About
Crouton is a recipe manager and meal planner that lets you store recipes from websites, cookbooks, or handwritten notes. Import recipes automatically from websites or scan them from cookbooks using AI and OCR, then organize them for easy access. Plan meals for the week or further ahead, or let Crouton auto-generate meal plans from your recipes. While cooking, use step-by-step mode to focus on one instruction at a time with hands-free navigation, tap ingredients to see quantities, and start timers that Crouton detects automatically from recipe text. Create shopping lists directly from recipes and sync them with Reminders. All recipes sync across devices via iCloud, and you can share recipes with family and friends. Crouton also pairs with Bluetooth scales like Acaia coffee scales and Combustion temperature probes for guided weighing and live cook updates.
Highlights
- Import recipes from websites, cookbooks, or photos using AI and OCR with no manual entry required
- Step-by-step cooking mode with hands-free navigation and ingredient quantity lookup within each step
- Automatic timer detection and launch from recipe steps with heads-up display
- Generate meal plans automatically from your organized recipes or plan manually for the week
- Create shopping lists from recipes and sync with Reminders app
- Pair with Bluetooth scales (Acaia) and Combustion temperature probes for guided weighing and live cook updates
Best for
Home cooks who collect recipes from multiple sources and want to organize them in one place, meal planners looking to streamline weekly dinner planning, and cooking enthusiasts who want hands-free recipe guidance and precise temperature monitoring while cooking.
At a glance
Crouton: Recipe Manager is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 281 ratings and is available on iOS — all free to download.
It is developed by Devin Davies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Crouton: Recipe Manager free?
- Yes — Crouton: Recipe Manager is free to download on iOS.
- What platforms is Crouton: Recipe Manager available on?
- Crouton: Recipe Manager is available on iOS.
- What is Crouton?
- Crouton is a recipe organizer and meal planner that lets you import recipes from websites, cookbooks, or photos, plan meals for the week, and follow step-by-step cooking instructions with automatic timers and hands-free navigation.
- Can Crouton import recipes automatically?
- Yes. Crouton can pull recipes automatically from websites, scan recipes from cookbooks using AI and OCR, or import from a single photo with no manual entry required. It also supports plain text imports.
- Does Crouton work with kitchen devices?
- Yes. Crouton pairs with supported Bluetooth scales like Acaia coffee scales for guided ingredient weighing, and with Combustion temperature probes to provide live updates on your cook.
- Can I share recipes with family?
- Yes. You can share your recipes with friends and family using iCloud, and all your recipes sync automatically across all your devices.
- What are the alternatives to Crouton: Recipe Manager?
- Crouton: Recipe Manager is similar to Day Grid - Countdown Widget, TodayTix – Broadway Tickets, Blinkit: Groceries & more, and Lucky Mobile My Account. Browse related apps by tag: productivity and shopping.
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