Preserving family recipes forever

Every recipe you love, beautifully kept.

That stained recipe card from your grandmother. The screenshot you saved and forgot about. The Instagram recipe you bookmarked months ago. The TikTok cooking video you keep meaning to try. Bring them all home to one place with Kich.

Kich is a free recipe organizer app for families and home cooks. Scan and digitize handwritten recipe cards, save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and any food blog, and organize everything into one searchable collection. Share it all with your family in a shared cookbook everyone can add to.

How Kich works

Three steps. That's it. No typing. No formatting. Just recipes, ready to cook.

Handwritten recipe scanner

Kich reads handwritten recipe cards and cookbook pages. Take a photo and it figures out what's an ingredient and what's a step, then organizes everything into a formatted recipe card. The original photo stays attached so you always have the handwriting right alongside the clean version. It works with cursive, print, and everything in between. The best handwritten recipe scanner app available.

Save recipes from Instagram and TikTok

Stop losing recipes from social media. Share a link from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or any food blog directly to Kich. It reads captions, transcripts, and page content to extract the actual recipe with ingredients and steps separated out. No more pausing videos or scrolling past life stories to find the measurements. The easiest way to save recipes from social media to your phone.

Shared family cookbooks

Create a shared cookbook and invite your family with a link. Everyone joins, everyone can browse and cook from the collection, and anyone can add their own recipes. Mom's brisket, your sister's cookies, grandma's challah, all in one place the whole family can access from any device.

Meal planning and menus

Plan your meals for the week by dragging recipes onto a calendar. Create printable menus for holidays, Shabbos, or any occasion. Kich can suggest what to make based on what's in your fridge and what you're in the mood for. The best recipe app with meal planning and grocery list built in.

Grocery lists organized by store

Add ingredients from any recipe to your grocery list with one tap. Kich organizes your list by the stores you actually shop at, with items sorted by aisle. Check off items as you go. Create shared grocery lists so everyone can add what they need and see updates in real time. No more wandering the store trying to remember what you need.

Cook mode with timers

Follow recipes step-by-step with built-in timers that notify you when each step is done. Scale any recipe up or down, check off ingredients as you cook, and track multiple active cooking sessions at once.

Pantry, nutrition diary, and allergen profiles

Track what's in your fridge, freezer, and pantry with barcode scanning. Log meals and track calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Set up allergen profiles so you always know which recipes are safe for your family.

Works everywhere

Kich syncs instantly across all your devices. Start a recipe on your phone, check the grocery list on your tablet, browse the full collection on your laptop. Available on Android, iOS, and web at kich.app.

Pricing

Free — $0 forever

Pro — $4.99/month or $39.99/year

Frequently asked questions

Is Kich free?

Yes. Kich is free to start with 20 lifetime imports, unlimited manual entry, a basic grocery list, cook mode with timers, and one shared cookbook. Pro unlocks unlimited imports, meal planning, menus, pantry tracking, diary, allergen profiles, and unlimited shared cookbooks for $4.99/month or $39.99/year. There's a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

How does the recipe scanner work?

Take a photo of any recipe — a handwritten card, cookbook page, printed recipe, or screenshot. Kich reads the text, identifies ingredients and steps, and organizes everything into a formatted recipe card. The original photo stays attached so you always have the handwriting alongside the clean version.

What platforms can I save recipes from?

Kich can extract recipes from Instagram posts and reels, TikTok videos, YouTube videos, Facebook posts, Pinterest pins, X (Twitter) posts, Reddit posts, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, and any recipe website or food blog. Just paste the link and Kich extracts the recipe automatically.

Can I share recipes with my family?

Yes. Create a shared cookbook and invite your family with a link. Everyone can browse, cook from, and add recipes to the shared collection. Free users can create one shared cookbook and join unlimited ones. Pro users can create unlimited shared cookbooks.

Does Kich work on Android, iPhone, and web?

Yes. Kich is available on Android (Google Play), iPhone and iPad (App Store), and on the web at kich.app. Your recipes sync across all your devices automatically.

Is my data safe and private?

Your recipes are stored securely in the cloud and synced across your devices. Only you can access your personal recipes. Shared cookbooks are only visible to members you invite. Kich does not sell your data or show ads. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time.

Can I import recipes from another app?

Yes. Kich can import recipes from Paprika, Mela, CopyMeThat, Recipe Keeper, and MrCook. For apps like Crouton, AnyList, Whisk, BigOven, Yummly, Cookpad, SideChef, Deglaze, Recime, CookBook, Pepperplate, and Plan to Eat, you can contact their support to request an export of your data.

Do my recipes work offline?

Yes. Your recipes are stored locally on your device after they load, so you can access them without an internet connection. This works in the kitchen, at the grocery store, or anywhere else you need your recipes.

Can I scale recipes for more or fewer servings?

Yes. In cook mode, you can adjust the serving size up or down and all ingredient amounts update automatically. This works for any recipe in your collection.

What happens to my recipes if I cancel Pro?

Your recipes stay. All your saved recipes remain accessible on the free plan. You only lose access to Pro features like unlimited imports, meal planning, and extra shared cookbooks. You never lose your data.

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Start preserving your recipes today

Every family has recipes worth keeping. Kich makes sure they're never lost, never forgotten, and always ready to cook. Whether you need a recipe scanner app, a digital cookbook app, or a shared cookbook app for your whole family, Kich covers it all. Free to start, available on Android, iOS, and web.

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