# Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery

> Home Cooking Made Simple

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id994918972](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id994918972)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id994918972`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Home Chef
- **Category:** Food & Drink
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (34,217 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.66.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2015-05-30
- **Size:** 80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-chef-meal-kit-delivery/id994918972)
- **Website:** [https://www.homechef.com](https://www.homechef.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.homechef.com/privacy-policy](https://www.homechef.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Two meal experiences in one app: Home Chef delivers chef-curated weekly recipes that you can customize, while Tempo offers fast, ready-to-heat meals for busy evenings.

Key features include tailored recommendations, planning up to five weeks of deliveries, secure checkout, notifications for new menus and deals, in-app chat for support, and a simple, integrated review flow.

## Rankings

- #8,028 — Overall

## Review summary

Users widely praise Home Chef for fresh, tasty meals, easy prep, good portions, and handy packaging with timely delivery and flexible skipping. However, recurring app glitches and poor in-app editing experience, plus issues like missing ingredients, customer-service problems, and higher sodium content, temper overall satisfaction. The service remains strong for those seeking variety and convenience, but the app experience and reliability of order fulfillment are common pain points.

### Pros

- Fresh, delicious meals with high-quality ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes.
- Good portion sizes, variety of meals, and minimal waste; meals often ready in about 40 minutes or less.
- Prepackaged ingredients with meat separated and recipe cards; convenient packaging supports easy meal prep.
- Flexible delivery options like pausing/skipping weeks and on-time, reliable delivery.

### Cons

- App reliability issues: frequent glitches, freezing, and inability to edit or view upcoming meals; many users must use the website instead.
- Missing ingredients or incomplete packaging in some orders.
- Customer service problems and frustration with handling disputes, promos, or account issues.
- High sodium content in meals.
- Some perceived price/value concerns and occasional mismatch with ‘oven-ready’ claims.

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