Comparison

Chef vs Direct Local Eats

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

Head to head

Chef

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

★ 4.33 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Online food ordering
Menu browsing
Customizable dishes
Real-time delivery tracking
Convenient meal delivery

Features

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Online Ordering application for Chef On Call

About

Direct Local Eats

Features

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This app is for the restaurant owners listed on www.directlocaleats.com. It allows for complete store and menu/item management, store sales and more from an iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

Chef4 screens

Direct Local Eats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chef at every 2 months against Direct Local Eats's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chef ships an update every 2 months, Direct Local Eats every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and November 26, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Chef versus Direct Local Eats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Chef	Direct Local Eats
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (3 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	40.9% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	3 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 4 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	103 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	MYR Solution	Direct Global Buying Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Chef

No in-app purchases

None

Direct Local Eats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chef free?

Chef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Direct Local Eats free?

Direct Local Eats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Chef or Direct Local Eats have ads?

Neither Chef nor Direct Local Eats shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Chef or Direct Local Eats?

Chef ships an update every 2 months, and Direct Local Eats every 4 months. Most recently, Chef was updated on September 22, 2026 and Direct Local Eats on November 26, 2025.