Comparison

Protein Box vs The Protein Chef

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

Head to head
About

Protein Box

Features
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Get delicious healthy food from our app!

About

The Protein Chef

Discover high-protein recipes with simple ingredients that taste great. Features include smart serving scaling, an organized grocery list that syncs across devices, and macro tracking for every meal. Access full recipes, ad-free videos, and hands-free cooking with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • High-protein recipes
  • Macro tracking
  • Smart serving scaling
  • Aisle-sorted grocery list
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Recipe saving and organization
  • Hands-free Cook Mode
Features
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The Protein Chef brings Derek Howes' full catalog of high-protein recipes to your pocket. Big protein, simple ingredients, and meals that actually taste good. Browse by meal, protein source, or diet. Scale servings and watch the ingredients adjust. Tap ingredients straight into a smart grocery list that sorts itself by aisle and syncs across devices. Save favorites into folders, check the macros on every recipe, and share your grocery list with whoever's doing the shopping. EVERY RECIPE INCLUDES • Calories and protein front and center, full macros a tap away • Smart serving scaling with ingredient-aware metric conversions • One-tap "Add to Grocery List" • High-res photos so you see exactly what you're making • Ratings and reviews from the community ALSO FREE • Grocery list that sorts itself by aisle and syncs across devices — share it with whoever's doing the shopping • Save recipes into folders, organized your way • Find recipes from what's already in your kitchen GO PREMIUM • Full step-by-step recipes in-app • Ad-free cooking videos with picture-in-picture • Smart ingredient swaps with instant protein & calorie math • Printable PDF recipe cards • Hands-free Cook Mode with step timers • Custom app themes Everything in moderation. No cheat meals, no bro-science, just food you'll actually make. Stay Healthy! ——— The Protein Chef Premium is an annual auto-renewing subscription ($9.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation and renews automatically each year unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://theproteinchef.co/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Protein Box3 screens
The Protein Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Protein Box at none against The Protein Chef's 1. Protein Box also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. The Protein Chef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Protein Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Protein Box versus The Protein Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtein BoxThe Protein Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorax-incThe Protein Chef

In-app purchases

None

Protein Box

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Protein Chef

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Protein Box free?
Protein Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Protein Chef free?
The Protein Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Protein Box or The Protein Chef have ads?
Neither Protein Box nor The Protein Chef shows ads.

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