Comparison

Chef Engine vs Cookify Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Cookify Smart

Features
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CookifySmart is an all in one assistant for grocery shopping, meal planning and cooking. You can plan your weekly meals, generate personalized diet plans, scan receipts or handwritten notes, and organize everything in one simple and smart app. Smart Grocery Lists Create clean and organized shopping lists. Add items manually or automatically. Scan receipts or handwritten lists to convert them into digital lists. Sort and categorize your groceries with ease. Personalized Meal Plans Generate meal plans tailored to your diet. Choose from keto, vegetarian, diabetic, balanced and more. View your weekly or daily plan using a simple calendar. Let the app help you decide what to cook. AI Cooking Assistant Ask anything about recipes, ingredients or cooking techniques. Get instant step by step guidance. Receive healthier alternatives or meal suggestions. Scan Receipts and Notes Scan shopping receipts and handwritten lists. Items are automatically extracted and added to your digital list. Shared Lists Share your shopping list with a partner or your family. Shop together and stay synchronized. Avoid forgotten items and keep everything updated instantly. CookifySmart makes everyday life easier, from planning meals to organizing groceries and cooking smarter. Privacy Policy: https://mihun2007.github.io/cookify-legal/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chef Engine3 screens
Cookify Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chef Engine at 16.4 against Cookify Smart's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Chef Engine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Cookify Smart sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Chef Engine versus Cookify Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef EngineCookify Smart
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size83 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOlga SigovaMihail Borinschi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chef Engine

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

Cookify Smart

Subscriptions2
  • Cookify Pro$4.991 Month
  • Cookify Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Chef Engine free?
Chef Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cookify Smart free?
Cookify Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chef Engine or Cookify Smart have ads?
Neither Chef Engine nor Cookify Smart shows ads.

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