HeadChef vs Viva Chefs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Viva Chefs
Connect with local chefs who prepare fresh, custom meals in your own kitchen. Enjoy delicious home-cooked food without the stress of cooking or cleaning. Perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions.
- Connect with local chefs
- Customizable menus
- In-home cooking and cleaning
- Freshly prepared meals
- Chef-curated grocery lists
- Direct chef communication
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Viva Chefs connects you with local chefs who cook fresh, custom meals in your kitchen—no stress, no mess, just delicious. Whether simplifying weeknight dinners, prepping meals for the week, or planning a special night in, Viva Chefs makes it easy to enjoy home-cooked meals without the hassle. It’s not a meal kit. Not delivery. It’s real food, made fresh—in your home. How It Works: Choose Your Chef Browse our list of talented chefs, check availability, and find the perfect fit for your tastes, needs, and lifestyle. Book Your Visit Pick a time that fits your schedule—your chef comes to you. Customize Your Menu Select dishes, personalize recipes, chat directly with your chef, and receive a grocery list curated just for your visit. Relax and Enjoy Your chef preps, cooks, and leaves your kitchen spotless—with 12–16 ready-to-eat meals made just for you. Welcome to Viva Chefs. Your Home. Your Chef. Your Way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Viva Chefs at none against HeadChef's shown. Viva Chefs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). HeadChef's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HeadChef against 5.0 for Viva Chefs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viva Chefs has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | HeadChef | Viva Chefs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HeadChef, Inc. | Vivachefs Inc. |
Customer experience
HeadChef
Viva Chefs
In-app purchases
HeadChef
No in-app purchases
Viva Chefs
No in-app purchases









