My Mini Menu vs Savvy Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Mini Menu
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A recipe app with a difference. Designed for parents and those who cook for toddlers and small children, beautiful photos portray individual ingredients going into every meal, as well as the finished meal itself. Introduce your little ones to new foods and healthy meals, using the pictures as a talking point. Learn how they are combined and cooked to make tasty treats and wholesome dishes. Mostly importantly, enjoy the meals together! The built-in shopping list allows you to quickly make a note of ingredients needed to create each recipe – a convenient reference whilst out shopping or to share with others. Make food fun! Ingredient-themed games help youngsters learn to identify ingredients, expanding their vocabulary and foodie knowledge. Included with the app is the game ‘Where does it grow?’ – drag and drop ingredients to identify where each one is grown. Additional games are available to purchase in-app as a single bundle, including ‘Spelling Bee’ and ‘Odd one out’.
Savvy Chef
Plan meals, generate organized shopping lists, and discover thousands of recipes. This smart cooking companion merges ingredients to save money and time, with options to import recipes from URLs, photos, or manual entry. Families can share accounts for collaborative planning and real-time shopping.
- Personalized meal planning
- Automated organized shopping lists
- Smart ingredient merging
- Recipe import (URL, photo, manual)
- Shared family accounts
- Same-day grocery delivery integration
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Savvy Chef is the ultimate smart cooking companion that helps you plan meals, shop efficiently, and save money with ease. Create personalized meal plans in seconds, and a fully organized shopping list is automatically generated. The app’s smart ingredient merging technology combines overlapping ingredients across recipes, saving even more time and money on groceries. Savvy Chef also integrates same-day grocery delivery through Amazon Fresh, making it easier than ever to get everything you need without leaving home. With thousands of delicious recipes available and powerful importing tools, Savvy Chef is designed for flexibility. Add your own recipes from URLs, bulk import from online collections, enter them manually, or simply snap a photo of a cookbook page for AI-powered recipe capture. Families can share one account seamlessly. One person can build the meal plan while another checks the list or shops in real time. Savvy Chef turns meal planning into a stress-free, money-saving experience that keeps everyone on the same page and every meal on track. Terms of Use (EULA): https://savvychef.co.uk/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://savvychef.co.uk/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Savvy Chef at Free against My Mini Menu's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, 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
Savvy Chef is free to download; My Mini Menu costs $0.99 up front. My Mini Menu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Savvy Chef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Mini Menu ships an update monthly, Savvy Chef every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | My Mini Menu | Savvy Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oliver Shingler | Emma Lewin |
In-app purchases
My Mini Menu
- Game Pack$0.99
Savvy Chef
- Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Savvy Chef Premium$39.99









