How much does Home Chef make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Home Chef earns approximately $97/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.

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Home Chef is published by Home Chef on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.

What is Home Chef's BU Score?

Home Chef has a BU Score of 70/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.

Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery

Quality Score

Strong

Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery

Name: Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
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License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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by Home Chef

High confidence

4.8 App Store rating

✍️ GetAppValue analysis

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Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery is an iOS app from Home Chef in the Food & Drink category, currently rated 4.8★ across 31,799 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Quality Score is 70: Strong (healthy traction). For a Food & Drink app, that means healthy traction. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.

Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.

💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast

● Right now

$5.0K

per month

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12-mo forecast

$5.2K – $10.8K

per month

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24-mo forecast

$6.4K – $19.2K

per month

MID tierSUBSCRIPTION

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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🤖Also on Android

Home Chef

$355/mo · 5K ratings · 4.6★

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$70K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $50K – $95K

$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build

📈 Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost

Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.

Where the money goes

🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship)	+$28K
📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K	+$22K
📦 Asset bundle (79 MB)	+$11K
⚙ Food & Drink complexity ×1.10	+$6K

Total estimate $70K

👥 Estimated audience size

3.1M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

440K

Daily active

88K

Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.

How we sized it

📲 Food & Drink engagement	~100 installs / rating
🔁 Food & Drink D30 retention	14%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.20

DAU / MAU 20% sticky

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)

Direction

Tailwinds: monetization model proven

6 months

$4.7K – $7.9K

12 months

$5.2K – $10.8K

24 months

$6.4K – $19.2K

Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.

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BU Investment Matrix

Below median · 54/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONunderperforming peers

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

3.7

Product Quality

8.1

Revenue Strength

3.7

Monetization Maturity

9.5

Defensibility

8.5

Market Position

0.3

Operational Safety

4.7

💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.79★ across 31,799 reviews — strong (top 10%).
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
⚠️ Risk: Elevated — 2.4% refund mentions, scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -1.09 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).

🎯 For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.

💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $60K-$110K. Discount applied for operational risk..

Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.

Range:

💰 Forecast Revenue / mo

MODEL

Revenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.

🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 10 of 10 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

Mid install base (31,799 ratings)METRIC		+$5,500
Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC		+$2,200
bugsREVIEW		−$1,800
5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
cancelledREVIEW		−$1,500
Mature app (11y old)METRIC		+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW		+$1,400
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600
Single-language (English only)METRIC		−$400

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

🆕 What's New · v3.66.1

Thanks for using the Home Chef app! We are always working to make improvements to your experience. This update includes:

* General app upgrades and bug fixes

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery
Developer: Home Chef
Bundle ID: com.homechef.iphone
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Food & Drink
Content rating: 4+
Languages: EN

Company

Website: Not found
Tagline: Today
Description: Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Available

Revenue

Reported revenue signal / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
ML model estimate / mo: $98/mo
Top-grossing rank: Outside top 100 in US Food & Drink
All-time revenue: Not found
Pricing: Not found

Founder

Founder data not yet collected for this app.

Funding

Funding data not yet collected for this app.

Press & Links

Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.

Contacts & Socials

Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.

🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked

This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.

🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter4 releases tracked

🚀Version Release Timeline4 releases tracked

Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.

📝 About this app

Savor the convenience of two incredible meal delivery experiences in one app. Meet Home Chef and Tempo - your go-to solutions for delicious, hassle-free meals that fit your lifestyle. The Home Chef app makes every step of ordering, cooking, and reviewing our simple, delicious meals even easier. 

Home Chef: Delicious, Meal Kit Magic
Whatever moments you’re tackling, Home Chef makes cooking dinner quick, tasty, and—above all else—easy. Every week, choose nearly 40 new recipes created by our chefs. You can also customize select recipes so you can make something fresh every single week.… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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💾 79 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v3.66.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Food & Drink💰 Paid

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

4 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →

2026-08

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Shipped update — v3.64.0 → v3.66.1

→ 30 days after: reviews +630 high confidence

2026-06

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Shipped update — v3.63.2 → v3.64.0

→ 30 days after: revenue −$74/mo · reviews +673 high confidence

2026-06

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Shipped update — v3.60.0 → v3.63.2

→ 30 days after: revenue −$74/mo · reviews +1,307 high confidence

2026-03

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

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ASO Keyword Positions

BEST RANK #33

Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.

meal planner·#33🇺🇸

Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API

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Voice of Customer

Based on 500 reviews across 1 markets

● 74% positive · ● 6% neutral · ● 20% negative · Rating drift: -1.09★ (declining — recent 50: 3.7★ vs lifetime: 4.79★)

VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.

Top praise themes

easy follow ×21 customer service ×16 highly recommend ×15 meals easy ×13 easy prepare ×13 delicious meals ×11 meals delicious ×11 food delicious ×11

Top complaint themes

customer service ×32 missing ingredients ×10 cancel subscription ×6 first order ×6 recipe cards ×6 stay away ×6 delete account ×5 ingredients missing ×5

Risk signals

Refund mentions: 2.4% Subscription complaints: 4% Fraud / scam mentions: 1.0%

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📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

Read the article-style breakdown for Home Chef: Meal Kit Delivery: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.

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