preserves
store it once, cook it forever
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
Turn photos into recipes. Scan, organize & cook with AI-powered recipe management. Perfect for home cooks! Optimised for small screens.
Transform the way you cook with Preserves – the recipe app built by cooks, for cooks.
We created Preserves because we love cooking and wanted a better way to manage our recipes. Our app combines powerful AI with thoughtful design to help you digitize, organize, and cook your favorite recipes – all from your phone.
Capture Any Recipe
Snap a photo of a recipe card, shared from social media, a website, or paste a URL – our AI instantly analyzes and extracts ingredients, instructions, prep time, nutrition info, and more. No more typing or manually organizing messy recipes!
Combined Instructions & Ingredients
Our unique mobile-first design combines instructions and ingredients into one streamlined list. No more switching back and forth between screens – everything you need is right there, making cooking effortless even on small screens.
Smart Shopping Lists
Build shopping lists directly from recipes or add items manually. Check off items as you shop. Plus, beautiful home screen widgets let you view your list at a glance without opening the app.
Organize Your Collection
- Categories & Tags: Group recipes by cuisine, meal type, or custom tags
- Search: Find any recipe instantly
- Nutrition & Allergens Track nutritional info and potential allergens
- Cook Time & Difficulty: Plan meals that fit your schedule
Personalize Your Recipes
- Add Notes: Capture substitutions, tweaks, or family traditions
- Include Photos: Add images to your notes for visual reference
- Edit & Customize: Modify any recipe to make it your own
Home Screen Widgets
Keep your shopping list front and center with our beautiful widgets:
- Small: Quick item count at a glance
- Medium: View up to 3 shopping items
- Large: See up to 8 items, with bought items marked
Multi-Language Support
Available in 6 languages:
- English
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- Italiano
- Nederlands
Import from Anywhere
Share recipes directly from Instagram, TikTok, websites, or any app to Preserves. Our AI handles the rest.
Features We Love
- Metric and Imperial unit support
- Recipe editing with step-by-step guidance
- Combined Steps to make it easier on smaller Screens
- Re-analyze recipes if you need improvements
Why Preserves?
We're not just building an app – we use Preserves every day in our own kitchens. We understand the frustration of messy screenshots, forgotten recipes, and constantly switching screens while cooking. That's why we built something we actually want to use.
Join thousands of home cooks who have transformed their recipe collections with Preserves.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Arno Welgemoed, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Arno Welgemoed
- Size
- 65 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Year Subscription $22.99
- Monthly Subscription $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026