# Pinch: Cooking Timer — Multiple kitchen & meal timers

> Multiple kitchen & meal timers (iPhone/iPad app by Christopher Cousens.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinch-cooking-timer/id6781430060 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christopher Cousens](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781430062)
- Category: Food & Drink, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Pinch?

Your main comes out perfect. Your sides have gone cold. Sound familiar?

Pinch fixes the hardest part of cooking a meal: timing. Tell it what you're making and it works out when to start every dish, so the roast, the potatoes, the veg and the sauce all finish hot together. No more juggling timers in your head.

HOW IT WORKS
• Add the dishes you're cooking, or a saved meal
• Press start: Pinch tells you exactly when to start each item
• See the whole meal on one clear timeline
• Get a "Get Ready" heads-up before each item starts and an alert when everything's done

ALERTS YOU WON'T MISS
• On iOS 26, Pinch timers ring like alarms, even when your phone is on silent or in a Focus
• Choose the standard iOS sound or Pinch's own chimes
• Set how early you want the "Get Ready" warning

BUILT FOR REAL MEALS
• 30 ready-to-use food items and 8 sample meals to start fast
• Save your own food items and meals
• Discovery Cooking: time dishes you've never cooked before, then save the results
• Cooking history so you can look back at what worked
• Share food items and meals with friends
• °F or °C, Light or Dark mode

START FREE
Cook up to 3 items at once, save up to 5 of your own food items and 2 of your own meals (the built-in ones are always free), use Discovery Cooking with up to 3 items, and keep your last 10 cooking sessions.

GO PRO
• Unlimited items per cooking session
• Unlimited saved food items and meals
• Unlimited Discovery Cooking
• Complete cooking history
• Cooking analytics: stats, streaks and milestones
• Cloud sync across your devices

Pinch Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://pinch.cooking/terms
Privacy Policy: https://pinch.cooking/privacy

Stop timing your meal in your head. Let Pinch bring it all together, hot and on time.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pinch Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Pinch Pro Annual | $14.99 | per year |


## Is Pinch safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pinch.

## Is Pinch legit?

Pinch: Cooking Timer has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pinch is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-09

• Your own cook times: before you cook with an example item, Pinch asks you to check its time, and after each cook you can nudge any time up or down. Pinch remembers your times for next time.
• Example items and meals are now clearly marked, so you know which times to check
• Shared food items and meals now include a link to Pinch on the App Store

### 1.0 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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