Comparison

zChefs Cook vs TOM for Chef

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

Head to head
About

zChefs Cook

This platform connects home cooks with customers, allowing chefs to showcase their culinary skills and offer dishes for sale. Users can set their availability, choose delivery or pickup options, and receive ratings for their creations. It's a digital space for food sharing and networking without the overhead of a traditional restaurant.

Highlights
  • Connect with food lovers
  • Share culinary skills
  • Add dishes and set availability
  • Delivery or pickup options
  • Receive ratings for dishes
  • No annual fees
Features
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zChefs Cook is an electronic platform to connect people through food share. With no overhead of a regular eatery setup, the zChefs Cook app will enable chefs to share their culinary skills with people of interest. Networking of chefs and food catering is easier, as you will be visible to all accessing this food app. Chefs can add dishes of their expertise into the app and set their availability. The app provides the chef with the option to deliver or have the buyer pick up the food from their convenient location. Get Creative! Click your favorite dish, upload and share them on ZFood. No obligations, no annual fees, you can set yourself available as per your convenience. Get rated by friends and family for your culinary skills.

About

TOM for Chef

Features
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This app is for locally-based home chefs who want to share their diverse cultures, dishes & stories with the people around them. Our aim is to build a community of such people and facilitate delivery of home cooked food.

Screenshots

zChefs Cook4 screens
TOM for Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: zChefs Cook at 11.0 against TOM for Chef's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zChefs Cook ships an update every 4 weeks, TOM for Chef monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
zChefs Cook versus TOM for Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzChefs CookTOM for Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZfood LLCThe Oven Market

In-app purchases

None

zChefs Cook

No in-app purchases

None

TOM for Chef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zChefs Cook free?
zChefs Cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TOM for Chef free?
TOM for Chef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do zChefs Cook or TOM for Chef have ads?
Neither zChefs Cook nor TOM for Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zChefs Cook or TOM for Chef?
zChefs Cook ships an update every 4 weeks, and TOM for Chef monthly. Most recently, zChefs Cook was updated on November 3, 2026 and TOM for Chef on November 3, 2026.

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