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Best Cooks Illustrated Apps

249+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated August 2026

Looking for free cooks illustrated apps? 20 of our 249+ tracked titles are free to download — no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Compare top Cooks Illustrated Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1America's Test KitchenAmerica's Test KitchenFree4.9★ (17K)YesYesAug 2026
2NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty MealsNYT Cooking: Quick Tasty MealsFree4.9★ (542K)YesYesAug 2026
3Bon AppetitBon AppetitFree4.4★ (270)NoYesAug 2026
4The Lab CooksThe Lab CooksFree—NoNoMay 2026
5Recipease - Save, Plan, CookRecipease - Save, Plan, CookFree—NoNoAug 2026
6Cook's Country MagazineCook's Country MagazineFree—NoYesAug 2026
7cooking - a recipe scannercooking - a recipe scannerFree—NoNoMay 2026
8CookKinCookKinFree—NoYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Cooks Illustrated

America's Test Kitchen#1

America's Test Kitchen by America's Test Kitchen LP

Expert Cooking and Recipe Tips
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.9😐(17K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#7in Food & Drink
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Access thousands of rigorously tested recipes, cooking videos, and expert product reviews. Enhance your culinary skills with on-demand classes taught by test kitchen professionals. Save favorites, create shopping lists, and discover new dishes for any occasion.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to navigate app
  • 👍 Excellent recipes and cooking tips
  • 👍 Helpful product reviews and recommendations
  • 👍 Valuable subscription worth the cost

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues and app crashes
  • 🐛 Unreliable server connectivity
  • 🐛 Inconsistent app performance and bugs
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals#2

NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals by The New York Times Company

Easy recipes and kitchen tips
Strong Contender
🍔 Food & Drink
4.9😊(542K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#2in Food & Drink
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Discover thousands of tested recipes, from quick weeknight dinners to impressive holiday dishes. Find inspiration with editor-curated collections and helpful cooking videos. Organize your favorites, plan meals, and create grocery lists.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great recipes
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Helpful community comments
  • 🚀 Convenient features like shopping lists

Room to Improve

  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find recipes
  • 🔍 Missing features like dietary filters
  • 🔍 Lack of nutritional information
Bon Appetit#3

Bon Appetit by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.

Worth Considering
🍔 Food & Drink
4.4😞(270 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Explore the intersection of food and culture with this digital magazine. Discover recipes, fashion, travel, technology, and design inspiration from a leading lifestyle brand. It offers a curated selection of articles for all readers, with unlimited access for subscribers.

What We Love

  • 👍 Visually appealing design
  • 🚀 Smooth navigation
  • 💡 Interactive features
  • 🌟 Great content and recipes

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
  • 🔍 Difficult to find and access recipes
  • 📱 Not optimized for larger screens

More Cooks Illustrated apps to explore

4
The Lab Cooks
The Lab Cooks
The Lab Cooks
by ANDREW FRANCIS KENDALL
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
5
Recipease - Save, Plan, Cook
Recipease - Save, Plan, Cook
Recipease - Save, Plan, Cook
by Wilson Wah
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
6
Cook's Country Magazine
Cook's Country Magazine
Cook's Country Magazine
by America's Test Kitchen LP
Free

Discover foolproof American home cooking recipes, including lost classics and regional favorites. Each issue offers unbiased equipment and ingredient reviews, plus app-exclusive features like step-by-step photo guides and expanded review charts. Enjoy a culinary journey without advertisements.

Foolproof American recipesLost and regional favoritesObjective equipment testing
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
free with in-app purchases
7
cooking - a recipe scanner
cooking - a recipe scanner
cooking - a recipe scanner
scan and collect recipes
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
8
CookKin
CookKin
CookKin
by COOKKIN LTD
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
9
Forage - Search my cookbooks
Forage - Search my cookbooks
Forage - Search my cookbooks
by Makram Saleh
Free

Transform your cookbook collection into a searchable digital library. Easily find recipes by name, ingredients, or keywords across all your books. Scan barcodes, upload index pages, and bookmark favorites for quick access.

Search entire cookbook collectionSearch within a specific cookbookAdd cookbooks via barcode or manual entry
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
freemium
10
West Shore Bank Touch
West Shore Bank Touch
West Shore Bank Touch
by West Shore Bank
Free

Manage all your financial accounts, including those from other institutions, in one convenient place. This app offers tools to organize transactions, set alerts, make payments, transfer funds, deposit checks, and manage your debit card. It provides a secure and streamlined way to handle your personal finances.

Aggregate financial accountsOrganize transactions with tags and notesSet balance alerts
💰 Finance
(1.3K)
free
11
Assistant Chef
Assistant Chef
Assistant Chef
Effortless Recipes
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
12
Gargantua Recipe Manager
Gargantua Recipe Manager
Gargantua Recipe Manager
Organize recipes
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
13
Dancefitme: Fun weight loss
Dancefitme: Fun weight loss
Dancefitme: Fun weight loss
7-Min Dance Workouts at Home
Free

This app offers fun dance fitness routines for weight loss and body toning. Enjoy a variety of dance styles and personalized challenges to make exercise enjoyable and effective from home.

Personalized 28-day dance challengesVariety of dance fitness stylesWeekly updated courses
💪 Health & Fitness
(18K)
free with in-app purchases
14
PrepPal
PrepPal
PrepPal
Your Recipe Companion App.
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
15
Cheffing
Cheffing
Cheffing
Your ingredients, our dishes
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
16
Epicurious
Epicurious
Epicurious
Your ultimate recipe resource
Free

Access over 50,000 recipes from renowned culinary sources, enhanced with video tutorials and personalized recommendations. Advanced search and saving options help you find and organize dishes for any occasion. Enjoy a tailored cooking experience with expert advice and kitchen reviews.

50,000+ test-kitchen perfected recipesRecipe discovery through video tutorialsAdvanced search by meal, diet, occasion, ingredients
🍔 Food & Drink
(99K)
free with in-app purchases
17
My Recipe Keeper
My Recipe Keeper
My Recipe Keeper
Your on the go recipe book
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
18
CookCook: Cookbook Collection
CookCook: Cookbook Collection
CookCook: Cookbook Collection
Find recipes in books you own
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
19
Yakacook
Yakacook
Yakacook
Bring your cookbooks to life
Free
🍔 Food & Drink
(0)
20
Kitchen Notebook
Kitchen Notebook
Kitchen Notebook
All your recipes, one place
Free

Digitally store all your favorite recipes, ingredients, and cooking instructions in an organized and accessible format. Share your culinary creations easily and utilize a "Cook Now" mode for guided cooking with built-in timers.

Save recipes, ingredients, and stepsOrganized recipe storageShare recipes easily
🍔 Food & Drink
(1)
free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Cooks Illustrated

What are the best cooks illustrated apps for iPhone?
America's Test Kitchen tops our cooks illustrated apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 17K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top cooks illustrated apps we rank are free to download, including America's Test Kitchen and NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals.
America's Test Kitchen shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 249+ cooks illustrated apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
The app provides access to over 14,000 rigorously tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, and Cook's Country. It also features cooking videos, product reviews for kitchen appliances and ingredients, and full episodes of their TV shows.
Yes, the app offers an add-on feature called ATK Classes, which provides on-demand cooking classes taught by test kitchen experts. These classes are designed for all skill levels and include a 'Cook Along' mode.

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