Kitchen Stories

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Country: Germany (DE)
Founded: 2014
Developer: AJNS New Media GmbH
Pricing: Freemium
Open source: No
Platforms: iOS, Android, Web

Indexes

Recipe Managers

Overview

Kitchen Stories is a recipe app that provides over 10,000 tested recipes with step-by-step guides, videos, and articles for everyday cooking. It targets beginners and experienced home cooks, allowing users to create personal profiles, save recipes in customizable cookbooks, filter by ingredients, cooking time, restrictions, and cuisine, and join a community of hobby chefs.¹²³⁶

Key Features

Step-by-step recipe guides - Guides users through recipes with instructions suitable for beginners and experienced cooks.
Personalized cookbooks - Users save and organize favorite recipes into multiple custom cookbooks.
Recipe filtering - Search by main ingredients, cooking time, dietary restrictions, and cuisine.
Personal profile - Set up profiles to manage saved recipes and preferences.
Community features - Access content from a community of millions of hobby chefs.
Video and article content - Includes cooking videos and tips from professionals.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free	Access to thousands of recipes, basic saving and filtering features.
Premium	Paid subscription	Additional recipes, advanced features, and ad-free experience.

Platforms & Requirements

Available on iOS via App Store, Android via Google Play, and web at kitchenstories.com. No specific minimum requirements listed in sources. Recent app updates indicate ongoing mobile support.³¹⁷

Integrations & Ecosystem

Recipe import to personal cookbooks
Export via saved profiles
Preference-based recipe matching
Community recipe sharing

Alternatives

App	Difference
Yummly	Emphasizes personalized recipe recommendations using AI and shopping list integration.
Allrecipes	Larger user-generated recipe database with ratings and reviews.
Paprika	Focuses on recipe management, scaling, and meal planning with offline access.
BigOven	Includes meal planning, grocery list generation, and use-it-up recipe suggestions.

Reputation

Users appreciate the minimalist design, comprehensive filtering, and ease of saving recipes to cookbooks. The app is noted for step-by-step guidance suitable for all skill levels and a large recipe library. Some mentions indicate a free plan with premium options, though specific criticisms are not detailed in available sources.³¹

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