Tock vs Everything But The Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Discover dining experiences
- Reserve tables
- Book culinary events
- Find neighborhood restaurants
- Discover Michelin-rated destinations
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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.
Everything But The Chef
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tock | Everything But The Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tock | John 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
Tock
No in-app purchases
Everything But The Chef
- EBTC Plus$2.991 Month
- EBTC Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Tock free?
Is Everything But The Chef free?
Do Tock or Everything But The Chef have ads?
Which is updated more often, Tock or Everything But The Chef?
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