Reviews of SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans

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List of user reviews and ratings for SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans

Total ratings

4.45 (Rating count: 8,230)

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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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Recent rating average: 4.10

All time rating average: 4.45

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-04	E *****	you guys want a subscription to get a recipe that's behind a paywall ? Every recipe is already on the Internet for free. also I said I didn't want to use beets or avocados and it suggested several recipes with both of those ingredients. if I need somebody to ask me what I want and ignore my answer I'll talk to my family. I don't need an app for that
you guys want a subscription to get a recipe that's behind a paywall ? Every recipe is already on the Internet for free. also I said I didn't want to use beets or avocados and it suggested several recipes with both of those ingredients. if I need somebody to ask me what I want and ignore my answer I'll talk to my family. I don't need an app for that
2026-07-31	Kr*****	I'm so glad I came across this app. I was looking for something that would, not only help me plan meals but, would allow me to explore new, healthy meals. This app does just that. Now I have one place where I can find new recipes, plan them, learn them, and even buy the ingredients from my local store all in the same app! I really love it so far.
I'm so glad I came across this app. I was looking for something that would, not only help me plan meals but, would allow me to explore new, healthy meals. This app does just that. Now I have one place where I can find new recipes, plan them, learn them, and even buy the ingredients from my local store all in the same app! I really love it so far.
2026-07-11	Ne*****	I set my diet to vegetarian and still get meat dishes recommended to me
I set my diet to vegetarian and still get meat dishes recommended to me
2026-07-11	Am*****	Love, love, and love. Truly one of the best apps ever. I love how it has the ingredients list, and click add button it takes you exactly where to purchase all ingredients and what stores has the following ingredients showing you what's in stock and out of stock. I also love how you can add and take from the recipes meaning how you can swab out something for example like shellfish if you have food allergies without ruining the entire recipe. 2 years using it I've gain my excellent health back.
Love, love, and love. Truly one of the best apps ever. I love how it has the ingredients list, and click add button it takes you exactly where to purchase all ingredients and what stores has the following ingredients showing you what's in stock and out of stock. I also love how you can add and take from the recipes meaning how you can swab out something for example like shellfish if you have food allergies without ruining the entire recipe. 2 years using it I've gain my excellent health back.
2026-07-09	Ji*****	Nice organization. Difficult to save recipes though. I was hoping it would be easy to import my recipes, but when I paste the URL it keeps saying there is an error and to try a different recipe. I tried to take a screen shot of the ingredients, because they are tedious to enter manually, but that didn't work either. Any ideas?
Nice organization. Difficult to save recipes though. I was hoping it would be easy to import my recipes, but when I paste the URL it keeps saying there is an error and to try a different recipe. I tried to take a screen shot of the ingredients, because they are tedious to enter manually, but that didn't work either. Any ideas?
2026-07-03	Je*****	So far, I'm loving it! Way better than anything I expected. The fact that you can put what's in your pantry in the app is mind blowing! I've been looking for something like this. Plus, it connects to the Walmart app to order groceries..and there is a free version. Almost too good to be true. Fingers crossed its not 🤞😃
So far, I'm loving it! Way better than anything I expected. The fact that you can put what's in your pantry in the app is mind blowing! I've been looking for something like this. Plus, it connects to the Walmart app to order groceries..and there is a free version. Almost too good to be true. Fingers crossed its not 🤞😃
2026-07-03	Pr*****	Uh-mazing
Uh-mazing
2026-06-25	Je*****	Its free and has amazing recipe's for any occasion. if ther was an option id rate this 10/10. There is a paid plan for extra benefits and stuff and its also not that much when I looked at it so id recommend this app to everyone who loves cooking🍜
Its free and has amazing recipe's for any occasion. if ther was an option id rate this 10/10. There is a paid plan for extra benefits and stuff and its also not that much when I looked at it so id recommend this app to everyone who loves cooking🍜
2026-06-01	La*****	Love it! I appreciate that the sponsored content doesn't get in the way of usage.
Love it! I appreciate that the sponsored content doesn't get in the way of usage.
2026-05-29	Ci*****	lots of fabulous recipes
lots of fabulous recipes