# Trova: Cook What You Have — Recipes, pantry & meal plans

> Recipes, pantry & meal plans (iPhone/iPad app by Louis van Wyk.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trova-cook-what-you-have/id6766301430 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Louis van Wyk](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883509619)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 106 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trova-cook-what-you-have/id6766301430/reviews.md

## What is Trova?

Stop staring at the fridge.

Trova is your whole kitchen in one app: import any recipe from anywhere, track your pantry, see what you can cook tonight, plan your week, and keep an eye on your nutrition. No shopping spirals. No food wasted. No "what's for dinner?" panic.

WHAT CAN I COOK?
Tell Trova what you have. It surfaces every recipe you can make right now, using up what's about to expire first. No searching, no scrolling. Just dinner, decided.

IMPORT RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE
Found a recipe on Instagram, TikTok, or any website? Share it to Trova and it's imported in seconds, ingredients, steps and all. Or snap a photo of a handwritten card and let Trova read it.

YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION
Save and organise every recipe in one place, import from the web, scan from a cookbook, or build your own. Filter by diet, cuisine, time and difficulty. Thousands of community recipes to discover, plus Surprise Me when you can't decide.

SMART PANTRY
Track what you have, what's running low, and what's about to expire. Photograph your shopping receipt or your fridge and Trova adds everything for you. Clear items in bulk when you restock. Pantry management that takes zero effort.

GUIDED COOK MODE
Cook step by step with the screen kept awake and timers that carry on in the background, so you're told when something is ready even with your phone locked. A mini player lets you browse the app mid cook without losing your place.

PLAN YOUR WEEK
One tap fills your week with real meals built around what you already own. The shopping list builds itself, with real quantities.

TRACK YOUR NUTRITION
Snap a photo of any plate and Trova logs the calories and macros. Scan a barcode for packaged foods. Set a daily target personalised to your body, then see how the whole week and month actually went, not just today. Sync it all to Apple Health.

ZERO FOOD WASTE
Trova is built around one idea: use what you have. Waste less, spend less, every week.

TROVA PRO
Unlock the full kitchen:
- Plan my Week: AI meal planning from your pantry
- Nutrition goals, calorie ring and macro tracking
- Weekly and monthly averages, trends and consistency
- Personalised targets from your body stats
- AI quick add: "I had muesli and a banana"
- Snap your plate photo logging
- Shopping list auto built from your plan
- Nutrition filters: High Protein, Low Carb and more
- Unlimited recipes, imports and What Can I Cook?

Try Trova Pro free for 14 days. Cancel anytime.

Trova works on iPhone and iPad. Free to download. Start cooking tonight.

Trova Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: Monthly $3.99 or Annual $24.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.

Privacy Policy: https://trovaapp.co/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://trovaapp.co/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trova Pro | $3.99 | per month |
| Trova Pro | $24.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-08-18

Clearer messages when you reach a limit on the free plan, so it is obvious what happened and when it resets.

Fixes for imported recipes that repeated a step.

Various smaller fixes and improvements.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-14

Recipes can now be added by pasting the text straight in, so handwritten and offline recipes work as well as links.

Importing from recipe sites is more reliable.

Plus a handful of smaller fixes and improvements.

### 1.1.9 — 2026-08-08

You can now edit any recipe you have created. Fix a title, adjust the steps, add or remove an ingredient, all without starting again.

Choose a display name when you sign up, so the name other cooks see on your shared recipes and reviews is one you picked.

Also: clearer confirmation when you add pantry items by hand, and a range of smaller fixes.

### 1.1.8 — 2026-08-04

Cooking timers now keep running in the background, so you get told when something is ready even with your phone locked.

Nutrition adds weekly and monthly views: your daily averages, macros and how consistent you have been, not just today.

Also: clear several pantry items at once, more accurate receipt scanning, and a range of fixes to portions, loading and layout.

### 1.1.6 — 2026-07-31

Faster load times, smoother recipe imports, and a range of small fixes and improvements.

## More apps by Louis van Wyk

- [PINGPONG Super League](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pingpong-super-league/id6760732618)

All apps by Louis van Wyk: https://appshunter.io/developer/1883509619

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