Sous Chef vs PantrIQ
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.
PantrIQ
This AI-powered kitchen assistant helps you plan meals, reduce food waste, and utilize ingredients you already have. It offers personalized recipe suggestions, smart grocery lists, and pantry tracking to simplify your cooking and organization.
- AI recipe suggestions from pantry items
- Personalized weekly meal planning
- Automatic smart grocery lists
- Pantry inventory tracking
- Discover feed for culinary inspiration
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PantrIQ: Your AI-Powered Kitchen Assistant PantrIQ helps you plan meals, reduce food waste, and make the most of what you already have — all with the power of AI. Whether you're managing a busy household or cooking for one, PantrIQ makes it easy to eat well, save time, and stay organized. SMART FEATURES: • AI Recipe Suggestions Get personalized recipes instantly based on ingredients in your pantry — entered via text, voice, or photo. • Meal Planning Made Easy Create weekly meal plans tailored to your preferences and pantry contents. • Smart Grocery Lists Generate automatic shopping lists from your meal plan or missing ingredients — all neat and organized. • Discover Feed Explore curated ideas every week: quick meals, pantry tips, and creative recipes to inspire your next dish. • Track Your Pantry Keep an up-to-date list of what’s in stock, what’s running low, and what needs to be used soon. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Upgrade to PantrIQ Premium to unlock: Unlimited AI recipe generation Full-featured meal planning Premium content in the Discover feed Enhanced grocery and pantry features Subscription Options: PantrIQ Monthly Plan: $9.99/month PantrIQ Yearly Plan: $59.99/year (save 50%) Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://honeysuckle-list-41a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-20d0471a8a7380ecae71ddca8811559c Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PantrIQ at none against Sous Chef's shown. PantrIQ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Sous Chef's advantage is ratings volume (338 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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 PantrIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PantrIQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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.
Sous Chef ships an update every 3 months, PantrIQ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sous Chef | PantrIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Kayvan Zahiri |
Customer experience
Sous Chef
PantrIQ
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
PantrIQ
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
PantrIQ
- PantrIQ Premium Access$9.991 Month
- PantrIQ Premium Access$59.991 Year
