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Cookpad

Name: Cookpad
Rating: 4.9 (50 reviews)
Author: Cookpad Limited

Developer: Cookpad Limited

4.9 (50 ratings) 58 views 37.23 MB Android Android + 10+

Google Play

Version

26.11.0.2

Updated

17 Mar 2026

Android

Android + 10+

Size

37.23 MB

Age

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About app Cookpad

From Fridge to Feast: Turn Unknown Ingredients Into Dinner Tonight

You open the refrigerator door. There's half a bell pepper, some chicken thighs, and a block of feta cheese. You have no idea what to make. Cookpad solves this exact problem: it matches whatever ingredients you have on hand with a library of over 5 million user-submitted recipes. Instead of scrolling through generic meal ideas, you simply type in what you own, and the app returns only dishes you can cook right now—no shopping trip required. This is a recipe discovery engine built for real-world kitchens, not for aspirational grocery lists.

Search by Ingredient, Not Just by Dish Name

Traditional recipe apps force you to know the name of a meal before you can find it. Cookpad breaks that limitation. You can search by classic dish names like "spaghetti carbonara" or "miso soup," but the core functionality lies in ingredient-based search. Enter "chickpeas, spinach, garlic," and the app filters its entire database to show only recipes containing those exact items. The search algorithm accounts for partial matches and common substitutions, so it still works if you're missing one component. Every recipe page includes a detailed ingredient list with exact measurements, step-by-step cooking instructions, and—for over 60% of entries—a short video demonstration filmed by home cooks rather than professional chefs.

Build Your Personal Recipe Library

The app provides a bookmarking system that lets you save any recipe to a private collection. You can create multiple folders, such as "Quick Weeknight Dinners" or "Meal Prep Sunday," and tag recipes by cuisine type, cooking time, or difficulty level. Saved recipes remain accessible offline after one initial load, so you can reference them while cooking without cellular data. The collection automatically syncs across devices when you log into your account, meaning a recipe bookmarked on your phone appears instantly on your tablet in the kitchen.

Discover Trending Dishes and Community Feedback

A dedicated "Popular Now" feed shows the most-viewed and highest-rated recipes in your region, updated daily based on real user engagement. Each recipe includes a comments section where home cooks ask questions about substitutions, share modifications, and post photos of their finished dishes. You can upvote helpful comments and reply directly to any post, creating a conversation thread around each recipe. This turns the app into a social cooking platform where advice comes from people who have actually made the dish, not from a faceless editorial team.

Ingredient-based search: Enter any combination of items you already own. The app returns only matching recipes from its database.
Video cooking guides: Over 60% of recipes include short demonstration clips filmed by home cooks, not professional studios.
Personal collections: Create multiple folders to organize saved recipes. Access them offline after a single load.

Download mobile app now

Stop wasting time on recipes that require ingredients you don't have. Open Cookpad, type in what's in your fridge, and start cooking in under 30 seconds. Don't wait—get it immediately.

Heads up: you'll need wifi for most features. Some cool stuff is extra.