Comparison

Smart Chef vs Recirclable

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

Head to head
About

Smart Chef

This app is a culinary toolkit for home cooks, featuring a kitchen calculator for unit conversions, a comprehensive dictionary of over 1000 cooking terms, and a database of over 400 food substitutions. It helps simplify recipes and find alternative ingredients.

Highlights
  • Kitchen unit conversions (English/Metric)
  • Over 1000 cooking term definitions
  • Over 400 food substitutions
  • Gluten-free, baking, and spice substitutions
  • Supports volume, weight, and temperature conversions
Features
Currently charting
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A must have for the home chef! The Smart Chef Suite combines a kitchen calculator, a cooking dictionary and a food substitute finder, all into one app for the iPad! Here's what's included: Smart Chef Conversions A kitchen calculator for converting English and Metric measurements of volume, weight, and temperature! Volume and Weight Units converted in this app: Teaspoon Tablespoon Fluid Ounce Gill Cup Pint Quart Gallon Cubic Inch Teasppon UK Tablespoon UK Fluid Ounce UK Gill UK Pint UK Quart UK Gallon UK Milliliter Liter Pounds Ounces Milligrams Grams Kilograms Stones Smart Chef Definitions With over 1000 cooking terms that are commonly used in recipes and instructions, no recipe will intimidate you again! Smart Chef Substitutions When you run out of an ingredient in the kitchen, don't panic! With over 400 food substitutions you can find an ingredient you already have and save a trip to the store! 300 Substitutions in the following categories: -Gluten Free - Cooking - Baking - Dairy - Herbs - Vegetables - Spices - Alcohol - Dessert - Miscellaneous Quickly find your missing ingredient with the scroll wheel. Click on the "SELECT" button and view your substitute options immediately! Smart Chef has been the favorite of home cooks since it was first released in 2009! Thanks for your support!

About

Recirclable

This app connects eco-conscious consumers with restaurants offering reusable containers for takeout. It provides a seamless experience for ordering food in sustainable, reusable packaging and returning it within a set timeframe to avoid fees. The program aims to reduce single-use waste and support local businesses.

Highlights
  • Reusable container program
  • Reduces single-use waste
  • Supports local businesses
  • Seamless user experience
  • QR code scanning for borrowing
  • Return containers within 14 days
  • Affordable and accessible alternative
Features
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Recirclable is on a mission to provide eco-conscious consumers and restaurants the opportunity to reduce waste by offering reusable containers for takeout as an alternative to single use containers. Recirclable is a digitally-enabled, environmentally friendly, reusable container program for use with restaurant takeout and take home. We are fueled by a number of factors: Reducing single use waste in our communities Supporting local businesses or services that want to do more for the environment but need support to manage reusable containers Ensuring our offering provides as seamless an experience as possible for both restaurants and participating consumers. Building an offering that rewards those who make the choice of reusables vs. penalizes them with excessive fees. Reusables should be an affordable and sustainable alternative to single use, and equitable/accessible to all. How does it work? 1. Download the Recirclable app. 2. Signup with Recirclable. It’s free! We collect your payment details but only charge if you don't return containers. 3. Head to any participating restaurant partner and order your food in Recirclable’s reusable containers. 4. Scan the Recirclable QR code and confirm the number of bowls borrowed. 5. Enjoy delicious food in eco-friendly reusable containers. 6. Bring the bowls back within 14 days to avoid fees and keep the bowls circulating in your community. 7. Restaurants clean and sanitize the bowls to be used again… 8. Repeat from step 3, again and again! It’s that simple to shift the mindset from recyclable to Recirclable! Delicious takeout, without the waste.

Screenshots

Smart Chef4 screens
Recirclable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recirclable at Free against Smart Chef's $2.99. Recirclable also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Smart Chef's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Recirclable is free to download; Smart Chef costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recirclable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Smart Chef's written reviews are positive against 100% of Recirclable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Chef ships an update every 7 months, Recirclable fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Smart Chef versus Recirclable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart ChefRecirclable
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRantek Inc.Recirclable LLC

Customer experience

Smart Chef

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative17.4%

Recirclable

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Chef

No in-app purchases

None

Recirclable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Chef free?
Smart Chef costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recirclable free?
Recirclable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Chef or Recirclable?
Recirclable is rated higher. Smart Chef averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Recirclable averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Smart Chef or Recirclable have ads?
Neither Smart Chef nor Recirclable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Chef or Recirclable?
Smart Chef ships an update every 7 months, and Recirclable fortnightly. Most recently, Smart Chef was updated on November 6, 2026 and Recirclable on November 3, 2026.

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