Comparison

Tock vs Everything But The Chef

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

Head to head
About

Tock

Discover unique dining experiences, from local gems to Michelin-starred restaurants. Easily reserve tables and book curated culinary events. Your next delicious adventure awaits.

Highlights
  • Discover dining experiences
  • Reserve tables
  • Book culinary events
  • Find neighborhood restaurants
  • Discover Michelin-rated destinations
Features
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Discover extraordinary experiences with Tock’s new and improved app. From neighborhood restaurants to Michelin-rated destinations, Tock has something for everyone. Delicious starts here—reserve your experience today.

About

Everything But The Chef

Features
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You're great at buying snacks and even better at ordering delivery. The planning is the part that never happens. Everything But The Chef does everything a personal chef would — the planning, the organizing, the shopping list. Everything but the actual cooking. PLAN THE WEEK IN ONE TAP Seven dinners, chosen the way a chef would: no repeats, proteins rotated so it's never chicken twice in a row, quick meals on weeknights and longer projects saved for the weekend. Swap any night by hand, or reshuffle the whole week. EVERYONE AT THE TABLE EATS Add each person's diet — vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free — and anything they just won't eat. The planner only ever picks dinners the whole household can enjoy. Picky eaters rejoice! ONE PAN, TWO PLATES Real kitchens aren't all-or-nothing. Split meals cook one shared base with a choice of protein — taco night becomes ground turkey for one of you, blackened cod for the other, automatically. The grocery list buys exactly the right amount of each. ONE LIST, ONE TRIP Every ingredient from the week merges into a single grocery list — two recipes that each need onions become one line — scaled to your servings and grouped by aisle in the order you'd walk the store. Check things off as they land in the cart. Works completely offline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. No analytics. Your meals and your household's dietary needs stay yours — never sold, never shared. EBTC PLUS One subscription covers your whole household: • Plan together — share the week and a live grocery list with your household. Check off the milk in aisle 4 and it disappears from their phones too. They join free with a simple code. • Your recipes — add unlimited recipes of your own, or import any recipe straight from the internet. • Whole-day planning — breakfast and lunch slots on every day, merged into the same list. Coming to Plus: pantry tracking and nutrition targets. EBTC Plus is $2.99/month, or $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://everythingbutthechef.app/privacy.html Questions? support@everythingbutthechef.app

Screenshots

Tock4 screens
Everything But The Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tock at none against Everything But The Chef's 2. Everything But The Chef's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Everything But The Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tock ships an update every 4 weeks, Everything But The Chef weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tock versus Everything But The Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTockEverything But The Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTockJohn Pacheco

Bugs and requests

Tock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or shows blank screens
  • Reservations disappearing or not working
  • Payment processing errors
  • Inaccurate restaurant listings and availability

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add to Calendar function
  • Ability to save favorite restaurants
  • Real-time reservation availability updates
  • Better search and filtering options

Everything But The Chef

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Everything But The Chef

Subscriptions2
  • EBTC Plus$2.991 Month
  • EBTC Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tock free?
Tock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everything But The Chef free?
Everything But The Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tock or Everything But The Chef have ads?
Neither Tock nor Everything But The Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tock or Everything But The Chef?
Tock ships an update every 4 weeks, and Everything But The Chef weekly. Most recently, Tock was updated on October 21, 2026 and Everything But The Chef on October 13, 2026.

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