Snap a page from grandma's cookbook, drop in a PDF, or paste a link —
Yumly AI reads the recipe, files the ingredients, times the steps, and saves
it to your private cookbook — kept on your device. In 25 languages. No accounts.
AI photo scan is free
Your library lives on-device
No accounts, no tracking
25 languages0 accounts to create100% on-device library€3.99 /mo premium
Yumly AI is a recipe app that respects how you actually cook.
You hoard recipes from screenshots, PDFs, half-loaded sites, and printouts;
it parses them with AI, keeps them on-device, and hands them back the moment
you walk into the kitchen — searchable, scalable, in your language.
AI that cooks with you
Not just a scanner. A sous-chef in your pocket.
Yumly AI doesn't stop at reading recipes. It scans your photos and PDFs for free,
plans your meals around your diet and allergies, and scales every recipe to the
table you're actually feeding.
Free AI scan from photo & PDF Free
Snap a cookbook page or drop in a PDF and AI reads the title, ingredients, steps, timings and servings into a clean recipe — no subscription needed.
A whole day's menu, or one meal Pro
Ask Yumly AI to plan today's full menu, or just a breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. Fresh ideas in seconds, built from how you actually eat.
Tuned to your diet Pro
Low-carb, keto, vegan, vegetarian, halal — set your preferences once and every AI suggestion respects them, so you only see meals you'd actually make.
Respects your allergies Pro
Flag the ingredients you can't have and AI keeps them out of every suggestion. Peace of mind for nut, gluten, dairy and shellfish allergies and beyond.
Smart serving scaler
Cooking for two or twenty? Tap the servings and every ingredient quantity recalculates instantly — no mental math, no doubling mistakes.
AI URL import & cover photos Pro
Paste any recipe link and AI pulls out the real recipe — past the life stories. No image? It finds a licensed cover photo and credits the photographer.
What you can do
Built for the way recipes really arrive.
A photo of a cookbook page, a PDF from your aunt, a long-loading food blog,
a sticky napkin — Yumly AI captures them all, then organizes the mess into
something searchable and beautiful.
AI Photo & PDF scan Free
Point the camera at a cookbook page or import a PDF. AI extracts the title, ingredients, steps, timings and servings into a clean recipe — ready to edit.
URL import Pro
Paste any recipe URL and Yumly AI parses the page — title, image, ingredients and steps, even on sites that bury the actual recipe under five paragraphs of life advice.
Auto cover photo Pro
Imported a recipe with no image? Yumly AI finds a beautiful, properly licensed food photo and credits the photographer automatically.
AI meal suggestions Pro
Out of ideas? Yumly AI plans a whole day's menu or a single meal — breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert — tuned to your diet (low-carb, keto, vegan, halal…) and steering clear of the ingredients you're allergic to.
25 languages
From Czech to Korean. Every menu, every label, every help article translated by humans, not auto-translated and abandoned. Switch instantly.
On-device & private
Your recipe library lives in a database on your device — browse, search, edit and cook with no connection. No sign-in, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. A connection is used only for the AI features you choose to run.
Shopping list Free
One tap on a recipe drops all its ingredients — or just the ones you pick — into a dedicated Shopping tab. Every item remembers which recipe it came from, you check things off as you shop, add your own items, and share the whole list as text.
Cooking Mode Free
Tap Start Cooking and the recipe takes over the screen: swipeable full-screen steps, a countdown timer on every timed step, scaled ingredients at hand — and the display stays awake until you're done.
App Lock + Backup Pro
Face ID / Touch ID / PIN lock the app on backgrounding. Auto-backup bundles every recipe, image, label, and setting into a backup archive in your own private iCloud Drive. One tap to restore.
Device-to-device sharing Pro
Hand a recipe to a friend across the table over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth via Multipeer — no internet needed. Or export as plain text, .mcb file, or full archive with images.
Categorize, search, scale
Sixteen built-in categories, custom labels, diet and allergy tags, nutrition values, instant full-text search across titles, ingredients and steps, servings scaler. The cookbook discipline you've never had.
How it works
Scan. Organize. Cook.
Three steps from a printed page to a recipe you can actually use tonight.
01
Capture from anywhere.
Photograph a cookbook page, import a PDF, paste a URL, or generate from
your preferred meals. The AI does the parsing.
02
Organize without thinking.
Every recipe lands in a category, gets a cover photo, picks up diet and
allergy tags, and becomes instantly searchable across title, ingredients,
and steps.
03
Cook with everything you need.
Send the ingredients to the shopping list, scale to the servings you
actually need, then let Cooking Mode walk you through full-screen
steps with timers — on a screen that never locks mid-recipe.
In the kitchen
From shopping list to plate.
Yumly AI doesn't stop when the recipe is saved. It writes your shopping
list and then walks you through the cooking, step by step — both free,
both fully offline.
Shopping list Free
A dedicated Shopping tab that fills itself. On any recipe, one tap adds
every ingredient to the list — or just the ones you're missing — and
off you go.
Every item remembers which recipe it came from.
Check things off as you shop, add your own items, clear what's done.
Share the list as text — and like everything else, it works offline.
Cooking Mode Free
Tap Start Cooking and the recipe takes over the screen —
full-screen steps you swipe through with the back of a finger, built
for a counter covered in flour.
A countdown timer on every timed step — no juggling a kitchen timer.
Ingredients scaled to your servings, always one glance away — and the screen stays awake.
Rate the recipe at the finish line, so future you knows what's worth repeating.
Pricing
Honest pricing for an honest cookbook.
AI photo and PDF scan is free. Premium unlocks the rest with a small monthly
or yearly subscription — handled entirely by Apple.
All subscriptions are billed by Apple and renew unless cancelled 24h before the period ends. Switch plans or cancel any time in iOS Settings.
Also on iPad
A cookbook that scales to the kitchen counter.
Yumly AI is a native iPad app, not a stretched phone screen. Cook from a
recipe while the timer runs, search your library, and tap-scale ingredients
on a surface that can actually take a splash.
Split-view library: navigation on the left, recipe on the right.
Large step view for cooking from across the counter.
Multipeer sharing between iPhone and iPad — no internet, no AirDrop dance.
Privacy
Your kitchen is not a marketing channel.
Yumly AI was built so you never need an account and we never see your data.
Here is the full picture — nothing hidden.
No accounts. Ever.
You install the app and it works. There is no sign-up, no email confirmation, no password reset. Your cookbook is yours to lose or back up.
On your device Local
Your recipes, photos, categories, labels, settings — everything lives in a local database on your iPhone or iPad. There is no cloud sync that we run. There is no analytics SDK. There is no telemetry.
AI runs only when you ask for it Network
When you choose an AI feature — photo scan, PDF scan, URL import, meal suggestions, cover photo search — only that single request leaves your device over a secure connection. Your photos and recipes are processed just to read the recipe; they are never stored on our side and never used to train AI models. No background uploads, no ads, no trackers.
Backups stay in your iCloud
Premium backups are stored in your own private iCloud Drive. We have no access. Restore on any device signed in to the same Apple ID.
StoreKit talks to Apple, not us
Premium subscriptions are processed by Apple. We see whether you're entitled, never your payment details. Refunds are handled at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Help center
Read it now, find it later in the app.
The same articles ship inside Yumly AI under Settings → Help Center,
translated in every supported language. Here are the most useful eight.
01Getting started
Yumly AI helps you collect, organize, and share recipes — your library stays on your device, in 25 languages.
Key features:
Add recipes by camera scan, photo, PDF, URL, or manually
Organize by category, tags, and custom labels
Track ingredients, steps, nutrition, and media
Share with nearby devices or export to file
Optional iCloud backup keeps your collection safe
Tap any topic in the Help Center to learn more.
02AI recipe import
Yumly AI can import recipes automatically using AI.
Free (no subscription required):
Camera: scan a recipe from a cookbook page
Photos: import existing photos from your library
PDF: select any PDF and AI extracts the recipe
Premium only:
URL import: paste any recipe link and AI extracts the structured recipe
Auto cover photo lookup when the imported recipe has no photo
The AI reads the source, identifies the title, ingredients, steps, timings, and servings, then creates a new recipe ready to edit. Your Preferred Meals (in Settings) bias how recipes are interpreted. Daily limits apply to keep the service fair.
03Import from URL
URL import is a Premium feature. Paste any recipe website URL and Yumly AI will fetch and parse the page automatically.
Most popular cooking sites are supported. The importer reads structured recipe data and creates a new recipe with the title, ingredients, steps, and image. The Preferred Meals row at the top of the screen shows which meal styles the AI will favor when interpreting the recipe — tap it to change them without leaving the import flow.
If a site doesn't import cleanly, you can always edit the recipe afterward. Free alternative: photo, PDF, and camera scan import are included in the free tier — save the page as a PDF and use PDF import instead.
04Backup & Restore
Premium users can back up the entire cookbook to iCloud Drive.
What's included: all recipes, ingredients, steps, media, tags, labels, and settings — stored as a ZIP archive in your private iCloud space.
Auto Backup: enable to back up automatically after recipe or settings changes. Manual backups are available anytime from Settings → Backup & Restore.
Wi-Fi only: when auto-backup is on for iCloud, a Wi-Fi only toggle appears. Enabled by default to avoid using cellular data for uploads.
Restoring replaces the current cookbook entirely. Make sure to back up before restoring.
05App Lock
Premium users can protect the app with biometrics or a 4-digit PIN.
Options:
Face ID or Touch ID — unlock instantly with biometrics
PIN — fallback for when biometrics are unavailable
Both — for maximum security
The app locks automatically when you put it in the background. Disabling App Lock removes all stored authentication state.
06Sharing recipes
Two ways to share recipes with other people.
Multipeer (nearby devices):
Both devices need Yumly AI installed
Recipes transfer over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, no internet required
Includes images and full recipe data
File export:
Plain Text — readable by anyone, no app needed
Yumly AI File (.mcb) — lossless transfer between Yumly AI users
Yumly AI Archive — includes all recipe data and images
Tap the share button on any recipe to start.
07Languages
Yumly AI supports 25 languages. The app automatically uses your iOS language but you can override it from Settings → Language.
Supported languages include English, Czech, Slovak, Polish, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Greek.
UI strings switch instantly. Recipe content stays in whatever language you typed it in.
08Premium subscription
Premium unlocks the rest of Yumly AI with an auto-renewing subscription. Choose the plan that fits you:
Premium Monthly — €3.99 / month
Premium Yearly — €29.99 / year (saves about 37% vs monthly)
What's free for everyone: AI Recipe Import from Camera, Photos, and PDF — scan recipes from cookbooks, screenshots, or PDF files at no cost. Manual recipe entry, search, filters, categories, labels, and tags.
What Premium unlocks: AI Recipe Generation, URL import, auto-find cover photos, iCloud backup with auto-backup, App Lock, recipe sharing between devices.
Billing is handled entirely by Apple — Yumly AI never sees or stores your payment details. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can switch between Monthly and Yearly any time from iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or from the in-app Manage Subscription button. On a new device, tap Restore Purchases on the paywall.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Nine quick answers. The in-app Help Center has the full set in your language.
Is the AI recipe scan really free?
Yes. Scanning a recipe with the camera, importing photos from your library, and importing a PDF all use AI and are included in the free tier. Premium adds URL import, auto cover photo lookup, AI meal suggestions, iCloud backup, App Lock and recipe sharing. Daily fair-use limits apply to keep the service sustainable.
How does Yumly AI handle my data?
No account is required and your cookbook lives on your device — recipes, photos, categories and settings stay in a local database, with no analytics, no ads and no tracking. When you choose an AI feature, that single request is processed over a secure connection just to read the recipe; your content is never stored on our side and never used to train AI models.
Premium iCloud backups are stored in your own private iCloud Drive — we have no access.
Does it work offline?
Your recipe library lives on your device, so browsing, searching, filtering, scaling servings, editing and exporting all work without a connection. The AI features — photo and PDF scan, URL import, meal suggestions and cover photo search — use a secure connection when you choose to use them.
Is the shopping list free?
Yes — the shopping list and Cooking Mode are both part of the free tier. One tap adds a recipe's ingredients to the list (or just the ones you pick), every item remembers which recipe it came from, you check things off as you shop, add your own items, and share the list as plain text. Like the rest of your cookbook, it works completely offline.
What does Premium cost?
Premium Monthly is €3.99 per month. Premium Yearly is €29.99 per year, which is roughly 37% cheaper than paying monthly. Billing is handled entirely by Apple. You can switch between plans or cancel anytime from iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or from the in-app Manage Subscription button.
How many languages does Yumly AI support?
The app interface is available in 25 languages, including English, Czech, Slovak, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Greek, Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian. The website is available in all 25 languages as well.
Can I share recipes without the internet?
Yes. Yumly AI uses Apple's Multipeer Connectivity to transfer recipes directly between nearby iPhones and iPads over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, no internet required. You can also export a recipe as plain text, a .mcb Yumly file, or a full archive with all images included.
What happens if I cancel Premium?
Premium stays active until the end of the period you already paid for. After that the app reverts to the free tier — every recipe, every photo, every setting stays exactly as it was, only the PRO-only features (URL import, AI meal suggestions, iCloud backup, App Lock, sharing) are locked again until you resubscribe.
How do I request a refund?
All purchases are handled by Apple. Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in with your Apple ID, find the Yumly AI purchase, and follow the steps. We have no visibility into App Store purchases and cannot issue refunds ourselves.
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