# YumDB — Save Recipes & Plan Meals

> All-in-one food planner, recipe manager, pantry tracker, and calorie counter. (iPhone/iPad app by FORM3D PTY LTD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yumdb/id6753646094 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [FORM3D PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1571737734)
- Category: Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 80 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-12-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yumdb/id6753646094/reviews.md

## What is YumDB?

Save any recipe. Plan your week. Shop smarter. MInimise food waste.

YumDB turns the recipes you find scattered across TikTok, Instagram, and the web into an organised system for planning meals, building shopping lists, tracking your pantry, and logging what you eat. All in one app.

MAXIMISE TASTE, MINIMISE WASTE
YumDB connects everything: what's in your pantry shapes your meal plan, your meal plan builds your shopping list, and your shopping list keeps your pantry stocked. It means more ends up on your table and less food waste.

SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE
- Import recipes directly from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, or any website with one tap
- Snap a photo of a cookbook page or handwritten recipe and let AI scan and digitise it
- Chat with AI to turn a list of ingredients or a vague idea into a full recipe
- Keep every recipe searchable and organised in one place, no more scattered screenshots

SMART MEAL PLANNING
- Drag-and-drop weekly meal planner that adapts to your schedule
- Switch between list and visual calendar views
- Share your meal plan with family so everyone's on the same page
- Auto-fills your plan using recipes you already love

SHOPPING LISTS THAT BUILD THEMSELVES
- Your shopping list generates automatically from your meal plan
- Price-per-unit tracking helps you spot the better deal
- Weekly Specials surface savings at major and local supermarkets
- Built-in budget tracking keeps your grocery spend in check

PANTRY, WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK
- Track what you have and get alerts before items expire
- Scan barcodes or receipts to add items in seconds
- See your pantry at a glance so you never buy something you already have

LOG YOUR DAY, THE EASY WAY
- Food log syncs with Apple Health for effortless tracking
- Log fasting windows and weight alongside meals
- AI estimates nutrition from what you've cooked or eaten, no manual entry required

BUILT FOR REAL LIFE
- Share pantry, meal plans, and shopping lists with your household (subscription required)
- Home screen widgets keep today's plan one glance away
- Apple Watch support
- Works seamlessly across iOS devices and web

Whether you're trying to eat healthier, cut down on takeaway, save money at the grocery store, or just stop losing recipes in your camera roll, YumDB brings it all together.

## Key features

- Recipe import and organization
- Weekly meal planning
- Smart grocery list generation
- Pantry inventory tracking
- Calorie and nutrition tracking
- Barcode and receipt scanning
- Grocery budget tracking

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Basic Yearly | $49.99 | per year |
| Family Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Family yearly | $79.99 | per year |
| Unlimited Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Unlimited Yearly | $99.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yumdb/id6753646094/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Amazing app

*2026-03-23*

I have been using this app for a while now and it is easy to go around. Im able to organize my recipe, my grocery list, what i have in my pantry/fridge and tracking my daily calories count all in one app and so much more!

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work…

*2026-01-11*

Tried downloading and saving a recipe but it’s broken… would avoid

**Developer response:** Hi there, 
Thanks for your feedback! Could you please let us know what kind of recipe you were trying to import from? Was it from a cooking site or from socials like Insta, TikTok or Pinterest? We've made some improvements to our social importers but happy to hear feedback on how we can improve this further to provide a more reliable service. 
Thanks! Rick

## Frequently asked questions about YumDB

### What can I do with YMDB?

YMDB allows you to save and organize recipes, plan weekly meals, create grocery lists, track your pantry inventory, monitor calories and nutrition, and manage your food budget. It aims to simplify your entire food management process.

### How do I add recipes to YMDB?

You can import recipes from Instagram, websites, photos, or text using the Share Sheet. YMDB automatically extracts ingredients, serving sizes, and nutrition data for easy organization.

### Can YMDB help me reduce food waste?

Yes, by tracking your pantry inventory, YMDB helps you know what you have before you shop, reducing duplicate purchases and the likelihood of food expiring. It also helps in planning meals based on existing ingredients.

### Does YMDB sync with other health apps?

YMDB integrates with Apple Health, allowing you to sync food tracking, workouts, hydration, and weight data. It also has an Apple Watch app for convenient access to shopping lists and logging.

### How does YMDB handle grocery shopping?

You can create smart, shareable grocery lists from your recipes and meal plans. As you shop, you can check off items, which automatically update your pantry inventory. Live Activities and widgets keep your list accessible.

### What are the nutrition tracking features in YMDB?

YMDB allows you to track calories, macros, water intake, and exercise. You can log meals quickly from saved recipes or scan nutrition labels using the barcode scanner. It also supports intermittent fasting tracking.

### Does YMDB have ads?

Yes, YMDB contains advertisements. As a free app with in-app purchases, ads are displayed to support its continued development and availability.

### What devices is YMDB available on?

YMDB is available on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and iPod. This broad compatibility ensures you can manage your food information across your Apple ecosystem.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5.1 — 2026-09-17

- Optimise receipt scanning process
- Tweaks to Pantry and Shopping list item pages
- Minor tweaks & backend optimisations

### 2.5.0 — 2026-09-14

INGREDIENT LABEL SCANNING & FOOD ADDITIVES ADDED
- Along with nutrition labels you can now scan ingredient labels of food items to be saved wIth your pantry items. We'll notify you of food additives and any other nasties 

DETAILED MEAL PLAN AND FOOD LOG ITEM SCREENS
- All meal plan and food log items now have their own dedicated page where you can see more details such as macros. Update serving size, pricing and other details directly on this screen. 

DETAILED BUDGET VIEWS
Budgets and spend vs budget containers have been cleaned up. You can get a different view on your grocery and dining out spend.
- In Meal Plans, see what your scheduled meals are projected to cost vs budget
- In Food Log, get a view on how much the food you eat in a day costs
- In Shopping List, get an estimate of how much what's currently on your list is going to cost

FOOD LOG SYNCS WITH SMARTLY MANAGE
- If you're a Smartly Manage user, now when you add items to food log it can automatically deduct the appropriate amount from your matched pantry item. 

UI TWEAKS
- more consistent design and layout of macros, budgets across screens
- improved receipt identification process
Other bug squashing and optimisations.

### 2.4.5 — 2026-09-01

NAME CHANGE! We're now called YumDB :-) The name change represents us better and succinctly states what we're about. Any previous apps or site links should redirect to the new domain but please let us know if you spot any places where we've missed changing it to the new name. 

NEW: Notifications are enabled. Go to Notifications under your Profile to activate and select what notifications you'd like.

NEW: Homescreen instead of defaulting you to Recipes. Your day at a glance the moment you open the app, with a dedicated Home tab in the bottom navigation.

NEW: On clicking FAB it opens up main Smart Capture choices as well as context-aware add item option. Less jarring and more intentional. 

NEW: Dedicated Shopping List and Pantry item pages. See more details of food items in your list or pantry with pricing comparisons for suggested items

IMPROVED: Price checker logic and geo location settings for better product matches.

Plus general performance and stability improvements. Thanks for using YumDB — keep the feedback coming!

### 2.1.0 — 2026-07-08

This update makes meal planning smarter, more visual, and even better for your grocery budget.

NEW: Price Checker
• Compare real-time prices for ingredients from major supermarkets and retailers.
• Estimate recipe costs before you cook.
• Make more informed shopping decisions and stay on budget.

NEW: Visual Experience
• Beautiful new visual Meal Plans make it easier to see your week at a glance.
• Browse your Pantry with large ingredient images.
• Shop faster with a visual Shopping List.

Plus, we've continued improving performance, reliability, and the overall experience throughout the app.

### 2.0.7 — 2026-06-15

• NEW AI Chat with Voice – Use your voice to get meal planning help, recipe suggestions, ingredient swaps, and food tracking assistance.

• NEW Visual Meal Planner – Plan your week faster with our redesigned drag-and-drop meal planning experience.

• Improved Recipe Importing – Save recipes from websites, social media, photos, and cookbooks with greater accuracy.

• Enhanced Unit Conversion – Easily scale recipes, adjust serving sizes, and convert between metric and imperial units.

• Performance improvements and bug fixes throughout the app.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-20.*
