Pinter App vs Chef's Pantry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinter App
This app helps you brew fresh beer at home. It provides brewing step reminders, direct access to order brewing supplies, and guided instructions. Get support instantly through live chat.
- Brewing step reminders
- In-app calendar
- Order Fresh Presses
- Guided brewing instructions
- Live chat support
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Tap into a world of Fresh Beer! Get the most out of brewing with your Pinter. Use our in-app calendar to easily keep track of your Pinter(s): get handy notifications reminding you when to move on to the next step of brewing. Shop the website directly from the app to order Fresh Presses in just a few taps. Intuitive app-based instructions guide you through every step. Instant access to live chat and customer support exactly when you need it.
Chef's Pantry
Discover new meals, organize your recipes, and plan grocery trips effortlessly. Import recipes from any link, generate organized shopping lists with a single tap, and find inspiration from other home cooks. Keep all your cooking essentials in one convenient place.
- Recipe discovery
- Recipe organization
- Grocery list creation
- Recipe import from links
- Cookbook exploration
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Chef’s Pantry makes cooking easier by helping you discover new meals, organize your recipes, and plan your grocery trips in one simple app. Import any recipe link instantly, create organized grocery lists with one tap, and explore cookbooks from real home cooks to break out of your weekly routine. Everything stays in one place so you always know what’s for dinner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chef's Pantry at 5.0 against Pinter App's 4.0. Chef's Pantry also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pinter App's advantage is ratings volume (278 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chef's Pantry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinter App has 278 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Pinter App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chef's Pantry's.
Pinter App ships an update monthly, Chef's Pantry every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinter App | Chef's Pantry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (278 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co LTD | Peter Smith |
Customer experience
Pinter App
Chef's Pantry
Bugs and requests
Pinter App
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not recognizing existing accounts
- Inconsistent app behavior
- Unreliable push notifications
- Inability to edit brew timeline
- Outdated content and instructions
Requested features
5 requests- Better calendar integration
- Improved push notifications
- More customization options
- Seamless website-app integration
- Clearer brewing instructions
Chef's Pantry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pinter App
No in-app purchases
Chef's Pantry
No in-app purchases
