Comparison

Smart Chef vs Kitchen Buddy

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

Kitchen Buddy

Easily convert cooking measurements, find ingredient substitutions, and adapt recipes for different pan sizes. This app offers a vast database of ingredients and conversions to help bakers and cooks overcome common kitchen challenges.

Highlights
  • Measurement conversion
  • Ingredient substitution
  • Pan size adaptation
  • Extensive ingredient database
  • Ingredient descriptions and alternate names
Features
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Ever had a recipe call for 100 grams of flour but you’re using measuring cups? Or you have run out of a spice and you want to know what you can use instead? Or perhaps you have a recipe calling for a square cake pan but you want to use two round pans. The Kitchen Buddy has you covered. In one application you can convert measurements, determine how to substitute different sizes and shapes of pans, even how to replace one ingredient with another. Kitchen Buddy includes more than 2500 different ingredients with descriptions, alternate names, and potential substitutions in addition to managing a myriad of conversions. Kitchen Buddy is the baker’s best friend.

Screenshots

Smart Chef4 screens
Kitchen Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Chef and Kitchen Buddy both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Smart Chef's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kitchen Buddy's. Smart Chef also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Kitchen Buddy's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Smart Chef costs $2.99 and Kitchen Buddy $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Smart Chef against 3.8 for Kitchen Buddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Smart Chef's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kitchen Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Chef ships an update every 7 months, Kitchen Buddy every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Smart Chef versus Kitchen Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart ChefKitchen Buddy
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#74 — better#148
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRantek Inc.Jan-Wouter Arendsen

Customer experience

Smart Chef

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

Kitchen Buddy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Chef

No in-app purchases

None

Kitchen Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Chef free?
Smart Chef costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchen Buddy free?
Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Chef or Kitchen Buddy?
Smart Chef is rated higher. Smart Chef averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Kitchen Buddy averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Smart Chef or Kitchen Buddy have ads?
Neither Smart Chef nor Kitchen Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Chef or Kitchen Buddy?
Smart Chef ships an update every 7 months, and Kitchen Buddy every 6 months. Most recently, Smart Chef was updated on October 29, 2026 and Kitchen Buddy on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Smart Chef or Kitchen Buddy?
Smart Chef currently peaks at #74 in the App Store charts, and Kitchen Buddy at #148. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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