If you own a smartphone, chances are you have apps for everything from social media to banking and even transportation. These apps keep life organized when you’re on the go and help increase efficiency in many regards.
But what about baking apps and cooking apps?
These often-overlooked tidbits of technology can make your life so much easier, while also providing a ton of new inspiration in the kitchen.
From apps for baking cakes to apps for grilling the perfect piece of salmon, we’re pulled together some of the most helpful kitchen apps for baking and beyond.
Free Apps
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This interactive baking app will brilliantly lead you through the process of making your own baked goods. Whether you’re creating cakes or cookies, it guides you along virtually as you fill your bowls and cups (letting you know when to stop). It can also scale the ingredients up or down, which comes in handy when you’re having a dinner party and need to make dessert for a crowd.
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If you’re a lover of all things cake, this is the baking app for you. It offers tons of recipes, from seasonal and holiday cakes to quick-to-create frostings. From sponge cakes to chocolate cakes, to cheesecakes and glazes, if you’re looking for cake inspiration, this app is the perfect one for you.
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This baking calculator app is simple but helps you with all the baking basics. It lets users compare recipes and scale the ingredients up or down. It will also give you estimates for the cost of ingredients to help you stay within your baking budget.
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The 100 Cakes & Bakes Recipes app not only offers impressive photos that make you want to run to the kitchen, throw on that apron and get baking, but it also provides tons of recipes based on categories or occasions. Searching for specifics is made easy (think: biscuits, brownies, cupcakes and muffins) and each recipe offers a list of ingredients and instructions for stress-free baking. Whether you’re a novice baker or a pro in the kitchen, this app helps with all things preparation.
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For more than 85 years, Wilton has been a huge name in the baking and cake decorating industry. So it comes as no surprise that their app provides helpful tips and tricks when it comes to all things baking. It offers thousands of ideas and inspiration for times when you might need a creative boost before embarking on your cake baking endeavor. Search by keyword and easily filter ideas based on what you’re in the mood for (cookies, cupcakes, etc.) You can also read reviews and ask questions from fellow bakers who have already tried the recipes.
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Yummly is a search powerhouse known to work around your own particular needs. As the app store states, it helps users to discover, search, collect and prepare. It will adjust its search engine based on things that are specific to you and your family, meaning it can take into account your peanut allergy or the fact that you don’t eat meat or don’t enjoy chocolate baked goods. It learns what you like and helps to find recipes that fit your lifestyle. It also has a store where you can purchase all of your cooking essentials straight from the app. It’s smart, personalized and handy, making your life in the kitchen a breeze.
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Epicurious offers close to 40,000 tested and rated recipes to users. It helps you to manage your shopping list and recipes and also performs voice-activated commands (meaning you can go hands-free while cooking). It has a smart kitchen timer to let you know how long to cook certain items. One of the most unique features of this app is the seasonal ingredients finder, which helps you to eat local and discover what fresh foods and fruits grow in your area. There’s a reason why Epicurious is known as a premier cooking app: it does it all, and does it well!
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With Food Network’s in The Kitchen app, you can cook with all your most-loved television chefs (right on your phone). It offers more than 70,000 recipes for all kinds of meals and also provides videos and images from Food Network shows. You can also make recipe notes and search for meals based on specific ingredients or chefs. It’s rated as one of the top recipe apps in the App Store and as they say, it “is your one-stop shop for all things food.”
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BigOven is all about simple organization and easy cooking. It grants users access to a wide variety of recipes (350,000 to be precise) and also allows you to add pictures of your own dishes that you have prepared. One of our favorite parts about this app is that you can insert ingredients you have on hand, and the app will let you know what to make with them. For evenings when you have only a few ingredients left in your fridge but you don’t want to venture to the store, BigOven is your kitchen app go-to. Even better? It has a social feature that allows you to see what your friends and family are whipping up in their own kitchens. We like to use this app when we don’t know quite what to do with those day-old leftovers.
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All Recipes is home to a community of 30 million home cooks, which makes it feel a lot like a social media platform (similar to Facebook or Instagram). It provides photos and reviews, and even recommends recipes for you to create depending on the occasion. This app in particular makes the act of cooking interactive. It allows you to create shopping lists, filter results and save all your most well-loved recipes. With the My Feed feature, the app gets smarter with every recipe you create. Consider this piece of technology your cooking app lifeline.
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Cookpad is a social app. It offers a virtual place where you can come together with fellow food lovers to exchange and share recipes. Upload your images after you make a dish and allow others to comment. Recipes are kept organized and sorted into various categories to keep your profile clean and organized.
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Kitchen Stories doesn’t just offer recipes; it offers a whole bunch of incredible and visually appealing multimedia tidbits. With Kitchen Stories, you’ll find images, videos and instructions on a wide range of recipes. They also offer step-by-step photo instructions, personalized shopping lists and delicious recipes to try at home.
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If you (or someone you know) is a lover of all things grilled, download Weber Grills at once. This app offers 300-plus recipes and guides you through the entire meal-making process in a fun and engaging way. For an easy shopping experience, it allows you to create a grocery list once you select a recipe. When you get to the grill, select the size and thickness of your meat prior to cooking it, so you know exactly how long to keep it on and at what temperature for a perfectly cooked piece of meat. Fire up your grill and get going with this juicy app.
Paid Apps
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This is a cooking app based on the cookbook How to Cook Everything, written by New York Times columnist Mark Bittman. The app contains 400 how-to illustrations and 2,000 recipes (with variations). It also guides users through techniques and meal planning for easy-to-follow recipes. You can even email up to 10 recipes a month to yourself, family and friends. Keep in mind: at $9.99, this app isn’t cheap. Make sure to read the reviews and make sure this app will suit your needs.
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Amount is the baking app you’ve been searching for (if you aren’t a math lover). It converts units and makes life in the kitchen a whole lot easier when you’re trying to decipher grams, ounces and everything in between. It’s intuitive, giving you the answers you want with a simple tap of your finger.
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This beautiful and intuitive app is all about raw and vegan desserts (we’re talking raw Snickers bars and raw Oreos). Due to customer demand, they’ve even added savory recipes that include breakfast, lunch and party options.
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Paprika allows you to save your favorite recipes, ingredients and cooking tips in one place. It’s a wonderful choice for those who are following certain meal plans but need the experience of cooking to be manageable and time saving. It syncs to your cloud and also helps you save certain go-to recipes from the web (like your favorite food bloggers websites, digital publications or right here at Bob’s Red Mill).
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This app is for all the baking enthusiasts out there. It actually works by way of virtual reality, allowing cakes to come to life through your smartphone. It’s somewhat the fun app wildcard, but we couldn’t resist the dancing unicorns and princess castles.
We’d love to hear what you use to get those creative cooking and baking juices flowing. Are you a food enthusiast and use a recipe collector or baking app that you just can’t live without? Feel free to share them with us in the comments below! 
Photo by www.pcmag.com[/caption]
This interactive baking app will brilliantly lead you through the process of making your own baked goods. Whether you’re creating cakes or cookies, it guides you along virtually as you fill your bowls and cups (letting you know when to stop). It can also scale the ingredients up or down, which comes in handy when you’re having a dinner party and need to make dessert for a crowd.
Photo by iTunes.apple.com[/caption]
If you’re a lover of all things cake, this is the baking app for you. It offers tons of recipes, from seasonal and holiday cakes to quick-to-create frostings. From sponge cakes to chocolate cakes, to cheesecakes and glazes, if you’re looking for cake inspiration, this app is the perfect one for you.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
This baking calculator app is simple but helps you with all the baking basics. It lets users compare recipes and scale the ingredients up or down. It will also give you estimates for the cost of ingredients to help you stay within your baking budget.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
The 100 Cakes & Bakes Recipes app not only offers impressive photos that make you want to run to the kitchen, throw on that apron and get baking, but it also provides tons of recipes based on categories or occasions. Searching for specifics is made easy (think: biscuits, brownies, cupcakes and muffins) and each recipe offers a list of ingredients and instructions for stress-free baking. Whether you’re a novice baker or a pro in the kitchen, this app helps with all things preparation.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
For more than 85 years, Wilton has been a huge name in the baking and cake decorating industry. So it comes as no surprise that their app provides helpful tips and tricks when it comes to all things baking. It offers thousands of ideas and inspiration for times when you might need a creative boost before embarking on your cake baking endeavor. Search by keyword and easily filter ideas based on what you’re in the mood for (cookies, cupcakes, etc.) You can also read reviews and ask questions from fellow bakers who have already tried the recipes.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
Yummly is a search powerhouse known to work around your own particular needs. As the app store states, it helps users to discover, search, collect and prepare. It will adjust its search engine based on things that are specific to you and your family, meaning it can take into account your peanut allergy or the fact that you don’t eat meat or don’t enjoy chocolate baked goods. It learns what you like and helps to find recipes that fit your lifestyle. It also has a store where you can purchase all of your cooking essentials straight from the app. It’s smart, personalized and handy, making your life in the kitchen a breeze.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
Epicurious offers close to 40,000 tested and rated recipes to users. It helps you to manage your shopping list and recipes and also performs voice-activated commands (meaning you can go hands-free while cooking). It has a smart kitchen timer to let you know how long to cook certain items. One of the most unique features of this app is the seasonal ingredients finder, which helps you to eat local and discover what fresh foods and fruits grow in your area. There’s a reason why Epicurious is known as a premier cooking app: it does it all, and does it well!
Photo by itunes.apple.com[/caption]
With Food Network’s in The Kitchen app, you can cook with all your most-loved television chefs (right on your phone). It offers more than 70,000 recipes for all kinds of meals and also provides videos and images from Food Network shows. You can also make recipe notes and search for meals based on specific ingredients or chefs. It’s rated as one of the top recipe apps in the App Store and as they say, it “is your one-stop shop for all things food.”
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
BigOven is all about simple organization and easy cooking. It grants users access to a wide variety of recipes (350,000 to be precise) and also allows you to add pictures of your own dishes that you have prepared. One of our favorite parts about this app is that you can insert ingredients you have on hand, and the app will let you know what to make with them. For evenings when you have only a few ingredients left in your fridge but you don’t want to venture to the store, BigOven is your kitchen app go-to. Even better? It has a social feature that allows you to see what your friends and family are whipping up in their own kitchens. We like to use this app when we don’t know quite what to do with those day-old leftovers.
Photo by itunes.apple.com[/caption]
All Recipes is home to a community of 30 million home cooks, which makes it feel a lot like a social media platform (similar to Facebook or Instagram). It provides photos and reviews, and even recommends recipes for you to create depending on the occasion. This app in particular makes the act of cooking interactive. It allows you to create shopping lists, filter results and save all your most well-loved recipes. With the My Feed feature, the app gets smarter with every recipe you create. Consider this piece of technology your cooking app lifeline.
Photo by play.google.com[/caption]
Cookpad is a social app. It offers a virtual place where you can come together with fellow food lovers to exchange and share recipes. Upload your images after you make a dish and allow others to comment. Recipes are kept organized and sorted into various categories to keep your profile clean and organized.
Photo by www.stuff.tv[/caption]
Kitchen Stories doesn’t just offer recipes; it offers a whole bunch of incredible and visually appealing multimedia tidbits. With Kitchen Stories, you’ll find images, videos and instructions on a wide range of recipes. They also offer step-by-step photo instructions, personalized shopping lists and delicious recipes to try at home.
Photo by play.google.com[/caption]
If you (or someone you know) is a lover of all things grilled, download Weber Grills at once. This app offers 300-plus recipes and guides you through the entire meal-making process in a fun and engaging way. For an easy shopping experience, it allows you to create a grocery list once you select a recipe. When you get to the grill, select the size and thickness of your meat prior to cooking it, so you know exactly how long to keep it on and at what temperature for a perfectly cooked piece of meat. Fire up your grill and get going with this juicy app.
Photo by itunes.apple.com[/caption]
This is a cooking app based on the cookbook How to Cook Everything, written by New York Times columnist Mark Bittman. The app contains 400 how-to illustrations and 2,000 recipes (with variations). It also guides users through techniques and meal planning for easy-to-follow recipes. You can even email up to 10 recipes a month to yourself, family and friends. Keep in mind: at $9.99, this app isn’t cheap. Make sure to read the reviews and make sure this app will suit your needs.
Photo by itunes.apple.com[/caption]
Amount is the baking app you’ve been searching for (if you aren’t a math lover). It converts units and makes life in the kitchen a whole lot easier when you’re trying to decipher grams, ounces and everything in between. It’s intuitive, giving you the answers you want with a simple tap of your finger.
Photo by play.google.com[/caption]
This beautiful and intuitive app is all about raw and vegan desserts (we’re talking raw Snickers bars and raw Oreos). Due to customer demand, they’ve even added savory recipes that include breakfast, lunch and party options.
Photo by www.motoringresearch.com[/caption]
Paprika allows you to save your favorite recipes, ingredients and cooking tips in one place. It’s a wonderful choice for those who are following certain meal plans but need the experience of cooking to be manageable and time saving. It syncs to your cloud and also helps you save certain go-to recipes from the web (like your favorite food bloggers websites, digital publications or right here at Bob’s Red Mill).
Photo by play.google.com[/caption]
This app is for all the baking enthusiasts out there. It actually works by way of virtual reality, allowing cakes to come to life through your smartphone. It’s somewhat the fun app wildcard, but we couldn’t resist the dancing unicorns and princess castles.
We’d love to hear what you use to get those creative cooking and baking juices flowing. Are you a food enthusiast and use a recipe collector or baking app that you just can’t live without? Feel free to share them with us in the comments below! 
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