# Bentory: Recipe Manager — A cozy home for your recipes

> A cozy home for your recipes (iPhone/iPad app by Jiyuan Chen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bentory-recipe-manager/id6760245142 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jiyuan Chen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883440283)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 52 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-06
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bentory-recipe-manager/id6760245142/reviews.md

## What is Bentory?

Bentory is a beautifully designed recipe app that helps you save, organize, plan, and cook in one calm place.

Whether you are collecting everyday meals, planning the week ahead, or cooking step by step in the kitchen, Bentory keeps everything together so cooking feels simpler, clearer, and easier to manage.

[Recipes]
- Create your own recipes by hand.
- Keep ingredients, steps, servings, cooking time, and nutrition in one place.
- Search your recipe library by dish or ingredient to find exactly what you need.
- Mark favorite recipes for faster access.

[AI Recipe Generation]
- Use on-device AI Recipe Generation to turn an idea, a short description, or the ingredients you already have into recipe inspiration.
- Generate recipe ideas privately on device.
- Save generated recipes directly to your recipe library.

[Import & Organization]
- Import recipes from the web to build your recipe library faster.
- Organize recipes with categories for everyday cooking, meal prep, desserts, family dishes, and more.
- Create cookbooks to group recipes into your own collections.

[Cooking Mode]
- Cook with more confidence using Cooking Mode.
- Check ingredients before you start so you are better prepared.
- Follow recipes step by step while cooking.
- Use system timers and step alarms for important cooking moments.

[Shopping List]
- Add ingredients from recipes to your basket list.
- Keep your shopping list connected to the meals you want to cook.
- Sync with Apple Reminders for a more convenient shopping experience.
- Shop with less guesswork and fewer forgotten items.

[Meal Planning]
- Create meal plans for any day.
- Organize each day with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack sections.
- Add meals from your recipe library or manually add meals that are not already saved as recipes.
- See daily nutrition totals across your meal plan when nutrition data is available.

[Sharing]
- Share recipes as beautifully laid out images.
- Include key recipe details, ingredients, and steps in a format that is easy to save or send.

[Designed for Everyday Cooking]
- No sign-up required.
- No ads.
- Offline-friendly for everyday use.
- Optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices with Bentory Pro.
- Clean, warm, and elegant interface designed to feel calm, thoughtful, and easy to use every day.

[Purchases and Subscriptions]
Bentory Pro can be unlocked with an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time purchase. It removes usage limits for premium features, including AI recipe generation, recipe import, meal planning, shopping lists, categories, and iCloud sync across your Apple devices.

Free users can still enjoy AI recipe generation, recipe import, meal planning, shopping lists, and categories with limited usage. iCloud sync is available with Bentory Pro only.
Creating recipes and cookbooks remains unlimited for all users.

If you choose a subscription, it renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.

If you choose the one-time purchase, Bentory Pro stays active on your Apple Account without renewal billing.

You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase.

[Support]
Feel free to contact us at hi@bentory.app. Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us.

[Privacy & Terms]
Privacy Policy: https://bentory.app/privacy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Support: https://bentory.app/help/

*On-device AI features require a compatible device and supported OS version.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bentory Pro Annual | $12.99 | per year |
| Bentory Pro Monthly | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bentory Pro Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2026-07-14

We regularly update Bentory to provide a better experience. Update to the latest version to get new features and improvements.

This update includes:
- Added support for syncing with Apple Reminders
- Improved sync performance and reliability across devices
- Fixed several issues and improved overall performance and stability

### 1.4.0 — 2026-06-11

We regularly update Bentory to provide a better experience. Update to the latest version to get new features and improvements.

This update includes:
- Improved app navigation and interaction flows for a smoother experience
- Refined several app interfaces for a better overall experience
- Fixed several issues and improved overall stability

### 1.3.0 — 2026-05-20

We regularly update Bentory to provide a better experience. Update to the latest version to get new features and improvements.

This update includes:
- Added Traditional Chinese localization support and a new language setting in Settings
- Added a Lifetime Pro purchase option
- Refined several app interfaces and links for a better overall experience
- Fixed several issues and improved overall stability

### 1.2.0 — 2026-05-15

We regularly update Bentory to provide a better experience. Update to the latest version to get new features and improvements.

This update includes:
- Improved Basket item management, so you can now add or delete items within an existing Basket entry
- Refined several app interfaces for a better and smoother overall experience
- Fixed several issues and improved overall stability

### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-11

We regularly update Bentory to provide a better experience. Update to the latest version to get new features and improvements.

This update includes:
- Added manual ordering for favorite categories, so you can arrange them in the way that works best for you
- Improved the recipe browsing, category organization, and image viewing experience
- Fixed several issues and improved overall stability

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