Comparison

Viva Chefs vs Chefbox Reserve

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

Head to head
About

Viva Chefs

Connect with local chefs who prepare fresh, custom meals in your own kitchen. Enjoy delicious home-cooked food without the stress of cooking or cleaning. Perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions.

Highlights
  • Connect with local chefs
  • Customizable menus
  • In-home cooking and cleaning
  • Freshly prepared meals
  • Chef-curated grocery lists
  • Direct chef communication
Features
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Viva Chefs connects you with local chefs who cook fresh, custom meals in your kitchen—no stress, no mess, just delicious. Whether simplifying weeknight dinners, prepping meals for the week, or planning a special night in, Viva Chefs makes it easy to enjoy home-cooked meals without the hassle. It’s not a meal kit. Not delivery. It’s real food, made fresh—in your home. How It Works: Choose Your Chef Browse our list of talented chefs, check availability, and find the perfect fit for your tastes, needs, and lifestyle. Book Your Visit Pick a time that fits your schedule—your chef comes to you. Customize Your Menu Select dishes, personalize recipes, chat directly with your chef, and receive a grocery list curated just for your visit. Relax and Enjoy Your chef preps, cooks, and leaves your kitchen spotless—with 12–16 ready-to-eat meals made just for you. Welcome to Viva Chefs. Your Home. Your Chef. Your Way.

About

Chefbox Reserve

Experience personalized, chef-crafted meals delivered weekly. This service offers white-glove delivery tailored to your dietary needs and preferences, directly from a working private chef. Browse menus, manage your subscription, track nutrition, and communicate with your chef.

Highlights
  • Personalized chef-crafted meals
  • Weekly white-glove delivery
  • Dietary needs and preferences customization
  • Browse curated weekly menus
  • Manage service and track macros
  • Direct chef communication
Features
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ChefBox is your personal chef, delivered. A premium private chef service offering white-glove weekly delivery of chef-crafted meals personalized to your dietary needs and preferences. Built by a working private chef — not a factory kitchen. Browse curated weekly menus, manage your service, track macros, and communicate directly with your chef. Currently serving Nashville, Scottsdale, Austin, and Miami.

Screenshots

Viva Chefs4 screens
Chefbox Reserve3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Viva Chefs at 29 against Chefbox Reserve's 1. On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Viva Chefs against 5.0 for Chefbox Reserve. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viva Chefs has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Viva Chefs versus Chefbox Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViva ChefsChefbox Reserve
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVivachefs Inc.Summit Brands INC

In-app purchases

None

Viva Chefs

No in-app purchases

None

Chefbox Reserve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viva Chefs free?
Viva Chefs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chefbox Reserve free?
Chefbox Reserve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Viva Chefs or Chefbox Reserve?
Viva Chefs and Chefbox Reserve are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Viva Chefs or Chefbox Reserve have ads?
Neither Viva Chefs nor Chefbox Reserve shows ads.

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