Chef vs Chef Library
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.
Chef Library
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Chef Library is a private chef’s recipe workspace, built to keep every dish organised and ready for service. Save recipes manually, scan printed or handwritten recipes, or find recipes online and import them into your personal library. Add photographs, organise dishes with tags and collections, search by dish or ingredient, and follow clear step-by-step cooking instructions. Plan meals and services, build shopping lists from scaled recipes, track pantry items, and keep client allergy profiles close at hand. Chef Library can highlight common allergens found in recipe ingredients, helping you review dishes before service. Choose metric or imperial units and convert saved recipes to match your kitchen. Your recipes remain your own and can be backed up for safekeeping. Key features: • Personal searchable recipe library • Recipe scanning and photo import • Online recipe discovery and import • Ingredient scaling and unit conversion • Guided cooking mode with timers • Meal and service planning • Organised shopping lists • Client allergy profiles and allergen checks • Collections, tags and favourites • iCloud sync and complete backup Allergen information is provided as a helpful guide only. Always verify ingredients, packaging and cross-contamination risks before serving someone with an allergy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chef Library at none against Chef's 1. Chef's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Chef Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Chef | Chef Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Cendre | Bart Gambart |
In-app purchases
Chef
- Chef Premium - One Month$1.991 Month
Chef Library
No in-app purchases









