Comparison

iVide vs byChefs

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

Head to head
About

iVide

Control your sous vide cooker remotely with precise temperature settings and access a vast recipe library. The app simplifies cooking with a built-in calculator and notifications, allowing you to manage meals from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Precise temperature control from anywhere
  • Over 800 recipes
  • Sous vide calculator
  • Cook history
  • Multi-device cooking
  • Push notifications
Features
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We have been working hard on improving our app to deliver an unparalleled experience. New features include Cook History, Multicooker (allows control of multiple cookers at once) and greater manual control. SousVideTools.com brings you the most innovative sous vide app to date, available for FREE download on Apple devices. The iVide Cooker and its App were built and designed from the start to work together, and we’re just as dedicated to the quality of our products as we are to the food you make with them. The iVide App also makes it incredibly easy to cook thanks to our calculator feature. Simply select the product you want to cook within the APP, choose the weight and your iVide will do the rest for you. With push notifications from the iVide App, you can spend less time tied to the kitchen and more time doing what you love. Head to the gym, run trails, or enjoy time with your family. Dinner will be ready when you are. Key App Features: • Precise temperature control from anywhere. Choose what you want to cook. Head to the gym or kick back and relax, push notifications will tell you when dinner is ready • A collection of over 800 recipes • Our Sous Vide Calculator: We’ve done all the testing and research for you, which means no more scouring the internet for information. • Recipe Memory: Store your own times and temperatures • Cook history: For greater HACCP control store your last cook 10 times and temperatures • Multi device cooking: Control Several cookers form one app • Notifications to confirm when the water is at temperature, and the food is cooked. Cook time complete, don’t worry the app will keep the food at the optimum temperature for holding. • Manual Control • Favourites: Save your favourite recipes, so you can find them easily. • Receive push notifications when the device is preheating, reached temperature, and when the timer has finished

About

byChefs

Features
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The first restaurant ranking created by chefs. byChefs is a chef-curated guide to the world's best restaurants — ranked, reviewed, and recommended by the people who know food best: working chefs. • Explore the annual city ranking, from the top spot down • Follow your favourite chefs and see exactly where they eat • Ask the AI concierge for a personal recommendation — steak tonight, a quiet brunch spot, or a dark cocktail bar • Save restaurants to collections and plan your visits Cities are curated by an independent jury of chefs. No ads, no pay-to-play — just the places chefs actually rate. Coming soon: more cities, seasonal rankings, and the awards ceremony.

Screenshots

iVide4 screens
byChefs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: byChefs at every 11 days against iVide's monthly. iVide's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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

iVide ships an update monthly, byChefs every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iVide versus byChefs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriVidebyChefs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGastronomy Plus Ltd.ByChefs.com

In-app purchases

None

iVide

No in-app purchases

None

byChefs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iVide free?
iVide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is byChefs free?
byChefs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iVide or byChefs have ads?
Neither iVide nor byChefs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iVide or byChefs?
iVide ships an update monthly, and byChefs every 11 days. Most recently, iVide was updated on October 12, 2026 and byChefs on October 4, 2026.

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