RE Gather
1,600 recipes, easy hosting
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Reluctant Entertainer puts a tested recipe library in your pocket — 1,600+ recipes, every one kitchen-tested over two decades and two published cookbooks. It's the recipe companion you'll open
every day. And when you're ready to host, it becomes the calm, capable friend who plans the whole gathering for you.
THE RECIPE LIBRARY — 1,600+ TESTED RECIPES
• Two decades of real, tested recipes — never random internet results
• Browse by course, season, holiday, dietary need, time, and difficulty
• Search instantly, save favorites, and revisit your go-tos
• Greatest Hits and seasonal picks, hand-curated
• Every recipe with ingredients, steps, a serving adjuster, and warm hosting notes
COOK WITH CONFIDENCE
• Scale any recipe up or down — the math is handled for you
• Clear steps and timing so dinner comes together calmly
AND WHEN YOU'RE HOSTING — A GATHERING, HANDLED
Tell it what you have in mind — "six for dinner, easy fall menu, no dairy" — and the app builds a complete plan in under a minute, drawn only from tested recipes:
• Balanced, complete menus you can swap and tweak
• A smart shopping list that auto-consolidates ingredients across recipes, organized by grocery aisle, with an "already have it" toggle
• A day-of timeline that tells you what to start, and when
• Send a link and guests RSVP from the web — no app required — with potluck dish-claiming and dietary notes rolled up for you
MEMBERSHIP
Browse and cook freely, and plan your first full gathering at no cost. Unlimited gathering planning is $2.99/month or $19.99/year (just $1.67/month). Cancel anytime.
Feast on life.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
Reluctant Entertainer is now RE Gather - same app, new name.
Also in this update: bug fixes and polish across planning, shopping lists, and day-of timelines.
The developer, Garrett Coughlin, 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:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Garrett Coughlin
- Size
- 47.6 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Reluctant Entertainer Monthly $2.99
- Reluctant Entertainer Annual $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Reluctant Entertainer LLC