# Chef Scale: Recipe Scaling

> Scale recipes, cost every plate, and run prep from your phone. Offline-first.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alstiginc.chefscale](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alstiginc.chefscale)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.alstiginc.chefscale`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alstig, Inc
- **Category:** FOOD\_AND\_DRINK
- **Downloads:** 25
- **Version:** 1.2.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-12
- **First published:** 2026-07-13
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 60 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alstiginc.chefscale)
- **Website:** [https://alstiginc.com/](https://alstiginc.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://alstiginc.com/privacy](https://alstiginc.com/privacy)

## Description

ChefScale is the kitchen calculator built by a restaurant operator, not a software company. Scale any recipe up or down, know the true cost of every plate, and keep your recipes at your station — right from your phone.<br><br>Whether you&#39;re prepping for a Tuesday lunch or scaling gumbo for 300, ChefScale does the math that gets scribbled on prep sheets and lost — instantly, and it works with no signal in the walk-in.<br><br>SCALE ANY RECIPE<br>• Scale by servings or batch size, up or down, instantly<br>• Smart unit conversion — cups to quarts, grams to pounds<br>• Fractions kitchen people actually use (½, ¾ — not 0.6667)<br><br>COST EVERY PLATE<br>• Track ingredient prices and get live cost-per-plate on every recipe<br>• See margins move when prices change<br>• Know what a menu item really costs before you print the price<br><br>BUILT FOR SERVICE<br>• Offline-first — the walk-in has no bars and neither does your prep list<br>• Scan printed recipes with the camera to bring them in fast<br>• Prep sheets that read clean at arm&#39;s length on a busy line<br><br>FREE TO START<br>The core scaler is free. ChefScale Pro unlocks unlimited recipes, costing, and scan imports.<br><br>Built by ALSTIG INC — restaurant technology from 35 years in real kitchens.

## Rankings

- #2,513,777 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.alstiginc.chefscale.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alstiginc.chefscale)