KitChef vs Chef Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KitChef
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Cook what you already have, waste less food and plan your week in minutes. KitChef knows what’s in your kitchen, tells you what to use first and turns it into meals. TODAY Open the app and see your day: what’s planned, what’s about to expire and a short note from the chef. Pick a mood — 15 minutes, “with what I have”, light — and get recipes that fit. FOOD RESCUE • See what expires in the next few days, in order • Get recipes that use exactly those ingredients • Mark food as cooked, frozen or shared and watch your impact grow: kilos, money and CO₂ saved SMART PANTRY • Quick Add: type or dictate “2 kg potatoes, milk, 6 eggs” and KitChef sorts it into fridge, cupboard and freezer with expiry dates • Scan barcodes or snap a photo of your food • A freshness bar shows what’s fine, what to use soon and what has expired CHEF AI — PRIVATE, ON YOUR iPHONE Powered by Apple Intelligence, running entirely on device: • Ask anything while you cook: substitutes, doneness, fixing a dish • Adapt any recipe: vegetarian, high-protein, fewer calories, more or fewer servings • A daily chef note based on your kitchen Your questions never leave your iPhone. WEEKLY MENU • Plan your week like a menu card, with calories and macros per day • Auto-plan a full week (Pro) and copy weeks you loved • Build the shopping list straight from your plan SHOPPING LIST & SHOPPING MODE • Grouped by supermarket aisle, add several items at once • Shopping mode puts your list in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen — tick off the next item without unlocking • Put everything you bought into the pantry in one tap, with sensible expiry dates COOK MODE Step-by-step, screen always on, free timers, hands-free voice and a Live Activity for your timers. EVERYWHERE ON YOUR iPHONE • Interactive widgets: Rescue, Shopping list (tick items from the widget) and Chef’s note • Lock Screen widgets and Control Center controls • Siri & Shortcuts: add to your list, hear your list, what’s expiring • Smart notifications: rescue mornings, streak saver, Sunday recap — never more than one a day • Weekly recap you can share, Apple Health sync and Spotlight search No ads. No tracking. Your kitchen stays on your iPhone. KITCHEF PRO Unlimited Chef AI, unlimited rescue recipes, any week in the planner with snacks and auto-plan, unlimited scans and pantry, a shopping list built from your plan, and the full weekly recap. KitChef Pro is an auto-renewable annual subscription. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial; the price is shown before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the trial). The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://iosrubengarcia.dev/kitchef/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Chef Tools
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Chef Tools is an all-in-one kitchen companion built for chefs, cooks, culinary teams and serious home cooks who need speed, organization and clarity during prep, service and planning. Keep your recipes, timers, prep lists, kitchen photos, allergen checks, notes, schedules and unit conversions in one clean app designed for real kitchen workflow. Build and manage your recipe library with ingredients, steps, yield, categories, tags, photos and allergen information. Scale recipes by portion count, then share, save as PDF or print updated versions for prep, training or service. Run multiple kitchen timers with a compact layout, clear status, longer alerts, vibration support and overrun tracking so you can see how long an item stayed past the target time. Use Prep List to quickly capture what needs to be done before or during service. Add items fast, mark them complete, attach quantities, stations, notes and dates, and keep your mise en place organized without slowing down. Save kitchen photos for dishes, plating references, prep batches, labels, stations and other visual notes. View photos full screen, zoom in, share, print or export them as PDFs. Check allergens using an on-device allergen database and OCR-based photo scanning. Scan a recipe or ingredient text and Chef Tools helps identify possible allergens without relying on an internet connection. Allergen support is designed around common US, Canadian and international kitchen needs, including gluten/wheat, dairy/milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, sesame, fish, shellfish, mustard, sulphites and more. Plan your work with tasks, quick notes and schedule tools. Add reminders, organize prep, service, cleaning and admin items, and keep important kitchen notes easy to access from the home screen. Use the built-in converter for common kitchen measurements including weight, volume and temperature. Convert quickly while cooking, scaling or adjusting recipes. Chef Tools also supports iCloud sync, so your recipes, notes, schedules, tasks, prep lists and kitchen data can stay available across iPhone, iPad and Mac when iCloud is enabled. Why chefs use Chef Tools: • Recipe manager with ingredients, steps, yield and photos • Recipe scaling for different portion counts • Share, save PDF and print recipe sheets • Multiple compact kitchen timers • Timer overrun tracking • Prep list for fast kitchen organization • Kitchen photo library with zoom, PDF, share and print • On-device allergen keyword checks • OCR photo scanning for recipe and ingredient text • Tasks, reminders and quick notes • Schedule and service planning • Unit, volume and temperature converter • iCloud sync across Apple devices • Clean, compact interface built for daily kitchen use • Multilingual interface support Whether you are preparing service, documenting recipes, checking allergens, timing dishes, saving plating photos or organizing your daily prep, Chef Tools helps keep the kitchen moving with less friction. Designed for practical kitchen work. Built to keep important details close when timing, accuracy and organization matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chef Tools at none against KitChef's 1. Chef Tools also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. KitChef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Chef Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | KitChef | Chef Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUBEN GARCIA FIGUEROA | Yaroslav Mykolaienko |
In-app purchases
KitChef
- KitChef Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
Chef Tools
No in-app purchases









