# CookBank — Where Cooking Becomes Saving

> Where Cooking Becomes Saving (iPhone/iPad app by Shinya Fukimbara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cookbank/id6760715094 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shinya Fukimbara](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881517150)
- Category: Food & Drink, Finance
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 81 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-05-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-02

## What is CookBank?

CookBank — Where Cooking Becomes Saving.

■ Snap & Save
Just take a photo of your meal. AI automatically estimates ingredient costs and restaurant prices, showing you exactly how much you saved with every home-cooked dish.

■ See the True Cost of Your Time
"Cooking is cheaper, but it takes time" — we hear you. Time-Cost Mode factors in your hourly rate, cooking time, and commute time to calculate the real cost. Now you can see whether home cooking is truly worth it, backed by numbers.

■ Watch Your Savings Grow
Track your cumulative savings, cooking streaks, and per-meal averages right on your home screen. Savings heatmaps and a leveling system keep you motivated like a game.

■ Manage Food Budgets Together
Create groups with family or housemates to share food budgets and savings. See who's saving the most at a glance.

■ Your AI Cooking Buddy
After every meal you log, your AI buddy delivers personalized savings feedback and nutrition advice. Home cooking never feels lonely.

■ Key Features
• AI Meal Analysis (auto-estimates price, nutrition & category from photos)
• Real-time savings display (ingredient-based or time-cost adjusted)
• Group food budget management
• Daily charts & savings heatmap
• Level & milestone system
• Nutrition tracking (Premium)
• AI buddy feedback (Premium)
• CSV/PDF export (Pro)

■ Pricing
• Free: 1 AI analysis/day, core features
• Smart: 5 AI analyses/day, ad-free
• Pro: 10 AI analyses/day, all features unlocked, 7-day free trial

Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID. They auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

Terms of Use (EULA):                                                          
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CookBank Smart (Monthly) | $3.99 | per month |
| CookBank Smart (Annual) | $34.99 | per year |
| CookBank Pro (Annual) | $69.99 | per year |
| CookBank Pro (Monthly) | $6.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-04

Introducing the Community Feed!

Discover what others are cooking at home, and share your own dishes. Post your savings, cheer each other on, and keep home cooking fun.

What's New
- Community Feed: browse others' home-cooked posts, sorted by latest or popular
- Posting: share your own dishes to the timeline (home-cooked meals only)
- Cheers: react to posts you like
- Bookmarks: save your favorite posts
- Watch: follow users and get notified about their new posts
- Add X / Instagram / TikTok links to your profile

Improvements
- Push notifications when someone reacts to your post
- Delete your own posts anytime
- Smoother screen transitions and layout polish

Thanks for using Cookbank!

### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-25

We've updated our plan details.

- Increased daily AI analysis limit to 3 for the free plan
- Smart and Pro plans can now analyze multiple meal photos at once

We'll continue to improve the app for a better experience.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-22

We have fixed the following bugs:

* Fixed an issue where users could not upload food images.

We will continue to release updates to ensure a smoother and more comfortable app experience.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-21

We have fixed the following bugs:

* Fixed an issue that prevented users from changing their profile image
* Fixed an issue where the correct user ID was not being displayed

We will continue to release updates to ensure a smoother and more comfortable app experience.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-19

No release notes.

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