Sous Chef vs Recipe Timer by Zafapp
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.
Recipe Timer by Zafapp
This app helps you cook perfectly with a variety of meal timers, a kitchen calculator for unit conversions, and a specialized roast timer for different meats and cooking styles. You can also create custom timers and track your cooking history.
- Timers for various meals
- Kitchen unit converter
- Customizable roast timer
- Create custom recipe timers
- Cooking history tracking
- Celsius/Fahrenheit and kg/lb conversion
- Dark and Light mode
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RECIPE TIMER • Browse through timers for different meals from eggs, pasta, vegetables to fish, steaks, pizza and dessert. KITCHEN CALCULATOR • Convert volume, weight or temperature units with easy-to-use interface. ROAST TIMER • Take advantage of Roast Timer’s customized settings. • Choose meat between beef, lamb, pork, chicken, duck or turkey; select your cut; finish it by setting your cooking style. CREATE RECIPE TIMERS • Adjust the recipe timer to your needs or create your own recipe timer. COOKING HISTORY • See your cooking history for the week, month or the year. CUSTOMIZE • Choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit • Use either kg or lb/oz for fine adjustment • Choose your oven type DARK & LIGHT MODE • Experience the app either in Dark Mode or Light Mode, all at one click!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sous Chef at 338 against Recipe Timer by Zafapp's 7. Sous Chef also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Sous Chef sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Recipe Timer by Zafapp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sous Chef against 4.4 for Recipe Timer by Zafapp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sous Chef has 338 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Sous Chef's written reviews are positive against 80% of Recipe Timer by Zafapp's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sous Chef | Recipe Timer by Zafapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Cuneyt Zafer |
Customer experience
Sous Chef
Recipe Timer by Zafapp
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
Recipe Timer by Zafapp
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
Recipe Timer by Zafapp
- Unlock Premium Version$2.99
- Unlimited Custom Timers$3.99
- Remove All Advertisements$3.99
Questions
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