eggs? really? A section for fish might be nice too. I will keep it and hope updates expand and improve what is a really great idea. ### 4/5 — Very handy *2010-01-16* I love that this has multi-ethnic and dehydrated ingredients. Wish you could ask them to add ingredients via gui. I need a sub for saltpeter. ### 4/5 — Useful but... *2009-11-16* How do you measure 7/8 cup of flour?!?! ### 5/5 — Erstaunlicher Küchenhelfer *2014-06-21* … wenn einem mal eine Zutat fehlt oder man diese nicht verwenden möchte. In den unterschiedlichen Bereichen von Backen, Kochen bis hin zu glutenfrei kann man die Lebensmittel auswählen und erhält Alternativen. Die Vorschläge sind brauchbar. Bitte beachten, dass die Sprache wie in der Beschreibung ausschließlich Englisch ist, aber das ist hier kein Problem. ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2014-01-14* I love this app and it's easy to understand and use -everything is all in one place! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2011-12-18* Great essential app...Perfect for when you're in a pinch. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2010-09-09* I have used this app so much what a life saver! You start to cook something great and then realize you are missing something. Just grab your phone or iPod and use this app and disaster averted. Love it! ### 5/5 — Very Useful *2010-09-06* I REALLY !!! like this app. I have found it useful and user-friendly. With 10 catagories you get alot of help for emergency needed subsitutions. GREAT APP.. Highly recommended.. ### 5/5 — Handy! *2010-06-22* I've used it a few times now and the subs have worked out nicely. ### 5/5 — Amazing!!! *2010-05-31* An amazing app for the kitchen. Substitutes for any situation. Thank you Rantek ### 5/5 — A cook must have! *2010-04-21* Super easy to use and faster than looking up a substitute or going to the store. Lots of bang for your 1.99! ### 5/5 — Came in handy! *2010-02-14* Used the app today to find a sub for sour cream. Did the job! Thanks. ### 5/5 — Super useful! *2010-02-04* So many times I have ran out of a certain item while cooking. This is a great app! :) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*