Thirteen tools that work together — so saving, planning, shopping, and cooking finally live in the same place.
Save any recipe with AI
Paste a site, blog, or YouTube link — AI extracts ingredients, steps, servings, time, cuisine, a hero image, and estimated nutrition.
Hands-free Cook Mode
Full-screen steps in big type with prep checklist, timer chimes, step-videos that start at the action, and a screen that never sleeps.
"What should I cook?"
Up to six ranked ideas grounded in your pantry, saved recipes, and recent meals — each with a reason and one tap to the plan.
Fridge Scan
Photograph your fridge and AI vision detects what is inside. You review, then it stocks your pantry in seconds.
Smart shopping lists
Auto-built from your plan and pantry-aware — it subtracts what you already have, then imports what you bought back to the pantry.
Households & sharing
One shared pantry, plan, and list. Invite helpers with roles, set per-member permissions, and pool a shared AI quota.
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The loop
Save → Plan → Shop → Cook
One calm rhythm that carries you from “what’s for dinner?” to a clean kitchen.
1
Save
Drop in a link, video, or photo. AI structures it into a clean, cookable recipe.
2
Plan
Drag dishes onto your week. Month, week, and day views keep everyone aligned.
3
Shop
A pantry-aware list builds itself — grouped by aisle, minus what you have.
4
Cook
Tap into Cook Mode and cook hands-free, one calm step at a time.
Your AI sous-chef
Smart help, exactly when you need it
Every AI feature shows a live usage meter, so you always know where you stand — no surprises, no guesswork.
Fridge Scan
Snap a photo of your fridge. Vision AI detects every item, you confirm, and your pantry updates itself.
30 scans / mo on Pro
Meal suggestions
Tell it nothing — it already knows your pantry, recent meals, and tastes. Get ranked ideas with reasons.
50 suggestions / mo
Make it Healthier
Generate variants with goals like fewer calories, more protein, vegetarian, or toddler-friendly. Original untouched.
Quick or guided swaps
Cook Mode
Big steps. Built-in timers. Screen never sleeps.
One step at a time in large type, with a prep checklist, timer chimes, and YouTube step-videos that jump straight to the action. Hands stay messy, phone stays untouched.
Prep checklist before you start
Timers with chimes, built into steps
Step-videos jump to the exact moment
Screen stays awake, hands stay free
Step 3 of 6
Sear the pork 4 minutes per side until caramelized and sticky.
04:00
Back
Next step
Built for households
Cook together, even when you’re apart
Share one pantry, plan, and shopping list across the family. Invite helpers with the right level of access, switch between households, and draw from a shared AI quota pool.
Shared everything
Pantry, plan & list
Roles
Helper / Co-planner
Permissions
Per-member control
Shared quota
One AI pool
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Pricing
Free to cook. Pay only for AI.
Every everyday tool is free, forever. Upgrade when you want the AI to do the heavy lifting.
Paste a link to almost any recipe site or blog, a YouTube cooking video, or upload a photo of a recipe card or cookbook page. You can also add recipes by hand. AI extracts the ingredients, steps, servings, time, cuisine, a hero image, and estimated nutrition.
Is CookBuddy free?
Yes — the Free plan lets you save recipes, plan meals, track your pantry, build shopping lists, use Cook Mode, and share with your household, with no card required. AI features (imports, what-to-cook, fridge scan, healthier variants, translation) are available on the Pro and Family plans, each with a transparent monthly limit.
Do I need to install an app?
No app store required. CookBuddy is an installable web app (PWA) — open it in your browser and add it to your home screen for a full-screen, app-like experience on phone, tablet, or desktop.
How does Cook Mode work?
Cook Mode shows one step at a time in large type, with a prep checklist, timers that chime, and step-videos that jump straight to the relevant moment. Your screen stays awake the whole time, so your hands stay free and your phone stays untouched.
Can my family share recipes and plans?
Yes. Create a household and everyone shares one pantry, meal plan, and shopping list. Invite helpers by link, set per-member roles and permissions, and draw from a shared AI quota pool. You can belong to more than one household and switch between them.
What are the AI usage limits?
Every AI feature shows a live usage meter so you always know where you stand. Pro includes monthly allowances such as 50 web imports, 20 video imports, 50 what-to-cook suggestions, 20 healthier variants, 50 translations, and 30 fridge scans. Family raises these limits and shares them across the household. See the Pricing page for the current numbers.
Where does my recipe data come from, and who owns it?
Saved recipes keep attribution and a link back to the original source — we don't claim ownership of source content. If you're a rights holder and want something removed, you can file a takedown request and we'll review it promptly.
How do I cancel or change my plan?
Manage your subscription any time from your Account settings, which opens the secure billing portal. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel — changes take effect at the end of your current billing period.