Recipe Scanner C

Unlimited FREE physical recipe scanning with on-device AI. Import from YouTube, Instagram, and web. Now with support for iPad

Turn any recipe into a digital collection with Recipe Scanner C!

Scan cookbooks, import YouTube and Instagram videos, save recipes from any website, and get instant nutrition analysis with health grading. With on-device Apple Intelligence, all your physical recipe scanning is FREE, fast, and completely private.

3 FREE CREDITS TO GET STARTED

UNLIMITED FREE SCANNING

• Scan physical recipes with your camera, completely FREE
• Import from Photo Library (up to 10 photos at once)
• On-device Apple Intelligence extracts ingredients and directions automatically
• Multi-page recipe support with automatic merging
• No credits needed for camera or photo scanning
• Fast, private, and accurate

IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE

• YouTube cooking videos (1 credit)
• Instagram recipe posts and reels (1 credit)
• Any recipe website URL (1 credit)
• QR code scanning for instant URL import
• AI extracts complete recipes from video transcripts and web pages

NUTRITION ANALYSIS AND HEALTH GRADING

• Per-serving nutrition facts for calories, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, sodium, and sugars
• Health grade A through F on every recipe, backed by USDA Dietary Guidelines
• 100-point scoring across six nutritional categories
• Cooking method detection across 30+ methods (deep-fried, baked, grilled, steamed, and more)
• Preparation penalty system adjusts the grade based on how the food is cooked
• USDA database covering 150+ common ingredients
• AI nutrition estimation fills gaps for unknown ingredients
• Data source labeled on every recipe so you know where the numbers came from

SMART AI PROCESSING

• On-device Apple Intelligence is FREE and unlimited
• Optional cloud AI enhancement for difficult recipes (1 credit, one-time per recipe)
• Advanced text recognition with Vision OCR
• Intelligent direction splitting and formatting
• Automatic section detection for ingredients and steps

ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION

• Unlimited custom folders
• Default Uncategorized folder for new recipes
• Move recipes between folders with one tap
• Quick search by recipe title
• Visual recipe cards with thumbnails and health grades
• All recipes stored locally on your device using SwiftData

SMART INGREDIENT MANAGEMENT

• Serving adjustment from 1 to 99 servings, ingredient quantities recalculate automatically
• 18 supported measurement units across volume, weight, count, and special units
• Switch between metric and imperial with one tap
• Base-unit conversion math prevents rounding errors
• Proper fractional display (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4)
• Per-ingredient unit conversion control

COOKING MODE

• Step-by-step numbered directions with checkoff
• Six font size levels (14pt to 29pt) for readable text on the counter
• Screen wake stays on while viewing Directions so the display does not dim
• Toggle between Ingredients, Directions, and Nutrition tabs
• Health grade pinned at the top while you cook

THEME AND ACCESSIBILITY

• Light, dark, and system theme options
• VoiceOver support
• Large touch targets
• Adjustable font sizes

PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN

• All photo scanning happens on your device with Apple Intelligence
• No user accounts, no sign-up, no tracking
• All recipe data stored locally on your device
• Recipes do not sync to iCloud or any other device
• External API calls (YouTube, Instagram, Web, Cloud AI) routed through a Cloudflare Worker proxy with rate limiting

FAIR PRICING, NO SUBSCRIPTIONS

• Unlimited FREE scanning with on-device AI
• 3 free credits included on first launch
• Credits only for premium features:
  • YouTube import: 1 credit
  • Instagram import: 1 credit
  • Web URL import: 1 credit
  • Cloud AI enhancement: 1 credit (one-time per recipe)
• Automatic credit refund if a paid operation fails
• Credits never expire

PERFECT FOR:

• Digitizing family recipe collections
• Following YouTube cooking channels
• Saving Instagram cooking reels
• Building a personal cookbook
• Tracking the nutritional impact of what you cook
• Converting recipes between measurement systems