StepChef vs 煮 Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepChef
This kitchen assistant uses AI to generate recipes and guide you through cooking with voice commands. It breaks down recipes into manageable steps, allowing for hands-free operation. Save your favorite dishes to a digital family recipe book.
- AI recipe generation
- Hands-free voice control
- Step-by-step cooking guidance
- Digital family recipe book
- Clean kitchen-friendly interface
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StepChef is a simple, practical kitchen assistant for cooking without constantly flipping back and forth through a recipe. Powered by large language models, StepChef can turn ideas into clear recipes, break cooking into practical tasks, and guide you through prep, timing, and each next step. When your hands are wet, busy, or covered in flour, use your voice to confirm a task or move forward. Key features: - Generate clear, actionable recipes with AI - Break prep, seasoning, cooking, waiting, and plating into ordered steps - Confirm tasks and move to the next step by voice - Save dishes you have cooked into a family recipe book - Revisit family favorites when you do not know what to cook - A clean interface designed for real kitchen use StepChef turns recipes into calm, manageable kitchen steps. Spend less time searching and more time cooking with confidence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
煮 Fun
Easily import recipes from across the web and plan your meals with a smart calendar. Track your cooking, discover healthy options, and organize your culinary journey.
- One-click recipe import
- Smart low-calorie recipe filtering
- Meal calendar and planning
- Cooking journal and notes
- Offline recipe caching
- Dynamic Island cooking timer
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煮 Fun (煮饭),一站式菜谱收纳与三餐规划工具,一键导入小红书、抖音全网美食食谱,记录下厨日常、智能筛选低卡餐食,轻松解决每日做饭难题。 一键导入全网菜谱 复制平台链接自动解析配料、烹饪步骤,告别手动摘抄,做饭无需来回切换软件翻找食谱。 智能低卡食谱筛选 自动标注低脂、低糖、低油餐食,减脂控卡人群快速匹配适配食谱,省去手动计算热量配比。 美食三餐日历记录 下厨随手记录成品、烹饪心得与改良技巧,自动按日期归档,留存专属烟火饮食记忆。 周期三餐提前规划 自定义未来日期添加心仪菜谱,一键规划整周菜单,告别 “今天吃什么” 选择困难。 独家特色体验 灵动岛烹饪计时,切屏也能实时查看时长,炒菜不慌乱 自动生成专属美食相册,完整记录厨艺成长全过程 菜谱离线缓存,厨房无网络也能顺畅查看做法 无开屏广告、无强制弹窗,纯净沉浸式下厨环境 支持批量导入多条食谱,高效完成一周饮食规划 适配所有下厨人群 纠结每日餐食的上班族、独居青年;减脂控卡、追求健康饮食的爱好者;热爱记录生活、珍藏烟火日常的美食玩家;嫌抄菜谱繁琐的懒人;想要规律三餐、稳步提升厨艺的做饭达人。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 煮 Fun at none against StepChef's 2. StepChef's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. StepChef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 煮 Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StepChef against 5.0 for 煮 Fun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
StepChef ships an update every 2 days, 煮 Fun fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | StepChef | 煮 Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Li Wei | 君鹏 畅 |
Customer experience
StepChef
煮 Fun
In-app purchases
StepChef
- StepChef Membership Monthly$0.991 Month
- StepChef Membership Yearly$9.991 Year
煮 Fun
No in-app purchases








