Cookpad recipes, homemade food

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4.6
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About this app

Transform the way you collect and cook recipes. Cookpad is the world's largest home cooking community — trusted by millions of home cooks to write and share their own recipes, import from any website or social media in one tap, and then find everything instantly by ingredient or name.

YOUR PERSONAL RECIPE COLLECTION — FROM ANYWHERE
• Import any recipe from any website or social media posts to your collection in one tap. Every recipe you love, from any source, searchable by ingredient or name in one place.
• Snap a photo of a handwritten recipe or cookbook page — AI converts it to a digital recipe automatically.
• Write your own recipes with the AI Recipe Assistant — no more forgetting steps or details.
• Organise into private folders by theme (chicken, desserts, gluten-free, breakfast…) and plan your weekly menus easily.
• Search by ingredient or recipe name and cook great meals with what you already have in your fridge or pantry. Save money, use your leftovers and reduce food waste.

DISCOVER RECIPES FOR EVERY MEAL
• Millions of home-cooked recipes from cooks around the world: chicken, salmon, pasta, pancakes, meatloaf, lasagna, chocolate chip cookies and much more.
• Quick & easy weeknight dinners or special occasions: BBQ ribs, apple pie, pork belly, scallops, morel mushrooms, rhubarb and more.
• Get inspired by cuisines from around the world: Spanish, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese and more.
• Filter by diet: vegan, vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, BLW and more.
• Cooking tools and methods: air fryer, slow cooker, Instant Pot, bread maker and more.

SHARE YOUR COOKING
• Share recipes with friends, family or the Cookpad community — or keep them private, just for you.
• Upload cooksnaps (photos) of dishes you've made and share your experience.
• Follow home cooks and food creators from around the world.

JOIN MILLIONS OF HOME COOKS
• Connect with passionate home cooks worldwide and get cooking inspiration every day.
• Cookpad is for everyone — beginners to experienced cooks — for daily meals or special occasions.

COOKPAD IS AD-FREE
Enjoy a seamless, interruption-free cooking experience.

COOKPAD PREMIUM
Cookpad is free to download and use. With the optional Premium subscription you get:
• The most popular recipes at the top of search results.
• Save unlimited recipes from other home cooks.
• Advanced search filters to match your cooking preferences.

Cookpad Premium is available in: Arabic speaking countries, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Greece, Hungary, India (English only), Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Vietnam.

Get in touch: help@cookpad.com
Updated on
Apr 27, 2026
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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

4.6
335K reviews
Jay H
January 2, 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.
208 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
January 8, 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
Trisha Ann
August 20, 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.
22 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
August 26, 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!
Chef Cara
October 15, 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.
61 people found this review helpful
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Cookpad Inc (UK)
October 17, 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

What’s new

This week we improved the app.

- Past Challenges are now visible in one list, alongside currently active ones. Access from Icon > Menu > Challenges.
- You can now search for other cooks directly from the Search tab.
- Other minor fixes.

Update the app and send your feedback: Menu > Send Feedback.