# Sous Chef - Cook Tools & Timer — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of Sous Chef by ChuChu Train Productions, rated 4.50/5 from 338 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sous-chef-cook-tools-and-timer/id496365430/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sous-chef-cook-tools-and-timer/id496365430.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 257 · 4★ 42 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Sous Chef? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⏱️ Multiple simultaneous timers (5 timers) - 🏷️ Ability to label each timer - 📱 Portable and convenient to use - 🔊 Loud and audible alerts - 📊 Useful conversion charts included - 👍 Simple and intuitive interface - 🍳 Perfect for cooking and multitasking - 💰 Affordable pricing - ⚡ Reliable and consistent performance - 🎯 Effective for time management **Cons** - 📢 Inconsistent alert volume levels - 🔔 Alert only rings briefly then shows notification - 📵 Doesn't ring when phone is locked - 📺 No landscape mode support - 🎵 Limited and repetitive alarm sounds - 📍 Accidental timer reset when phone in pocket - 💰 Free version has intrusive pop-up ads - 🐛 Occasional crashes reported - 📈 Limited number of timers (5 max) - 🔊 Alert sound described as shrill **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently during use - Timer doesn't alert when phone is in lock mode - Accidental timer reset when phone placed in pocket - Pop-up ads appear during timer setup - Free version upgrade doesn't convert to Pro (requires repurchase) **Most requested features** - Custom alarm sounds for each timer - Different ringtones/tones for different timers - Count-up feature after timer reaches zero - Larger readout/display text - Cooking temperature reference charts - More than 5 timers available - Gram conversion option - Landscape mode support - Volume control for alerts - Number of alert repetitions option - Menu planning features - Additional sous chef functionality - Ability to select iPhone system ringtones ## Newest reviews (14 of 70) ### 5/5 — Great Timer, but not perfect *2016-09-30* 5 countdown timers and you can add labels. Just be careful not to accidentally reset one, ie, don't put you phone inyour pocket with the timer app on- screen. Also, buy the app or you'll get occasional full-screen animated ads just when you want to set or clear a timer. ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-08-27* Works great. Much easier to carry around and keep track of the timing than to keep going back to the kitchen to check time remaining. Also, can easily time multiple items. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2016-08-21, version 1.4.1* Please add more sous chef tech! As a starting chef this app is very helpful. Maybe menu planning next? ### 5/5 — Great timer! *2016-06-15, version 1.4.1* Love ability to set 3 timers and label each. Only miss the option to select a fun alarm, I had a rooster crowing on my last timer which was fun. :) ### 5/5 — Lots of things on the stove! *2016-06-14, version 1.4.1* Thank goodness for this app! I usually have 3-4 things on the stove, especially during the holidays, any holiday! Love this app!! ### 5/5 — Great *2016-05-19, version 1.4.1* Like it ### 4/5 — Sous chef is like dessert first *2016-02-25* Having too many things cooking at once and not having enough timers used to drive me crazy. This solves all those cooking problems and allows me to label each timer so I know what it's for when it goes off. The only problem us the shrill sound of the alert. Something a little less jarring would be nice. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2016-02-03, version 1.4.1* The only timer you will need. ### 5/5 — App *2015-11-29, version 1.4.1* Love it, it's a great tool for quick conversions ### 4/5 — Great app *2015-10-19, version 1.4.1* I really like this app. Gives me quick conversions and I love the timers. Good deal. ### 4/5 — Great timer *2015-09-20, version 1.4.1* Love it and the price is right! ### 5/5 — Best kitchen timer *2015-08-29, version 1.4.1* Simply the best. Look no further. ### 5/5 — Shel *2015-08-24* Best timer. Great cause there are 4 timers therefore can keep track of several things at same time. Plus being portable can take with me around house and don't have to worry about not being able to hear it. Great tool to have. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-07-30, version 1.4.0* Straight up cool ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — works well, but no count over *2017-06-30* This is a great timer, but there is no count up after it reaches zero. Now I use another multi timer that has this feature, so I can tell how much elapsed time after it reaches its target. ### 1/5 — Not loud enough *2013-03-15, version 1.2.2* Downloaded for the timer and a timer is no good when you can't hear it. Would be okay if you aren't in a commercial kitchen with loud ovens etc. ### 2/5 — Could be great, but isn’t *2021-11-21* This app has potential, but falls short. It doesn’t ring if the phone goes into lock mode, so you have to constantly check to make sure the phone doesn’t turn off. I just burned a tray of cookies due to this. Then the pop up ads are absolutely annoying. They pop up when you’re trying to set a timer. Every. Single. Time. I’m going shopping for a new timer app. ### 2/5 — Crash prone *2013-12-15, version 1.2.7* It's crashed pretty much every time I used it and the lack of landscape mode is frustrating. Other than that it would be useful. ### 3/5 — Good...but needs few improvements, grams too *2020-03-06* I'll give 5 stars when the conversions will include grams that are missing (0z is the only one available ) It would be nice to be able to have different sounds for each timer I bought the app, that is free with ads, to show my gratitude for the nice work so far, but it needs some extra! ### 3/5 — It's okay *2013-07-26* Soooo, it should have different tones for different timers, the timer only goes off for a moment, and then just leaves a push notification :( it should just keep going off. If you can keep looking at your timer it's fine I guess, but as a chef I expect my timer to alert me without having to constantly check the timer. I think the standard single timer that comes with the iPhone is better ### 3/5 — Either upgrade 'free' or buy Pro... Not both! *2013-01-03* Be careful! Upgrading the free program does not convert it into the 'Pro' app. If you do it like I did, you end up paying twice for the same thing. But it's still a good program and I'd love to give it more stars If it were designed better. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2018-11-03, version 1.4.1* Great helper to make bread!! ### 4/5 — Good basic timer app *2017-05-26, version 1.4.1* Good basic timer app. I like that it has 5 different timers at once. ### 4/5 — Mike W *2017-01-31* Useful little timer. Works fine. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-07-12* Perfect for multiple timers. Worth buying features of. ### 5/5 — Great, simple app *2019-10-20* I’ve had this app for YEARS and use it at least weekly. It started out as a way to limit my you g children’s online time. Now I use it when I have multiple things going around the house: cooking, laundry, whenever I’m multitasking on a timetable. ### 5/5 — Different sounds would be great *2017-12-22* Use this app for canning, lots of batches going and it helps keep me right on track. Only thing I would like, custom sounds like me saying hey stupid check your applesauce. Or even just different pre set ring tones. ### 5/5 — Great App!! *2017-05-29* This is probably my most used app that I have, it just makes the cooking process simpler, I use it all the time! ### 5/5 — Top timer app for chefs *2017-05-16, version 1.4.2* Love this app! Use it all the time to keep track of all my stovetops. ### 5/5 — Highly recommend *2017-05-09, version 1.4.1* Great app. I use it often and it works well. ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-03-25, version 1.4.1* Everything u need in one app ### 5/5 — Th best *2017-03-24, version 1.4.1* Of all the apps I have, I think this one is my favorite. You can set timers for everything at one time. Wonderful❤️ ### 5/5 — Kitchen Essential *2017-01-27* I travel back and forth to visit my elderly parent in assisted car apartment. Cooking meals and baking pie is tradition. This is a most reliable and noisy timer, which I can hear clearly while moving around and talking. I use it at home and in my studio as well. Very useful. ### 5/5 — I'm a catering chef, this app is necessary! *2017-01-14* I gave this five stars because even though I don't really use the conversions and the other features the five timers with individual labels really helps a lot and they are very loud! I'm constantly on the move so even timers that are normally set by ovens I may not hear if I'm in a different part of the building. It allows me to multitask a lot better and because time management is such a big deal with catering this app helps tremendously with that. --- *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 2026-09-02.*