Comparison

Chef vs Shuffya

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

Head to head
About

Chef

Organize your recipes, plan meals, and create shopping lists. Cook step-by-step with guided instructions and import recipes from various online sources. Discover and share culinary creations with a community of home cooks.

Highlights
  • Recipe import from online sources
  • Digital cookbook with search
  • Weekly meal planner
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Step-by-step Cooking Mode
  • Recipe discovery and sharing
Features
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Chef is your all-in-one app to manage every part of your cooking life, right from your phone. Easily save and organize your recipes, plan your weekly meals, generate shopping lists, and cook step by step with our intuitive Cooking Mode. You can even import recipes from social media or blogs, and Chef will extract the key information for you: ingredients, instructions, and the original link. Explore a growing community of home cooks, share your own creations, and save others to adapt them to your personal taste. Why you'll love Chef: - Import recipes from anywhere. Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, blogs... Chef automatically pulls ingredients, summarizes steps, and saves the original link. - Your digital cookbook. Store all your recipes in one place with tags, photos, and notes. Quickly search and find what you need. - Weekly meal planner. Select how many meals you want per day, then assign recipes to each moment. - Smart shopping list. Add all ingredients from your meal plan with one tap, or select ingredients from specific recipes. - Cooking Mode. Follow each recipe step by step with clear instructions and timers. - Discover and share recipes. Join a growing community of home cooks. Share your recipes and explore new ideas to bring to your kitchen. Chef makes cooking easier, more organized, and more enjoyable.

About

Shuffya

Organize your favorite recipes, create smart shopping lists, and discover new meal ideas with a shake. Plan your week, track expenses, and keep all your culinary notes in one digital cookbook.

Highlights
  • Digital recipe collection
  • Automatic shopping list generation
  • Random meal suggestion (shuffle)
  • Weekly meal planner
  • Budget tracker
  • Notes and calendar integration
Features
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YOUR DIGITAL RECIPE COLLECTION – Everything in One Place! Shuffya is your personal cookbook with smart features: Collect recipes, create shopping lists, and shuffle to discover a random meal. KEY FEATURES RECIPE COLLECTION – All your favorite dishes organized SHOPPING LIST – Automatically create from recipes SHUFFLE FUNCTION – Shake your phone for inspiration WEEKLY PLANNER – Plan your entire week ahead BUDGET TRACKER – Keep track of expenses NOTES & CALENDAR – Everything organized PERFECT FOR: Students – Small budget, big appetite Families – Multiple mouths, less stress Singles – Quick, healthy, organized Download now – Your cookbook in your pocket! --- Subscription Information Name: Shuffya Premium - Monthly subscription: €1.99 per month - Yearly subscription: €17.99 per year (Prices may vary by region) Note: Some content shown in screenshots and mentioned in decriptions require a Shuffya Premium subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged upon confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://trederundtreder.de/privacy-policy-shuffya-eng Terms of Use (EULA): https://trederundtreder.de/terms-of-service-shuffya-eng

Screenshots

Chef4 screens
Shuffya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chef at 100% against Shuffya's 0%. Chef also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Shuffya's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shuffya sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chef asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chef ships an update every 3 weeks, Shuffya every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chef versus Shuffya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChefShuffya
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Munoz GarciaTreder & Treder GbR

Customer experience

Chef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shuffya

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chef

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shuffya

Subscriptions2
  • Shuffya Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Shuffya Premium14 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Chef free?
Chef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shuffya free?
Shuffya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chef or Shuffya have ads?
Neither Chef nor Shuffya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chef or Shuffya?
Chef ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shuffya every 5 days. Most recently, Chef was updated on October 20, 2026 and Shuffya on October 24, 2026.

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