CookBook - Recipe Keeper

Name: CookBook - Recipe Keeper
Rating: 4.8 (2574 reviews)
Author: CookBook Co. Pty Ltd

Al Import & Grocery List

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

2.6K Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Category

Food & Drink
Developer

CookBook Co. Pty Ltd
Language

EN
+ 6 More
Size

243
MB

#1 app to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, websites and photos, then Ask CookBook for dinner ideas, recipe help, trending recipes, meal plans and shopping lists. Stop screenshotting dinner ideas. CookBook turns recipes from Instagram, TikTok, websites and photos into meals you can plan, shop and cook. CookBook is a smart recipe keeper loved by thousands of home cooks. Save recipes from anywhere, organize them into a private digital cookbook, plan meals, create grocery lists, track nutrition and cook with clear steps across iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. Start free, with a 14-day trial. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Import recipes from Instagram, TikTok, websites, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and links. Use the AI recipe scanner to turn photos of handwritten recipe cards, cookbook pages, screenshots and clippings into editable recipes. ASK COOKBOOK Ask CookBook is your AI cooking companion for dinner ideas, recipe creation, ingredient swaps, leftover inspiration, meal planning help and cooking questions. Ask what to cook with what you have, how to adapt a recipe or how to make a dish suit your diet. ORGANIZE YOUR DIGITAL COOKBOOK Keep every recipe easy to find with tags, favorites, ratings, notes, filters and search. Find recipes by name, ingredient, tag, source, cook time or nutrition. PLAN MEALS Use CookBook as a flexible meal planner for days, weeks or months. Plan from recipes you already love, scale servings, add notes and make weekly meal prep easier. SHOP SMARTER Create smart grocery lists from recipes or meal plans. CookBook merges ingredients, sorts groceries by aisle and syncs your shopping list across devices. COOK WITH CONFIDENCE Scale servings, convert units, use cooking timers, keep your screen awake and follow clean, readable recipe steps while you cook. TRACK NUTRITION Calculate recipe nutrition, view estimated calories and macros, and plan meals around your goals. WORKS ACROSS DEVICES Plan on your computer, shop on your phone and cook from your tablet. CookBook syncs your private recipe library across devices and the CookBook Web App. BEST FOR HOME COOKS WHO: • Save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, websites and food blogs • Replace screenshots, bookmarks and notes with one recipe manager • Use a meal planner with automatic grocery lists • Scan family recipes, handwritten cards and cookbooks • Organize recipes with tags, filters and favorites • Get AI recipe help while keeping control of their own recipes QUESTIONS What is CookBook? CookBook is a private recipe keeper, recipe manager and meal planner for saving, organizing, planning, shopping and cooking from your own recipes. How do I import recipes from Instagram? Save the recipe to CookBook and turn it into a clean, editable recipe with ingredients and steps. Can I import recipes from TikTok? Yes. CookBook can help you import recipes from TikTok and other social recipe sources into your private recipe library. Can I scan handwritten recipes? Yes. CookBook can scan handwritten cards, cookbook pages and printed recipes into editable digital recipes. Does CookBook make shopping lists? Yes. Add recipes to your meal plan or shopping list and CookBook creates a smart grocery list sorted by aisle. Does CookBook help with meal planning? Yes. CookBook includes flexible meal planning for days, weeks and months, with shopping lists created from your planned meals. Is CookBook private? Yes. CookBook is a private digital cookbook for your own recipe collection, meal plans and shopping lists. QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Email team@cookbookmanager.com - we'd love to help! PRICING & TERMS CookBook is free to download. Store 20 recipes and use 20 smart imports free. Yearly plans include a 14-day trial where eligible. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Unused portions of a free trial or subscription period are non-refundable. Terms: https://www.cookbook.company/policies/terms Privacy: https://www.cookbook.company/policies/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

2.6K Ratings

True “Cookbook” and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️
02/04/2019
catharinaiesu
I don’t like leaving reviews. But this one deserves more than 5 stars, nay, Apple needs to create a different category just for this app. In my MANY years of using iPhone and numerous apps, I’ve never seen such a thoroughly-thought-through app. The developer must have done his homework very well for us users. Every turn you find the developer’s thoughtful, clever, intelligent, and useful addition. There is nothing “I wish it was...”. What we could ever think of as the best recipe/meal planner app, this app has it all. The functionality of this app deserves “the App of the Year” easily. And I am not exaggerating even a bit how so well designed app this is and how so well it is working. The OCR is the best part of this app for me. Finally, I could add my favorite recipes from my cookbooks that had been on my bookshelf for ages without being organized. I am importing all my favorite recipes from websites and from my old recipe apps (including Paprika). Cookbook covers all realms of a cookbook ought to be. I finally found a place where all my recipes will be saved. I am not sure how many times I shouted “wow” while building up my cookbook here - there are no unnecessary part in this app. So clean and neat, beautiful and functional, & easy and delightful to use. I’ve never said “thank you” to app developers and this is my first one - THANK YOU for this app which you created with all your effort and time. Your app truly deserves the name “Cookbook”!

Developer Response
Thank you so much for such an epic review 😍😍! We are stoked you love CookBook so much 😁
True “Cookbook” and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️
02/04/2019
catharinaiesu

I don’t like leaving reviews. But this one deserves more than 5 stars, nay, Apple needs to create a different category just for this app. In my MANY years of using iPhone and numerous apps, I’ve never seen such a thoroughly-thought-through app. The developer must have done his homework very well for us users. Every turn you find the developer’s thoughtful, clever, intelligent, and useful addition. There is nothing “I wish it was...”. What we could ever think of as the best recipe/meal planner app, this app has it all. The functionality of this app deserves “the App of the Year” easily. And I am not exaggerating even a bit how so well designed app this is and how so well it is working. The OCR is the best part of this app for me. Finally, I could add my favorite recipes from my cookbooks that had been on my bookshelf for ages without being organized. I am importing all my favorite recipes from websites and from my old recipe apps (including Paprika). Cookbook covers all realms of a cookbook ought to be. I finally found a place where all my recipes will be saved. I am not sure how many times I shouted “wow” while building up my cookbook here - there are no unnecessary part in this app. So clean and neat, beautiful and functional, & easy and delightful to use. I’ve never said “thank you” to app developers and this is my first one - THANK YOU for this app which you created with all your effort and time. Your app truly deserves the name “Cookbook”!
Developer Response 02/05/2019
Thank you so much for such an epic review 😍😍! We are stoked you love CookBook so much 😁
Does what I want (and more) exceptionally well
05/11/2023
anticipateu
I have super appreciated this app for years, but was initially put off by the requirement to pay for it again. Then somebody reminded me that seven years is a long time for an app to keep working. For example, I am no longer able to use the Microsoft office suite I purchased for my windows XP machine. Fair reasoning. That said, here are some of the reasons I value this app so highly: The “import recipe from a URL” is simply astonishing. It extracts the important elements for recipes from websites like AllRecipes and the Food Network, while leaving all the ads and commentary out. Everything is completely editable after importing, so if you want to alter the recipe to reflect something you saw in the comments, it’s very easy. The import via OCR (optical character recognition – converting a photo with printed text to digital text) is not quite as simple, but once you get it, it’s fantastic. It allowed me to retain my favorite recipes from my mother’s cookbooks, which were falling apart. I told it which parts of the image were the title, ingredients and steps, and it did the rest. The tags, timer, and “cross-out finished steps” features are the ones I use the most, but this app has loads of other features, also. The interface is very user-friendly and the pro version is an exceptional value.

Developer Response
Thank you for your long-term support and appreciation for CookBook! We really appreciate your understanding of the need for ongoing development and maintenance.We're delighted that the OCR tool allowed you to preserve your favorite recipes from your mother. It's wonderful to hear that it worked well for you. Thank you for your continued support. We're dedicated to serving you and making your cooking journey even more enjoyable. Happy Cooking and here's to many more years of culinary adventures with CookBook! :)
Does what I want (and more) exceptionally well
05/11/2023
anticipateu

I have super appreciated this app for years, but was initially put off by the requirement to pay for it again. Then somebody reminded me that seven years is a long time for an app to keep working. For example, I am no longer able to use the Microsoft office suite I purchased for my windows XP machine. Fair reasoning. That said, here are some of the reasons I value this app so highly: The “import recipe from a URL” is simply astonishing. It extracts the important elements for recipes from websites like AllRecipes and the Food Network, while leaving all the ads and commentary out. Everything is completely editable after importing, so if you want to alter the recipe to reflect something you saw in the comments, it’s very easy. The import via OCR (optical character recognition – converting a photo with printed text to digital text) is not quite as simple, but once you get it, it’s fantastic. It allowed me to retain my favorite recipes from my mother’s cookbooks, which were falling apart. I told it which parts of the image were the title, ingredients and steps, and it did the rest. The tags, timer, and “cross-out finished steps” features are the ones I use the most, but this app has loads of other features, also. The interface is very user-friendly and the pro version is an exceptional value.
Developer Response 06/15/2023
Thank you for your long-term support and appreciation for CookBook! We really appreciate your understanding of the need for ongoing development and maintenance.We're delighted that the OCR tool allowed you to preserve your favorite recipes from your mother. It's wonderful to hear that it worked well for you. Thank you for your continued support. We're dedicated to serving you and making your cooking journey even more enjoyable. Happy Cooking and here's to many more years of culinary adventures with CookBook! :)
Game Changing App
08/03/2022
mwmatson
I don’t often leave reviews, but this app has been a complete game changer for my meal prep. Before installing this app, I would bookmark all the recipes I found online and tried my best to organize them in folders. But digging through a list of titles meant I often skimmed past recipes I loved or struggled to find the recipe I was looking for.This app has completely changed how I approach cooking/meal prep and even lets me share my favorite recipes with friends! I can now quickly import recipes from the internet or recipes scribbled down by my in-laws directly to my cookbook. It’s easy to find what I’m looking for thanks to all the pictures and custom tags (they start you off with some basic ones which was super helpful). And thanks to the shopping list feature I can now quickly plan out my meals for the week and get an organized shopping list that combines the same ingredients across recipes - no more writing everything down on a sticky note and crossing out numbers as multiple recipes start calling for limes. To top it all off, I can even share my recipes/notes with friends whether they have the app or not. But to be honest, now recommending this app to everyone, I absolutely love it.If you like to cook, and have a ton of recipes to store/organize, this is the app for you!

Developer Response
WOW what an awesome review! Thank you SO much for taking the time to write such a detailed review on CookBook. It means the world to us that you're sharing your family recipes with your friends and recommending us to everyone - thank you!!We are so happy that you're enjoying using CookBook and the meal planner and shopping list are so helpful for you! We've got a heap more updates to come to the shopping list, you're going to just LOVE them!! Happy cooking friend :)
Game Changing App
08/03/2022
mwmatson

I don’t often leave reviews, but this app has been a complete game changer for my meal prep. Before installing this app, I would bookmark all the recipes I found online and tried my best to organize them in folders. But digging through a list of titles meant I often skimmed past recipes I loved or struggled to find the recipe I was looking for.This app has completely changed how I approach cooking/meal prep and even lets me share my favorite recipes with friends! I can now quickly import recipes from the internet or recipes scribbled down by my in-laws directly to my cookbook. It’s easy to find what I’m looking for thanks to all the pictures and custom tags (they start you off with some basic ones which was super helpful). And thanks to the shopping list feature I can now quickly plan out my meals for the week and get an organized shopping list that combines the same ingredients across recipes - no more writing everything down on a sticky note and crossing out numbers as multiple recipes start calling for limes. To top it all off, I can even share my recipes/notes with friends whether they have the app or not. But to be honest, now recommending this app to everyone, I absolutely love it.If you like to cook, and have a ton of recipes to store/organize, this is the app for you!
Developer Response 08/29/2022
WOW what an awesome review! Thank you SO much for taking the time to write such a detailed review on CookBook. It means the world to us that you're sharing your family recipes with your friends and recommending us to everyone - thank you!!We are so happy that you're enjoying using CookBook and the meal planner and shopping list are so helpful for you! We've got a heap more updates to come to the shopping list, you're going to just LOVE them!! Happy cooking friend :)
Does exactly what I wanted!
07/27/2022
emz0r1959
This app is amazing. It’s a website and phone app that allows you to curate your own recipe book with online recipes. You can take any online recipe link (even the ones that are pay-walled like non appetit) and it scrapes the recipe ingredients and instructions. It puts them in an easy to read format, allows you to scale the recipe for smaller or larger quantities, and allows you to tag the recipe with your own custom tags. You can then search and sort by the tags to make finding the recipes easy. Even more, it lets you add recipes to a meal plan and then use those recipes to generate a shopping list. That feature feels like it’s still a bit in development but it does work. I am at 39 of the 40 free recipes you get and once I fill it, I’ll definitely be buying a lifetime subscription. To the developers: please add a place to add additional links to the recipes. Not just source and video links. Also, make the ingredients list more usable by making it editable over time and not fully refreshed when you add a recipe. It’s common that we add recipes throughout the week and don’t want to lose the edits like what I’ve crossed out cause I already have those things in my kitchen.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for your lovely and detailed 5 star review! We are so happy that you've been enjoying using CookBook and are getting recipe organised! Please do reach out to us on support@thecookbookapp.com in regards to having the ability to add additional links, we'd love to know what links you'd like to be able to add and why. The shopping list is something that is up next in our development plan, we are working on some great changes which will allow far more customisation and editing :)
Does exactly what I wanted!
07/27/2022
emz0r1959

This app is amazing. It’s a website and phone app that allows you to curate your own recipe book with online recipes. You can take any online recipe link (even the ones that are pay-walled like non appetit) and it scrapes the recipe ingredients and instructions. It puts them in an easy to read format, allows you to scale the recipe for smaller or larger quantities, and allows you to tag the recipe with your own custom tags. You can then search and sort by the tags to make finding the recipes easy. Even more, it lets you add recipes to a meal plan and then use those recipes to generate a shopping list. That feature feels like it’s still a bit in development but it does work. I am at 39 of the 40 free recipes you get and once I fill it, I’ll definitely be buying a lifetime subscription. To the developers: please add a place to add additional links to the recipes. Not just source and video links. Also, make the ingredients list more usable by making it editable over time and not fully refreshed when you add a recipe. It’s common that we add recipes throughout the week and don’t want to lose the edits like what I’ve crossed out cause I already have those things in my kitchen.
Developer Response 08/29/2022
Thank you so much for your lovely and detailed 5 star review! We are so happy that you've been enjoying using CookBook and are getting recipe organised! Please do reach out to us on support@thecookbookapp.com in regards to having the ability to add additional links, we'd love to know what links you'd like to be able to add and why. The shopping list is something that is up next in our development plan, we are working on some great changes which will allow far more customisation and editing :)

Meet Ask CookBook, your AI cooking companion for dinner ideas, recipe help and meal planning. This update includes: • Ask CookBook for recipe ideas, ingredient swaps, leftover inspiration, cooking questions and meal planning help • Trending recipes, making popular recipe ideas easier to discover and import • Smarter grocery aisle categorisation and ingredient parsing • Better handling of shopping-list options such as "or" and "and" • Dashboard customisation: turn sections on or off and choose which tags appear on your home page • A custom pairings field for equipment, cooked for, occasion, season, wine match, leftovers, freezer notes or anything else you track • A smarter + button that adapts to the page you are on • New languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish and Portuguese • Updated onboarding and login flow • UI polish, performance improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.1.025 Jul 7

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Seller: CookBook Co. Pty Ltd
Size: 243 MB
Category: Food & Drink
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 13.3 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Languages: English and 6 more

English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Age Rating: 16+

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Ratings & Reviews

True “Cookbook” and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Does what I want (and more) exceptionally well

Game Changing App

Does exactly what I wanted!

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Not Linked to You

Accessibility

Supported Features

Larger Text

Dark Interface

Information

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