Studylicious vs Nod Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studylicious
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Studylicious helps students discover and book exclusive deals at local restaurants, cafés, and bars. Think 2-for-1 cocktails, discounted food combos, or student-only menus – real savings at real local spots, all in one app. HOW IT WORKS - Browse deals from local restaurants, cafés, and bars near you - Book a deal in advance and reserve your spot - Show up and redeem it, simple as that BUILT FOR STUDENTS, BY A STUDENT Studylicious is made exclusively for students with a verified university email. New students get a free trial to explore the app before committing. WHY STUDYLICIOUS - Free for partner locations – no hidden costs for the places you already love - New deals, partners, and cities added regularly - Discover hidden gems near you that you might not know yet Currently live in Leuven, with more cities coming soon. Sign up with your university email and start saving today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nod Chef
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Cooking with your hands full is the one moment a touchscreen fails you. Nod Chef fixes it: your recipe becomes big, one-at-a-time step cards, and you move through them with a small turn of your head. Nothing to tap. Nothing to wipe off afterwards. HANDS-FREE COOKING MODE • One step at a time, in large, easy-to-read type you can see from across the counter • Turn your head slightly right for the next step, left to go back • A small, deliberate turn moves you forward — glancing at the pan does not • Tap zones, swipes and buttons always work too, so you are never stuck • The screen stays awake while you cook • Turn head control off whenever you want and cook with taps instead A CATALOG WORTH COOKING FROM Hundreds of recipes, written and tested for this app rather than scraped from the web. • Browse by meal, by cuisine, or by what is popular this week • Every recipe has real timings, a real shopping list and photographs • Add one to your library in a tap and cook it hands-free straight away WHAT CAN I COOK TONIGHT? Tell Nod Chef what is in your kitchen and it answers with what those things make. • Add a few ingredients — salt, oil, pepper and water are assumed • "Cook now" is everything you can make already • "Almost" is what you can make after buying one or two things, and it names them OR BRING YOUR OWN • Type a recipe in, or paste one you copied, and Nod Chef splits it into numbered steps • It lands in an editable list first: fix, reorder, delete or add steps before you save • Grandma's recipe, one dictated over the phone, or a dish you know by heart all go in the same way SMARTER ON NEWER IPHONES On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Nod Chef can use the on-device model to turn messy recipe text into clean numbered steps and name the dish. It runs entirely on your iPhone. YOUR RECIPES STAY ON YOUR IPHONE No account. No sign-in. Your recipes and their photos are stored on your device, and the camera used for head control is never recorded and never uploaded. The catalog is simply downloaded, like any other page. Anonymous crash and usage reports help fix faults and tune head control, and you can switch them off in Settings. FREE TO START Save up to five recipes for free. One single purchase unlocks unlimited recipes — not a subscription, and never a recurring charge. Head control requires an iPhone with a TrueDepth front camera (iPhone X or newer).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nod Chef at every 3 days against Studylicious's every 2 weeks. Studylicious's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Studylicious sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Nod Chef sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Studylicious ships an update every 2 weeks, Nod Chef every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studylicious | Nod Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luca Ecker | Maksim Borovets |
In-app purchases
Studylicious
- Studylicious Monthly$5.991 Month
- Studylicious Yearly$59.991 Year
Nod Chef
- Nod Chef Pro$2.99









