Comparison

InstaChef vs HeyChef!

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

Head to head
About

InstaChef

Features
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INSTACHEF provides chefs who will visit the customer’s home at a time allotted by them and cook their meal according to their requirements (keeping in mind their dietary restrictions and food allergies).An affordable & time saving option that allows people to choose healthy and accommodate a wide variety tastes.

About

HeyChef!

This AI-powered cooking companion helps you discover recipes based on ingredients you already have. It offers personalized meal planning, generates shopping lists, and adapts recipes to your dietary needs and preferences.

Highlights
  • Scan fridge for ingredient-based recipes
  • AI-powered recipe generation and modification
  • Personalized weekly meal planning
  • Automatic shopping list creation
  • Dietary restriction and allergy filtering
  • Voice command navigation
  • Nutritional information tracking
Features
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HeyChef — your AI-powered cooking buddy "What's for dinner tonight?" The fridge is full, but inspiration is nowhere to be found. HeyChef answers for you: snap a photo of your fridge, get personalized recipes, plan your week, and generate your shopping list in a single click. SCAN YOUR FRIDGE, FIND YOUR RECIPE Point your phone at the fridge or pantry. HeyChef recognizes your ingredients and suggests recipes you can make right now with what you already have. Less waste, more inspiration. CHEFBOT: TALK TO IT LIKE A FRIEND No need for fancy culinary terms. "I've got chicken, I'm feeling lazy, and I don't want to make a huge mess." ChefBot gets it and offers real options. Want to skip the cheese? Swap out the butter? It adapts the recipe, explains the change, and saves your custom version. No fuss, no judgment. And if the recipe you're looking for doesn't exist yet, it creates it on the spot: ingredients, steps, all right inside the chat. MEAL PLANNER: YOUR WHOLE WEEK ON A SINGLE SCREEN Pick a day and meal, and the app offers suggestions based on your profile. You approve, swap, or adjust. HeyChef automatically balances proteins, veggies, and carbs throughout the week. Check off meals as you go to keep track of what you've cooked. ALLERGIES AND DIETARY RESTRICTIONS: SET IT ONCE AND FOR ALL Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan, allergies, or medical restrictions. Set up your profile once, and the app automatically filters everything. Every recipe shown is one you can actually eat—no need to double-check ingredients every single time. AUTOMATIC SHOPPING LISTS One tap, and your grocery list is generated straight from your meal plan. Share it with whoever's running to the store—no more relying on memory or scribbled notes. A COMMUNITY, NOT A DATABASE Follow cooks who inspire you, see their recipes in your personalized feed, comment, reply, and share your own creations. Real people cooking everyday meals, not an anonymous catalog. HANDS COVERED IN FLOUR? USE YOUR VOICE Follow your recipe step-by-step using voice commands and navigate without touching your screen. NUTRITION, HASSLE-FREE Nutritional values on every recipe, recalculated automatically whenever you adjust quantities. AN AI YOU CAN TRUST ChefBot double-checks its own modifications before showing them to you, ensuring trustworthy recipe tweaks. MAKE IT YOURS Pick your app theme color—purple, orange, or green—and organize your kitchen just the way you like. HEYCHEF IS MADE FOR YOU IF… You open the fridge three times a night without finding a single idea. You eat the exact same thing every week and feel stuck in a rut. You keep throwing away forgotten veggies from the back of the crisper drawer. You want to eat better without spending your whole evening in the kitchen or counting calories. You have allergies or dietary needs and are sick of reading fine-print labels. You're a beginner cook who wants friendly guidance without being made to feel clueless. OUR PHILOSOPHY At HeyChef, there's zero judgment. Ordering takeout, dining out, skipping a week of cooking—that's life. Going from cooking 0 days a week to 2 is already a win. We're here to guide you step-by-step, not to lecture you. Download HeyChef for free and never stare blankly at your fridge again.

Screenshots

InstaChef3 screens
HeyChef!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HeyChef! at fortnightly against InstaChef's every 2 months. InstaChef's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InstaChef ships an update every 2 months, HeyChef! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
InstaChef versus HeyChef!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstaChefHeyChef!
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed ArifHeyChef

In-app purchases

None

InstaChef

No in-app purchases

None

HeyChef!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InstaChef free?
InstaChef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeyChef! free?
HeyChef! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InstaChef or HeyChef! have ads?
Neither InstaChef nor HeyChef! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InstaChef or HeyChef!?
InstaChef ships an update every 2 months, and HeyChef! fortnightly. Most recently, InstaChef was updated on May 16, 2026 and HeyChef! on September 22, 2026.

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