Alkimi: Forage, Cook & Create
Charlotte MacKinnon Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Alkimi: Forage, Cook & Create is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Charlotte MacKinnon. Rated 5.0/5 from 8 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 8 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 62 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- May 29
- 2026 · v1.0.4
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About Alkimi: Forage, Cook & Create
Point your camera at any plant and get step-by-step recipes for cooking, healing, skincare, dyeing, and making things from scratch. Not just food. A nettle becomes a pasta dish, a hair rinse, or a natural fabric dye. Lavender becomes a salve, a cleaning spray, or a pressed botanical print. Alkimi shows you everything a plant can become — and exactly how to make it. With over 1,200 community-generated recipes already in the library — tinctures, natural dyes, herbal remedies, foraged meals, skincare formulations, and more — there's already something waiting for every plant you find. — WHAT YOU CAN MAKE WITH EVERY PLANT — • Kitchen — teas, syrups, ferments, foraged meals, and infused oils • Medicinal — tinctures, poultices, herbal teas, and remedies • Beauty — facial oils, serums, scalp treatments, and salves • Craft & Home — natural dyes, botanical prints, candles, cleaning products, and textile projects • Guides — seasonal field guides curated by foragers, herbalists, and makers — IDENTIFY ANY PLANT INSTANTLY — Point your camera at any plant or upload a photo from your library. Get a full identification in seconds — common name, edibility, toxicity level, and medicinal properties. Two AI models run simultaneously for accuracy. Safety information is always shown, never hidden. — FOR FORAGERS — Found something on the trail? Alkimi cross-checks two AI models, flags toxicity immediately, and gives you safe handling and recipe guidance on the spot. Location-aware identification biases results toward plants that actually grow near you. — FOR HERBALISTS & MAKERS — Whether you're brewing tinctures, formulating your own skincare, dyeing fabric with foraged plants, or making natural cleaning products — Alkimi generates detailed, step-by-step guides tailored to what you actually found. — FOR HOME COOKS — That herb growing in your garden has twenty uses you've never thought of. Alkimi connects what you find to what you can cook, brew, and ferment — with exact ingredients, measurements, and steps. — YOUR PLANT COLLECTION — Save every plant you identify. Build a personal collection of recipes, guides, and discoveries. Journal your makes with photos and notes. Everything in one place, growing with you. — THE COMMUNITY — See what people are finding and making near you on the community map. Follow other foragers, herbalists, and makers. Share your own finds and finished recipes. — ALKIMI PRO — Unlock all recipes and guides for every plant you identify. • Full recipes across all five categories for every plant • Complete medicinal and cosmetic guides • Curated seasonal collections from experts • Unlimited saves to your plant collection • Advanced foraging tips and field notes $7.99/month · $59.99/year · $149.99 lifetime Safety information is always free. Always. Subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings → [Your Apple ID] → Subscriptions. Terms: https://alkimi.app/terms Privacy: https://alkimi.app/privacy-agreements
Ratings & reviews
5.0
8 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.4 · Updated May 29, 2026
Safety improvements: - Safety reminders now appear on all plant identification results and recipe screens - Added preparation warnings for high-risk species including pokeweed, elderberry, bracken, and others - Improved warnings when identification confidence is limited Safety information is always free. Always.
App privacy
The developer, Charlotte MacKinnon, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
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