Chef vs Hey Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chef
Easily order meals from your favorite restaurant. Browse menus, customize your dishes, and track your delivery in real-time. Enjoy convenient and delicious food delivered right to your door.
- Online food ordering
- Menu browsing
- Customizable dishes
- Real-time delivery tracking
- Convenient meal delivery
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Online Ordering application for Chef On Call
Hey Chef
Order food ahead for pickup and skip the line. Access exclusive offers, customize your meals, and enjoy convenient delivery options. Pay easily with Google or Apple Pay.
- Order ahead and skip the line
- Exclusive offers and loyalty programs
- Customize your order
- Delivery options
- Pay with Google and Apple Pay
- Provide feedback
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With the Hey Chef mobile app you can: • Order ahead and skip the line • Benefit from exclusive offers and loyalty programs • Customize your order • Delivery options • Provide feedback • Pay with Google and Apple pay NOTE: Application features can vary by location.
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Verdict
Chef and Hey Chef both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of Hey Chef's written reviews are positive against 41% of Chef's. Chef's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Chef against 4.3 for Hey Chef. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Chef's written reviews are positive against 52% of Hey Chef's.
Chef ships an update every 2 months, Hey Chef every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chef | Hey Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MYR Solution | Aramark Canada Ltd. |
Customer experience
Chef
Hey Chef
Bugs and requests
Chef
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hey Chef
Reported bugs
11 issues- Does not send access code
- Does not send security code
- Does not send pin to log in
- Stopped working after recent update
- Became very glitchy after recent update
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- Order placed for closed restaurant
- Contact us button doesn’t work
- Glitches out when adding student card
- Won’t accept any payment method
- App must be restarted multiple times to see menu
- Technical difficulties message on iPhone
Requested features
5 requests- Add instructions for code input
- Add “order is ready” feature
- Better location services to find cafes
- More customization options for drinks (e.g., Starbucks)
- Allow users to schedule orders with clear indication of preparation time
In-app purchases
Chef
No in-app purchases
Hey Chef
No in-app purchases
