# SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans

> Save time and money with recipe ideas for all diets and easy grocery shopping

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sidechef.sidechef`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SideChef
- **Category:** FOOD\_AND\_DRINK
- **Downloads:** 1,141,003
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (8,243 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.31.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-14
- **First published:** 2014-11-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sidechef.sidechef)
- **Website:** [http://www.sidechef.com](http://www.sidechef.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sidechef.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.sidechef.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

SideChef offers over 18,000 step-by-step recipes with personalized recommendations tailored to your dietary preferences and ingredients on hand. Easily filter recipes by diets like Vegan, Keto, Paleo, and more, or search by ingredients to find perfect meal inspirations. The extension integrates seamless grocery shopping through Walmart and Amazon Fresh, generating smart grocery lists with real-time prices and availability to help you save money and reduce food waste.

Ideal for both beginners and cooking enthusiasts, SideChef provides images and videos for each cooking step, built-in timers, and how-to tutorials for essential culinary skills. Users can plan weekly meals, save favorites, browse curated collections, and even remotely control compatible smart kitchen appliances from brands like LG and GE. Acclaimed as a "best app" by USA Today and the New York Times, SideChef empowers you to cook delicious meals efficiently while embracing a healthy lifestyle.

## Rankings

- #63,278 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.sidechef.sidechef.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

SideChef shines for recipe discovery, variety, clear instructions, and beginner-friendly tutorials, feeling like a helpful kitchen assistant. Some users report update-related instability, pantry/shopping-list friction, and occasional misaligned recommendations. It’s strong for learning and planning, but reliability and personalization could be improved.

### Pros

- Excellent recipe discovery with broad variety
- Clear, easy-to-follow instructions; beginner-friendly
- Helpful tutorials and guides that support learning to cook
- Feels like a convenient kitchen assistant that inspires meal ideas

### Cons

- Update-related instability and features not working after updates
- Pantry/shopping-list workflow is burdensome or over-engineered
- Personalization of recommendations can miss user preferences (e.g., foods to avoid)
- Meal planner/calendar can fail to load or function properly

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