Comparison

DateChef vs Pishio

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

Head to head
About

DateChef

Features
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DateChef turns everyday ingredients into a fun cooking experience for two. Tell DateChef what's in your kitchen and get AI-powered recipes made for you. Cook step by step, save your cooking history, and share your favorite kitchen moments with friends or your partner. Whether you are cooking alone or planning a cozy date-night meal, DateChef gives you personalized recipe ideas and a smoother way to enjoy the process. Features: - Generate personalized recipes from your ingredients - Cook with guided preparation phases - Connect with your partner and cook together in real time on two phones - Share photos, recipes, and comments in the feed - Discover what people near you are cooking in the Local Feed - Follow other users and find kitchen inspiration - Save cooking history and revisit past recipes - Customize preferences such as disliked ingredients and dietary needs - Track partner streaks and cooking progress - Unlock premium plans for more recipe generations and advanced features DateChef+ and MasterChef+ subscriptions are available for users who want more recipe generations, premium filters, cooking history features, and partner-focused extras. Your account can be deleted anytime from Settings > Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://datechefapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

About

Pishio

Features
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Pishio is the cooking assistant that stands next to you in the kitchen. It helps you decide what to cook, builds your meal plan, keeps track of your pantry and, if you like, lets you cook the same recipe step by step with your partner. AI ASSISTANT • Ask "what should I cook tonight?" and get suggestions based on what you have and what you like. • Find recipes from your pantry; send what's missing to your shopping list in one tap. • Import a recipe from a link, text or photo. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest posts work too. • Scan a grocery receipt and your pantry fills itself. • Build a weekly or monthly plan in chat; say "make Tuesday dinner lighter" and it edits the plan. • Anything it saves or deletes, it does only with your confirmation. With your permission it keeps notes that help it know you; turn it off and every note is deleted. MEAL PLANS • Manual planning is free for everyone; the AI fills, you fine-tune. • When a plan changes, it asks whether to update your shopping list. • Plans are shared automatically with your household partner; several plans live side by side. KITCHEN • Pantry and shopping list in one place; check an item off the list and it moves into the pantry. • Shared kitchen: one pantry, one list for the two of you. • Nudge your partner: "grab these on the way home". • Tell Pishio what equipment you own and recipes follow. COOK TOGETHER • Side by side or remote: same recipe, two phones, steps in real-time sync. • Decide who cooks which step when you send the invite. • Timers and dependent steps wait for each other; nobody gets stuck. RECIPES • Hundreds of reviewed recipes, filtered by your dietary preferences: vegetarian, halal, allergens. • "Goes well with" pairings, multi-course menus, your recipe book and lists. • Add your own recipes, keep them private or share by link. PRO Cooking together, adding a partner, the kitchen and manual planning are free. Pro unlocks the AI assistant, AI meal-plan generation, adding and importing recipes and unlimited lists. Every new account gets a 7-day free trial: no card, never converts on its own. In a shared kitchen one Pro covers both of you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pishio.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pishio.app/privacy

Screenshots

DateChef4 screens
Pishio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pishio at weekly against DateChef's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. DateChef sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pishio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DateChef ships an update fortnightly, Pishio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
DateChef versus Pishio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateChefPishio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTUNAHAN EBRAR CELIKMehmet Akif Baysal

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DateChef

Subscriptions4
  • DateChef+$4.991 Month
  • MasterChef+$7.991 Month
  • DateChef+ Yearly$44.991 Year
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  • MasterChef+ Yearly$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Pishio

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1 Pishio Credit$0.99
  • 5 Pishio Credit$3.99
  • 10 Pishio Credit$5.99

Questions

Is DateChef free?
DateChef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pishio free?
Pishio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DateChef or Pishio have ads?
Neither DateChef nor Pishio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DateChef or Pishio?
DateChef ships an update fortnightly, and Pishio weekly. Most recently, DateChef was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pishio on October 25, 2026.

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