Hey Chef vs Friendlier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hey Chef
Order food ahead for pickup and skip the line. Access exclusive offers, customize your meals, and enjoy convenient delivery options. Pay easily with Google or Apple Pay.
- Order ahead and skip the line
- Exclusive offers and loyalty programs
- Customize your order
- Delivery options
- Pay with Google and Apple Pay
- Provide feedback
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With the Hey Chef mobile app you can: • Order ahead and skip the line • Benefit from exclusive offers and loyalty programs • Customize your order • Delivery options • Provide feedback • Pay with Google and Apple pay NOTE: Application features can vary by location.
Friendlier
Easily claim deposits for reusable takeout containers by scanning QR codes or manually entering details. Track your environmental impact and find participating zero-waste locations near you. Cash out your accumulated deposits once you reach the minimum balance.
- Scan container QR codes
- Manual deposit entry
- Find participating locations
- Track environmental impact
- Cash out deposits
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Use Friendlier's app to claim your deposits for our reusable takeout containers. Simply scan the QR code on the container with our QR code scanner, or use our manual entry. Once you have reached the minimum balance, cash out your deposits! Our app features all participating locations so that you can find a restaurant near you that offers our zero-waste takeout containers! Additionally, our app tracks your impact so you can see how much plastic you've diverted from landfills!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Friendlier at 5.0 against Hey Chef's 4.3. Friendlier also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Hey Chef's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 35%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
Friendlier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hey Chef has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Hey Chef's written reviews are positive against 35% of Friendlier's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hey Chef ships an update every 3 months, Friendlier every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hey Chef | Friendlier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 35.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aramark Canada Ltd. | A Friendlier Company |
Customer experience
Hey Chef
Friendlier
Bugs and requests
Hey Chef
Reported bugs
11 issues- Does not send access code
- Does not send security code
- Does not send pin to log in
- Stopped working after recent update
- Became very glitchy after recent update
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- Order placed for closed restaurant
- Contact us button doesn’t work
- Glitches out when adding student card
- Won’t accept any payment method
- App must be restarted multiple times to see menu
- Technical difficulties message on iPhone
Requested features
5 requests- Add instructions for code input
- Add “order is ready” feature
- Better location services to find cafes
- More customization options for drinks (e.g., Starbucks)
- Allow users to schedule orders with clear indication of preparation time
Friendlier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hey Chef
No in-app purchases
Friendlier
No in-app purchases
