SideChef: Easy Cooking Recipes
What is SideChef?
Recipe app with step-by-step cooking guides, ingredient search, meal planning and grocery shopping links from online.
SideChef is a free iOS app in the Food & Drink category that offers step-by-step recipes with images or videos at each step, filtered by diet, allergies and preferences. It includes a meal planning tool, a grocery list feature that links to online grocers such as Instacart, Walmart and Amazon Fresh, and a community area for rating recipes and sharing tips.
Pricing. SideChef is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Finding dinner ideas filtered by diet or allergies
- Planning recipes for the week and building a grocery list
- Learning basic cooking skills with step-by-step guides
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Why this app is in B tier
B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
SideChef scores 79 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 75, App Store search rank 47, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and B tier follows from that score within this list.
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
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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.
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
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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.
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Questions about SideChef
Is the app free to use?
The app is free to download. The App Store lists in-app purchases, and the listing mentions a SideChef Premium subscription, but the listing does not state what Premium includes or its price.
Can I filter recipes by diet or allergies?
Yes. The listing says recommendations can be filtered for diets such as Vegan, Vegetarian, Keto and Paleo, and allergens such as Gluten, Dairy, Peanut and Shellfish, plus ingredients you already have at home.
Can I order groceries through the app?
You can shop ingredients directly from Instacart, Walmart, Amazon Fresh, Target and other online grocers, with prices and availability updated in real time.
Is SideChef right for me?
SideChef is built for finding dinner ideas filtered by diet or allergies, planning recipes for the week and building a grocery list, learning basic cooking skills with step-by-step guides. It sits in the recipe discovery list on AppTierList.
Is SideChef worth it?
SideChef is B tier, ranked #17 of 37 recipe discovery apps with a score of 79 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 3,142 ratings. Good, and 16 apps rank above it.
How does SideChef compare to Hungryroot?
SideChef is B tier at 79; Hungryroot is B tier at 80. Hungryroot ranks higher. SideChef is free to download, with in-app purchases, Hungryroot is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is SideChef updated?
SideChef was updated 17 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Recipe Discovery (B tier, #17) · Cooking Assistance (C tier, #9)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 79 / 100
- Rank in list
- #17 of 38
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 3,142
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Food & Drink
- Current version
- (17 days ago)
- Size
- 74 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.1 or later
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 2
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking