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Free Recipe Apps To Help You Cook Up Memorable Meals

The mobile revolution is leaving no sphere of life untouched, not even the kitchen. With more devices featuring large and vivid touch screens, it doesn't take a genius to realize that phone with the right apps can make it handy digital cookbook.

Which is able to help home cooks and pro chefs discover and organize recipes, track shopping lists, and organize menus and meal calendars. From recipe discovery apps and classic cookbooks, to personal recipe organizers, check out the eight best recipe apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone!


1. Yummly Recipes app

(Free; iOS, Android & Windows)

Yummly matches over 1 million recipes to your cooking lifestyle’s nutrition, diet, food allergies, and favorite cuisines. Want Healthy? Quick? Italian? Gluten-free? Paleo? Savory? Fried? With Yummly, create a personal food experience that finds the recipes you want, when you want them from thousands of the world’s top recipe sites and blogs.

2. Cookpad App

(Free; iOS, Android & Windows)

If the Food Network is the place to go for professional recipes, Cookpad is the destination for experimentation and ideas from other amateur cooks like you. There, you will find everything from the elegantly presented platter to the barely detailed recipe. Thankfully though, the rating system helps the better meals stay on top and pushes the duds to the bottom.

A meal planner and a shopping list help you prepare beforehand.

3. BigOven App

(Free; iOS, Android & Windows)

BigOven was started by a software veteran who loves to cook for family and friends. With BigOven, you can take your recipes anywhere, make grocery lists, and easily share your favorite creations with your friends, family or even your future self when you need them. BigOven's been downloaded over 11 million times, with 2+ million registered members.

4. AllRecipes Dinner Spinner App

(Free; iOS, Android & Windows)

If you have problems coming up with dinner ideas, you'll want to take a look at the AllRecipes Dinner Spinner app. It includes thousands of user-submitted recipes. AllRecipes is a good choice for vegetarians or those with special diets, as you can filter recipes easily. Nutrition facts are also included for those who watch their calories.

5. Great British chefs App

(Free; iOS & Windows)

The recipes range from fun edible gifts such as Dom's sauce set, to exciting project recipes like Reindeer in blankets, and twists on traditional recipes like Fish dogs with winter chutney - there's even a range of gluten as well as dairy free recipes to choose from. Plus there's a great series of exclusively-created "How To Cook" videos demonstrating a range of basic cooking techniques including How to plait bread and How to fold cream with chocolate.

6. Food Network In the Kitchen App

(Free; iOS & Android)

With three ways of browsing for recipes (aside from searching), In The Kitchen makes it easy to find your inspiration. The "Chefs" section lets you quickly check recent and popular recipes by your favorite cooks. The "Topics" area is a mix of recipe groups including meal types (appetizers, desserts, sandwiches, and so on), cuisines (Italian, Mexican), and even specific dietary requirements (healthy, vegetarian). A third section varies by season and occasion.

7. Whole Foods Market App

(Free; iOS & Android)

The Whole Foods Market Recipes app includes hundreds of recipes that are illustrated with mouthwatering pictures. Each recipe has icons that tell you if it's gluten-free, vegetarian, low-sodium, etc. Nutrition facts are also included. The Whole Foods app includes an "On Hand" tab, where you can find recipes based on the ingredients you already have.

8. Must-Have Recipes from BHG

(Free; iOS & Android)

Better Homes and Gardens is one of the most renowned recipe magazines, and their app brings more than 500 of its famous and tested recipes for free. Several in-app purchases of additional cookbooks are available as well.

While browsing the different categories, you can filter by subsections or specific requirements such as healthy, fast, or low-fat. Also, some recipes contain an additional "Make-Ahead Directions" section that explains how to prepare a part of the recipe beforehand so you have to do as little as possible before serving it.

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