Comparison

Chef's Multi vs Cooking Time Planner

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

Head to head
About

Chef's Multi

Features
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Build a perfect cooking timeline from oven to table Juggling multiple dishes with different cooking times and temperatures can be one of the hardest parts of hosting a meal. Chef’s Multi-Dish Cooking Timer makes it easy to plan, time, and coordinate an entire menu so every dish is ready to serve at the perfect moment. This app helps you organize your kitchen workflow - Simply enter each dish, along with its temperature and cook time, and the app automatically creates a complete, mult-dish oven timeline that tells you exactly when to start to put each dish in and take dishes out to rest or serve. Key Features • Create detailed cooking plans for meals with multiple dishes • Automatically generates a timeline based on cook times, temperatures, and serving time • Smart notifications remind you when each dish goes in and comes out • Prioritize dishes based on what needs to be served hottest and freshest • Save entire meals for easy reuse on future occasions • Edit the schedule at any time if plans change • Stay organized and reduce kitchen stress while entertaining Chef’s Multi-Dish Cooking Timer helps you maximize oven space, eliminate guesswork, and deliver every dish at its best — warm, delicious, and ready together. Perfect for holiday dinners, dinner parties, weekly meal prep, or any occasion where timing matters, this app gives you confidence and control in the kitchen. Cook smarter. Plan better. Serve perfectly.

About

Cooking Time Planner

This app helps you plan meals with multiple dishes, ensuring everything finishes cooking at the same time. It generates a smart timeline and sends reminders for when to start each dish, reducing kitchen stress.

Highlights
  • Smart cooking timeline generation
  • Start-time reminders for each dish
  • Support for multi-step dishes
  • Save and reuse meal combinations
  • Intuitive design with dark mode
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
Features
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Stop guessing when to start each dish! Cooking Time builds a smart timeline so everything finishes together. Cooking a meal with multiple dishes is stressful: - One dish finishes too early - Another isn’t ready yet - Mental math while cooking Cooking Time fixes that. How it works 1. Set your target finish time 2. Add dishes and cooking times. Optionally you can break each dish into multiple steps for precise timing. 3. Get phone reminders when it’s time to start each dish Why you’ll love it - Everything finishes at the same time - No more mental math - Less stress in the kitchen Key features Smart cooking timeline: Automatically schedules dishes to finish together Start-time reminders: Alerts exactly when each dish should begin Multi-step dishes: Break recipes into stages for precise timing Saved meals: Reuse your favorite dinner combinations Clean, intuitive design: Dark mode, haptics, easy-to-read timeline Real example Dinner at 5:00 PM: Turkey: 3h → start 2:00 PM Potatoes: 45m → start 4:15 PM Green beans: 20m → start 4:40 PM Rolls: 15m → start 4:45 PM Everything finishes at 5:00 PM. No stress, no cold dishes. Privacy-first - No account required - No tracking - All data stays on your device Download Cooking Time today and enjoy perfectly timed meals every time!

Screenshots

Chef's Multi4 screens
Cooking Time Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cooking Time Planner at Free against Chef's Multi's $1.99. Chef's Multi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On 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

Cooking Time Planner is free to download; Chef's Multi costs $1.99 up front. Cooking Time Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chef's Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Chef's Multi versus Cooking Time Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef's MultiCooking Time Planner
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane YorkTaylor Ballenger

In-app purchases

None

Chef's Multi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking Time Planner

One-time1
  • Cooking Time Planner Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Chef's Multi free?
Chef's Multi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooking Time Planner free?
Cooking Time Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chef's Multi or Cooking Time Planner have ads?
Neither Chef's Multi nor Cooking Time Planner shows ads.

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