Comparison

Chef Engine vs 食之道

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

Head to head
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/

About

食之道

Features
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食之道是一款 AI 智能饮食规划工具,帮你从“选择困难”到“每天吃得有依据”。 根据你的健康目标与身体状况,系统会推荐合适的饮食方案,并生成 1–7 天的食谱计划,让饮食更规律、更可执行。 核心功能: AI智能分析:结合目标与身体状况推荐饮食方案 多种饮食方案:地中海、生酮等多类型可选 个性化目标:减脂、增肌、控糖、抗炎、养胃、睡眠等 过敏管理:设置需避免食物,食谱更安心 灵活周期:支持1–7天食谱规划 一键生成:快速得到可执行的日常餐单 食之道不替代医疗建议,但能成为你日常饮食管理的好帮手。 本应用中的饮食建议仅供参考,不能替代专业医生的建议。 在做出任何健康或医疗决定之前,请咨询医生的专业意见。

Screenshots

Chef Engine3 screens
食之道4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 食之道 at none against Chef Engine's 2. Chef Engine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chef Engine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 食之道 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chef Engine ships an update every 3 weeks, 食之道 every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Chef Engine versus 食之道: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef Engine食之道
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOlga Sigova培培 何

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chef Engine

Subscriptions2
  • Chef Engine Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Chef Engine Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.901 Year
None

食之道

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chef Engine free?
Chef Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 食之道 free?
食之道 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chef Engine or 食之道 have ads?
Neither Chef Engine nor 食之道 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chef Engine or 食之道?
Chef Engine ships an update every 3 weeks, and 食之道 every 7 months. Most recently, Chef Engine was updated on October 30, 2026 and 食之道 on October 30, 2026.

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