Use our curated list of recipe sites to inspire ideas for dinner, then create a shopping list, and keep it all ticking with a stylish kitchen timer on your Lock Screen.
Everything you love about The Recipe Box has been lovingly frosted with swirls of vanilla mirror glaze and dark chocolate ganache, making every pixel glisten. The joy of cooking with our app is infectious, bringing smiles and delight to host and guest alike. We curated every mint sprig and dollop of raspberry purée to add elegant simplicity to the virtual plate. We hope you enjoy the scrumptious the new look, and of course we are tickled about our cheerful kitchen timer. It slices; it dices.
Ok, enough hyperbole (we're really excited!!). Our new timer feature will start a countdown with a tap on the recipe step. Control it from within the app, or from your iPhone's home screen. Switch between recipe timers with ease. We've been setting off timers just to listen to the chime.
Import recipes from the web (it's addictive!) - with expanded external browser support. Look for that signature ripe raspberry icon in any other web browser to import instantly.
You'll love sharing your recipes with friends and family, keeping those flavors of home circulating generation after generation.
Developed by foodies who love their Apple devices, this 21st-century cooking tool helps you get your recipes into a quickly-sorted, easily shared format that can’t be misplaced, covered in stains, or catch on fire. When recipes are easy to collect, easy to retrieve and easy to read, you can focus on the pleasures of preparing delicious food.
A word on our in app purchases: We're not gatekeeping - We don't charge subscriptions, track your whereabouts, sell your info, or make you watch ads, and we plan to keep it that way. But of course, we think this upgrade deserves a tip of the hat. If we've added more value to your life than our purchase price, consider a top-up once in a while. We appreciate it.
"The perfect tool for serious cooks" — @AppStore
“Attention to small details makes The Recipe Box stand apart from its competition.” — PadGadget
“The Recipe Box is easily the best cooking tool app on the market today.” — AppAdvice.com
“For home cooks… a welcome addition to the iPad’s kitchen repertoire” — iPad 'n Gravy
New and Noteworthy, Staff Favorite — iTunes App Store
EASY ENTRY
• One-touch Instant Import from more than 100 catalogued recipe sites, plus innumerable uncatalogued sites
• Capture data from any unsupported website quickly and easily
• Fully flexible entry fields allow for imperial or metric units
• Use The Recipe Box Keyboard to tap in shortcuts for cooking terms
• Write notes while you cook without leaving the display screen
• Add your own photo using your iPad camera, or choose from your photo album
POWERFUL MANAGEMENT
• Swap and sync with other Recipe Box users on other devices with Recipe Link
• Search for multiple ingredients simultaneously
• Cross-reference recipes in multiple categories
• Rate recipes
• Email ingredients as a clickable shopping list
• Email import/export and printing
• Access your recipes without an Internet connection
• Back up recipes with a locally stored file
IN-APP SUPPORT
• FAQ
• Feature maps
• Tutorials
I have used this app for many years without using any import or export features. Then I wanted to use the iPhone app so that I could take recipes with me. The touted WIFI transferring of recipes doesn’t work, but the export via email does for new recipes. You can only send under 20 at a time if you want pictures to accompany the recipe, and you need to flag them in some way; I use the bookmark feature, but that means you are only using bookmarks for import/export, and continually unchecking bookmarks on both apps when done. If you update a recipe with new information, you must first delete the recipe from the destination and then import it. Hard to remember what you’ve changed if you don’t do the fixes right away.Importing recipes from the web has an Instant import feature that never works for me. I can do things in stages with cut and paste although it takes multiple steps (name, notes, ingredients, preparation, source, servings, etc). Doable but slow. Still, it is better than typing. The picture import doesn’t work, although you can capture the image to tour photos and import from there. Bottom line is I make it work for me, but wish the WIFI and Instant Import would work. Then it would be a 5.
Developer Response
Hi there, please try our iOS 15 compatible version.
Smartly Organized
pghpens66
I’ve been using this app for too many years to remember, through many ‘new’ Apple devices. I needed to come here & give it a long over due 5 star review. It’s such a simple yet smart way to organize your family & favorite recipes from the internet. I love texting recipes to my kids when they ask me, how do you make …? I love having immediate access to ingredients for a recipe when I’m at the grocery store and need to know how much of an item I should be buying… I love the import from website feature… I love the notes tab for those little details that aren’t instruction or ingredient related…. Yep 5 stars! Hands down! Thank you!! Keep up the great work!! Worth every penny!
Figured it out
diogenese
I’ve used the iPad version for years. The only problem I had was the instant import feature, but realized it was the recipe source web site that was the problem, not the app (some sources worked well, others didn’t). Then I found this app in the App Store. Thought it would be great to be able to sync my recipes between devices and with friends. Well, it didn’t work. Tried many times. Rebooted both devices. Still wouldn’t. It got to the point where the devices would display the Ready to Send/Receive then just hang there. Checked WiFi on both devices. They were the same. Then, on a hunch, I changed the WiFi from the extender I was using to the main router on both devices. Bingo. Worked great. Don’t know if it’s coincidence or if it was the problem, but it worked. I’ve saved myself from re-entering all my recipes in a different app. Hope the developer puts out an update mentioning this or changes something to make it work with a WiFi extender.
Developer Response
Hi there, thanks for your feedback, we wanted to let you know we have an iOS 15 compatible version with improved import functionality.
Needs Fixing-PLEASE - 1/2 ⭐️Rating Honestly
kaf1227
⚠️Don’t waste your time on this until it’s fixed!I loved this app when I first downloaded it several years ago and happily rated it 5 ⭐️'s. Now, unfortunately, you cannot CONTACT the developer via their link. I’ve made plenty of “Bug Reports” but it’s obvious that’s now a waste of time. The IMPORT feature and the COPY feature are not working well at all. The Import I've always found temperamental but the Copy feature at least allowed me to capture the recipe. Now, can’t do that at all :( When copying, via the Add(+)/Search Recipe feature, a red check appears denoting that the Ingredients, Directions, etc have been copied to your recipe, only to find once this tedious step by step process has been completed the recipe you thought was saved is not there at all-frustrating and a waste of time. It’s just beyond frustrating now as don’t know what to do? Do I now switch APPS and retype all the recipes already saved on this APP? Kathleen, fix, this APP please. I have too many recipes in my Recipe Box to do this all over again. This was a really great APP when it worked. Would love to have it functional again-VERY VERY SOON.
Developer Response
Hi there, just wanted to let you know we have an iOS 15 compatible version. Thanks for your feedback!
Dozens more curated recipe sites on bookmarks list — and they import even more instantly in app, or in your browser's share menu
Swipe up to see recipe contents
Timers in recipe directions - with a cheerful chime that won't curdle your hollandaise
Swipe to delete recipes from Browse view
Liquid Glass buttons - They morph and glow!
Groovy backgrounds - To complement the new iOS 26 look and feel
Layout and navigation enhancements - Bigger photos and more screen space for recipe text = less scrolling! Keep your screen (relatively) free of butter and flour
New icon - Juicier!
Instant Import buzzes when it finds a recipe and lights up to get your attention
Improved Dark mode support
Recipe Link animations that signal status updates
Capture selected web text via context menu for easy basic importing
Zoomier navigations help you feel connected to the app environment
Tip jar
Bug fixes
Version 7.0.5
The developer, Kathleen Tafel, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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