Comparison

Sous Chef vs Best Kitchen Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 5 configurable timers
  • Timers work in background
  • Servings calculator
  • Popular conversions chart
  • Stores notes and favorite websites
Features
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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.

About

Best Kitchen Timer

This app provides a stylish and visual timer for cooking and other activities up to 60 minutes. It offers customizable alarm sounds and colors, and can notify you even when the app is not active or the device is locked. It's designed to be kid-friendly and visually engaging.

Highlights
  • Visual time indicators
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Background notifications
  • Repeat alarm option
  • Kid-friendly time visualization
  • Customizable color themes
Features
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Stylish timer for various cooking activities and not only for them. Turn your kitchen timer into attractive ultramodern fashion accessory! Everyone has it (or lacks it) - the kitchen timer. One need to know when the baking is finished, but you’re not very likely to hear the timer once you’ve left the kitchen and you probably do not want to constantly check the cooking progress while outside - that's where Best Kitchen Timer comes into play. This timer can be used to time anything up to 60 minutes. There are both a minute and a second visual indicator to quickly see how much time in minutes is left without reading the numbers. * STAY NOTIFIED It lets you set the alarm sound that will play when the timer is finished. You can choose from 16 unique alarm sounds, melodies and loops. You’ll be notified when your time is up even if you’re using another app or your device is locked. It can also repeat the sound alarm (up to 3 times) at the given interval if it was missed/snoozed. * KIDS FRIENDLY Timer visualizes time to kids and lets them feel the time. "Daddy, how long is 10 minutes?" This timer can answer the question. * COLOR YOUR TIME You can easily change the timer color to fit your personal lifestyle. There are 5 color themes: turquoise, red, green, amber and pink. Just pick the one you like in the application settings. * UNIVERSAL APP Timer works both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad, contains HD graphics for retina and iPad displays and supports all screen orientations for all devices. [+Retina graphics for iPad 3rd generation] * SEE ALSO: Best Timer Beautifully designed sand timer, stylish kitchen timer, countdown/up and powerful stopwatch All in one creatively combined Best Timer application to suit all your timing needs. Search "Best Timer" on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/app/best-timer/id415656570) * Get bright timer for bright cooking! ***Important for iOS5+ devices: if there is no alarm played when the application is inactive please go to system Settings / Notifications, select the application name and configure the timer's alarms, whether they perform sound and if they're to appear on lock screen. VISIT US: smartphoneware.com

Screenshots

Sous Chef4 screens
Best Kitchen Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sous Chef at 90% against Best Kitchen Timer's 38%. Sous Chef also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). Best Kitchen Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sous Chef sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Best Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sous Chef holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sous Chef has 338 ratings behind it against 9, 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 38% of Best Kitchen Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sous Chef ships an update every 3 months, Best Kitchen Timer every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sous Chef versus Best Kitchen Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSous ChefBest Kitchen Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (338 ratings) — better2.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better38.2% of reviews
Number of ratings338 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsSerhii Simkovskyi

Customer experience

Sous Chef

All ratings338 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%

Best Kitchen Timer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive38.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative50.0%

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

Best Kitchen Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sous Chef

One-time4
  • KS - Remove Ad Banner$9.99
  • Unlimited Reference Entries$9.99
  • Enable All Timers$9.99
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  • All Features$24.99
None

Best Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sous Chef free?
Sous Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Best Kitchen Timer free?
Best Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sous Chef or Best Kitchen Timer?
Sous Chef is rated higher. Sous Chef averages 4.5 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while Best Kitchen Timer averages 2.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Sous Chef or Best Kitchen Timer have ads?
Sous Chef shows ads; Best Kitchen Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Sous Chef or Best Kitchen Timer?
Sous Chef ships an update every 3 months, and Best Kitchen Timer every 14 months. Most recently, Sous Chef was updated on September 19, 2026 and Best Kitchen Timer on September 17, 2026.

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