Sous Chef vs Sous Vide Temperature & Timer
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.
Sous Vide Temperature & Timer
This app helps you cook sous vide with a comprehensive ingredient database and customizable timers. Receive alerts for cooking stages, ensuring perfectly cooked meals every time.
- Ingredient database
- Customizable timers
- Cooking stage alerts
- Add custom ingredients
- Supports beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables
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The only Sous Vide app you need! Measure your ingredient, set a timer, sit back and relax. Get warnings when your food is almost ready, ready, almost overcooking. Has a huge database of ingredients, but if something special is missing you can add your own. Among other ingredients are: beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sous Chef at 90% against Sous Vide Temperature & Timer's 0%. Sous Chef also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 1.0). Sous Vide Temperature & Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Sous Chef is free to download; Sous Vide Temperature & Timer costs $0.99 up front. Sous Chef sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sous Vide Temperature & Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sous Chef holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sous Chef has 338 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Sous Vide Temperature & Timer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sous Chef | Sous Vide Temperature & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Klaas Kremer |
Customer experience
Sous Chef
Sous Vide Temperature & Timer
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
Sous Vide Temperature & Timer
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
Sous Vide Temperature & Timer
No in-app purchases
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