Pear Chef vs Private Chef
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.
Private Chef
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With Private Chef, the days of searching for recipes to suit your ingredients or spending time planning your menus for the week are over. Our application offers you personalized recipes based on the ingredients you have available and your dietary preferences. In just one click, Private Chef creates your shopping list based on the recipes you've selected. But Private Chef is more than just a recipe application. You can also chat with your Private Chef and ask questions about cooking. What's more, thanks to our meal planning feature, you can organize your menus for several days in advance and avoid last-minute choices. If you want to save money or time, fight against waste, or simply ask questions about cooking, Private Chef is for you! Happy cooking!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Private Chef at weekly against Pear Chef's every 19 months. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pear Chef ships an update every 19 months, Private Chef weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pear Chef | Private Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEAR LLC | Lumen Labz, LLC |
In-app purchases
Pear Chef
No in-app purchases
Private Chef
No in-app purchases







