Chef vs Easy Cooking Recipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chef
Discover and cook thousands of recipes with a modern interface. Create your own recipes, generate shopping lists, and analyze nutritional values. Offers premium features for unlimited recipe creation and private recipes.
- Recipe discovery
- Custom recipe creation
- Automated shopping lists
- Nutritional value analysis
- Recipe scheduling
- Modern design
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Chef® helps you discover thousands of recipes and to schedule and cook them, from shopping to serving. • Discover a new way to explore flavors with Chef®'s modern design. • Create your own recipes to schedule them. They will also be analyzed by our unique algorithm to estimate their nutritional values. • Simplify groceries by automatically generating shopping lists, and add your own items. The Chef® Plus subscription allows you to create as many recipes and shopping lists as you want, and to create private recipes. With the Chef® Max subscription, enjoy all the benefits of Chef® Plus, but also get the nutritional values of your recipes and enhance your recipe images. Renewed monthly, these subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the one-month period, unless you have disabled this feature, your subscription will automatically renew for your iTunes account. You will be charged the subscription price within 24 hours after the end of the validity of the initial purchase. You can cancel the automatic renewal at any time before these 24 hours. No refund can be made for the unused period of a subscription. For more information on the terms of use and privacy policy of Chef®, visit https://the-chef.app/policy. By using the app, you accept its terms of use, available at https://the-chef.app/terms.
Easy Cooking Recipes
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EattUp is the perfect companion for those looking to explore cuisines from around the world. With over 10,000 recipes from various cultures, the app covers both classic and modern dishes. Its intuitive navigation allows you to quickly find the perfect recipe, whether it’s for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a light snack. Key Features: - Recipe Variety: Discover meals for every taste and dietary need, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, so you can easily stick to your preferences. - Recipes for Every Meal: Find the perfect dish for any time of day — from breakfast to dinner. - Favorites: Save your favorite recipes in one place, so they’re always easy to access. - Exclusive Content: Access unique recipes from top chefs worldwide with a premium subscription. Bring the art of fine dining to your home kitchen! - Shopping List: Add ingredients from chosen recipes to a handy shopping list, making grocery trips simple and efficient. - Step-by-Step Checklist: Cook with ease using the step-by-step checklist — mark off each step as you go to stay on track. EattUp isn’t just a recipe book; it’s a complete culinary assistant for anyone looking to make their meals more exciting and diverse without spending extra time on recipe searches or ingredient lists. Privacy Policy: https://it-cheafs.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://it-cheafs.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chef at none against Easy Cooking Recipes's shown. Chef also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Easy Cooking Recipes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Chef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Easy Cooking Recipes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chef ships an update every 21 months, Easy Cooking Recipes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chef | Easy Cooking Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Cendre | Anton Dranitski |
In-app purchases
Chef
- Chef Premium - One Month$1.991 Month
Easy Cooking Recipes
- Chef's Recipes Premium Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Chef's Recipes Premium Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Chef's Recipes Premium Access$29.991 Year
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