Comparison

HeadChef vs Private Chef

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

Head to head
About

HeadChef

This app connects you with personal chefs who prepare weekly meals in your home kitchen. Browse recipes, select a chef, and enjoy pre-portioned, ready-to-eat meals.

Highlights
  • Choose from hundreds of recipes
  • Add your own recipes
  • Chef brings groceries
  • Chef cooks and cleans
  • Meals packaged for fridge/freezer
  • Select chefs with specialties
Features
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Delegate Your Weekly Meal Prep For $40/hour! Enjoy the delights of a personal chef in your own home kitchen every week, all managed through our beautiful app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose Your Chef and Recipes: Use our iPhone or iPad app to choose from hundreds of recipes or add your own 2. Chef Arrives with Groceries: Your chef arrives with fresh groceries the day of your cook date 3. Chef Cooks and Cleans: Your chef cooks in your kitchen and cleans everything after 4. Enjoy a Week of Meals! All meals are packaged in our fridge & freezer-ready boxes. OUR CHEFS Make Our Professionals Part of Your Family: Choose from our many chefs with different specialties, years of experience, training at the best culinary schools

About

Private Chef

Features
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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!

Screenshots

HeadChef4 screens
Private Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Private Chef at none against HeadChef's shown. HeadChef's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HeadChef versus Private Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadChefPrivate Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHeadChef, Inc.Lumen Labz, LLC

In-app purchases

None

HeadChef

No in-app purchases

None

Private Chef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HeadChef free?
HeadChef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private Chef free?
Private Chef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HeadChef or Private Chef have ads?
HeadChef shows ads; Private Chef does not.

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