Mindful Chef vs Vagabond Wines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindful Chef
Easily manage your healthy meal deliveries and subscription preferences. Choose recipes, adjust delivery dates, and update your details to receive fresh ingredients and delicious meals at your doorstep.
- Manage deliveries
- Choose recipes
- Skip deliveries
- Manage subscription
- Edit delivery details
- Update personal info
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Eating healthy gets even easier with the Mindful Chef app. Manage your upcoming deliveries and subscription preferences in a few taps and we'll take care of getting healthy ingredients for delicious recipes to your doorstep. What’s possible on the app? - Choose recipes for your upcoming deliveries - Change the date or skip an upcoming delivery up to 4 weeks in advance - Manage all your delivery and food preferences and pause your subscription if needed - Edit your personal details, delivery address and contact preferences. Don't have a Mindful Chef account yet? Visit www.mindfulchef.com and sign up first before you can use this app. What makes Mindful Chef different? - UK’s highest rated recipe recipe box (compared to Hello Fresh, Green Chef and Gousto) - All recipes are 100% free from gluten and refined carbs, with many dairy-free options - We only use 100% British free-range chicken and sustainably caught fish - The UK's first recipe box to cater for vegans- Recipes for 1 person, 2 people and Families - Proud B Corp, working on sustainable packaging, reducing your food waste and donating meals to children living in poverty - and that's just the start!
Vagabond Wines
Explore and dispense a wide variety of wines on tap directly from your phone. Earn loyalty points, unlock exclusive rewards, and discover new favorites with tasting notes and event updates.
- Self-pour wine dispensing
- Loyalty rewards program
- Exclusive perks and discounts
- First-time user bonus
- Event and tasting updates
- Wine pairing suggestions
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Embark on a unique wine journey with the new Vagabond Wines App, your personal gateway to self-pour wines, exclusive rewards, and loyalty perks at Vagabond. Designed for wine lovers and explorers alike, our app lets you explore a vast selection of award-winning wines on tap, pouring as much or as little as you like – all from the convenience of your phone. App Highlights: - Self-Pour Convenience: Simply open the app, choose your wine, and pour directly from our taps. Explore flavours from around the world at your own pace! - Loyalty Rewards: Earn loyalty points with each pour and enjoy exclusive perks as you progress. Every glass brings you closer to special rewards and discounts. - First-Time Bonus: New users enjoy £10 off their first glass! Perfect for discovering new favourites on your first visit. - Events and Pairing Tips: Access updates on special events, tastings, and pairing suggestions to make each visit unforgettable. With the Vagabond Wines App, every visit is an adventure, and every glass is a chance to earn. Download now to start pouring, exploring, and earning at Vagabond!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mindful Chef at 85% against Vagabond Wines's 38%. Mindful Chef also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Vagabond Wines's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). 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.
Vagabond Wines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindful Chef has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Mindful Chef's written reviews are positive against 38% of Vagabond Wines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mindful Chef ships an update every 3 weeks, Vagabond Wines every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Mindful Chef | Vagabond Wines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mindful Chef Ltd | Vagabond Wines Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mindful Chef
Vagabond Wines
Bugs and requests
Mindful Chef
Reported bugs
9 issues- App constantly crashes
- App crashes on startup
- App won't open
- App expires sessions too quickly
- Password reset functionality through app doesn't work
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- App fails to load Plenish Milks
- App asks for login details frequently
- Online chat doesn't understand/can't help
- Error in recipe instructions
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to favorite recipes
- Option to favorite recipes
- Improve recipe readability (item by item)
- Show selected meals at top when choosing date
- Display recipe time with description
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- Add option to double protein portion for single servings
- Offer a delivery service for returning boxes
- All ingredients to be organic
- Improve packaging for fresh produce
- More transparency on ingredients/recipes
Vagabond Wines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mindful Chef
No in-app purchases
Vagabond Wines
No in-app purchases
