How Chef Drago works
You tap in what you feel like, swipe through easy recipes, let your two favourites fight it out in a duel, then cook the winner step by step with timers. It takes a few minutes to go from “I don’t know” to “we’re cooking this”.
From "I don't know" to dinner in three taps.
1. Say what you feel like (or don’t)
Before swiping, you can set the meal type, how much time you have, the number of plates, the cuisine you fancy, the difficulty and the ingredients you already have. All of it is optional: with no settings at all, Drago goes straight to easy recipes.
Your diet, allergies and the foods you dislike live in your profile and apply to every deck.
2. Swipe the deck
Each card shows a photo, the recipe name, three words that describe it, the difficulty, cooking time, calories and budget. Right for yum, left for nope. If you entered your ingredients, the card shows how many of them it uses.
The more you swipe, the closer the suggestions get to your taste.
3. The duel
As soon as two recipes are on your shortlist, they face off. Tap the one you would rather eat: it wins, the other goes back in the fridge. No more ten open tabs and an hour of hesitating.
4. Cook it step by step
Cook mode shows one step at a time with the quantities you need. When a step mentions a duration, a timer is ready to start, and it stays visible on your iPhone’s lock screen. At the end, the app celebrates your dish: YOU COOKED.
What about the whole week?
The weekly planner picks your meals from the number of dinners, your budget and your goals, then builds the shopping list. Your first plan is free; more plans are part of the optional Star Chef subscription.
Want to try it without installing anything? Play with the deck on the home page. For the numbers and the full fact sheet, see the app page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Chef Drago free?
Yes. Chef Drago is free to download, and finding, picking and cooking recipes is free. An optional subscription called Star Chef unlocks extra weekly meal plans; your first weekly plan is free.
How does Chef Drago help me decide what to cook?
You swipe recipe cards (right for yum, left for nope). When two recipes are on your shortlist, they face off in a duel and you tap the one you would rather eat. Then the app walks you through it step by step.
Can I cook with the ingredients I already have?
Yes. Tell the app which ingredients are in your fridge and each recipe card shows how many of them it uses, with what you have and what you are missing.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Chef Drago is available on iPhone (iOS 18 or later).
Tonight's dinner, decided.
Free on iPhone. Drago does the deciding, you take the credit.
Download on the App Store