# Recipeculator — Recipe & menu cost calculator > Recipe & menu cost calculator (iPhone/iPad app by Jan Roldan Hernandez.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipeculator/id6767253434 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jan Roldan Hernandez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896444338) - Category: Food & Drink, Business - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-05-08 - Data updated: 2026-08-24 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipeculator/id6767253434/reviews.md ## What is Recipeculator? Recipeculator turns your supplier prices into the numbers that actually run a food business: what each recipe costs, what each plate costs, and what a whole menu costs before you shop for it. COST EVERY RECIPE PROPERLY • Enter what you buy and what you pay — Recipeculator works out the cost of every recipe from it • Unit prices that make sense: per kg, per litre, per plate, per piece • Weight, volume and count units convert automatically, including cross-conversions by density • Sub-recipes: use a stock, sauce or dough as an ingredient in another recipe • Batch scaling for large orders PLAN AND COST A WHOLE MENU • Build menus from any recipes — no selling price required • Scale each one: 2× the terrine, 3× the tart • See the cost price of the entire service as you build it • Margin and food-cost percentage once you do set prices A SHOPPING LIST THAT ADDS ITSELF UP • One consolidated list for the whole menu, already scaled • Ingredients used in several recipes are added together • Quantities in the units you actually buy in • Tick items off as you shop, with the current price beside each one • Photograph the receipt and the total, date and shop are read for you, then compared with your estimate COST WHAT YOU ACTUALLY USE • Set a waste percentage on any ingredient — 1 kg of tomatoes yielding 900 g usable costs what it really costs • Shopping lists gross quantities back up, so you buy enough • Recipes stay written in the quantities you cook with SHARE WITH YOUR KITCHEN • Send recipes, ingredients or whole menus as one file • Works between different Apple IDs — no shared account needed • Recipes carry their ingredients and sub-recipes, so costs arrive intact • On import you decide what happens to anything you already have KNOW YOUR MARGINS • Food cost percentage and profit per portion on every recipe • A target food cost you set yourself • Price history, so you can see when a supplier crept up • Professional PDF cost reports WORKS THE WAY A KITCHEN DOES • Everything syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud • Your data stays yours — private iCloud, no account, no server of ours • Works offline; changes merge when you reconnect • CSV import and export for your whole library • 15 currencies Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://recipeculator.tokshernandez.cc/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Recipeculator Pro | $29.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Recipeculator Pro | $2.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.0 — 2026-08-21 Built from what working cooks asked for. • WASTE PERCENTAGE — Buy a kilo of tomatoes and get 900 g usable? Set a waste % on any ingredient and every recipe using it costs correctly. Shopping lists gross the quantity back up, so you buy what you actually need. • SHARE YOUR LIBRARY — Long-press any recipe, ingredient or menu to mark it, pick more, and send them as one file. Works between different Apple IDs, so a kitchen team can share one recipe bible. Recipes bring their ingredients and sub-recipes with them, so nothing arrives costing nothing. Photos are optional, so the file stays small enough to email. • IMPORTING IS YOURS TO CONTROL — When a name clashes with something you already have, you choose: keep yours, take theirs, keep both, or decide one at a time. Your own prices are never overwritten without asking. • COSTING SHEET & SHOPPING LIST PDF — Print a whole menu: every recipe with its multiplier and cost, then the consolidated shopping list with tick boxes for the market. • Delete several recipes, ingredients or menus at once, with a warning that tells you exactly what else it affects. • Tap any recipe or receipt photo to open it full screen and zoom in. • Fixed: the Share button on shopping lists, recipe PDFs showing a per-gram price instead of a per-kilo one, and receipt photos taking up far more space than they needed to. ### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-19 Menus, rebuilt from the ground up — plus the iCloud sync fix. • MENUS: build a menu from any recipes, scale each one (2× this, 3× that), and watch the cost price of the whole service add up as you go. No selling price needed. • SHOPPING LISTS: one consolidated list per menu, already scaled, with ingredients used in several recipes added together and quantities in the units you actually buy in. Tick items off as you shop. • RECEIPTS: photograph a shopping receipt and the total, date and shop are read automatically, then compared against what the menu estimated. • iCLOUD SYNC FIXED: your devices now sync automatically. Settings shows the real sync status, when it last sent and received, a manual Sync Now, and a plain explanation when something is wrong. • DECIMALS: a yield of 0.3 kg no longer shows as 0, and a per-gram cost is quoted per kg so it means something. • DRAFTS: save an unfinished recipe, ingredient or menu and come back to it later. • Create ingredients and recipes without leaving the screen you are on. • CSV export now covers menus, shopping lists, recipe ingredients, price history and custom categories. • Decimal commas are accepted everywhere numbers are typed. • Uploading of Receipts for your Groceries expenses ### 1.3.1 — 2026-08-11 - Fixed iCloud sync across devices - Improved purchase restore — now shows clear feedback on success or failure - Settings now shows real-time iCloud sync status - Bug fixes and stability improvements ### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-11 • iCloud sync: your recipes, ingredients, and costs now stay up to date automatically across all your devices — nothing to set up. • Recipe photos: add an image to any recipe so your book looks as good as it cooks. • Polish and reliability improvements under the hood. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-05-12 Recipeculator Pro is now a one-time purchase of $2.99 — no subscription, no recurring charges. 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