Comparison

Pastry Chef Pro vs JustATouchofJ

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

Head to head
About

Pastry Chef Pro

This app offers a curated collection of high-quality, exclusive pastry recipes with detailed instructions and beautiful photos. It includes a unit converter and chef tips, designed for home cooks and professionals alike. Access to over 100 recipes requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Exclusive, world-class pastry recipes
  • High-definition recipe photos
  • Detailed instructions and chef tips
  • Integrated unit converter (temperature, volume, weight, length)
  • Offline access to content
  • Categorized and searchable recipes
Features
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Pastry Chef is an "offline" educational cooking App developed for people who enjoy food and cooking, particularly desserts. Pastry Chef provides a list of unique pastry recipes tested in professional kitchens around the World with precise instructions, beautiful photos, chef tips, techniques, product/recipe history and a four unit converter, all inside a clean and simple user interface. Don't expect to find thousands of recipes from the internet because Pastry Chef's priority is not quantity but quality of recipes which are normally hard to find or kept private by most Chefs. You'll find that Pastry Chef is a "must have App" for any Student, Cook, Teacher or experienced Pastry Chefs. BEST RECIPES Quality of recipes is what Pastry Chef is all about, so we have gathered the best pastry recipes to go along with high definition photos for the user to cherish. The recipes are unique industry proven used by Master Chefs all over the World. DESIGN THAT WORKS The Pastry Chef team believes recipe design is critical for cooking. It needs to be simple and clean yet have order and be delightful for the cook to read. This is hard to achieve and we think Pastry Chef has done it. MAIN FEATURES: • RECIPES - world class recipes with exclusive design • CATEGORIES - get order and easy access to all recipes • SEARCH BAR - find your recipe any time • CONVERTER - convert temperature, volume, weight and length from within the app • No Advertisement • No Internet, No problem - Pastry Chef content is already store in your device The current version provides 4 example recipes and more than 100 recipes after subscription. Enjoy. New Pro auto-renew subscriptions: - 1 year (Gold) | 3 month (Silver) | 1 month (Bronze) - Full access to more than 100 Recipes - Full access to categories, appendix and converter - Full access packages ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.

 • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 

• Terms of use (Pastry Chef Pro): https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/d70ffae3-5097-4922-9d7b-3c50d5e580b9

About

JustATouchofJ

Discover recipes and culinary insights from a renowned personal chef. Explore a cookbook of love and connect with a celebrated food and wine connoisseur across various social platforms.

Highlights
  • Recipes from a personal chef
  • Cookbook of love
  • Food and wine connoisseur insights
  • Social media integration
  • Chef Veronica's culinary expertise
Features
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Chef Veronica is one of Atlanta's we'll know Personal Chef's. Real name, Jillianne Veronica Harris is the Author of, "Veronica's Guide to Making Love in The Kitchen." The Cookbook of Love Fonder and CEO of JaToj Chef "V" is also a Black Chef's Network Partner She is one of the Best Food & Wine Coinsures of her generation. Serving the east, and west coast with her tasteful embellished dishes! Check her out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube and so much more.

Screenshots

Pastry Chef Pro4 screens
JustATouchofJ4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pastry Chef Pro and JustATouchofJ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of JustATouchofJ's written reviews are positive against 19% of Pastry Chef Pro's. JustATouchofJ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). Pastry Chef Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. Pastry Chef Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. JustATouchofJ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pastry Chef Pro against 5.0 for JustATouchofJ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JustATouchofJ has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Pastry Chef Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of JustATouchofJ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, JustATouchofJ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pastry Chef Pro versus JustATouchofJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastry Chef ProJustATouchofJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better5.0 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezJillianne Harris

Customer experience

Pastry Chef Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative68.8%

JustATouchofJ

All ratings36 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pastry Chef Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Member$7.991 Month
  • Silver Member$17.993 Months
  • Gold Member$49.991 Year
None

JustATouchofJ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastry Chef Pro free?
Pastry Chef Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustATouchofJ free?
JustATouchofJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pastry Chef Pro or JustATouchofJ?
Pastry Chef Pro is rated higher. Pastry Chef Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while JustATouchofJ averages 5.0 from 36 ratings.
Do Pastry Chef Pro or JustATouchofJ have ads?
JustATouchofJ shows ads; Pastry Chef Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Pastry Chef Pro or JustATouchofJ?
Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, and JustATouchofJ every 2 months. Most recently, Pastry Chef Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and JustATouchofJ on November 2, 2026.

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