Cook with what you have
Type "1 kg chicken" or "6 eggs" and get recipes that use what's already in your kitchen, plus basic pantry staples.
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Turn what's in your fridge into tonight's dinner.
Refrigenerate's AI chef runs right on your phone. Add your ingredients, and get real recipes that follow your diet, with clear steps from prep to plate.
- Free, no ads
- Private, on-device AI
- Works offline after setup
Features
Everything you need to cook smarter
Less food wasted, less "what's for dinner?", more good meals at home.
Snap your ingredients
Take a photo and the Ingredient Scanner lists what it sees. The photo is analysed on your phone and never uploaded.
Follows your diet
Halal, vegetarian, keto, low-sodium, diabetic-friendly and allergies such as peanut, shellfish and gluten: every recipe follows your rules.
Clear, step-by-step
Each step shows the heat, the oven or oil temperature in °C and °F, how to cut, and how to tell when it's ready.
Cooking mode
Cook one step at a time with built-in timers. When you finish, your kitchen list updates so you know what's left.
Real dishes, local flavour
Built on a catalogue of 228 real dishes, including 125 Filipino and regional favourites, plus Japanese, Korean, Italian and more.
A community of home cooks
Share your dishes, follow other cooks, rate their food and climb from New Chef to Master Chef.
Made for every phone
Lite mode turns off animations and stock photos to save data, memory and battery on older phones.
How it works
From fridge to plate in three steps
- 1
Tell it what's in your fridge
Type your ingredients or scan them with your camera. Returning cooks get recipes in one tap with Quick Match.
2Pick a cuisine and your diet
Choose Filipino, Korean, Japanese and more, and set dietary needs and allergies once.
3Cook it, step by step
Get clear steps with times, heat, cuts and doneness cues, then follow along in Cooking mode.
Private by design
Your kitchen stays in your kitchen
- On-device AI. Recipes and ingredient scans are created on your phone, not on a server.
- Photos never uploaded. Ingredient photos you scan stay on your phone.
- Your diet is yours. Allergies and health needs are saved only on your phone.
- No ads, no selling. We don't sell your data, show ads, or profile you.
- Your rights, respected. Download or delete your data anytime, under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012.
Community
Cook, share, and get rated by real home cooks
Post photos of what you cook, follow cooks you like, and rate their dishes. Every rating builds a chef's reputation, from New Chef to Home Cook, Rising Chef, Trusted Chef and Master Chef. You'll get a notification when someone likes, comments on or rates your dish.
FAQ
Good to know
Is Refrigenerate free?
Yes. Refrigenerate is free to download and use, with no ads.
Does it need the internet?
Only to sign in, download the AI tools once, and use the community feed. After the one-time download, the AI chef creates recipes on your phone, even offline.
How big is the AI download?
The Recipe Chef is about 0.7 GB. The Ingredient Scanner is optional and adds about 1.5 GB. Wi-Fi is recommended, and the app checks your storage and connection first.
Which phones does it work on?
iPhone and iPad, and Android 7.0 or newer. The on-device AI runs best on phones with at least 3 to 4 GB of memory; Lite mode helps on older phones.
Are my photos and diet private?
Ingredient photos are analysed on your phone and never uploaded. Your ingredients, diet and allergies stay on your phone. Only what you choose to share, like dish photos and comments, goes to the community.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, anytime, from Me → Delete Account in the app. You can also ask us by email. See "Delete your account" for details.
More questions? Visit Support.
What's for dinner? Ask Refrigenerate.
Free on iPhone, iPad and Android.