Age Suitability

Transparency about ChefMate's content rating and what families can expect from the app.

Effective: September 1, 2026 Rated 13+
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App Rating

Age Rating

ChefMate is rated 13+ on the Apple App Store. This rating has been assigned based on the content users may encounter within the app.

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Rated 13+ on the App Store
Infrequent / mild alcohol, tobacco, or drug references
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Why 13+

Reason for Rating

ChefMate is a recipe discovery and meal planning app. The vast majority of its content consists of family-friendly food and cooking information. The 13+ rating is solely due to the following:

  • Alcohol references in recipes - ChefMate displays recipes sourced from TheMealDB, a public recipe database. Some recipes include alcohol as an ingredient (e.g. wine-braised dishes, beer-battered foods) or belong to a cocktails/drinks category. These appear infrequently among the broader recipe catalogue.
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ChefMate contains no violence, sexual content, profanity, gambling, or any other mature content. The 13+ rating reflects only the occasional presence of alcohol-related recipes from TheMealDB.
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Content Overview

What You'll Find in ChefMate

The following summarises the content categories assessed for ChefMate's age rating:

  • Profanity or crude humor - None
  • Horror or fear themes - None
  • Alcohol, tobacco, or drug references - Infrequent (recipe ingredients only)
  • Sexual content or nudity - None
  • Violence - None
  • Gambling or simulated gambling - None
  • User-generated content - None (all user data is private and local)
  • Advertising - None
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Parental Controls

Parental Controls & Age Assurance

ChefMate does not currently include built-in parental controls or age verification mechanisms. Given the limited nature of mature content in the app (infrequent alcohol references in recipe ingredients), we consider the 13+ rating and parental awareness sufficient.

Parents or guardians who have concerns about the app's content can contact us directly using the details below.

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Third-Party Content

Third-Party Recipe Content

Recipes and food imagery in ChefMate are sourced from TheMealDB, a publicly available recipe database. ChefMate uses this content under TheMealDB's free API terms. AI-generated content is produced by Google Gemini and is filtered to remain food and cooking focused.

ChefMate does not control or moderate content additions to TheMealDB. If you encounter a recipe you believe is inappropriate, please contact us.

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Contact

Questions or Concerns

If you have questions about ChefMate's content rating or age suitability, please reach out:

ChefMate Developer khrlsmsn1110@gmail.com