PikChef: Recipe & Meal Planner
Julien Campos Cruz Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
PikChef: Recipe & Meal Planner is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by Julien Campos Cruz. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 100 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v0.2.5
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About PikChef: Recipe & Meal Planner
PikChef helps you decide what to cook, adapt your recipes, and organize all your meals in one place. Enter your ingredients or scan your fridge, and PikChef will create personalized recipes based on your tastes, dietary preferences, and cooking experience. PERSONALIZED AI RECIPES Never wonder what to cook for dinner again. PikChef creates recipes using the ingredients you already have, while considering your cravings and the time you want to spend in the kitchen. SCAN YOUR FRIDGE Take a picture of your ingredients and let PikChef suggest recipes to make the most of them. It is an easy way to discover new meal ideas and reduce food waste. ADAPT YOUR RECIPES Adjust any recipe to suit your needs. Replace an ingredient, change the number of servings, or tailor the dish to your preferences. PikChef creates a new version while letting you return to the previous one. MADE FOR YOU Vegetarian, gluten-free, or allergic to nuts? PikChef considers your dietary preferences and allergies to suggest recipes that suit you. ORGANIZE YOUR BATCH COOKING Select several recipes and prepare them in a single cooking session. PikChef combines the ingredients, organizes the preparation steps, and provides storage and reheating advice for every meal. Need inspiration? Choose the number of meals and servings, your available cooking time, and your preferences. PikChef will suggest a suitable batch cooking plan. PLAN YOUR MEALS Organize your week with the built-in meal planner. Add recipes to specific days and easily see your upcoming meals. SMART GROCERY LIST PikChef automatically combines the ingredients from your recipes and planned meals into a clear, organized grocery list. SHARE YOUR DISCOVERIES Publish recipes, reviews, and photos. Follow your friends, discover their creations, and explore recipes enjoyed by the community. CREATE YOUR RECIPE BOOKS Save your favorite recipes in personalized recipe books. Your batch cooking plans are also stored in the same place, so you can easily prepare them again. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced home cook, PikChef helps you cook more easily, save time, and discover new meal ideas. Download PikChef for free and find your next meal today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 0.2.5 · Updated October 12, 2026
What’s new in version 0.2.5: • A redesigned recipe page with smoother navigation between Overview, Ingredients, Instructions, and Community • Ingredient images for quicker and easier recognition • More compact and readable shopping lists • Better-organized nutrition information and required equipment • New, more diverse and inclusive avatars • Improved forms, keyboard behavior, and email verification • Translation fixes and many visual improvements • General performance and stability improvements
App privacy
The developer, Julien Campos Cruz, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
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
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Health & Fitness: Health
- Contact Info: Name, Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content, Customer Support
- Search History: Search History
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, 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:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Identifiers: User ID
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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