Comparison

DrippTimer vs SmartChef

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

Head to head
About

DrippTimer

This app simplifies brewing delicious drip coffee by allowing you to create custom recipes. It guides you through each extraction phase with precise timing and alerts, ensuring a perfect cup every time.

Highlights
  • Create custom coffee recipes
  • Input bean variety, roast, and grind size
  • Set extraction phases and water/coffee ratios
  • Start extraction with guided timing
  • Receive alerts for each phase
Features
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"DrippTimer is an app designed to make drip coffee extraction easier and more delicious. Add Recipes: - Coffee bean variety - Roast level - Grind size - Coffee bean quantity - Desired number of extraction phases - Water and coffee bean amounts for each extraction DrippTimer helps you input information about your coffee drip, and through its settings, ensures precise coffee extraction. Coffee Extraction: - Select the recipe you've created - Click the start extraction button DrippTimer will notify you with alerts, keeping you informed about the timing for each extraction phase. Download the DrippTimer app and experience the joy of brewing delicious drip coffee!"

About

SmartChef

Features
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Suma Chef is an AI-powered meal planning app that suggests the best recipes based on the ingredients in your refrigerator. You can easily manage ingredients, track inventory, and monitor expiration dates—all in one app. 【Key Features】 ▼AI Ingredient Scan Simply take a photo of your ingredients to automatically recognize and register them. Reduce manual input and add items to your inventory instantly. ▼AI Recipe Suggestions Get instant recipe recommendations based on the ingredients you already have. See ingredient match counts and estimated cooking time at a glance. ▼Detailed Recipe View Step-by-step cooking instructions for easy preparation. Quickly see which ingredients you have and which ones are missing. ▼My Fridge (Inventory Management) Track expiration dates for each ingredient. Automatically highlights items nearing expiration to help reduce food waste. ▼Shopping List Add missing ingredients to your shopping list with one tap. Built-in checklist functionality helps prevent forgotten items. 【Recommended For】 • People who want to reduce food waste • Anyone struggling with daily meal planning • Busy individuals who want to cook quickly • Those looking to manage ingredients more efficiently • Anyone who wants to build a home-cooking habit 【Free & Premium Plans】 The free plan includes access to core features. The Premium plan includes: • Unlimited recipe generation • Unlimited ingredient scans • Increase recipe save limit from 30 to 500 • Ad-free experience 【About the Premium Subscription】 • This service offers auto-renewable monthly and yearly subscriptions. • Pricing is based on the App Store pricing structure and varies by region. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • After purchase, subscriptions can be managed or canceled via Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://kamon0814.github.io/smartchef-terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kamon0814.github.io/smartchef-privacy/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DrippTimer4 screens
SmartChef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrippTimer at none against SmartChef's 2. DrippTimer also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). SmartChef's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price 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. SmartChef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DrippTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrippTimer ships an update every 11 days, SmartChef every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
DrippTimer versus SmartChef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrippTimerSmartChef
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIAO YINGYINGKamon Sogo

In-app purchases

None

DrippTimer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartChef

Subscriptions2
  • スマシェフ Premium(月額)$1.991 Month
  • スマシェフ Premium(年額)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DrippTimer free?
DrippTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartChef free?
SmartChef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrippTimer or SmartChef have ads?
DrippTimer shows ads; SmartChef does not.
Which is updated more often, DrippTimer or SmartChef?
DrippTimer ships an update every 11 days, and SmartChef every 5 days. Most recently, DrippTimer was updated on November 3, 2026 and SmartChef on October 31, 2026.

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