Save time and money with recipe ideas for all diets and easy grocery shopping
About SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans
SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans is a food & drink app developed by SideChef.
Download Statistics
SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans has been downloaded 1.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4.4 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 food & drink apps.
User Ratings
SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans is rated 4.45 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 7.9 thousand ratings.
App Information
SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans is FREE to download. The APK download size is 28.22 MB. The latest version available is 5.31.1. The last update was on March 13, 2025.
Technical Requirements
SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2014.
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 on Walmart and Amazon Fresh. 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 Quickly find recipe inspiration tailored to your specific 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.
INTEGRATED GROCERY SHOPPING Easily create a grocery list, and shop ingredients directly through Walmart and Amazon Fresh (U.S. only). 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.
AUTOMATED CONTROL OF APPLIANCES Remotely control your compatible smart appliances with 2,000+ CookAssist-enabled smart recipes. Compatible brands include: LG, GE, and Bosch Home Connect brands including Thermador and Gaggenau. Simply link your devices and start cooking.
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 “Favorite cooking app” – New York Times
”Best App of 2017” – Google Play
“It’s not just recipes, it does everything for you” – The Today Show
”SideChef has become a game-changer in the crowded space of cooking apps” – Forbes
”Best Cooking App” – Tom’s Guide
OPTIONAL SIDECHEF PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION SideChef is free to download and use. Should you choose to upgrade to SideChef Premium, we offer an auto-renewing subscription option at a price of $4.99 USD / month or $49.99 USD / year.
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Comments on SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans for Android
★★★★☆Isabel Mostert· Jan 15, 2025
Love this app the resipies are good and instructions are clear. It's a very aesthetic and organize app which I appreciate and users can comment and rete resipies. And it doesn't block you from the good resipies if you don't pay for premium, so you can actually use the app and not get stoped by a pay wall
★★★★★Yumeko Jabami· Nov 12, 2024
This app is great like super great. Yes, the community can contribute recipes but the option of suggesting recipe depending on your pantry, your preferences is amazing. Can I suggest making an alternative if an ingredient isn't available? Like hoisin sauce to oyster sauce etc
★★★★☆Vanessa· Oct 10, 2024
I love this app for its recommendations on food and the ability to find low cost meals per serving. Price checking with local Walmart's is an added benefit. I would have given Side Chef 5 stars with the pantry sync and ability to find recipes based on ingredients you currently have. However, I have run into one bug so far and that is the meal planning not loading at all. Adding name brand items to your pantry can be a pain but all that matters truly is that you know they are there.
★★★★★Head Butting· Sep 13, 2025
The violent and crazy people in apartment 22 do everything for attention. The violent and crazy people in apartment 22 do everything on purpose. The violent and crazy people in apartment 22 do everything that is unnecessary. The violent and crazy people in apartment 22 slam doors.
★★☆☆☆Howard Haney· Feb 26, 2025
Just downloaded the app and I enjoy the interface. The problem I'm facing is related to the zip code. I put in my zip code, which is on the Atlantic side of Florida, but the app has put a completely different zip in Tampa -- 3 hours away from me. I'm not seeing any way to go in and correct it, which is why I can only give it 2 stars. If someone can help me correct this ID honestly give it a 5 out of 5
★☆☆☆☆Grady Belitz· Apr 12, 2026
They added a subscription feature. Also kinda stupid when you think about it. I just activated my free trial, took a bunch of screenshots and canceled it. Now when I need more I just start a free trial with a different email😂😂
★★☆☆☆Kasia Zubrzycki· Dec 7, 2025
Meal planner calendar won't load so that I can add to grocery list.
★☆☆☆☆Tamy D· Feb 5, 2026
Thought it might help with finding new recipes. First 5 suggestions ALL had recipes with the foods that I listed to avoid. Seriously?!?!
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