Comparison

Tarrific vs ChefScaler

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

Head to head
About

Tarrific

This app helps home cooks and bakers quickly calculate ingredient weights by storing the tare weights of common kitchen containers. It also assists in dividing ingredients into equal portions for consistent results.

Highlights
  • Store tare weights of containers
  • Quickly subtract container weight
  • Divide ingredients into equal portions
  • Calculate portion weight
  • Supports split-screen on iPad
Features
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Do you use a kitchen scale? If you do, you need Tarrific! Kitchen scales, and their handy tare feature, make baking and cooking so much easier. But, sometimes you need to know the weight of your ingredients, and you forgot to zero out your scale first! Tarrific is designed to help you solve that problem quickly and easily. Store the empty weights of the most commonly used bowls and dishes in your kitchen in Tarrific. When you need to subtract out the weight of a container, Tarrific does the work for you. Want to divide your ingredients into equal portions? Tarrific can help! Just enter in the number of portions you need, or the portion weight, and Tarrific will help you remove just the right amount each time. No more uneven cookies, or running out of muffin batter before you've filled the last one! Tarrific is a universal iOS app that runs on all devices. If you use split-screen on a newer iPad, Tarrific can run right next to your favorite recipe app. Try Tarrific today - you'll wonder how you ever cooked without it!

About

ChefScaler

Easily scale ingredient quantities for your recipes based on the desired number of servings. Store your favorite recipes with details like photos and ratings, and access them anytime for quick adjustments. Supports standard metric units.

Highlights
  • Adjust ingredient quantities with one click
  • Instantly view adjusted ingredient amounts
  • Store recipes with photos and ratings
  • Supports metric units
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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ChefScaler helps you to adjust ingredients quantities in your recipes. With one click of a button, ChefScaler adjusts all your ingredients quantities in your favorite recipes, according to the number of servings you need. You only have to enter your recipe once into ChefScaler. Then you can bring up the recipe anytime you want, just change the number of servings, and instantly you get the adjusted ingredients' quantities for your recipe. Current major features: 1. One button clicks to change the number of serves in recipe 2. Instantly show all adjusted ingredients quantities in recipe 3. Store recipes with Photo, Rating, Easiness, etc. 4. Ingredient supports standard metric units (US units will be supported in future release) Other features 1. Dark Mode support 2. Optimized for iPhone 11 and SE2

Screenshots

Tarrific4 screens
ChefScaler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tarrific at 2.8 against ChefScaler's 1.0. Tarrific also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). ChefScaler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and ads 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. Tarrific sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChefScaler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tarrific holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarrific ships an update every 3 weeks, ChefScaler every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tarrific versus ChefScaler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarrificChefScaler
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittle Potato SoftwareMENG KUONG LEI

Customer experience

Tarrific

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ChefScaler

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tarrific

One-time1
  • Tarrific Unlimited$0.99
None

ChefScaler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tarrific free?
Tarrific is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChefScaler free?
ChefScaler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tarrific or ChefScaler?
Tarrific is rated higher. Tarrific averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ChefScaler averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tarrific or ChefScaler have ads?
Neither Tarrific nor ChefScaler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tarrific or ChefScaler?
Tarrific ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChefScaler every 16 months. Most recently, Tarrific was updated on October 2, 2026 and ChefScaler on October 13, 2026.

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