Sous Chef vs Tarrific
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sous Chef
This kitchen helper offers a suite of tools for meal preparation, including multiple configurable timers that function even when the app is closed. It also features a servings calculator and a handy conversion chart to simplify cooking tasks.
- 5 configurable timers
- Timers work in background
- Servings calculator
- Popular conversions chart
- Stores notes and favorite websites
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Kitchen Sous Chef is a set of everyday tools to assist you around the kitchen. This little kitchen helper is ready and waiting to help you serve up that delicious meal! *Note* Timers use the device notification system. Make sure notifications are turned on and that your device volume/ringer is not muted!! App Highlights • 5 Configurable timers. • Timers work even if app is not running. • Servings calculator • Chart of popular conversions. • Stores notes and favorite websites. • Available for both iPhone and iPad.
Tarrific
This app helps home cooks and bakers quickly calculate ingredient weights by storing the tare weights of common kitchen containers. It also assists in dividing ingredients into equal portions for consistent results.
- Store tare weights of containers
- Quickly subtract container weight
- Divide ingredients into equal portions
- Calculate portion weight
- Supports split-screen on iPad
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Do you use a kitchen scale? If you do, you need Tarrific! Kitchen scales, and their handy tare feature, make baking and cooking so much easier. But, sometimes you need to know the weight of your ingredients, and you forgot to zero out your scale first! Tarrific is designed to help you solve that problem quickly and easily. Store the empty weights of the most commonly used bowls and dishes in your kitchen in Tarrific. When you need to subtract out the weight of a container, Tarrific does the work for you. Want to divide your ingredients into equal portions? Tarrific can help! Just enter in the number of portions you need, or the portion weight, and Tarrific will help you remove just the right amount each time. No more uneven cookies, or running out of muffin batter before you've filled the last one! Tarrific is a universal iOS app that runs on all devices. If you use split-screen on a newer iPad, Tarrific can run right next to your favorite recipe app. Try Tarrific today - you'll wonder how you ever cooked without it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sous Chef at 4.5 against Tarrific's 2.8. Sous Chef also leads on ratings volume (338 vs 4) and review sentiment (90% vs 67%). Tarrific's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sous Chef sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tarrific sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sous Chef holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sous Chef has 338 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Sous Chef's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tarrific's.
Sous Chef ships an update every 3 months, Tarrific every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sous Chef | Tarrific |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | 2.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Little Potato Software |
Customer experience
Sous Chef
Tarrific
Bugs and requests
Sous Chef
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently during use
- Timer doesn't alert when phone is in lock mode
- Accidental timer reset when phone placed in pocket
- Pop-up ads appear during timer setup
- Free version upgrade doesn't convert to Pro (requires repurchase)
Requested features
13 requests- Custom alarm sounds for each timer
- Different ringtones/tones for different timers
- Count-up feature after timer reaches zero
- Larger readout/display text
- Cooking temperature reference charts
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- More than 5 timers available
- Gram conversion option
- Landscape mode support
- Volume control for alerts
- Number of alert repetitions option
- Menu planning features
- Additional sous chef functionality
- Ability to select iPhone system ringtones
Tarrific
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sous Chef
- KS - Remove Ad Banner$9.99
- Unlimited Reference Entries$9.99
- Enable All Timers$9.99
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- All Features$24.99
Tarrific
- Tarrific Unlimited$0.99
