Comparison

Yakacook vs Chefrend

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

Head to head
About

Yakacook

Digitize your cookbooks and cooking websites to easily find, organize, and modify recipes. Adjust ingredient portions, annotate without damaging books, and plan future meals with an integrated shopping list. Batch cook efficiently with multi-recipe support and timers.

Highlights
  • Digitize cookbooks via photo scanning
  • Adjust ingredient quantities for servings
  • Annotate recipes without altering books
  • Plan cooking sessions and sync shopping lists
  • Batch cooking with multi-recipe support
  • Share library and annotations across devices
Features
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Yakacook doesn’t replace your cookbooks — it helps you find them, index them, annotate them without scribbling, adjust portions… and gives you the best of both worlds: paper & digital! (And here, no sneaky subscription draining your bank account every month.) Haven’t you ever thought: - “I’ve made this before, but there’s no way I can find the recipe again among all my cookbooks!” - “I own so many beautiful cookbooks, but in the end I don’t even know what’s inside them.” - “What could I cook with what I have?” - [At the supermarket] “Wait… what ingredients did I need for this dish again?” … Then discover your ideal kitchen companion: a custom mega-index of all your cookbooks and cooking websites, designed to make your life easier before and during your cooking sessions. With Yakacook, find your favorite recipes by name, ingredients, affinities, and more. Create your own collections and organize your upcoming cooking sessions. - Scan recipe pages (or websites) simply by taking a photo. Digitize your cookbooks and find them visually identical in the app, so you always know what the book containing a recipe looks like. - Adjust quantities by number of servings — all ingredients update automatically. - Annotate and personalize recipes without damaging your beautiful books. Perfect for making sure you buy the right quantities at the store (no one carries their whole cookbook library around… except you, thanks to Yakacook). - Plan future cooking sessions. Fill your calendar, sync it with your shopping list, and on the big day… Ya-Ka-Cook! - Manage your shopping list, automatically generated from selected recipes and optionally enriched with extra items. Share it with your roommate or partner, whether they use an iPhone or not. - Find the exact book on your shelf by scanning it with your camera — the app will point it out for you. Cook more efficiently with a clean, synthetic view packed with practical tools — the perfect companion to your cookbook (or your favorite cooking website). - Batch cook effortlessly. During a cooking session, swipe from one recipe to another, manage multiple timers at once, or add new recipes on the fly. - Share your library and all your annotations across multiple users or devices. So now… Ya-Ka-Cook*! * All you have to do is cook

About

Chefrend

Discover local restaurant meals and arrange delivery. Plan your meals with dietary preferences and AI assistance. Track orders, manage payments, and explore rewards.

Highlights
  • Browse local restaurant menus
  • AI-assisted meal planning
  • Dietary preference settings
  • Real-time order tracking
  • In-app messaging
  • Manage addresses and payments
  • Explore rewards and coupons
Features
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YOUR NEXT MEAL, WITH CHEFREND Browse meals from local restaurant partners, choose what works for you, and arrange delivery through Chefrend. PLAN YOUR MEALS Explore menus and cuisines, set dietary preferences, and create meal plans. AI-assisted planning can help you choose meals around your preferences. FOLLOW YOUR ORDER View your orders and delivery updates, communicate through in-app messaging, and contact support when you need help. MORE IN ONE PLACE Manage addresses and payment methods, explore available rewards and coupons, and review your orders. Service availability, menus, pricing, and delivery options vary by location. Already using the app? This is the same customer app with a new name. Your existing account, order history, and eligible subscriptions remain connected. Learn more: https://chefrend.com

Screenshots

Yakacook4 screens
Chefrend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chefrend at none against Yakacook's 10. Chefrend also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Yakacook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chefrend asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yakacook versus Chefrend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYakacookChefrend
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillaume PelouasSNAGOM INC

Customer experience

Yakacook

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chefrend

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Yakacook

One-time10
  • Scan Pack 30$0.99
  • Scan Pack 100$1.99
  • Unlock + 30 Scans$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock + 100 Scans$6.99
  • Scan Pack 500$8.99
  • Unlock + 500 Scans$12.99
  • Scan Pack 2000$22.99
  • Unlock + 2000 Scans$24.99
  • Unlock + 10 000 Scans$69.99
  • Scan Pack 10 000$69.99
None

Chefrend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yakacook free?
Yakacook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chefrend free?
Chefrend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yakacook or Chefrend have ads?
Yakacook shows ads; Chefrend does not.
Which is updated more often, Yakacook or Chefrend?
Yakacook ships an update monthly, and Chefrend monthly. Most recently, Yakacook was updated on October 30, 2026 and Chefrend on November 5, 2026.

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