Batchcook vs mAIChef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Batchcook
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Batchcook, the app that finally answers "What's for dinner?" Plan your meals for the week, automatically generate your shopping list, and cook without wasting foodβall in just a few taps. PLAN YOUR WEEK IN ONE TAP Create your lunch and dinner meals for the next 7 days. Choose from hundreds of recipes with photos and detailed steps, or start with a ready-made weekly plan. YOUR AUTOMATIC SHOPPING LIST As soon as you've chosen your meals, your shopping list is automatically generated, organized by aisle. No more forgetting items or making trips back and forth to the store. CONTROL YOUR BUDGET Estimate the cost of your week and compare prices between stores to save on every purchase. CALENDAR SYNC Add your meals to your calendar with a single tap and receive reminders for your shopping and meal planning. BATCHCOOK+ (Premium Subscription) Take your cooking to the next level with AI: β’ Scan your fridge: take a picture, and the AI ββwill detect your ingredients and suggest zero-waste recipes. β’ Plan your week based on what you already have at home. β’ Unlimited access to all recipes and new features. All the basic features remain 100% free: meal planning, shopping list, and comparison tool, without a subscription. Download Batchcook and take back control of your meals. Enjoy! --- BATCHCOOK+ SUBSCRIPTION β’ Batchcook+ Monthly: β¬4.99/month β’ Batchcook+ Annual: β¬34.99/year β’ 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kazyxxxx.github.io/batchcook-privacys/
mAIChef
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You know the feeling at six o'clock: the fridge is not empty, and there is still nothing to eat. mAIChef takes it from there. Say what you feel like β or photograph the fridge β and you get a recipe built around your diet, your equipment and the time you actually have. Not a recipe someone else wrote for someone else. ASK IN YOUR OWN WORDS Type it, dictate it, or take a photo. "Something with the chicken and the courgettes, thirty minutes, no dairy." The recipe arrives in about twenty seconds, with a photo of the dish. IT READS YOUR FRIDGE Up to five photos at once. It names what it sees β down to the butter next to the bread β and you cook from what is already there. NUTRITION THAT IS COUNTED, NOT GUESSED Calories and macros are computed from the ingredient list against a food database, with a breakdown per ingredient. Set calorie or macro targets and the plan is built to them. A WEEK OF MEALS, PLANNED Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner, up to seven days, each with its time and its calories. One shopping list for the whole week, grouped by aisle, that knows what is already in your cupboard. BATCH PREP β COOK ONCE, EAT ALL WEEK Pick four dishes and mAIChef works out the order: which oven, which pan, which step goes while something else roasts. Then it runs the session with you β one step at a time, timers going, nothing forgotten. Four recipes in about an hour, instead of four evenings. COOK MODE Big type, hands-free voice, screen stays awake, timers per step. IT LEARNS WHAT YOU LIKE Rate what you cook. mAITaste picks up the cuisines, the ingredients and the effort level you keep coming back to, and the suggestions follow. NINE LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese β the recipes too, not only the buttons. FREE β’ 10 AI recipes a month β’ Save up to 100 recipes β’ One 3-day meal plan a month β’ One photo analysis a month β’ Nutrition on every recipe β’ Voice input, dark mode PREMIUM β’ 150 AI recipes a month β’ Save up to 10,000 β’ 7-day plans, up to six meals a day β’ 30 photo analyses a month, five photos each β’ Batch prep sessions β’ Shopping lists and pantry β’ Recipe tuning and cook mode β’ High-quality photos on every recipe Cancel any time. Your recipes stay yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Batchcook and mAIChef are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Batchcook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and mAIChef sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Batchcook | mAIChef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robin Fumex | CS CONTROLCOM |
In-app purchases
Batchcook
- Batchcook+ Mensuel7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Batchcook+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
mAIChef
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$44.991 Year
- 33 Photo Credits$0.99
- 50 Photo Credits$0.99
- 20 Recipe Credits$1.00
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- 50 Recipe Credits$1.99
- 100 Photo Credits$3.00
- 100 Recipe Credits$4.00





