Yumeo: private recipe cookbook
No account, no ads or tracking
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Yumeo is your truly private recipe cookbook. No accounts, no tracking, and no ads. Just you and your recipes.
Whether you are a chef, a baker, or a DIY enthusiast (cosmetics, zero-waste cleaners), Yumeo adapts to your needs. Capture, organize, and own your data.
WHY CHOOSE YUMEO?
Total Privacy: No account needed. Your data stays in your private iCloud.
Universal: Create culinary recipes or DIY projects (beauty, crafts).
Smart Import: Capture recipes from the web and organize them in seconds.
Ultimate Flexibility: Choose your level of detail. Go deep with granular ingredients or keep it simple with a single line of text. It's your choice.
Seamless Sync: Your recipes are always with you on iPhone and iPad.
Clean Experience: No ads, no distraction, and no subscription.
YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICES, YOUR RULES
At VLstack, we believe in digital ethics. You are not the product. Your recipes belong to you, and you can export them (JSON) at any time. Your data, your choices, your rules.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://yumeo.vlstack.fr/?lang=en#terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://yumeo.vlstack.fr/?lang=en#privacy-policy
more New features and usability
- Enhanced contextual menus with new quick actions (rename, change category, change type, etc.)
- When opening a contextual menu, the selected item now remains highlighted to provide better visual context
Performance
- Major optimization of data loading when grouping items and using contextual menus, reducing memory usage and CPU usage
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where the number of servings could reset when returning from a related recipe or after completing a recipe
- Fixed a potential crash when changing the grouping mode
- Fixed the recipe completion animation
- Visual adjustments to the alignment of cards and images in grids
- Improved accessibility for several buttons
2.6.0 Aug 14
Search
- New advanced search: Find your recipes more easily thanks to a fully redesigned and more powerful search engine.
- Classic search improvements: Smoother navigation to quickly access your favorite dishes.
Interface and design
- iPad optimization: The layout has been updated to better adapt to all screen sizes (iPad multitasking and iPhone landscape mode). Recipe cards are now larger and easier to read.
- Contextual menus: The recipe menu has been simplified, including the ability to reset a rating in a flash.
- Visual harmonization: Unified backgrounds and graphic elements for a more consistent and modern experience.
Performance and fixes
- Fixed an issue that could block exports on iPad.
- General app fluidity improvements and internal code cleanup.
- Legal documents (Privacy policy/Terms) can now be viewed directly via a more convenient built-in browser.
2.5.0 Mar 29
- Flexible access options:
Subscriptions are now available as an affordable way to explore all premium features. This offers a more accessible starting point to test the application before committing to a lifetime purchase.
- Precision insertion:
New items can now be inserted directly before or after any existing line in the ingredients or instructions lists. This removes the requirement to add items at the end and manually reposition them.
- Smart quantity adjustments:
Ingredient amounts can now be scaled even when no yield is defined. A calculated ratio is displayed to ensure precision and clarity during adjustments.
- Unified editing interface:
The editing menus have been synchronized to provide a consistent layout and improved readability when creating or modifying recipes.
2.4.0 Mar 3
Image processing optimization: Overhauled editing engine for lower RAM and battery consumption.
Export fix: Data export is free once again. This restriction was a technical error; I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Privacy: Adoption of the native iOS "PasteButton" for more secure clipboard access.
UI enhancements: New dynamic icons and dark mode accent color fixes.
Stability: Fixed a bug related to recipe yields and general code optimization.
2.3.0 Feb 18
Safari Extension (2.2.0): Import your recipes directly from your Safari browser.
Magic Import (Apple Intelligence) (2.2.0): New capture system using Apple Intelligence to automatically split ingredients with unprecedented precision.
Bug Fix (2.2.1): Fixed an issue where recipe yields and units (portions) were not correctly updated.
UI Improvements (2.2.1): Fixed accent colors in Dark Mode for better readability.
Source Editing (2.2.0): You can now manually edit or add the original source of your favorite recipes.
Performance (2.2.0): Memory management optimization for a smoother and more responsive experience.
2.2.1 Jan 7
Safari extension: Import your recipes directly from your Safari browser.
Magic Import (Apple Intelligence): New capture system using Apple Intelligence to automatically split your ingredients with unprecedented precision.
Source editing: You can now manually edit or add the original source of your favorite recipes.
Performance: Memory management optimization and temporary suspension of animated backgrounds for a more responsive experience.
2.2.0 Jan 6
This update fixes the app name, makes Yumeo faster with transitions restored, and improves recipe display: if a recipe contains only a memo, it is shown directly and freely, without empty segments or unnecessary scrolling.
2.1.1 11/18/2025
This update adds Italian, German, and Japanese, improves the iPad experience with an interface designed for larger screens, enhances landscape support, and fixes several small visual details on iPhone.
2.1.0 11/14/2025
Interface redesign aligned with the new Liquid Glass design.
Technical optimizations and code improvements for an ever smoother experience.
2.0.0 11/06/2025
New features
• Search is now available even when a grouping (categories, tags, etc.) is active
• Tags and related recipes are now displayed in the detail view
• Category is automatically selected when adding a recipe from a group
Performance
• Internal optimizations for smoother navigation and faster data display
Fixes and improvements
• The image removal button now correctly clears the image
• The restore original image button is now displayed as expected after changes
• Better updates for ingredients and navigation titles in certain cases
• Layout and translation fixes
Other
• New font management in preparation for an upcoming redesign of the interface
1.11.0 07/22/2025
This update fixes several annoying bugs that could affect how the app works:
- fixed a bug that prevented opening the advanced properties of an ingredient
- fixed a bug that made it impossible to add a space in the instructions
- fixed an issue where sample recipes wouldn’t save
- internal improvements for more stable and fluid data editing
Thanks as always for your helpful feedback.
And… it’s always better to search before you add: search is coming soon!
1.10.2 06/04/2025
New features
- Separate purchases have been removed in favour of a single unlock. Previous purchases remain valid automatically.
- You can now add a freeform memo to each recipe to jot down whatever you like.
- Portion settings are now preserved when changing layout or navigating back.
Performance
- Image resizing now happens in the background for smoother display.
- Import and export operations have been optimised to run without blocking the interface.
- iCloud sync is more stable thanks to better handling of network state.
Fixes and improvements
- Average ratings no longer include recipes without a rating.
- Some accessibility labels have been corrected for better compatibility with VoiceOver.
Miscellaneous
- Various internal adjustments have been made to improve stability and prepare for major future updates.
1.10.1 05/30/2025
* Quick bugfix
This update fixes an annoying issue when trying to add a recipe as an ingredient inside another recipe — the list of available recipes was incomplete.
It’s now resolved. Nothing to do on your end, everything works as expected again.
* Performances
Following the previous update focused on visual unification, this version brings a major architectural overhaul under the hood — almost the entire codebase has been rebuilt to boost performance and prepare for upcoming features.
Note for existing users:
Due to a structural change in the database (and a mistake on our part — we hadn’t versioned it before), a one-time data check will be required on launch. If you're coming from an older version, a one-click fix will be needed (check the red badge in the Settings tab).
This issue is now fully addressed: future updates will include transparent data migrations, so no more manual steps will be required.
Apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks for your understanding and trust!
- Greatly improved responsiveness and rendering performance across the app
- Cleaner and more reliable layouts (pickers, navigation, multiline fields…)
- Fixed minor display issues (empty booklet, chevrons, padding…)
- Extensive code cleanup and internal structure simplification
1.9.1 04/17/2025
* Performances
Following the previous update focused on visual unification, this version brings a major architectural overhaul under the hood — almost the entire codebase has been rebuilt to boost performance and prepare for upcoming features.
Note for existing users:
Due to a structural change in the database (and a mistake on our part — we hadn’t versioned it before), a one-time data check will be required on launch. If you're coming from an older version, a one-click fix will be needed (check the red badge in the Settings tab).
This issue is now fully addressed: future updates will include transparent data migrations, so no more manual steps will be required.
Apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks for your understanding and trust!
- Greatly improved responsiveness and rendering performance across the app
- Cleaner and more reliable layouts (pickers, navigation, multiline fields…)
- Fixed minor display issues (empty booklet, chevrons, padding…)
- Extensive code cleanup and internal structure simplification
1.9.0 04/16/2025
* Uniformity
This update focuses on unifying the visual design of all forms for a more consistent and polished experience
- Improved field alignment and layout
- Adjusted dark mode colors for better readability
- Fixed minor issues (scroll behavior, duplicate indicators, negative values…)
- Code optimizations and accessibility improvements
1.8.0 03/07/2025
* New features
- New instruction management: add or modify directly on the same page, with the ability to undo changes
- A long press on ingredients allows adjusting the quantity and adapting the recipe accordingly
- Added a "Done" button to keyboards when needed
- Added "favorite" and "rating" properties in forms
- Added a setting for rating management
- Camera handling
- File export now includes the version number and current date by default
* Interface improvements
- Better support for large screens
- Revised display of empty booklets
- Image cropping and resizing management
- Ratings displayed in a segmented format within groupings
- Unified fonts, text sizes, and button styles
- Improved contrast for accent colors
- Reorganized "Settings > Misc" menu by moving it up one level
- Unified style for tags and image buttons
- Reordered contextual menus
- Adjusted sorting in search views
* Performance optimizations
- Reduced loading times in continuous mode
- Improved rendering speed of unified views
- Optimized recipe fetching
- Improved display speed of ingredient details
- Images are now saved in HEIC format when available to reduce file size and database impact
- Optimized image handling (better rendering and faster updates)
- CloudKit operations now run on a dedicated background thread
- Increased total count speed
* Bug fixes
- Fixed coefficient calculation in quantity editing
- Fixed sorting menu appearing when there were no elements to sort
- Fixed empty display in the unified view when no grouping was selected
- Fixed default image not respecting expected sizes
- Fixed global portions not updating when an individual quantity was changed
- Fixed booklet being considered empty when no favorite was defined
- Fixed links not interpolating in markdown elements
- Fixed rating values not propagating correctly
- Fixed some colors in dark mode
1.7.0 02/11/2025
* New features
- New "Segmented" navigation mode for a smoother and faster experience
- Added a caching system to keep purchased features accessible even without a network connection
- Added tags to recipes for personalized organization
- Introduced new instruction types: boil, information, and alert
- Added an option in settings to preview image dimensions more easily
* Interface improvements
- Display of categories and tags associated with recipes, now accessible from settings
- Updated design of ingredient and instruction lists
- Completely redesigned card layout for better readability and consistency
- Added a loading indicator when data retrieval takes too long
- Loading of segmented card images in a background task to avoid slowdowns
- Improved search result handling with immediate display of a message when no results are found
- Dynamically reduced image sizes to optimize memory usage and improve their display
- Reorganized scroll position handling to make navigation smoother
- Unified margins for a more consistent visual presentation
- Displayed optional ingredients and instructions in italics to better distinguish them from other elements
- Improved accessibility with extended support
- Loading of recipes in a background process to avoid overloading the main interface
- Removed certain constraints on instructions to offer more flexibility
* Performance optimizations
- Improved overall performance by moving certain tasks to the background to prevent interface blocking
- Optimized scrolling with the use of new iOS 18 APIs when available
- Loaded mergeable entities in background tasks to reduce slowdowns during data processing
- Reduced thread interruptions by replacing obsolete methods with modern solutions
- Optimized data management for increased stability and better efficiency
* Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing some properties from being correctly copied during recipe duplication
- Fixed a bug where duration or temperature data remained in instructions that did not use them
- Fixed an issue where the Cloud sync icon appeared inverted
- Fixed a bug preventing an ingredient created in a recipe from being correctly associated with it
- Fixed an issue where an ingredient remained stuck in a previous version after multiple edits
- Fixed a bug counting ingredients instead of recipes in certain functions
- Fixed the automatic closing of the merge window when no mergeable entities were available
1.6.0 01/16/2025
Bugfix release
For this end-of-year update, instead of adding all the new features currently being integrated, we've chosen to prioritize fixing the bugs identified through your feedback. A big thank you for your invaluable help!
We hope this version will significantly improve your experience.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
* Stability improvements
- Fixed an issue causing a crash when modifying ingredients
- Fixed an issue where changing the type of an instruction to one with a duration caused a crash
- Fixed an issue where deleting entities could cause a crash in some cases
* Features and interaction
- Fixed an issue where search results didn't update after a search with no matches
- Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, adding or modifying a recipe in an open category wasn't immediately reflected, requiring the category to be closed and reopened
- Fixed an issue where the button to paste an image from the clipboard to illustrate a recipe was not clickable
- Fixed an issue where the text in an ingredient list was the only clickable element. The clickable area now includes the entire line
- Fixed an issue where adding or removing an ingredient to quick access would automatically close the selection list
- Fixed an issue where illustration errors displayed technical codes instead of readable messages
* Display and content
- Standardized the display of unavailable content
- Fixed an issue where some instructions with no required content didn't display anything by default
- Fixed the alignment of instructions based on their content type
- Fixed the vertical spacing between instructions, which was too tight
- Fixed an issue where section headers were displayed in uppercase in some cases
- Fixed an issue with inconsistency in the display of selectors, now standardized
- Fixed the font size of the "Recipe completed" button
* Badges and indicators
- Fixed an issue where the badge for items associated with a measurement wasn't properly updated after modification
- Fixed an issue where an unused ingredient displayed a badge as if used in a recipe
- Fixed an issue where component badges indicated usage with a count of 1, even though they were unused
- Fixed an issue where the index of newly added instructions wasn't displayed
* Miscellaneous
- Improved behavior of the ingredient list
- Optimized to prevent orphaned entities from being created when permanently deleting old recipes
- Correct handling of empty sections in the booklet
- Restored pinned headers in the booklet
- Fixed the scroll position of the booklet after changes
1.5.2 12/11/2024
* Uncovered improvements and features during the TestFlight period
- Scroll adjustment: some options have been disabled to prevent unpredictable movements. A permanent solution will be provided soon
- Added the ability to paste images from the clipboard. The clipboard is now used solely for this purpose
1.5.1 12/07/2024
* New features
- Import and export your entire booklet, ensuring seamless sharing or reintegration without any loss
- Support for dynamic text sizes, with automatic adjustment based on accessibility preferences
- Added instruction types: steaming, grilling, marinating, simmering, soaking, chilling, freezing
- Ability to assign a type to ingredients (e.g., vegetables, meats) with grouping by type
- Badges now listen for model updates to refresh data automatically
* Interface improvements
- Complete overhaul of ingredient selection with an intuitive and responsive list, including search, sorting, and quick access
- Enhanced settings pages for a more logical and intuitive layout
- Improved recipe organization and display: optimized groupings for faster and easier navigation
- The original recipe name now appears when editing
- Adjusted spacings for ingredients and instructions to improve readability
- Enhanced main menu with "collapse all / expand all" options
* Performances and optimizations
- Groupings now update only when necessary, reducing resource consumption
- Recipe properties are now calculated on demand in background tasks
- Associated entities are computed in the background and only when needed
- Images are loaded only when required, improving scrolling performance
- Search optimization
- Increased speed for fetching and merging entities
- Reduced memory footprint
* Bug fixes
- Fixed a micro freeze when adding an ingredient or an instruction
- Fixed a freeze when resetting portion quantities
- Fixed a freeze when checking an instruction with a duration
- Prevented a recipe from being added as an ingredient to itself
- Fixed a data import vulnerability in the free version
- Fixed various layout, translation, and code duplication issues
1.5.0 12/07/2024
We have fixed an issue that, in rare and specific cases, could cause a crash at startup on certain older devices.
We are truly sorry if this bug caused you any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
To prevent this from happening again, all updates will now go through a TestFlight testing phase before being released publicly. If you're interested in testing future versions, feel free to contact us at yumeo@vlstack.fr to join the beta testers!
1.4.1 11/18/2024
* New features
- Simplified options to manage your data more efficiently and resolve inconsistencies effortlessly.
- Added a configurable delay before triggering a search, providing a short pause to avoid repeated searches while typing, applied across all search screens.
- New "Show all / Hide all" option in the global menu for quickly managing the state of groupings.
- Customize the display order in form menus with new sorting options.
- Prefill temperature when adding instructions based on the last value used.
- New types for creating subsections in ingredients and instructions.
- Track the usage frequency of categories, ingredients, and measures.
* Interface improvements
- Major overhaul of the grouping display, with improved speed and enhanced stability for a smoother experience.
- Standardized actions under a long press, providing simplified and unified access to all content without navigating between different menus.
- Improved detection of iCloud status and account status for more reliable synchronization.
- Optimized data saving to reduce errors and minimize crash risks, providing a more stable experience.
- Automatically expand collapsed sections when searching for instant display of relevant results.
- Fixed alignment of certain lists to ensure a cleaner and more consistent interface.
* Performance improvements and optimizations
- Smoother and more stable display thanks to simplified logic, reducing memory usage, CPU load, and calculation times. Fixed a bug where an empty list appeared when switching to category grouping.
- More responsive interface with reduced memory usage through optimized grouping.
- Enhanced data stability through improved error handling.
- New simplified data management to resolve inconsistencies easily while improving responsiveness and stability. Background processes are now faster and more efficient, with smarter synchronization error monitoring.
- Optimized background processes for better responsiveness and a smoother experience.
- Complete overhaul of the related recipes display, with significant improvements in speed, reliability, and optimization.
- Significant improvements to sorting for a more reliable and consistent display.
* Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented the proper update of the booklet when moving a recipe or a batch of recipes to a category not yet displayed.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the proper deletion of ingredients and instructions when modifying a recipe.
- Fixed the displayed sections when changing recipes.
- Fixed a bug preventing the recalculation of groupings when switching categories.
- Fixed the sheet size to prevent adjustments with the keyboard.
- Fixed a bug in the measurement modification form that caused an erroneous confirmation request when canceling.
1.4.0 11/17/2024
# New features
- You can now duplicate your recipes to test new variations without modifying the original
- Merge your categories, ingredients, and units of measurement to simplify groupings without worrying about difficult-to-correct mistakes
- A new warning appears to alert you of unsaved changes before exiting a form
- Mark your recipes as "Completed" with a dedicated button in the options
- Rename your section titles from the booklet with a long press
- A new setting allows you to choose the default rounding mode
- Recipes now display their relations with different elements for improved navigation
- Search is faster and more accurate, helping you easily find what you're looking for
# Interface improvements
- Easily show or hide recipes within a section for better organization
- Navigation has been redesigned for smoother access to related recipes
- The recipe form has been updated with clearer segments for ingredient and instruction details
- Display has been adjusted for a more suitable view based on the number of items
- Ingredient quantities are now correctly updated when the main recipe portion changes
# Stability fixes
- General stability has been improved to reduce the risk of crashes, especially in data-saving processes
- Fixed a crash occurring during iCloud synchronization and database modifications to ensure a more stable startup
- Deleted recipe management has been adjusted to prevent crashes
- Fixed a bug causing unexpected closing when deleting a recipe
# Other fixes
- Resolved a navigation issue when displaying related recipes
- Fixed the resetting of rounding type on save
- Fixed a bug that could lead to category loss when duplicating a recipe
- Adjusted section editing buttons to prevent unintended actions
- Resolved issues with unclickable emails
1.3.0 10/31/2024
The app could unexpectedly close on iOS versions below 18 when attempting to display an unsupported symbol. This issue has now been resolved, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
1.2.2 10/18/2024
- Improve dark mode support
- Spanish language support
- New layout customizations: choose the grouping, format, and sizes of your recipe cards
- Long press to access a menu for updating, deleting, or changing the category of a recipe directly from the booklet
- Recipe instructions and ingredients can now be marked as optionals
- Redesign and optimization of instructions, ingredients, rows and cards for a more enjoyable user experience
- Stabilized label position to prevent shifting when required field or error message appears
- Required fields messages turned into subtle icons
- New settings (fraction display type, focus behaviors, grouping options, etc.)
- Restore predictive bar of alphabet keyboards
1.2.1 10/17/2024
New features and usability
- Enhanced contextual menus with new quick actions (rename, change category, change type, etc.)
- When opening a contextual menu, the selected item now remains highlighted to provide better visual context
Performance
- Major optimization of data loading when grouping items and using contextual menus, reducing memory usage and CPU usage
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where the number of servings could reset when returning from a related recipe or after completing a recipe
- Fixed a potential crash when changing the grouping mode
- Fixed the recipe completion animation
- Visual adjustments to the alignment of cards and images in grids
- Improved accessibility for several buttons
more Version 2.6.0 Aug 14
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