When comparing ChefTap vs SideChef, the Slant community recommends ChefTap for most people. In the question“What are the best recipe manager apps for Android? ” ChefTap is ranked 1st while SideChef is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose ChefTap is:
Recipes can be tagged.
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Pros
Pro Reasonable organizational methods
Recipes can be tagged.
Pro Good web clipper and import options
Recipes can be added via bookmarks, share functionality or by copying and pasting a url. It's also good about importing existing bookmarks, text files and URLs from Pinterest.
Pro Easy to use recipe search tool
Pro Explains well how it should be used
The app has a good introductory tutorial that explains what's possible with the app and how it should be used. And there are also various explanations throughout the app that help along in using it. There's even a dedicated help section with videos.
Pro Has a free version
ChefTap has a free, ad-supported version that lacks manual entry and unlimited device syncing support.
Pro Available for Android, iPhone and iPad
Pro Voice output and voice commands available
So you don't have to get your washed every time you want to look up something about the recipe.
Pro Step by step description of the recipes
Perfectly feasible for novices
Pro Features a lot of recipes by renowned chefs and allows to upload, rate and share recipes oneself
More than 1000 recipes and continues to grow
Cons
Con No grocery list or meal planner
Features are planned for future releases.
Con Price
The Pro version originally cost $11.99, but has since been bumped up to $19.99. With the lack of support and little in the way of improvement, it doesn't make a lot of sense to be paying more for the service.
Con Importing
Ability to "clip" only works sporadically...
Con Lack of support
Has gone downhill...
