Pear Chef vs ChefMaison
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pear Chef
This app provides on-demand, restaurant-quality meals prepared by private chefs directly to residents of luxury apartment buildings. Enjoy seasonal menus, including spirits, without service or delivery fees. It also offers catering, cooking classes, and private dining experiences.
- On-demand private chefs
- Seasonal menu with spirits
- No service or delivery fees
- Restaurant-quality dining at home
- Catering services
- Private cooking classes
- In-home personal dining
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Pear Chef is a reimagined room service amenity for luxury apartment buildings. Our private chefs work onsite, on-demand, and deliver a hot, fresh, seasonally inspired menu (including spirits) to your door. We never charge service or delivery fees, and we always promise residents a restaurant quality dining experience in the comfort of their home. In addition to room service, Pear Chef offers professional catering services, private cooking classes, and in-home personal dining experiences for residents and their guests.
ChefMaison
Book a private chef for a unique dining experience at home. Browse chefs, communicate directly, and have them handle grocery shopping, cooking, and cleanup for any occasion.
- Book private chefs
- Browse chef profiles
- In-app chat and video calls
- Customizable menus
- Grocery shopping and cleanup included
- Suitable for all occasions
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Food is how we celebrate, connect, and remember. Great food has no fixed address. ChefMaison lets you book private chefs, cooking classes, catering, food trucks, and unique dining experiences in more than 20 countries — all in minutes. For every occasion - Private chef dinners at home or on vacation — from casual dinner parties to Michelin-style tasting menus - Cooking workshops with professional chefs - Private dining venues for celebrations and events - Catering for weddings, corporate events, and parties - Food trucks for festivals, outdoor events, and more - Chef-curated meal kits for effortless cooking at home How it works 1. Browse experiences by type, cuisine, or location — or send a request to our culinary partners near you 2. Chat with your host to confirm the menu, dietary needs, and details 3. Enjoy — everything is taken care of The best moments in life often happen around food. ChefMaison makes them easier to create—and unforgettable to share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pear Chef at 3.4 against ChefMaison's 2.0. Pear Chef also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). ChefMaison's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pear Chef holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pear Chef has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pear Chef's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChefMaison's.
Pear Chef ships an update every 19 months, ChefMaison every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pear Chef | ChefMaison |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEAR LLC | Vincent Roest |
Customer experience
Pear Chef
ChefMaison
In-app purchases
Pear Chef
No in-app purchases
ChefMaison
No in-app purchases






