Captain Chef vs Prep'd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain Chef
This app offers specialized healthy meal plans designed for athletes and individuals seeking a healthier lifestyle. It focuses on providing nutritious options to support fitness goals and overall well-being.
- Specialized diets for athletes
- Healthy lifestyle meal plans
- Nutritious recipe suggestions
- Focus on well-being
- Dietary guidance
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Captain Chef Specialists in providing healthy diets for athletes and everyone who wants to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
Prep'd
Discover and order unique gourmet meals curated by foodie influencers. Experience dishes you've seen online but haven't tried, delivered directly to you. Follow your favorite creators and enjoy their signature creations.
- Influencer-curated dishes
- Direct food delivery
- Gourmet meal marketplace
- Follow favorite foodies
- Order signature dishes
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Prep’d is the first Saudi marketplace that brings together foodie influencers and their customers through direct food delivery. The dishes offered on the app are curated by the foodie influencers and meticulously prepared by Prep’d to bring the best quality of dishes to their followers. Its meals you’ve seen but never tried before! Follow your favorite foodie influencer Browse their Dishes and Products Order it and Wait for Delivery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prep'd at 4.4 against Captain Chef's 3.0. Captain Chef's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Prep'd holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 37 respectively.
Captain Chef ships an update every 3 weeks, Prep'd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain Chef | Prep'd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HUSSEIN MAHMOUD AL-DAGAL GROUP FOR PROVIDING MEALS | RAFZ Venture Builders LLC |
Customer experience
Captain Chef
Prep'd
In-app purchases
Captain Chef
No in-app purchases
Prep'd
No in-app purchases
