Comparison

Where Chefs Eat vs Skippio

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

Head to head
About

Where Chefs Eat

Discover over 7,000 restaurant recommendations from 650+ world-renowned chefs across 70+ countries. Find the best places for any occasion, from breakfast to high-end dining, with detailed information on opening times and cuisine styles.

Highlights
  • Over 7,000 chef recommendations
  • Covers 4,500+ restaurants
  • Recommendations by country
  • Categorized dining options
  • Restaurant opening times
  • Cuisine style information
Features
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Third edition of the global restaurant guidebook. Forget the restaurant guides with entries chosen by a panel of 'experts'. This guide is by the real specialists, featuring over 7,000 recommendations for more than 4,500 restaurants in more than 70 countries from more than 650 of the world's best chefs, including: Jason Atherton, Shannon Bennett, Helena Rizzo, Stephen Harris, Yotam Ottolenghi, Yoshihiro Narisawa, and hundreds more. Download this app now and access the best places to eat near you or research the best places to eat for your next trip. Broken down by recommendations for the best places for breakfast, late night, regular neighbourhood, local favorite, bargain, high end, wish I’d opened and worth the travel. Additional information for each restaurant from opening times, style and cuisine will help you select the best eateries near and far.

About

Skippio

Features
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Skippio is the ultimate fan experience app, designed to make your time at events seamless and stress-free. Say goodbye to long lines and missed moments—preorder food, drinks, and more from your favorite vendors and get notified when your order is ready for pickup.

Screenshots

Where Chefs Eat4 screens
Skippio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Where Chefs Eat at fortnightly against Skippio's monthly. Where Chefs Eat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Where Chefs Eat ships an update fortnightly, Skippio monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Where Chefs Eat versus Skippio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere Chefs EatSkippio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (196 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings196 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB160 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhaidon PressSkippio

In-app purchases

None

Where Chefs Eat

No in-app purchases

None

Skippio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Where Chefs Eat free?
Where Chefs Eat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skippio free?
Skippio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Where Chefs Eat or Skippio have ads?
Neither Where Chefs Eat nor Skippio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Where Chefs Eat or Skippio?
Where Chefs Eat ships an update fortnightly, and Skippio monthly. Most recently, Where Chefs Eat was updated on November 6, 2026 and Skippio on November 5, 2026.

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