# Gustave — Your AI-Powered Kitchen help

> Your AI-Powered Kitchen help (iPhone/iPad app by Max Illis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gustave/id6738607517 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Max Illis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1781441079)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $19.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 75 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-01-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gustave/id6738607517/reviews.md

## What is Gustave?

Gustave - Your Personal AI Cookbook & Kitchen Assistant

Build your dream recipe collection! Gustave makes it incredibly easy to import recipes from anywhere—websites, cookbooks, even handwritten notes—then enhances them with AI to help you cook better every day.

Your AI Cookbook
- Easy Import: Share recipe URLs, scan QR codes, or snap photos of physical books/handwritten recipes.
- AI-Enhanced: Automatically extracts key steps & generates stunning meal images.
- Smart Organisation: Powerful search, tags, and beautiful Browse (grid/list views, smooth animations).

Perfect Meal Timing
- Smart Timeline: Calculates ideal start times for each dish.
- Real-time Progress: Track steps, reorder with drag-and-drop, and get local notifications.
- AI-Assisted: Automatic cook/prep durations & multi-dish management for perfect finish times.

Smart Home Dashboard
- "Plan Your Next Meal" carousel, "Your Cookbook" access, and visual cooking schedule.
- Quick Plan dialog for instant meal building.

Intelligent Cooking Assistance
- Built-in timers, kitchen calculators (units, roast times).

Share & Sync Everything
- Share recipes & meals via custom links.
- Cross-device sync with offline-first design.
- Sign in: Email, Google, Apple, or anonymous. Your data, everywhere!

Premium Features
- Ad-free experience.
- Unlimited meal creation, dishes per meal, recipe imports, and AI images.
- Priority customer support.

Beautiful Design
- Material 3 interface with custom animations & smooth performance.
- Interactive onboarding & step-by-step tutorials.
- Whether you're building your ultimate collection, planning perfect meals, or timing complex dishes, Gustave transforms how you cook—starting with the smartest digital cookbook you'll ever own.

Perfect for:
- Recipe collectors & home cooks digitising family recipes.
- Anyone organising online recipes into one beautiful app.
- Busy families coordinating multiple dishes with perfect timing.
- Anyone ready to revolutionise their kitchen experience!

Download Gustave today and discover why thousands of home cooks have made it their go-to kitchen companion!

Free Version Includes:
- 1 meal (up to 3 dishes)
- All core timing features
- Up to 5 recipe URL imports
- Up to 3 recipe photo imports (OCR)
- Up to 3 AI-generated meal images
- Full access to your personal cookbook
Premium unlocks everything unlimited!

Terms of Use
- http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gustave Premium Subscription | $17.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4.1 — 2026-07-29

bug fixes and optimisations

### 2.2.1 — 2026-07-13

performance and security improvements

### 2.20 — 2025-12-21

Added Tablet support
Improved ingredients handling
Shopping list export
Performance improvements

### 2.06 — 2025-09-15

fixes and version upgrades

### 2.05 — 2025-07-21

Added a new feature to keep the screen awake - very helpful when you're cooking, and fixed a couple of race conditions affecting importing shared recipes

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