Chef Tomato vs Augvu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chef Tomato
A social platform for sharing and rating food experiences, from culinary triumphs to kitchen mishaps. Discover recipes, memes, and vlogs, and connect with a community that celebrates all aspects of cooking.
- Rate dishes with Mouchie expressions
- Discover recipes, memes, and vlogs
- Share kitchen disasters and fails
- Save and organize favorite recipes
- Curated food feed
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Welcome to the Kitchen, Chef! Tired of perfect, filtered food photos that no one can actually recreate? Say hello to Chef Tomato, the social playground where food is fun, messy, and delicious. Whether you’ve just cooked a 5-star meal or accidentally set your toaster on fire, there’s a place for you here. Meet Mouchie, our resident chef tomato! Mouchie doesn't just sit there looking cute; he’s here to help you rank every dish. From the ultimate "Chef’s Kiss" to the "Meme-worthy Disaster," your food finally has a home. Why you’ll love Chef Tomato: Rate with Mouchie: Use our 5 exclusive Mouchie expressions to rank posts based on: Tasty: Was it a flavor explosion? Presentable: Is it plating perfection? Healthy: Good for the body and soul. Affordable: Gourmet taste on a budget. Meme: For those beautiful kitchen disasters. The Food Feed: Scroll through a curated mix of step-by-step recipes, hilarious food memes, and high-energy food vlogs (Reels). Kitchen Disasters: Finally, a place to brag about your burnt toast. Share your fails and find out you're not alone! Save & Cook: Bookmark your favorite recipes and organize them into your personal digital cookbook. Join the community where we celebrate the craft, the crunch, and the crumbs. Download Chef Tomato today and let Mouchie be your guide
Augvu
Share memories by pinning photos to real-world locations and invite friends to discover them in person. This social experience focuses on real-life stories and interactive layers to the world around you, with options for public or hidden memories.
- Pin photos to real-world locations
- Invite friends to find memories
- Public and hidden memories
- Geocached Augvus unlockable by visit
- Trips for story-driven collections
- 24-hour Dailies for spontaneous sharing
- Explore Map to see nearby Augvus
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Augvu is a new kind of social experience. Share memories by pinning photos to real-world locations. Invite friends to find them in person. This isn’t about scrolling—it’s about stepping into real-life stories. Each Augvu adds a personal, interactive layer to the world around you. Some memories are public. Some are hidden until you’re physically there. Others stay on your profile forever. Capture moments your way: • Standard Augvus: Timeless memories—no time or location limits • Geocached Augvus: Hidden gems that unlock only when visited • Trips: Group memories into story-driven collections across locations • Dailies: 24-hour posts for spontaneous, pressure-free sharing • Explore Map: See what’s nearby and relive the places that matter • Privacy controls: You choose who sees what Whether it’s a night out, a vacation, or a walk down memory lane, Augvu turns your life into a living map. No filters. No likes. No endless feed. Just you, your people, and the places that made you feel something. Make the world your memory map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Augvu at fortnightly against Chef Tomato's every 12 months. Augvu also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chef Tomato against 4.6 for Augvu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Chef Tomato ships an update every 12 months, Augvu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chef Tomato | Augvu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Treoplay Inc. | Augvu LLC |
Customer experience
Chef Tomato
Augvu
In-app purchases
Chef Tomato
No in-app purchases
Augvu
No in-app purchases









