Comparison

HomeChef vs Shofan

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

Head to head
About

HomeChef

Easily plan your weekly meals and build a personal recipe collection. Generate smart shopping lists from your curated ingredients and centralize all your culinary notes in one place. Rediscover favorite dishes and share your menu with others.

Highlights
  • Personal recipe collection
  • Weekly menu planning
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Centralized culinary notes
  • Rediscover favorite dishes
  • Shareable private menu
Features
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Your Personal Kitchen Assistant Tired of asking yourself, "What should I cook today?" HomeChef makes meal planning effortless. Build your own private recipe collection and arrange your weekly menu with ease. Curate Your Own Recipe Library With HomeChef, you can easily record your favorite dishes. Simply enter the name of the dish to make daily meal planning as simple as ordering from a menu. Smart Shopping, Stress-Free Prep Record ingredients with each recipe, and HomeChef will create a daily or weekly shopping list for you. This way, you can buy everything you need in one trip, ensuring you never miss a key ingredient and making meal prep a breeze. Centralize Your Culinary Notes Stop jotting down recipes on scattered pieces of paper or in different memo apps. With HomeChef, you can store all your recipes and notes in one place. Fill in your personal recipe notes and add reference links to make cooking steps crystal clear. When it's time to cook, just open your plan for the day—all your notes are right there, so you won't lose your rhythm searching for information. Rediscover Your Delicious Dishes HomeChef helps you remember your favorite dishes by showing you which ones you haven't made in a while. You'll never forget a delicious recipe again. Share Your Private Menu Show off your beautiful and user-friendly private menu. Whether you want to entertain family and friends by letting them "order" from your list or simply take notes while asking for someone else's recipe, HomeChef has you covered. Add new dishes every day, and watch your menu grow richer over time. Be your own HomeChef. In-App Purchase Upgrade to Ad-Free Service: $0.49/two months Support us for the cost of a green onion each month. Subscribe to our ad-free membership to enjoy an uninterrupted browsing experience. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. For further questions, please contact: homechef.app.service@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://homechef10.webnode.tw/%e9%9a%b1%e7%a7%81%e6%ac%8a%e6%94%bf%e7%ad%96/ Terms of Service: https://homechef10.webnode.tw/%e6%9c%8d%e5%8b%99%e6%a2%9d%e6%ac%be/

About

Shofan

Access healthy meals from various restaurants with a single subscription. Choose a plan that suits you and pick up fresh meals from any participating location, offering flexibility without long-term commitments.

Highlights
  • Single meal plan subscription
  • Access to multiple restaurants
  • Pick up fresh meals
  • Flexible meal choices
  • No commitment to one restaurant
Features
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Shofan – Healthy Meal Subscription Shofan is a meal subscription platform that gives you access to healthy meals from multiple restaurants, all under one plan. Subscribe to a meal plan that fits your needs, then pick up fresh meals from any participating restaurant.  No complexity, no hassle, and no commitment to a single restaurant. One subscription. Multiple restaurants. Total flexibility.

Screenshots

HomeChef4 screens
Shofan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shofan at 5.0 against HomeChef's 3.2. Shofan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. HomeChef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per 2 months. Shofan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shofan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of HomeChef's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shofan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeChef ships an update every 6 weeks, Shofan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HomeChef versus Shofan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeChefShofan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYI SUNEW HORIZON COMPANY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LLC

Customer experience

HomeChef

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative3.6%

Shofan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HomeChef

Subscriptions1
  • Upgrade VIP member$0.492 Months
None

Shofan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HomeChef free?
HomeChef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shofan free?
Shofan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HomeChef or Shofan?
Shofan is rated higher. HomeChef averages 3.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Shofan averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do HomeChef or Shofan have ads?
HomeChef shows ads; Shofan does not.
Which is updated more often, HomeChef or Shofan?
HomeChef ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shofan every 2 weeks. Most recently, HomeChef was updated on November 6, 2026 and Shofan on November 4, 2026.

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