Comparison

HelloFresh vs Mindful Chef

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

Head to head
About

HelloFresh

This app delivers pre-portioned ingredients and chef-crafted recipes directly to your door, making home cooking easy and delicious. Explore a wide variety of meal options catering to different dietary needs and preferences, with features like voice-guided instructions and health app syncing.

Highlights
  • 100+ weekly recipes
  • Dietary preference filtering
  • Voice-activated cooking instructions
  • Sync nutrition info to Health App
  • Modify servings and delivery
  • Save recipes to Cookbook
Features
Read full description

Welcome to the weekly meal kit service and daily food companion that's changing the way people eat, forever. With HelloFresh, you can enjoy chef-crafted, easy-to-cook recipes with delicious ingredients—all conveniently delivered to your door. No matter your dietary preference, we’ve got you covered. Browse categories like Meat & Veggies, Family Friendly, Under 20 Minutes, Fit & Wholesome, Pescatarian, and more. Easy. Delicious. Homemade. That’s HelloFresh.   Here’s what to expect when you download HelloFresh:   Choose from 100+ weekly recipes Feel good about every bite with more wholesome meals & ingredients Refine your search by cooking time, energy, ingredients, and cuisines Enjoy voice-activated cooking instructions and timersKeep track of your goals by syncing meal nutrition info to the iPhone Health App Easily modify servings and delivery preferences Make every recipe your own with options to swap ingredients or double the protein Rate, save, and share your favorite meals New at HelloFresh app: Discover Cookbook, your free recipe saver built right into the app. Found a dinner idea on TikTok or Instagram? Save it to HelloFresh and get a step-by-step recipe with ingredients and instructions. No subscription required: just save, cook, and enjoy. If you need help, email us at iosappfeedback@hellofresh.com. For more info about HelloFresh subscriptions and meal kits, visit https://www.hellofresh.com/. Follow us on Facebook (fb.com/hellofreshUS), Instagram (HelloFresh Group Announcements), X (@hellofreshUS), and TikTok (HelloFresh Group Announcements).

About

Mindful Chef

Easily manage your healthy meal deliveries and subscription preferences. Choose recipes, adjust delivery dates, and update your details to receive fresh ingredients and delicious meals at your doorstep.

Highlights
  • Manage deliveries
  • Choose recipes
  • Skip deliveries
  • Manage subscription
  • Edit delivery details
  • Update personal info
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Eating healthy gets even easier with the Mindful Chef app. Manage your upcoming deliveries and subscription preferences in a few taps and we'll take care of getting healthy ingredients for delicious recipes to your doorstep. What’s possible on the app? - Choose recipes for your upcoming deliveries - Change the date or skip an upcoming delivery up to 4 weeks in advance - Manage all your delivery and food preferences and pause your subscription if needed - Edit your personal details, delivery address and contact preferences. Don't have a Mindful Chef account yet? Visit www.mindfulchef.com and sign up first before you can use this app. What makes Mindful Chef different? - UK’s highest rated recipe recipe box (compared to Hello Fresh, Green Chef and Gousto) - All recipes are 100% free from gluten and refined carbs, with many dairy-free options - We only use 100% British free-range chicken and sustainably caught fish - The UK's first recipe box to cater for vegans- Recipes for 1 person, 2 people and Families - Proud B Corp, working on sustainable packaging, reducing your food waste and donating meals to children living in poverty - and that's just the start!

Screenshots

HelloFresh4 screens
Mindful Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

HelloFresh and Mindful Chef both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Mindful Chef's written reviews are positive against 41% of HelloFresh's. HelloFresh's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (219K vs 5). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for HelloFresh against 4.6 for Mindful Chef. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloFresh has 219K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of HelloFresh's written reviews are positive against 85% of Mindful Chef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloFresh ships an update weekly, Mindful Chef every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
HelloFresh versus Mindful Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloFreshMindful Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (219K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings219K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size500 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelloFreshMindful Chef Ltd

Customer experience

HelloFresh

All ratings219,428 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,753 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative50.8%

Mindful Chef

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative7.8%

User reviews

HelloFresh

From 219K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍔 Delicious meals
  • 👨‍🍳 Easy to cook
  • 🕰️ Convenient and time-saving
  • 🌱 Healthy and fresh ingredients
  • 🤝 Great family bonding experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Delivery issues and missing ingredients
  • 🤖 Buggy and unintuitive app
  • 📦 Poor packaging and quality control
  • 🔄 Difficult to cancel or modify subscription
  • 💳 Unexpected charges and billing issues

Mindful Chef

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 High quality ingredients
  • 😋 Delicious and tasty meals
  • 💡 Creative and interesting recipes
  • ✅ Easy to follow instructions
  • 👨‍🍳 Encourages cooking skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • 🐛 App won't open
  • 🐛 Frequent logouts
  • 🐛 Password reset issues
  • 🐛 Login session expiry

Bugs and requests

HelloFresh

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect meal deliveries
  • Inability to manage subscription and orders
  • Delayed or missing deliveries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Larger portion sizes
  • More dietary options (e.g., gluten-free, low-carb)
  • Ability to customize meals and swap ingredients
  • Improved app functionality and user experience
  • Better communication and customer support

Mindful Chef

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App constantly crashes
  • App crashes on startup
  • App won't open
  • App expires sessions too quickly
  • Password reset functionality through app doesn't work
Show 4 more
  • App fails to load Plenish Milks
  • App asks for login details frequently
  • Online chat doesn't understand/can't help
  • Error in recipe instructions

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to favorite recipes
  • Option to favorite recipes
  • Improve recipe readability (item by item)
  • Show selected meals at top when choosing date
  • Display recipe time with description
Show 5 more
  • Add option to double protein portion for single servings
  • Offer a delivery service for returning boxes
  • All ingredients to be organic
  • Improve packaging for fresh produce
  • More transparency on ingredients/recipes

In-app purchases

None

HelloFresh

No in-app purchases

None

Mindful Chef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelloFresh free?
HelloFresh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindful Chef free?
Mindful Chef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HelloFresh or Mindful Chef?
HelloFresh is rated higher. HelloFresh averages 4.7 out of 5 from 219K ratings, while Mindful Chef averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do HelloFresh or Mindful Chef have ads?
Neither HelloFresh nor Mindful Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloFresh or Mindful Chef?
HelloFresh ships an update weekly, and Mindful Chef every 3 weeks. Most recently, HelloFresh was updated on November 13, 2026 and Mindful Chef on November 11, 2026.

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