LocalChefs vs mesoHungy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalChefs
Discover local chefs preparing fresh, homemade meals. Browse menus, order dishes, and book catering services directly through the app, all searchable by ZIP code.
- Discover nearby chefs
- Browse menus
- Order ready dishes
- Book catering
- Search by ZIP code
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LocalChefs is live! Discover nearby chefs, browse menus, order ready dishes, and book catering — all by ZIP code.
mesoHungy
Discover nearby dining options with a swipe-based interface. Filter by cuisine, distance, and hours, and save your favorite spots. The app can even make a decision for you after a set number of likes.
- Swipe to discover restaurants
- Filter by cuisine, distance, open-now
- Save favorite and future spots
- App-assisted decision making
- Scout locations on a map
- Find restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
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Don't know where to eat for dinner? Swipe to find places to eat FEATURES • Swipe real restaurants nearby with photos, ratings, hours, and price • Filter by cuisine, distance, and open-now • Save favorites to "Looks Yummy" or stash them in "Save for Later" • Can't decide? After 10 likes, let the app pick for you • Drop a pin anywhere on the map to scout spots before a trip • Restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mesoHungy at weekly against LocalChefs's every 2 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LocalChefs against 5.0 for mesoHungy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LocalChefs ships an update every 2 months, mesoHungy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocalChefs | mesoHungy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erzhan Anarkulov | Matthew Zheng |
Customer experience
LocalChefs
mesoHungy
In-app purchases
LocalChefs
No in-app purchases
mesoHungy
No in-app purchases
