KitchenCost vs MenuCraft

No spreadsheets. See your margins at a glance. Still calculating food cost in a spreadsheet every night? Ever set a price by gut feeling, only to find no profit left at the end of the month? I built KitchenCost after watching my wife spend 30 minutes costing every new menu item at her cafe. Now it's your turn to spend that time cooking, not calculating. Add ingredients once, and KitchenCost calculates recipe cost, food cost %, margin %, and a recommended selling price. ▶ FOOD COST IN 5 SECONDS Add ingredients once. Costs update automatically. See food cost, cost per serving, total cost, and ingredient breakdown at a glance. ▶ PRICING THAT HITS YOUR TARGET "How much should I charge to keep food cost at 30%?" Set a 70% target margin and get the selling price instantly, with food cost % shown right next to it. ▶ SUB-RECIPES, AUTO-UPDATED Create sub-recipes like sauces and dressings as recipes. When ingredient prices change, every recipe using them updates automatically. ▶ ORGANIZE YOUR MENU Dairy, sauces, desserts... sort things your way. ▶ ANY CURRENCY YOU NEED Pick a preset or type your own to use any currency. ▶ BUILT FOR PEOPLE SELLING FOOD Whether you run a cafe, a food truck, a catering kitchen, or a home bakery side hustle — KitchenCost is for anyone who sells the food they cook. Unlike enterprise software like meez, KitchenCost is lightweight and fast. Set up in minutes with no onboarding calls or training. ▶ YOUR RECIPES, YOUR CONTROL All data stored safely on your device. Sync runs only when you choose to enable it, and synced data is encrypted in transit and at rest. No account needed to start — your data stays local on your device by default. ▶ DARK MODE Easy on the eyes during late-night menu planning. --- FAQ Q: Do I need an account? A: No. KitchenCost works offline and stores everything on your device. Sync runs only when you choose to enable it, and synced data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Q: Can I use it for a cafe, food truck, or home bakery? A: Yes. It is built for small F&B businesses, home sellers, and personal chefs. --- WHO THIS IS FOR - Cafe, restaurant, and bakery owners - Food truck operators and catering services - Home bakers selling on Instagram, Etsy, or farmers markets - Cottage food operators and pop-up kitchens - Personal chefs and meal prep businesses - Anyone starting a food side hustle Leave the numbers to KitchenCost — focus on selling more. --- Early User Feedback "Spreadsheets were a hassle. This saved me hours." - Early User "Exactly the features I need, nothing overwhelming." - Early User "Pricing menus felt simpler right away." - Early User "Finally ditched my nightly spreadsheet routine." - Early User "Sub-recipes updating automatically is a game changer." - Early User Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

MenuCraft turns the recipes you already cook into a clean, print-ready PDF menu. Add your dishes, group them into sections, and pick a template. MenuCraft lays the menu out for you and can fit the whole thing on one page, or two, so it goes straight to the printer or out to your guests as a PDF. MAKE THE MENU - Six menu templates: Grand, Chalkboard, Grid, Broadsheet, Harvest and Neon, each with its own color themes - Fit to one page, two pages, or natural length - Compact, balanced or elegant spacing - The preview is the exact PDF you export, so what you approve is what prints - Export a PDF to share, or print straight from your phone KNOW WHAT EACH PLATE COSTS - Recipes with ingredients, quantities and waste factors - Cost per plate, next to a suggested menu price - Allergens flagged automatically from your ingredient list WRITE AND BUILD FASTER - AI menu descriptions: short, specific lines that name the method and the ingredients that sell the dish - Snap a photo of an existing menu and MenuCraft pulls the items in for you PRICE WITH DATA - Menu engineering matrix: dishes sorted by margin, with popularity estimated from price (MenuCraft does not import your sales yet) - Price sensitivity: see what a price change does to margin - Layout guidance: which dishes should lead each section, and the order of your sections WHAT YOU GET Without a subscription you can build up to 8 recipes and 2 menus, cost your plates, and preview your menu in the Grand and Grid templates. MenuCraft Pro adds PDF export and printing, all six templates, unlimited recipes and menus, AI descriptions, menu photo import, and the menu engineering, pricing and layout tools. WHO BUILT IT MenuCraft was built by an operator with 36 years in restaurants, from dishwasher to owner of Mouton's Bistro & Bar, which was sold in March 2026. It does the menu work that used to mean a designer, a spreadsheet and a long night after close. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://alstiginc.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://restaurantai.consulting/terms TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App terms: https://alstiginc.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://alstiginc.com/privacy