Comparison

时食记 vs ChefCal

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

Head to head
About

时食记

This app helps you decide what to eat, manage your ingredients, and plan your meals. It simplifies cooking by importing recipes, tracking your fridge inventory, and offering features like a cooking mode and step timers. Enjoy healthier, more efficient home-cooked meals.

Highlights
  • Recipe import from popular platforms
  • Fridge inventory tracking
  • Meal planning for the week
  • Family sharing for collaborative planning
  • Hands-free cooking mode
  • Random meal generator
  • Step-by-step cooking timers
Features
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「时食记」是一款记录菜谱、冰箱库存的App 「时食记」的主要功能: - 菜谱记录:支持从下厨房、小红书图文笔记、小红书视频笔记菜谱分享平台导入(使用AI智能解析菜谱用料和步骤),您可以记录私房菜 - 冰箱管理:跟踪冰箱中有的食材、从菜谱库中匹配菜谱,也可提醒过期时间,帮助消灭库存,食材不浪费 - 饮食计划:J人必备,提前规划好一周或更长时间的菜谱,到饭点再也不用临时抱佛脚,要吃什么做到心中有数 - 家人共享:家人可以加入到家庭组中,共同规划吃什么,你做饭来我买菜,分工合作更有效率 - 烹饪模式:做饭的时候想看手机菜谱但腾不出手来怎么办,打开烹饪模式,眨眼睛就能翻页看菜谱 - 转盘抽菜:实在不知道吃什么,随机转一道吧!至少节省10亿个脑细胞 - 步骤计时:炖肉做汤时间久,打开步骤计时器就能做别的去了,到时间自动提醒 打工人工作忙,很多时候连好好做一顿饭吃都是奢望,再加之长时间的通勤,点外卖或路边小吃也就成了无奈的选择,然而这存在着种种健康隐患。 「时食记」致力于改变这一状况,通过简化决定吃什么、采购食材、烹饪的流程,使做饭变得灰常迅速,让您吃的省钱又健康。 你是否也有以下烦恼: - 纠结每天早餐/午餐/晚餐吃什么? - 要记着买什么菜嫌麻烦? - 做菜工序记不准时间? 「时食记」的解决方式: - 使用吃饭选择转盘随机抽取一道菜,也可以一键生成一周计划 - 未来计划需要的食材将自动加入菜蓝子,方便去超市对照买菜,再也不用记啦 - 可为菜谱每个步骤设置记时器,到时间将自动提醒 联系我们: 使用中遇到任何问题,或有意见和建议,请在作者小红书中提给我们,您的每条反馈对我们持续改进产品都至关重要。

About

ChefCal

This AI-powered assistant simplifies meal planning, grocery shopping, and inventory management. It offers personalized recipe recommendations, generates smart shopping lists, and helps reduce food waste by tracking fridge contents. Enjoy a more efficient and enjoyable cooking experience with intelligent features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal planning
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Fridge inventory management
  • Personalized recipe recommendations
  • Recipe import and keeper
  • Ingredient expiration reminders
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ChefCal: Your AI Meal Assistant Tired of wondering "what should I eat today," "what's left in my fridge," or "grocery shopping is such a hassle"? ChefCal uses AI to help you manage recipes, grocery, meal plans, and shopping lists — everything you need for your daily meals, all in one app. # Key Features - ChefAI Not sure what to eat? Just ask. ChefAI is your personal meal assistant: · Get recipe recommendations with a single sentence — and add them straight to your meal plan · Snap a photo and your ingredients are automatically added to your fridge inventory · Find out what you can cook right now based on what's in stock · Send it a recipe screenshot and it will organize and save it to your recipe collection It doesn't just answer questions — it directly manages your recipes, grocery, meal plans, and shopping lists for you. - Fridge Management Add ingredients with just a photo and check your inventory anytime. Smart reminders alert you to ingredients about to expire, so you use up what you have first. - Meal Planning Tell the AI your preferences and it will plan your daily meals — no more stressing over what to eat. The calendar view lays everything out clearly: what to eat and what to buy, all planned ahead. - Smart Shopping List Automatically generates a shopping list based on your meal plan and fridge inventory — exactly what to buy and how much, reducing missed and duplicate purchases. Supports Dynamic Island and Live Activities, allowing you to check your list while shopping without switching apps. - Recipe Keeper Send recipe screenshots, text, or videos to the AI and it will organize and save them automatically — or have the AI generate recipes tailored to your needs. Easily collect your favorite recipes and keep all your culinary inspirations in one place. - Nutrition Tracking Every recipe is automatically analyzed for calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Combined with your meal plan, you can see at a glance how much you've eaten each day and whether your nutrition is balanced. Calories can also be split per serving based on the number of people. # Auto-Renewal Subscription Description 1. Subscription Services: a). Pro Plan: Monthly Auto-Renewal (1 month), Annual Auto-Renewal (12 months) 2. Auto-Renewal: The subscription will automatically renew 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle. The payment will be charged to the Apple account, and the membership validity will be extended accordingly. 3. Cancellation: To cancel the subscription, manually open iOS "Settings," go to "Apple Account," click "Subscriptions," and select "ChefCal" to cancel. If the cancellation is not completed at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period, the subscription will automatically renew. 4. Service Agreements: a). ChefCal Terms of Service (including auto-renewal subscription terms): https://chefcal.app/en/terms-of-service b). EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 5. Privacy Policy: https://chefcal.app/en/privacy-policy Click to download and start your delicious journey!

Screenshots

时食记4 screens
ChefCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 时食记 at 5.0 against ChefCal's 4.3. 时食记 also leads on ads (none vs shown). ChefCal's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 时食记 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and ChefCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

时食记 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChefCal has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of 时食记's written reviews are positive against 74% of ChefCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

时食记 ships an update every 10 days, ChefCal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
时食记 versus ChefCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter时食记ChefCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB106 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQingdao Orange Dream Network Technology Co., Ltd.Youda Tech

Customer experience

时食记

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative9.1%

ChefCal

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

时食记

Subscriptions1
  • 包年3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • 10000 AI点数$0.99
  • 50000 AI点数$6.99
  • 订阅用户升级永久会员优惠(128-40)$12.99
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  • 100000 AI点数$14.99
  • 永久会员$19.99
3 purchases

ChefCal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Plan Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 100 Salt Points$2.99

Questions

Is 时食记 free?
时食记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChefCal free?
ChefCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 时食记 or ChefCal?
时食记 is rated higher. 时食记 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ChefCal averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do 时食记 or ChefCal have ads?
ChefCal shows ads; 时食记 does not.
Which is updated more often, 时食记 or ChefCal?
时食记 ships an update every 10 days, and ChefCal fortnightly. Most recently, 时食记 was updated on November 4, 2026 and ChefCal on November 5, 2026.

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