Comparison

Quick Recipe vs Chef

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Quick Recipe

Discover a wide range of fast, healthy, and easy recipes perfect for busy individuals. From quick dinners to soups, this app offers over 40 simple meal ideas with step-by-step instructions to help you prepare delicious homemade meals in minutes.

Highlights
  • Over 40 quick and easy recipes
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Ingredient details
  • Healthy snack and soup recipes
  • User-friendly design
  • Meal prep ideas
Features
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Quick Recipes - Easy, Healthy, and Fast Meals Looking for quick recipes that are not only easy but also healthy? The Quick Recipes app brings you a variety of fast recipes and 30-minute meals that are perfect for everyone, whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook. Make delicious dinner recipes, homemade recipes, and more, right in your kitchen. Say goodbye to takeout and enjoy healthy meals at home with our selection of simple recipes and meal prep ideas. This app is designed for housewives, bachelors, students, or anyone who loves whipping up quick and healthy dishes. With over 40 easy recipes to choose from, you'll find everything from quick dinner ideas to low-calorie recipes that fit perfectly into your daily routine. Discover quick and easy recipes that can be prepared in minutes, helping you stay on track with healthy eating without sacrificing flavor. Quick Recipes also features popular soup recipes like Artichoke Soup, Cabbage Soup, and more, making it the ideal companion for foodies and those who love trying out new healthy meal ideas. Whether you need a fast lunch or a quick meal for the family, this app has it all. Key Features: 40+ quick, easy recipes for busy days Step-by-step instructions with ingredient details Interactive, user-friendly design Popular healthy snacks and quick soup recipes Ideal for anyone looking for family meals, recipes for beginners, or easy cooking ideas Turn your everyday cooking into a fun and healthy experience with Quick Recipes. Install now and start making delicious, instant recipes today!

About

Chef

Discover and cook thousands of recipes with a modern interface. Create your own recipes, generate shopping lists, and analyze nutritional values. Offers premium features for unlimited recipe creation and private recipes.

Highlights
  • Recipe discovery
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Automated shopping lists
  • Nutritional value analysis
  • Recipe scheduling
  • Modern design
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Chef® helps you discover thousands of recipes and to schedule and cook them, from shopping to serving. • Discover a new way to explore flavors with Chef®'s modern design. • Create your own recipes to schedule them. They will also be analyzed by our unique algorithm to estimate their nutritional values. • Simplify groceries by automatically generating shopping lists, and add your own items. The Chef® Plus subscription allows you to create as many recipes and shopping lists as you want, and to create private recipes. With the Chef® Max subscription, enjoy all the benefits of Chef® Plus, but also get the nutritional values of your recipes and enhance your recipe images. Renewed monthly, these subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the one-month period, unless you have disabled this feature, your subscription will automatically renew for your iTunes account. You will be charged the subscription price within 24 hours after the end of the validity of the initial purchase. You can cancel the automatic renewal at any time before these 24 hours. No refund can be made for the unused period of a subscription. For more information on the terms of use and privacy policy of Chef®, visit https://the-chef.app/policy. By using the app, you accept its terms of use, available at https://the-chef.app/terms.

Screenshots

Quick Recipe4 screens
Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chef at 50% against Quick Recipe's 0%. Chef also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Quick Recipe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Quick Recipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chef holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chef has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Quick Recipe's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Recipe ships an update every 27 months, Chef every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quick Recipe versus Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick RecipeChef
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 21 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1313
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB109 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNitin GohelGuillaume Cendre

Customer experience

Quick Recipe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Chef

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Quick Recipe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chef

Subscriptions1
  • Chef Premium - One Month$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Quick Recipe free?
Quick Recipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chef free?
Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Recipe or Chef?
Chef is rated higher. Quick Recipe averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Chef averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Quick Recipe or Chef have ads?
Neither Quick Recipe nor Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Recipe or Chef?
Quick Recipe ships an update every 27 months, and Chef every 21 months. Most recently, Quick Recipe was updated on October 8, 2026 and Chef on September 19, 2026.

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