Comparison

Velius vs Chef Engine

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

Head to head
About

Velius

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Entdecke eine neue Dimension des Essensbestellens mit unserer App! WΓ€hle aus einer Vielzahl von Gerichten, gib deine Adresse und Kontaktdaten ein, und erhalte dein Essen direkt an deine TΓΌr geliefert – alles mit nur wenigen Klicks! Einfach, bequem und lecker – lade jetzt unsere App herunter und erlebe es selbst!

About

Chef Engine

Transform food photos, ingredient lists, or web links into personalized, step-by-step recipes. Get tailored meal suggestions with nutrition details, and customize for diets, allergies, or macros. Includes tools like a ripeness checker and barcode scanner.

Highlights
  • AI Recipe Generator
  • Photo-to-Recipe Camera
  • Social Post to Recipe
  • Import from Anywhere
  • Personalization for diets and allergies
  • Nutrition & Macros tracking
  • Barcode Product Scanner
Features
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Your week's meals, organised. Chef Engine helps you cook at home more often, with less to plan. Bring your weekly meals, shopping and cooking together in one place. A WEEK THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Set up your household, food preferences, kitchen equipment and cooking availability. Plan breakfast, lunch and dinner around your week, including quick meals and days when you eat out. ONE SHOPPING LIST See the ingredients you need across your planned meals. Check off what you buy, mark what you already have and add your own items. ROOM FOR CHANGING PLANS Move or replace meals, adjust portions and review how changes affect your shopping list before saving them. RECIPES AND COOKING Find saved favourites or create personalized recipes for your ingredients and preferences. Prepare your ingredients, follow clear cooking steps and use timers while you cook. Save your place and return to your cooking session. YOUR NEXT WEEK Review how the week went and use your updated preferences when planning the next one. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. SUBSCRIPTION Set up your household and build your actual first week before choosing a subscription. A subscription unlocks that same saved week and the personalized features. Eligible monthly subscriptions include a seven-day free trial; weekly subscriptions have no free trial. Your price and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your store account settings. Always check ingredients, allergens and cooking temperatures. AI-generated recipes require your judgment. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Velius3 screens
Chef Engine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Velius at none against Chef Engine's 2. Chef Engine's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chef Engine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Velius asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Velius versus Chef Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeliusChef Engine
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
Adsβ€”No
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Subscription
Devicesβ€”iPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS15.4 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB83 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHerwig HofstaetterOlga Sigova

In-app purchases

None

Velius

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chef Engine

Subscriptions2
  • Chef Engine Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Chef Engine Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.901 Year

Questions

Is Velius free?
Velius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chef Engine free?
Chef Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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