Paper Chef
AI Recipe Scanner & Organizer
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: Full app localization & smarter AI recipe detection. Scan, import & organize your recipes — ad-free, anywhere.
Tired of messy cookbooks, oil-stained recipe cards, and food blogs buried in ads? Paper Chef is your personal AI-powered recipe manager — scan, import, and organize every recipe in one clean, ad-free place.
WHY PAPER CHEF?
AI RECIPE SCANNER
Point your camera at any cookbook or handwritten note. Our OCR and AI technology instantly extracts ingredients and steps into a structured digital recipe — no typing needed.
AD-FREE WEB IMPORT
Paste any recipe URL and Paper Chef strips away the ads, pop-ups, and life stories — keeping only the ingredients and instructions you actually need.
SMART GROCERY LISTS
Add ingredients from any recipe directly to your shopping list. Shop smarter and never forget a key ingredient again.
DISTRACTION-FREE COOKING MODE
A clean, minimal interface built for the kitchen. No clutter — just you and your recipes.
FULL PERSONALIZATION
Add notes, adjust cooking times, upload your own photos, and make every recipe truly yours.
ORGANIZE YOUR RECIPE BOOKS
Create and name your own cookbooks: "Grandma's Desserts," "Quick Dinners," or "Kitchen Experiments." Move recipes between books without losing any data.
PRIVACY FIRST
Your recipes stay on your device. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no data sharing.
KEY FEATURES
OCR Scanner — scan physical books and handwritten notes with high precision
URL Importer — save recipes from any website in seconds
Manual Entry — add recipes the classic way
Grocery List — integrated shopping list synced to your recipes
Recipe Books — full library organization with custom names
Pro Upgrade — unlimited AI scans and advanced features
Now available in multiple languages. Download Paper Chef and start building your personal digital cookbook today.
End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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This update brings Paper Chef to a global audience with full app localization — the interface is now available in multiple languages, making it easier than ever to cook in your own language.
We've also made significant improvements to our AI-powered recipe detection engine: smarter ingredient recognition, better handling of complex recipe formats, and more accurate translation of imported recipes.
As always, your recipes stay private and stored only on your device. Thank you for cooking with Paper Chef!
The developer, Jose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto, 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:
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto
- Size
- 26.9 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
Arabic and 15 more
- Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Paper Chef Pro Yearly $29.99
- Paper Chef Pro $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Vanitcode
