What's New

Bug fixes and improvements

App Description

BigOven makes cooking simple. Find inspiration from our library of 1,000,000+ recipes, plan meals, create grocery lists, help reduce food waste and more, all on one device. The BigOven experience includes a range of useful tools and a welcoming home cook community that shares the same passion for being in the kitchen as you do.

Experience the ultimate home cooking tool to get you inspired and organized in the kitchen, free on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices.

Our App at a Glance:

Have all your recipes in one place
Never have to dig through old cookbooks or go through your internet history to find recipes again. Now all of your favorite recipes can live in one location. You can clip recipes from your favorite sites using the BigOven Clipper, and upload and transcribe handwritten recipes by snapping a photo with our RecipeScan tool. Save & share recipes with just one tap, and easily organize your recipes in folders and filter by category.

Get inspired
We make searching for recipes easy. From the moment you open the app, you'll find everything from what's trending, to what your friends and family are making or baking. Find any recipe in no time with seasonal collections and suggested dishes, and save & share recipes with a single tap. Follow your favorite bloggers and discover what others are cooking in our community of 5 million+ registered home cooks.

Plan meals
Plan ahead with the Meal Planner tool and leave the stress of deciding what to eat behind. Easily add recipes to your planner and recipe items to your grocery list with the tap of a button. Plan weekly, daily, or monthly meals to stay organized and share your plan with friends and family.

Manage your grocery list
Create a grocery list for yourself or share it with your household. Sort items by department or recipe and easily mark off items while you shop. Our grocery list helps make shopping more efficient and less stressful.

Reduce food waste
With our free Use Up Leftovers tool, discover recipes with ingredients you already have. Choose up to 3 ingredients, and BigOven will tell you what you can make. Help reduce while also helping your pocketbook.

Join the community
Be a part of a home cook community that loves to be in the kitchen just as much as you do. Read reviews left by others, get notified of comments or questions on recipes you've posted, and find other family and friends and their recipes on your home screen.

Download for free today!

Pro Membership
Get the most out of our ultimate home cooking tool by going Pro. Enjoy an ad-free experience and find recipes that cater to your diet and lifestyle with ingredient-by-ingredient Nutrition Insight and advanced search filters. Create custom folders to store recipes for any occasion. Plan a week's worth of meals and share it across multiple BigOven accounts. Upload an unlimited number of recipes and unlock 25 RecipeScan credits.

Become a Pro Member for $2.99 per month, or save 30% off the monthly price and pay $24.99 per year. Cancel anytime.

- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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Apple Watch Screenshots

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App Changes

  • October 05, 2011 New version 2.3.2
  • October 22, 2011 New version 2.4
  • November 18, 2011 New version 3.0
  • February 24, 2012 New version 3.1
  • May 01, 2012 New version 3.1.1
  • June 21, 2012 New version 3.2
  • June 26, 2012 New version 3.2.1
  • July 24, 2012 New version 3.2.2
  • September 05, 2012 New version 3.2.3
  • September 19, 2012 New version 3.2.4
  • October 30, 2012 New version 4.0
  • February 05, 2013 New version 4.1
  • February 15, 2013 New version 4.1.1
  • May 06, 2013 New version 4.2
  • June 23, 2013 New version 4.3
  • August 10, 2013 New version 4.4
  • August 29, 2013 New version 4.4.1
  • September 18, 2013 New version 4.4.2
  • October 21, 2013 New version 5.0
  • November 15, 2013 New version 5.1
  • March 05, 2014 New version 5.2
  • March 28, 2014 New version 5.3
  • July 02, 2014 New version 5.5
  • August 27, 2014 New version 5.6
  • November 08, 2014 New version 6.0
  • November 14, 2014 New version 6.1
  • December 27, 2014 New version 6.2
  • April 27, 2015 New version 6.3
  • June 23, 2016 New version 10.1
  • July 23, 2016 New version 10.2
  • November 05, 2016 New version 10.6
  • November 09, 2016 New version 10.7
  • November 14, 2016 New version 10.8
  • December 07, 2016 New version 11.0
  • June 14, 2019 New version 14.5
  • July 14, 2020 New version 14.7
  • December 09, 2020 New version 14.15
  • August 05, 2021 New version 14.46
  • October 08, 2021 New version 14.47
  • September 16, 2023 New version 16.30
  • November 03, 2023 New version 16.32

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