Kitchen Substitute
Ingredient swaps with ratios
Only for iPhone
$0.99 · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Out of buttermilk mid-recipe? Two taps: exact ratios, scaled to your recipe, trade-offs included. Offline, no ads, no account.
You're mid-recipe. The carton of buttermilk isn't in the fridge. Now what?
Kitchen Substitute answers in two taps — with the exact ratio, not a food blogger's life story.
CLEAR RATIOS, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Buttermilk, eggs, butter, flours, leaveners, sweeteners, broths, sauces — 155 ingredients home cooks actually run out of, with US and metric substitution amounts ranked by what's already in your kitchen. Where a safe conversion is not possible, the app explains the limits.
BUILT FOR FLOUR-COVERED HANDS
Set the quantity your recipe needs, such as 2 tsp of baking powder, and supported substitutes rescale instantly. Swap between US and metric with one tap. No typing required for common ingredients.
IT TELLS YOU THE TRADE-OFF
Substituting isn't just possible — it's a decision. Every swap says what changes ("salty-metallic taste, weaker rise"), where it shines ("only in strongly acidic batters"), and flags when a swap breaks baking chemistry.
FOR EVERY DIET AT YOUR TABLE
Find substitutions tagged vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free, nut-free, or sesame-free. Tags describe the recipe ingredients; always check packaged-product labels and cross-contact risks.
NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT. NO INTERNET REQUIRED.
Everything works offline. Nothing is collected. One purchase, yours forever — including every future content update, delivered automatically.
155 ingredients today. More added regularly, straight to your installed app.
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Information
- Seller
- Norman Zeng
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 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
- Copyright
- © 2026 Norman Zeng
