Comparison

SideСhef vs Kitchen Math

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SideСhef

Discover and cook delicious meals with step-by-step instructions, personalized recommendations, and integrated grocery shopping. This app simplifies meal planning and helps you explore new cuisines, even if you're a beginner cook.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step recipe guidance
  • Personalized recipe recommendations
  • Integrated grocery list creation
  • One-click online grocery shopping
  • Meal planning tools
  • Smart appliance control
  • Beginner-friendly cooking tutorials
Features
Read full description

SideChef’s 18,000 step-by-step recipes help you get from “what’s for dinner?” to cooking your next meal in just minutes. Filter by diet and preferences, search by ingredients, create a grocery list, and instantly shop ingredients from your favorite grocer. Called “best app” by USA Today and the New York Times’s “favorite cooking app,” SideChef empowers you to eat healthier, save money, and live your most delicious life. PERSONALIZED RECIPE RECOMMENDATIONS Quickly find recipe inspiration tailored to your preferences. Filter by dietary requirements, allergies, food preferences, and ingredients you already have at home to find a recipe you like in less than one minute. ONE-CLICK GROCERY SHOPPING Easily create a grocery list, and shop ingredients directly from Instacart, Walmart, Amazon Fresh, Target, and more online grocers. Ingredients are intelligently matched to in-store products, and updated with real-time prices and availability. Make smarter decisions by seeing the percentage of each ingredient used in a recipe – an easy way to plan for leftovers and minimize food waste, while also saving money. GREAT FOR BEGINNERS New to cooking? Our step-by-step recipes include an image or video at every cooking step so you know exactly what to do. Built-in timers ensure you never overcook anything again, while how-to videos teach you valuable culinary skills – from how to properly dice an onion, to how to press tofu. Rate recipes, upload photos, exchange tips, and share cooking fails and successes with the SideChef home cooking community. EASY MEAL PLANNING Use our meal planning tool to select recipes for the week, or save appealing recipes to your cookbook. Browse thousands of curated recipe collections and meal plans for more inspiration and ideas on what you’ll cook next. AUTOMATED CONTROL OF APPLIANCES Remotely control your compatible smart appliances with 2,000+ CookAssist-enabled smart recipes. Compatible brands include: LG, GE, and Bosch Home Connect brands including Thermador and Gaggenau. Link your devices and start cooking. RECIPES FOR EVERYONE Personalized recipe recommendations for these diets and allergens: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Low-Carb, Paleo, Keto, Gluten, Egg, Dairy, Soy, Peanut, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish Recipes cover a variety of cuisines: American, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, French, and more! Browse recipes from your favorite culinary influencers – top food bloggers, writers, and renowned chefs. PRAISE FROM MEDIA “If you’re always scorching the stew and you just can’t seem to achieve perfectly puffed chocolate chip cookies, let this free app serve as your new cooking companion.” — Real Simple “If you’ve ever ruined an entire meal because of a seemingly tiny mistake in timing or ingredient proportioning, then we have an app for you.” — Business Insider _________________ By downloading and using this app or purchasing a SideChef Premium subscription, you are agreeing to the SideChef terms of use and service: https://www.sidechef.com/terms For more information about how we use your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy: https://www.sidechef.com/privacy-policy. By downloading this app, you acknowledge the terms of our Privacy Policy. SIDECHEF PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS SideChef is free to download and use. Should you choose to upgrade to SideChef Premium, we offer two auto-renewing subscription options: * Monthly SideChef Premium subscription: $4.99 USD. Cancel anytime. * Annual SideChef Premium subscription: $49.99 USD. Cancel anytime. These auto-renewing subscription plans renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings.

About

Kitchen Math

Easily adjust recipe ingredient quantities for any number of servings. This intuitive tool simplifies cooking and baking by providing accurate conversions in seconds, eliminating guesswork.

Highlights
  • Scale recipes for any serving size
  • Accurate ingredient conversions
  • Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • Customize ingredient quantities
  • Extensive ingredient database
Features
Read full description

Introducing Kitchen Math - the ultimate cooking companion for anyone who loves to cook or bake. With Kitchen Math, you'll never have to worry about scaling recipes up or down again. Kitchen Math makes it easy to convert recipes for any number of servings. Simply enter the original recipe measurements and the desired serving size, and Kitchen Math will calculate the new measurements for you in seconds. With its sleek and intuitive design, Kitchen Math is a breeze to use. And with its extensive database of ingredients and measurements, you can be confident that your conversions will be accurate every time. Kitchen Math also allows you to customize your recipe conversions by adjusting ingredient quantities to your desired measurements. No more guessing or struggling to get the right measurements - Kitchen Math does it all for you. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, Kitchen Math is the must-have app for anyone who loves to create delicious meals and treats. Download Kitchen Math today and take the stress out of cooking and baking.

Screenshots

SideСhef4 screens
Kitchen Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SideСhef at 67% against Kitchen Math's 0%. SideСhef also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 18). Kitchen Math's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SideСhef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Kitchen Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SideСhef holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SideСhef has 1.7K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SideСhef's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kitchen Math's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SideСhef versus Kitchen Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideСhefKitchen Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better4.2 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSideChef Group LimitedTech Positive

Customer experience

SideСhef

All ratings1,654 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative29.3%

Kitchen Math

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SideСhef

Subscriptions2
  • SideChef Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SideChef Premium - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Kitchen Math

One-time1
  • Unlock App$9.99

Questions

Is SideСhef free?
SideСhef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Math free?
Kitchen Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SideСhef or Kitchen Math?
SideСhef is rated higher. SideСhef averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Kitchen Math averages 4.2 from 18 ratings.
Do SideСhef or Kitchen Math have ads?
Neither SideСhef nor Kitchen Math shows ads.

Other comparisons