# Cookbook Index — Scan & Organize Your Cookbooks

> Scan & Organize Your Cookbooks (iPhone/iPad app by Joseph Morton.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cookbook-index/id6758960377 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joseph Morton](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875387275)
- Category: Food & Drink, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.5 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-09

## What is Cookbook Index?

Stop flipping through cookbook indexes. Cookbook Index reads any index page with OCR - every recipe name, every page number and turns your bookshelf into a searchable digital library in minutes.

No typing. No copy-pasting. Just point, snap, and cook.

SCAN IN SECONDS
- Photograph any cookbook index page
- OCR automatically extracts recipe names and page numbers
- Handles multi-column layouts, dot leaders, page ranges, and more
- Batch scan multiple pages in sequence
- Smart document detection highlights the page in your viewfinder

ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION
- Create digital cookbooks with cover photos and full metadata
- Tag recipes by ingredient, cuisine, meal type, dietary restriction, cooking method, or custom categories
- Rate recipes, track favorites, and log how many times you've cooked them
- Add prep time, cook time, servings, difficulty, notes, and photos

COOK MODE
- Multiple kitchen timers running at once, with quick-add presets
- Unit converter (volume, weight, temperature) and density-aware mass↔volume for flour, sugar, butter and dozens more
- Hundreds of ingredient substitutions, filterable by category
- Background notifications so timers fire even with the app closed

FIND ANY RECIPE INSTANTLY
- Search across recipe names, cookbooks, tags, and notes
- Typo-tolerant fuzzy search
- Filter by cookbook, tags, favorites, or status
- Browse recently viewed recipes
- Never flip through an index again

EXPORT & SHARE
- Export recipes as plain text or CSV
- Share via Messages, Mail, Notes, or any app
- Export entire cookbooks at once

PREMIUM FEATURES
- 9 additional color themes
- Batch scanning for multi-page indexes
- iCloud sync across devices

Built with privacy in mind. All scanning and recognition happens on your device - your recipes never leave your phone.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cookbook Index Pro | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is Cookbook Index safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cookbook Index.

## Is Cookbook Index legit?

Cookbook Index appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cookbook Index is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-02

No release notes.

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All apps by Joseph Morton: https://appshunter.io/developer/1875387275

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