Comparison

DateChef vs HemDem

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

HemDem

Features
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Hoş geldin β€” welcome. HemDem brings Turkish cooking to your kitchen the way it is actually cooked: by people who grew up with it. Every recipe comes with a short video and, beside it, the steps written out properly β€” no scrolling past a life story to reach the ingredients. VIDEO AND STEPS SIDE BY SIDE Watch how it is done and read how much of what goes in, at the same time. PROPER AMOUNTS, NOTHING GUESSED Ingredients are listed cleanly: grams, spoons, groups like β€œfor the marinade” β€” exactly as they were written down. A COOKING MODE THAT READS ALONG One step per page, large and calm. The screen stays awake, your hands stay free β€” and HemDem reads each step aloud while you cook. Where a step names a time, a timer is waiting there. SHOPPING LIST FROM THE RECIPE Ingredients onto the list with one tap. Anything that appears in several recipes is added up. SAVE AND ORGANISE Tap the heart and it is saved β€” as many recipes as you like. Sort them into your own cookbooks if you want: Ramadan, Sunday breakfast, β€œI have to try this”. ASK WHILE YOU COOK β€œCan I use oil instead of butter?”, β€œWhat is salΓ§a?” β€” the kitchen assistant knows the recipe you have open and answers in your language. IN YOUR LANGUAGE German, Turkish and English throughout. And where someone wrote the recipe themselves, you read their own words. EVERY RECIPE IS FREE Every recipe in HemDem is free and stays free. No dish sits behind a paywall. HEMDEM PRO β€” OPTIONAL Pro only adds convenience: the steps read aloud, the AI kitchen assistant without a limit, and as many cookbooks as you like. As a subscription (weekly, monthly, yearly) or once, forever. Prices are shown in the app before you buy; a subscription renews automatically until you cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/MusaTasci9/8ffdb8eec53ed76f25a0865c0114378f Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/MusaTasci9/cbfed57babef7062b548a7423fc39111 Afiyet olsun.

Screenshots

DateChef4 screens
HemDem4 screens

Verdict

The call

DateChef and HemDem are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. DateChef sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and HemDem sells 3 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, HemDem every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DateChef versus HemDem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateChefHemDem
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size65 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTUNAHAN EBRAR CELIKMusa Tasci

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
3 purchases

HemDem

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is DateChef free?
DateChef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HemDem free?
HemDem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DateChef or HemDem have ads?
Neither DateChef nor HemDem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DateChef or HemDem?
DateChef ships an update fortnightly, and HemDem every 3 weeks. Most recently, DateChef was updated on November 9, 2026 and HemDem on November 8, 2026.

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