Comparison

ChefScaler vs ChefScale

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

Head to head
About

ChefScaler

Easily scale ingredient quantities for your recipes based on the desired number of servings. Store your favorite recipes with details like photos and ratings, and access them anytime for quick adjustments. Supports standard metric units.

Highlights
  • Adjust ingredient quantities with one click
  • Instantly view adjusted ingredient amounts
  • Store recipes with photos and ratings
  • Supports metric units
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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ChefScaler helps you to adjust ingredients quantities in your recipes. With one click of a button, ChefScaler adjusts all your ingredients quantities in your favorite recipes, according to the number of servings you need. You only have to enter your recipe once into ChefScaler. Then you can bring up the recipe anytime you want, just change the number of servings, and instantly you get the adjusted ingredients' quantities for your recipe. Current major features: 1. One button clicks to change the number of serves in recipe 2. Instantly show all adjusted ingredients quantities in recipe 3. Store recipes with Photo, Rating, Easiness, etc. 4. Ingredient supports standard metric units (US units will be supported in future release) Other features 1. Dark Mode support 2. Optimized for iPhone 11 and SE2

About

ChefScale

Features
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ChefScale is the kitchen calculator built by a restaurant operator, not a software company. Scale a recipe, know the true cost of every plate, and keep your recipes at your station, right from your phone. Whether you're prepping for a Tuesday lunch or scaling gumbo for a catering order, ChefScale does the math that gets scribbled on prep sheets and lost, and it works with no signal in the walk-in. SCALE ANY RECIPE • Double it, or scale by 5x or 10x, free • With Pro, scale to any serving count, up to 25x the original • Unit conversion within volume and within weight: cups to quarts, grams to pounds • Fractions kitchen people actually use (½, ¾, not 0.6667) COST EVERY PLATE (PRO) • Track ingredient prices and get live cost per plate on every recipe • See margins move when prices change • Know what a menu item really costs before you print the price BUILT FOR SERVICE • Offline first: the walk-in has no bars and neither does your prep list • Scan printed recipes with the camera to bring them in fast (Pro) • Prep sheets that read clean at arm's length on a busy line FREE TO START Free covers up to 10 recipes and 2x, 5x and 10x scaling. ChefScale Pro unlocks unlimited recipes, any serving count, costing and scan imports. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. Built by ALSTIG INC, restaurant technology from 36 years in real kitchens. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App terms: https://alstiginc.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://alstiginc.com/privacy

Screenshots

ChefScaler4 screens
ChefScale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChefScaler at none against ChefScale's 2. ChefScale's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 16 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. ChefScale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ChefScaler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChefScaler ships an update every 16 months, ChefScale every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ChefScaler versus ChefScale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChefScalerChefScale
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMENG KUONG LEIALSTIG INC

In-app purchases

None

ChefScaler

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ChefScale

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ChefScaler free?
ChefScaler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChefScale free?
ChefScale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChefScaler or ChefScale have ads?
Neither ChefScaler nor ChefScale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChefScaler or ChefScale?
ChefScaler ships an update every 16 months, and ChefScale every 4 days. Most recently, ChefScaler was updated on November 3, 2026 and ChefScale on October 28, 2026.

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