Save the recipe.Skip the rewind.

Share any Reel, TikTok, YouTube video or recipe site to CookinBuddy. You get the ingredients, the steps and a grocery list, without pausing a single video.

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The Hawaiian Chicken Salad recipe in CookinBuddy: photo, 25 minutes, Shop and Share buttons, servings set to 3, and the marinade ingredients

From any recipe to dinner.

  1. Tap Share

    On a Reel, a TikTok, a YouTube video or a recipe blog. CookinBuddy sits in the share sheet next to everything else.

    The iOS share sheet over a recipe page, with CookinBuddy next to News and Reminders

  2. Buddy writes it down

    It reads the page, the caption or the video, and comes back with every ingredient and every step, numbered, with the cook's notes kept.

    The Hawaiian Chicken Salad instructions in CookinBuddy: a note on the marinade and five numbered steps, with a Start cooking button

  3. Shop it in one list

    Tap Shop and the ingredients land on your list. Share the list and everyone sees what's already in the basket.

    A grocery list called Weekend shop, filled from the Hawaiian Chicken Salad recipe: lime juice, pineapple, garlic, carrot, coconut milk, chicken breast and more

  4. Cook without touching it

    One step at a time, in type you can read from the stove. Timers start from the step itself, and “Hey Buddy, next” turns the page.

    Cooking mode on step 3 of 5, with chicken and oil highlighted and a 3 minute timer running

Just say Hey Buddy.

Cooking mode listens while you cook, so you never touch the screen with messy hands. Buddy reads steps aloud, runs timers side by side, and keeps the screen awake.

Cooking mode on step 3 of 5, searing the chicken
  • “Read”
  • “Stop”
  • “Next”
  • “Back”
  • “Step five”
  • “Show ingredients”

TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, any recipe site, a photo of a cookbook page, or the one you only know by heart.

From beta testers

“I used to spend 30 minutes writing shopping lists. Now I pick recipes and Buddy does it for me. Sorted by aisle!”
Diana, cooks for 4
“My wife adds recipes, I build the shopping list, and we cook together with the step-by-step mode. Perfect.”
Barbara, weeknight cook
“I photographed all of my grandmother's handwritten recipe cards and Buddy imported them perfectly. So grateful.”
Eva, recipe keeper
“I told it I was hosting a dinner party for 8 and it generated a complete shopping list with the right quantities.”
Jakub, host of many dinners

Good questions

How do I save a recipe from TikTok, Instagram or YouTube?

Tap Share on the video and pick CookinBuddy, or copy the link and paste it in. Buddy turns the video into a structured recipe: ingredients as a list, steps as steps, servings you can scale.

Do I still need the video while I'm cooking?

No. Once a recipe is saved, the video stays closed. Cooking mode shows one step at a time in large text with built-in timers.

Can I control cooking mode with my voice?

Yes. Say “Hey Buddy” and then next, back, step five, read, stop or show ingredients. Buddy can read each step aloud, and the screen stays awake while you cook.

Can I import handwritten or cookbook recipes?

Yes. Take a photo of a recipe card or a cookbook page and Buddy pulls the text out into a proper recipe.

How does the grocery list work?

Tap Shop on a recipe and its ingredients land on your list, sorted by aisle. Share the list with your family and everyone sees items get ticked off in real time.

Is CookinBuddy free?

CookinBuddy is free to download on iPhone, and you can save your first recipes at no cost. CookinBuddy Max unlocks more and starts with a 14-day free trial.

Does CookinBuddy work on Android?

Not yet. CookinBuddy is currently an iPhone app.

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