# Cook's Memory — Recipe Index & Menu Planner

> Recipe index, meal planner, and guest manager for home cooks. (iPhone/iPad app by Richard Aurbach.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooks-memory/id697849163 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Richard Aurbach](https://appshunter.io/developer/697849166)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.67/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2013-09-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-03
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooks-memory/id697849163/reviews.md

## What is Cook's Memory?

Cook’s Memory is an application for people who like to cook and invite others to share their meals. It does three things:

1. It serves as an index or catalog for your favorite recipes. It stores information about the recipe and your experience with it, as well as where you can find it (in a cookbook, a card in a card-file, a paper copy, or even a web URL) so you can find it easily when you want it.

2. It serves a meal planner, whether just for you and your family or for a multitude.

3. It extends information stored about your guests. Besides their contact info, you can include information about food preferences, allergies, dietary restrictions, etc.  When you define a guest list for a meal, Cook’s Memory uses this information to help you plan a meal your guests can eat and enjoy.

What Cook’s Memory is NOT is an app for collecting and storing recipes. Becoause, seriously, who wants to spend the time and effort to type in your favorite recipes, particularly  when they already exist somewhere else.

## Key features

- Recipe indexing and cataloging
- Meal planning for individuals or groups
- Guest information management (preferences, allergies)
- Dietary restriction tracking
- Cross-device synchronization

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooks-memory/id697849163/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simple and effective

*2024-07-19*

Really like this app, very simple and effective. Can save and refer recipes at one place.

## Frequently asked questions about Cook's Memory

### What is Cook's Memory used for?

Cook's Memory is used to index your favorite recipes, plan meals for yourself or guests, and manage guest information like food preferences and allergies to help plan suitable meals.

### Does Cook's Memory have ads?

No, Cook's Memory does not contain advertisements.

### What devices does Cook's Memory support?

Cook's Memory is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Cook's Memory updated?

The latest version, 2.7, was released on September 3, 2025. The app was first released on September 13, 2013, indicating regular updates.

### What is the age rating for Cook's Memory?

Cook's Memory has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can Cook's Memory help with food allergies?

Yes, Cook's Memory allows you to store information about guest food preferences and allergies, which it uses to help you plan meals that accommodate these needs.

### Is Cook's Memory free to use?

Yes, Cook's Memory is available for free, with no in-app purchases or advertisements.

### How does Cook's Memory store recipes?

Cook's Memory stores information about your recipes, including your experience with them and where to find them (e.g., cookbook, URL), rather than collecting and storing the full recipe text itself.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.7 — 2025-09-03

• Cloud-based Data Synchronization. If you install Cook’s Memory on more than one device, your data will stay in sync on all of them. This also means that your iCloud account serves as a backup for your data. This feature replaces the data import/export features of previous versions.

• MacOS Support. Previously, Cook’s Memory ran on iPhone and iPad devices. With version 2.7, we have extended that support to desktop and laptop Macs that use Apple Silicon processors.

• Key Ingredients. A new user interface makes it easier (and more intuitive) to associated key ingredients with a recipe.

• Recipe Photos. Previously, you could include a gallery of photos with each party, but only one photo with a recipe. Now you can enter as many recipe photos as you wish.

• Party Menus. The process of building a menu for a party has been revamped to make it easier and more intuitive to build a menu, including both items which have associated Cook’s Memory recipes and items which don’t.

• Frequent Guests. You and members of your family are frequent guests at your meals (i.e., parties). You may have others who you invite frequently. Cook’s Memory allows you to mark people as frequent guests and to add them all to your party guest list with a single tap.

• General Improvements. Cook’s Memory now supports iOS 17.0 and later, iPadOS 17.0 and later, and macOS 14.0 and later. This has allowed us to modernize the application in a number of ways.

### 2.5.1 — 2020-02-25

Fixed crashing bugs related to selecting menu items and guests for a party.

### 2.5 — 2020-02-18

• Bug fixes, UI Improvements, and dark-mode support for iOS 13+
• Party photos
* Added fields for party location andstart- time, plus an add-to-calendar button
* Improved reporting
* Added calorie count field
* Added import/export functions for manual backup/restore and multi-device synchronization

### 2.1.2 — 2019-02-13

Fixed a bug where attempting to capture a photo while the keyboard was visible would cause the application to crash.

### 2.1.1 — 2019-02-06

Bug Fixes.

Warning: Future releases will only support iOS 11.0 or later.

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