Kusina vs SmartChefPH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kusina
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Plan your week's ulam in minutes. Shop smarter. Eat better. Kusina is the meal planning app made for Filipino families โ not a generic Western app with a few adobo recipes added as an afterthought. We know how you eat. Kanin + ulam. Lutong bahay. Palengke runs every weekend. Leftovers on Tuesday. Sinigang when it rains. PLAN YOUR WHOLE WEEK Swipe through your week and fill in breakfast, lunch, dinner, and merienda. Use Auto Plan to fill a whole day in one tap, or shuffle individual meals until you find the perfect lineup. 65+ AUTHENTIC FILIPINO RECIPES From everyday budget ulam (adobo, tinola, tortang talong) to Bisaya classics and fiesta favorites โ all with clear, step-by-step instructions written the way your nanay taught you. More recipes coming soon. SMART GROCERY LIST Tap once and get your complete palengke list, sorted by section โ karne, isda, gulay, pampalasa. Filter by day or view the whole week. No more forgetting bawang. SCALE FOR YOUR FAMILY Cooking for 2? A household of 10? Adjust servings on any recipe and every ingredient scales automatically. BUDGET TRACKER (Premium) Set a weekly ulam budget, track estimated costs per dish, and see your projected spend before you hit the palengke. SHARE YOUR MEAL PLAN Send your meal plan as a link to family and friends on Messenger, Viber, or SMS. They get a beautiful preview and can import it straight into Kusina. No account needed. EXPORT YOUR LIST (Premium) Download your grocery list as a PDF to share with family or keep offline. RECIPE PACKS โ Expand your collection: - Regional Favorites โ Regional Filipino favorites from across the provinces - Budget Ulam Pack โ 30 meals under โฑ50 per serving - Handaan & Fiesta โ Party dishes, bilao meals, and occasion food - Healthy Filipino โ Low-sodium, diabetic-friendly, and weight-loss variants FREE TO START. UPGRADE WHEN YOU'RE READY. The free version gives you 40+ free recipes, weekly planning, and grocery list generation โ more than enough to get started. Unlock everything with a one-time purchase. No subscription. No recurring fees. Bayad isang beses, sa'yo na habang buhay. Kusina is proudly made in the Philippines, by a Filipino developer, for Filipino families.
SmartChefPH
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SmartChefPH turns whatever's in your kitchen into authentic Filipino recipes โ walang kumplikado. Point your camera at your ingredients (or just type a craving), and our AI generates a complete recipe in seconds: scaled to your servings, with real Pinoy flavor. Adobo, Sinigang, Kare-Kare, Sisig, regional dishes you grew up with โ all here. Then cook it hands-free. Each recipe has a step-by-step guide with smart timers that live on your lock screen, so you can put your phone down and focus on the stove. What you get: โข AI recipes from 50+ Filipino dishes, tailored to what you actually have โข Ingredient scanner โ snap your fridge, get suggestions โข Hands-free cook mode with Live Activity timers โข Browse by region, meal type, protein, or occasion โข Daily and weekly cooking challenges to keep things interesting โข Cooking streaks โ see how many days you keep the flame alive โข Ingredient substitutions when you're missing something โข Favorites that just work (no sign-up, no cloud sync needed) No account required. Your data stays on your device. Just open the app and start cooking. Kusina, digitized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartChefPH at none against Kusina's 5. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Kusina sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SmartChefPH asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kusina ships an update daily, SmartChefPH every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kusina | SmartChefPH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VILLAMOR BATAYOLA | KEN LUCKY CAPISTRANO |
In-app purchases
Kusina
- Handaan & Fiesta Pack$0.99
- Healthy Filipino Pack$0.99
- Budget Ulam Pack$0.99
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- Regional Favorites Pack$0.99
- Kusina Premium$1.99
SmartChefPH
No in-app purchases






