CookBook
CookBook: A home-cooking recipe manager, not a tool for commercial food costing. Ranked #8 of 16 in Food Costing Software by our editors (6.5/10); pricing: Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial; best for home cooks organizing recipes and nutrition.
At a glance
- Editor score6.5 / 10
- PricingFree plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial
- Best forHome cooks organizing recipes and nutrition
- Free planYes
- Paid from$6.99/mo
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Imports recipes from web links and social platforms, and scans pages or notes.
- Connects meal plans to shopping lists and supports recipe scaling.
- Calculates nutrition and macro goals across synced mobile and web apps.
Where it doesn't
- Does not track inventory costs or purchase-price updates.
- Has no menu-pricing tools or multi-location support.
- Its focus on home cooking leaves commercial food-costing workflows out of scope.
Our verdict on CookBook
CookBook is a recipe-management and meal-planning app for home cooks who want to collect, organize and cook from recipes across devices. Recipes can be imported from websites and social platforms or scanned from cookbook pages, screenshots and handwritten notes into editable entries. Search, tags, ratings, favorites, serving scaling and measurement conversion help keep a personal collection usable. Meal plans connect saved recipes to shopping lists, while nutrition calculations and macro goals support household meal organization rather than restaurant operations.
The free plan includes up to 20 recipes and 20 smart imports, two shopping lists with limited items, cloud sync, and iOS, Android and web access. The Monthly plan is USD 6.99 per month; the Yearly plan is USD 39.99 per year. Both paid plans add unlimited recipes and smart imports, AI recipe creation and variations, nutrition and macro tools, meal planning, and 10 shopping lists, alongside cloud sync. The published plans make the free tier a way to organize a smaller collection, while paid tiers are for cooks who need more room and planning features. Prices may vary by country, region and app store.
The product's strengths are in personal recipe workflows: cooking mode includes voice guidance and timers, and recipes sync across mobile apps and web. It also lists an Instacart integration. These capabilities do not change its category fit: CookBook does not provide inventory cost tracking, purchase-price updates or menu pricing tools, and its listed audience is solo and small-scale use. Home cooks seeking recipe organization, meal planning and nutrition features may find the scope relevant; food businesses that need to calculate plate costs or maintain ingredient costs should choose a dedicated commercial food-costing product instead.
CookBook pricing
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CookBook fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $6.99/mo |
| Inventory cost tracking | No |
| Menu pricing tools | No |
| Nutrition and allergens | Yes |
| Purchase price updates | No |
| Costing scope | Not verified |
| Multi-location support | No |
| Mobile app | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension |
| Support | Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: Instacart |
| Pricing | Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | cookbookmanager.com |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
CookBook integrations
CookBook lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- Instacart
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- MarketManBroad restaurant costing and inventory control, starting at $249 per month.8.1
- ApicbaseRecipe costing and multi-site stock control, with pricing available by contacting Apicbase.7.5
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