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Compare Blue Apron vs. Home Chef Meal Delivery Services

What’s the difference between Blue Apron Meal Delivery and Home Chef Meal Delivery? See how our editors compare the two companies below.
Last Updated: January 13, 2024
Blue Apron Meal Delivery
3.8 / 5 - Very good
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Home Chef Meal Delivery
4.9 / 5 - Excellent
#1 in Meal Delivery Services
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Key Facts

Exclusive Offer: New Customers Save $60 Over Your First THREE Boxes! 

  • Weekly original recipes 
  • Free nationwide delivery
  • Personalized menus
  • Weight Watchers menus and recipes available
  • No added hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics
  • Farm-fresh ingredients
  • Interactive recipe pages
  • Quick cooking tutorials available
  • No commitment — cancel at any time

Special Offer: $90 Off Through January 2021

  • Chef-designed, easy-to-follow recipes
  • Meals start at $6.99
  • Prepare home-cooked meals in less than 30 minutes
  • Weekly service with the flexibility to skip a week
  • Low-Calorie, Low Carb and Vegetarian meal options
  • Free shipping on orders over $40

ConsumersAdvocate.org Ratings

3.8 / 5 - Poor
3.5/5
Convenience
4.0/5
Shipping and Delivery
3.8/5
Cost
4.0/5
Quality of Ingredients
3.8/5
Variety Meal Options
4.9 / 5 - Average
5.0/5
Convenience
5.0/5
Shipping and Delivery
5.0/5
Cost
5.0/5
Quality of Ingredients
4.5/5
Variety Meal Options

Customer Reviews

 (13)
4.4 / 10 - Average
15%
5 stars
8%
4 stars
23%
3 stars
15%
2 stars
38%
1 stars
 (56)
5.4 / 10 - Average
29%
5 stars
9%
4 stars
5%
3 stars
27%
2 stars
29%
1 stars

Final Verdict

Home Chef Meal Delivery has a higher overall rating than Blue Apron Meal Delivery. Home Chef scores better than Blue Apron across: Convenience, Culinary Team, Shipping and Delivery, Cost, Quality of Ingredients, Variety, and Variety Meal Options.


Customer Comments & Reviews

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LINDA B
12/5/2022
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
PL,EASE CANCEL MY MEMBERSHIP FOR NOW LINDA BORST MEALS ARE FOR MYSELF ONLY NOW


cettinger
4/18/2022
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
I have been using Home Chef for a few years and love the variety. The portions are more than adequate and the directions are easy to follow. My only complaint is with the vendor they use for shrimp. They do not vacuum seal and the bags almost always leak -- YUK! Last summer due to shipping delays, the ice packs would come completely melted, so I stopped delivery for a few months during the hot weather. I believe the problem was with FedEx, not Home Chef and I am now getting them on time and adequately cooled.


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John
3/25/2020
Blue Apron Meal Delivery review
We have been a Blue Apron customer for over six years. During these years, the mishaps (e.g broken containers, missing ingredients) have been minor and quickly resolved. The meals are easy and quick (about 30 mins) to prepare. What I enjoy the most is the quality and variety of ingredients. Also, I love cooking with lesser known ingredients without having to buy a whole box...e.g. ras el hanout, saffron, Szechwan peppercorns.


Ferreira
11/14/2018
Blue Apron Meal Delivery review
We love blue apron. Been doing but fir 2 years . A few times ingredients have been missing. I text them and I have been compensated. Delivery has always been on Tuesdays and never missed. Recipes are always good We get it every other week . We have tried sun basket but went back to blue apron fir the value. We have never sent the free meal to anyone because of the issues mentioned in other reviews. We love blue apron


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Brad D
4/30/2017
Blue Apron Meal Delivery review
We enjoyed Blue Apron for several months. We decided to cancel this weekend, due to their policy of so-called free dinners for friends. I tried to send a free dinner to my aunt in Florida. I told it was free, and that they would want you to sign up, etc., but to just enjoy the food, and if she liked it, to join up. I was so embarrassed when she wrote me back and said that Blue Apron required her to give them them her account number before they would send the food. We felt this to be very rude, and "SNEAKY" to get people to have a so-called FREE DINNER. Blue Apron, you really dropped the ball on this one, and I'm sure you'll bury this one in a pile of others.


William S
4/16/2017
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
The packing is the key. The food is on top on the ice packs and the container is left in the sun from the delivery company. Put the food in between ice packs so that the sun does not warm the product before the customer has a chance to take it inside their home/refrigerator.


Alan S
10/19/2016
Blue Apron Meal Delivery review
My wife ordered us Blue Apron because we've been so busy with work and trying to get everything in order. Plus, neither of us are really good cooks. This was the perfect program to help us be able to learn how to cook and make decent meals. I know I was tired of take out and so was she!!


Lisa W
10/13/2016
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
I ordered 3 meals for 2 people. All of the veggies were fresh, herbs were fresh, meat was chicken and pork chop. I loved that all of the items were packaged together with a label telling you which veggies/spices goes with the recipe card. I only cooked one meal because I had to work over so I gave them to my sisters to try. Our meal was goo and my husband is a picky eater. Everythings was fresh.