Riverford vs Mindful Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riverford
Easily order seasonal organic produce and manage your deliveries. Get live updates on your order, browse a wide selection of farm-fresh items, and set up recurring orders. Never miss out on in-season favorites or forget to reorder essentials.
- Live delivery alerts
- Browse seasonal produce
- Create recurring orders
- Pause or cancel deliveries
- Smart order reminders
- View upcoming deliveries
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Seasonal, sustainable, and in your pocket. Riverford’s easy order app is the quickest way to get your organic veg fix — and never forget your avocados again. Whether you’re a long-time customer or just starting your veg box journey, our app makes it simple to shop from the farm and manage your deliveries. Why download the Riverford app? - Live delivery alerts: Get ETA updates and alerts when your box arrives - See your next delivery at a glance - Browse everything: From seasonal veg boxes to recipe kits and everyday staples - Create your own regular order: Weekly, fortnightly, or every 3–4 weeks - Never miss what’s in season - Pause or cancel with a single tap - Smart reminders: Know when to order, and when to put your box out for collection From the carrotiest carrots to the sweetest tomatoes, Riverford has delivered flavour-packed organic produce for more than 30 years. All with a fair deal for farmers and the planet. The Riverford app puts our fields at your fingertips.
Mindful Chef
Easily manage your healthy meal deliveries and subscription preferences. Choose recipes, adjust delivery dates, and update your details to receive fresh ingredients and delicious meals at your doorstep.
- Manage deliveries
- Choose recipes
- Skip deliveries
- Manage subscription
- Edit delivery details
- Update personal info
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Eating healthy gets even easier with the Mindful Chef app. Manage your upcoming deliveries and subscription preferences in a few taps and we'll take care of getting healthy ingredients for delicious recipes to your doorstep. What’s possible on the app? - Choose recipes for your upcoming deliveries - Change the date or skip an upcoming delivery up to 4 weeks in advance - Manage all your delivery and food preferences and pause your subscription if needed - Edit your personal details, delivery address and contact preferences. Don't have a Mindful Chef account yet? Visit www.mindfulchef.com and sign up first before you can use this app. What makes Mindful Chef different? - UK’s highest rated recipe recipe box (compared to Hello Fresh, Green Chef and Gousto) - All recipes are 100% free from gluten and refined carbs, with many dairy-free options - We only use 100% British free-range chicken and sustainably caught fish - The UK's first recipe box to cater for vegans- Recipes for 1 person, 2 people and Families - Proud B Corp, working on sustainable packaging, reducing your food waste and donating meals to children living in poverty - and that's just the start!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mindful Chef at none against Riverford's shown. Mindful Chef also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 66%). Riverford's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Riverford holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Riverford's written reviews are positive against 85% of Mindful Chef's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Riverford ships an update every 8 days, Mindful Chef every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riverford | Mindful Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riverford | Mindful Chef Ltd |
Customer experience
Riverford
Mindful Chef
User reviews
Riverford
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🥕 Fresh, delicious produce
- 📦 Well-packed deliveries
- 💡 Great recipes and ideas
- 🚚 Reliable delivery service
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐌 Slow and clunky app performance
- 🔍 Unusable search functionality
- 🪲 Bugs in app notifications
- 🔄 Inconsistent order fulfillment
Mindful Chef
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 High quality ingredients
- 😋 Delicious and tasty meals
- 💡 Creative and interesting recipes
- ✅ Easy to follow instructions
- 👨🍳 Encourages cooking skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 App won't open
- 🐛 Frequent logouts
- 🐛 Password reset issues
- 🐛 Login session expiry
Bugs and requests
Riverford
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on launch
- App not opening after download/update
- Search results are irrelevant (e.g., kale search shows potatoes, beer, meat)
- Notifications not working even after reinstall and checking settings
- App only works in portrait mode on iPad
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- Order confirmation issues (items not showing up)
- Login issues (account won't let user in)
- Payment declined issues and unclear process to clear balance
- App redirects to iTunes for update but no update available
Requested features
8 requests- Add live chat support
- Improve search functionality
- Remember filter and sort preferences
- Add option to filter by diet preference (e.g., plant-based)
- Enable landscape mode on iPad
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- Improve signposting for clearing outstanding balances
- Allow easier switching between recipes/menus
- Make ordering more flexible for specific menus
Mindful Chef
Reported bugs
9 issues- App constantly crashes
- App crashes on startup
- App won't open
- App expires sessions too quickly
- Password reset functionality through app doesn't work
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- App fails to load Plenish Milks
- App asks for login details frequently
- Online chat doesn't understand/can't help
- Error in recipe instructions
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to favorite recipes
- Option to favorite recipes
- Improve recipe readability (item by item)
- Show selected meals at top when choosing date
- Display recipe time with description
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- Add option to double protein portion for single servings
- Offer a delivery service for returning boxes
- All ingredients to be organic
- Improve packaging for fresh produce
- More transparency on ingredients/recipes
In-app purchases
Riverford
No in-app purchases
Mindful Chef
No in-app purchases
