Cookpad recipes, homemade food

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About this app

Not sure what to cook tonight? Find authentic recipes from a global community of home cooks: search thousands by ingredient or by meal — chicken, pasta, lunch, breakfast, dinner. All recipes recommended and verified.
Import your favourites from any website, from Instagram, from TikTok, from a book or from a handwritten notebook. Collect everything in one place and build your biggest recipe collection.
Trustworthy recipes, written by the people who cook them every day. Every Cooksnap is a photo from someone who made it before you, with comments on how it went.
THE RECIPES YOU GREW UP WITH
Cottage pie, corned beef hash, bubble and squeak, Sunday roast, Yorkshire puddings, scones and Victoria sponge: the dishes people actually make at home, written by the people who make them.
SAVE FROM INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK IN ONE TAP
Tap Share and the recipe is added straight to your collection — ingredients and steps separated, ready to follow. No more screenshots lost in your camera roll. Save them as drafts and finish them whenever you want.
AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION
If you find a recipe in Spanish, Italian or Japanese, you can read it in English with automatic translation.
AD-FREE. ALWAYS.
No ads, not even in the free version. No banner to close with flour on your hands, no video starting up while you're reading the measurements.
YOUR DIGITAL RECIPE BOOK, ALL IN ONE PLACE
Your recipe book, recipe keeper and cooking app — all in one. Save cooking recipes from anywhere and find them again in seconds.
• Import & Scan: Import any recipe from a website or a social post in one tap. Snap a photo of a handwritten recipe or a cookbook page: AI turns it into a digital recipe.
• Create with AI: Write your own recipes with the AI Recipe Assistant, without forgetting a single step: save the draft and finish it whenever you have time.
• Organise & Plan: Sort everything into private folders by theme — chicken, desserts, gluten-free, breakfast. Build your weekly menu in a few taps and let your shopping list build itself from your recipes.
• Cook What You Have: Cook with what's already in your fridge or cupboard: save money, use your leftovers and reduce food waste.
DISCOVER RECIPES FOR EVERY TASTE AND NEED
Millions of step-by-step recipes from home cooks around the world, organised for you:
• Everyday Meals: Lunch ideas, breakfast, dinner, easy midweek meals, packed lunches and batch cooking.
• Classics & Comfort Food: Chicken breast, chicken thighs, roast chicken, pasta, lasagne, cottage pie, salmon, fish pie, BBQ ribs, pork belly, scallops and Sunday roast.
• Seasonal Ingredients: Butternut squash, pumpkin, leeks, parsnips, sprouts, kale, beetroot, rhubarb and cooking apples.
• Baking & Sweet Things: Victoria sponge, banana bread, lemon drizzle cake, scones, flapjacks, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, crumble, apple pie, sticky toffee pudding.
• Cuisines from Around the World: Indian, Spanish, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Greek, Mexican and many more.
• Tools & Methods: Air fryer, slow cooker, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, bread maker, one-pan and no-bake.
• Diets & Allergies: Filters for vegetarian, vegan, keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, high-protein and baby-led weaning (BLW) recipes.
SHARE YOUR COOKING
Share recipes with friends, family and the community — or keep them private, just for you. Upload photos of the dishes you've made (Cooksnaps) and tell everyone how it went. Follow home cooks and food creators from around the world.
JOIN A COMMUNITY THAT COOKS EVERY DAY
For everyone — from beginners to experienced cooks — for daily meals or special occasions.
PREMIUM
With Premium you get even more tools to cook your way:
• The most popular recipes at the top of every search.
• Import unlimited recipes.
• Advanced filters to match every recipe to your preferences.
Premium is available in the United Kingdom and 22 other countries.
Empty the fridge and find tonight's dinner.
Get in touch: help@cookpad.com
Recipe app: healthy lunch ideas, breakfast, baking. Write and import. No ads.
Updated on
12 Oct 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 6 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

336K reviews
Jay H
02 January 2024
I have used this app for over 10 years, during this time it changed names and layouts. It was easy to navigate and I always found an interesting recipe to try. I loved how the recipes were also uploaded by home cooks!!! NOW, i am extremely disappointed and dissatisfied with this app! Now I have to pay a monthly fee to get THE BEST SEARCH RESULTS! It's time to find a new recipe app, I shouldn't have to pay to get the best results.
220 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
08 January 2024
Hi Jay, Thanks for your feedback! Your loyalty means a lot. Just to clarify, the free version of Cookpad hasn't changed – you still see the same search results. Cookpad Premium is a new feature that sorts recipes by most cooked first. Please email us at help@cookpad.com for assistance. We'd hate to see you go! Thanks, Cookpad Team
Chef Cara
15 October 2023
I was on this app just about everyday when I was younger. I hadn't been on it in several years until recently. I think it's ridiculous to charge a premium in order for me to look at the older recipes I have saved even with a free month. It seems like they're following in every other company's footsteps. Yeah you got to make money somehow but to charge to see recipes, save more than 60 recipes, see older ones, etc. I don't think it's worth it.
71 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
17 October 2023
Hi Cara. Access to all recipes on Cookpad remains free to everybody in over 70 countries. Premium is optional to users who wish see recipe search results ordered by most popular recipes first or to bookmark more than 60 recipes. PS means we can avoid selling traffic to advertisers, and we believe an ads-free cooking experience is beneficial to all
Trisha Ann
20 August 2025
I was so happy with this app before. I used it for so many dinners desserts ect. I miss the simplicity of it from before. The worst part is the popular search results you have to now pay for. Don't get me wrong I believe with all the work that gets put into making apps deserves their due however was looking for a simple recipe. I type in what I want and off the wall recipes that have nothing to do with what I was search for comes up. Waste of space now on my phone.
29 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
26 August 2025
Hi Trisha, I'm really sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the search experience! While we are working to improve our service, we may not get everything right so we really appreciate your feedback. If you have more to share, please email us at help@cookpad.com so we can more directly address your concerns - we'd love to hear from you!

What's new

New: build your weekly menu and generate your shopping list automatically, straight from the recipe. Find ideas based on what you already have at home and add only what's missing to the list. Less waste, more organisation, more time for you. We also fixed some small bugs.