Hello Chef vs MixologyNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Chef
Plan your meals, discover recipes, and shop smarter with an AI-powered cooking assistant. Get personalized recipe suggestions, create grocery lists from your pantry, and follow guided cooking instructions.
- AI recipe generation
- Weekly meal planning
- Smart grocery lists
- Pantry tracking
- Guided cooking instructions
- Community recipe sharing
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Hello Chef turns everyday cooking into one connected experience—from deciding what to make to sharing the finished recipe. MEET CHEFIE Describe what you are craving and Chefie can create a complete recipe, help plan your week, answer cooking questions, and guide you while your hands are busy. COOK WITH CONFIDENCE Follow clear, step-by-step cooking guides with ingredient amounts, serving-aware measurements, built-in timers, and optional voice support. PLAN THE WEEK Build a flexible meal plan around the days and meals that matter to you. Move recipes when plans change, track completed meals, and turn a date range into a grocery list. SHOP SMARTER Add recipes to your grocery list and let Hello Chef combine matching ingredients. Check items off as you shop and use your pantry to see what you already have, what is running low, and what to use soon. DISCOVER AND SHARE Explore community recipes, follow chefs you enjoy, save favorites, organize recipes into cookbooks, and join the conversation with likes and comments. Create your own version of another cook's recipe while preserving attribution. MAKE IT YOURS Create recipes manually with a rich step editor, or let Chefie generate a starting point. Choose how measurements are displayed, adjust servings, save recipes, and keep your cooking life organized in one place. FREE AND PREMIUM The Free plan includes manual recipe tools, unlimited pantry items, up to 5 AI recipe creations each month, and up to 25 saved recipes. Premium unlocks Chefie chat, interactive guided cooking, flexible meal planning, voice features, up to 50 AI recipe creations each month, and unlimited saved recipes. Premium is available as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Prices vary by storefront and are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Generated recipes may be inaccurate. Always check ingredients, allergens, food temperatures, appliance instructions, and safe food-handling practices. Hello Chef is not medical or nutritional advice. Privacy Policy: https://hellochef.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://hellochef.app/terms Support: https://hellochef.app/support
MixologyNotes
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Welcome to MixologyNotes — a refined home for classic cocktails and the stories behind them. Whether you're mixing your first Old Fashioned or exploring the history of the Ramos Gin Fizz, MixologyNotes brings the atmosphere of an upscale speakeasy to your home bar — without ever making you feel out of your depth. WHAT'S INSIDE • A growing collection of classic cocktail recipes, beautifully photographed • Step-by-step instructions with adjustable servings and instant mL/oz conversion • The Journal — essays and stories from behind the bar • Favorites that sync with mixologynotes.com • Your own private recipe book with collections • Ratings and comments from the community • Push notifications when something new is poured • Recipes you've viewed stay readable offline FOR CREATORS Member+ accounts can share their own creations with the community — every submission is reviewed by our team before publishing. Pull up a seat. Your next favorite drink is waiting. MixologyNotes is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Please enjoy responsibly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MixologyNotes at none against Hello Chef's 2. Hello Chef's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hello Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. MixologyNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hello Chef | MixologyNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Justin Solitro | RIEN Network AB |
In-app purchases
Hello Chef
- Hello Chef Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Hello Chef Premium Annual$59.991 Year
MixologyNotes
No in-app purchases









