A pocket cookbook
that cooks with you.
Save recipes however they arrive. Plan the week.
Then put the phone on a stand and cook from clear guided steps.
SAVE·PLAN·SHOP·COOK
Free to save, plan, shop, and cook. Premium unlocks unlimited AI, Smart Pantry, and recipe adaptation.
Tonight, you're
cooking
or photograph a page·paste the text
Five chapters,
one cookbook.
Peelmeal is a calm, considered cooking journal. Every screen reads like a page from a cookbook - not a marketing surface, not a feed.
- 01
Bring a recipe in,
or start from the fridge.Some recipes already exist somewhere: a link, a page you photograph, text you paste. Peelmeal reads them and keeps a clean, private, editable copy. When one does not exist yet, it writes the recipe - from a dish name, or from what is in the fridge.
- Photograph a pageThe words are read off it, then the photo is discarded. Never stored.
- List what you haveDishes come back that use it. Browsing those ideas is free.
- A photo for every recipeNo picture? Generate an appetizing one - no copied source images.
11:21What I have · 9 itemsFive ideas
- 01Harissa chicken thighs with lemon-braised cabbageSheet-pan. Cabbage goes soft and charred under the chicken fat.Uses everything
- 02Crispy chickpea and feta rice with dillRice goes in last so the bottom crisps. Yogurt on the side.Uses 6 of yoursNeeds garlic
- 03Chicken and cabbage okonomiyaki-style pancakeShredded cabbage bound with egg, chicken folded through.Uses 4 of yoursNeeds eggs, flour
- 04Lemon-yogurt chicken kebabs with chickpea saladYogurt marinade, ten minutes under the grill.Uses 7 of yoursNeeds parsley
Show me different ones - 02
File them into
chapters.A collection is a chapter of your cookbook: a name you wrote, holding recipes you chose. Weeknights, Sunday cooking, the ones you keep meaning to try. The Recipes tab flips between the whole library and a contents page of your chapters.
- Chapters you nameCall them whatever you like. A recipe can sit in as many as you want.
- A contents pageEvery chapter carries its count, a spine of covers, and what you cooked lately.
- Free, no limitOrganising recipes you already own is not something we charge for.
11:21Your librarySaved recipes
4 COLLECTIONS·18 SAVED- 01Weeknights›
- 02Sunday cooking›
- 03Feeding a crowd›
- 04To try›
- 03
Plan the week
in seven taps.A seven-day agenda - today plus six. Each day is a chapter; tap an empty slot to drop a meal in. Switch to the month when you want to look further out, or back at what you actually cooked. The shopping list aggregates by aisle, automatically.
- Week, or the monthThe week is the default. The month looks further out, and back.
- Auto-generated listPlan four meals, get one grouped shopping list, by aisle.
- Multiple dishes a dayPlan a main and a side on the same day - each gets its own slot.
11:21This weekCook ahead,
shop once.25Saturday›Shakshuka26Sunday›Lemon Pistachio Orzo - 04
Cook step by step,
at 28-point ink.Phone on a stand. Each step renders at 28-point ink so you can read it across the kitchen. Timers stay close, and the big touch controls are built for messy hands.
- Another appliance, on PremiumRewrites a saved recipe for an air fryer, oven, or pressure cooker.
- Smart timersPulled from the step text. They survive scrolling and lock screen.
- Servings stepperScales every quantity live. 4 servings → 6 → 2, all consistent.
11:21COOKINGLemon Pistachio Orzo3/5STEP 03 OF 05Add the orzo and toast, stirring, until the edges turn light gold.
SET TIMER2:00FOR THIS STEP
300 gorzo
2 tbspbutter
2 clovesgarlic
- 05
Shop by aisle,
not by chaos.Round checkboxes with a tomato strike. Grouped by aisle so you walk the shop once, or by recipe if that is how you think. A bar above the dock counts down what is still to buy, and ticking the last box settles the list into a receipt of what you gathered.
- Two views, freeBy aisle is the default; switch to recipe-grouped whenever you like.
- No duplicatesThe same item from two recipes merges into one line.
- Smart Pantry, on PremiumAdds a third view and flags what you probably already have at home.
11:21The listYour shopping
8 of 13Produce3 ITEMS- LemonsFROM ORZO
- Cabbage, savoyFROM CABBAGE
- ParsleyFROM ORZO
Pantry2 ITEMS- Orzo, 300gFROM ORZO
- Olive oilFROM ORZO
From anywhere
to the table.
Three steps. The phone earns its place on the kitchen counter.
- 01
Save
A link you paste, a page you photograph, or a fridge with not much in it. Peelmeal reads the recipe, or writes one, and saves it privately.
SAVE · 5 ways in - 02
Plan
Drop meals onto the seven-day agenda. The shopping list aggregates, grouped by aisle, with duplicate items merged into one line.
PLAN · 7 days fwd - 03
Cook
Phone on the stand. Steps at 28-point ink, timers a tap away, and big controls for messy hands. Mark steps done; close the book.
COOK · guided
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I wanted an app that reads like a
cookbook page,
not a marketing surface.
A calm tool that helps you cook,
not one that asks you to scroll.
The fine print,
in plain words.
01What platforms is Peelmeal on?+
Peelmeal is on iPhone and Android - the same app on both stores.
02Where do recipes come from?+
Paste a link - a recipe page, blog post, or public social recipe. You can also photograph a page, paste the text, type a dish name, or say what is in the fridge and choose from the ideas that come back. Peelmeal reads what the source gives it, or writes the recipe itself, and saves a private editable copy. A photographed page is read once and not kept.
03What if a recipe has no photo?+
Peelmeal never copies source images. When a recipe arrives without one - a photographed page, pasted text, a hand-typed page, an AI-generated dish - you can generate an appetizing photo from the recipe itself, in a tap.
04What happens to the photo I take?+
The photo is sent to be read, and then it is gone. Peelmeal does not store it, and it never becomes the recipe's image. What is saved is the ingredients and steps, in a private copy you can edit.
05Is my data private?+
Your library is private to your account. Anonymous sign-in keeps the same uid when you link Apple or Google later, so recipes are not lost by upgrading. Product analytics avoid recipe text, source URLs, emails, and display names.
06Can I use it offline?+
Saved recipes are cached for offline reading, so you can cook from what you've already saved. Importing and generating with AI need a connection, and changes sync when you're back online.
07Will there be ads?+
No. The Free tier is honestly free; the Premium subscription pays for AI calls and servers. No behavioural ads. That's a promise from the maker, not a marketing line.
08How does cook mode work?+
Cook mode turns a saved recipe into large, step-by-step instructions with timers pulled from the recipe text. Put the phone on a stand, move through the steps, and mark the cook finished when you are done.
09Who builds Peelmeal?+
I do - solo. Peelmeal started as the cooking app I wanted for myself: a calm place to keep recipes, plan a week, and cook without ads, feeds, or upsells. If it works for me, it might work for you. Send feedback any time.
Put it on the counter.
Cook with everything.
Free to save unlimited recipes. Premium unlocks unlimited AI, Smart Pantry, and recipe adaptation.
On iPhone and Android - same app, both stores.