Speakeater is the **cooking app that reads your fridge**. Take a few photos of your shelves with the camera built into your Android phone, and the app extracts every visible ingredient using the camera. It then ranks **23,743 cooking recipes** by how much of each one is already in your kitchen. A real number tied to your real pantry, not a generic taste profile.
Most cooking apps want you to type. Type the chicken, type the onion, type the salt. Speakeater is the **cooking app that doesn't make you type anything**. Open the camera, photograph your fridge, and the recipe shortlist loads ranked by tonight's-dinner readiness.
**What makes Speakeater different from other cooking apps**: a photo-fridge scan as the input (no other major cooking app on Android does this in 2026), 6,539 drinks baked into the same app (no other cooking app spans both food and a real bar), and TikTok or YouTube link import for any cooking video on the internet. Three differences. Combined: the cooking app for the way people actually cook in 2026.
Speakeater is **free, ad-supported**. Pro is $5 per month or $45 a year. Free tier is forever. No trial, no email gate, no friction.
Launching June 10, 2026 on Google Play (Android). iOS follows about 60 days later. Until then, save your seat on the homepage.
How does this cooking app work?
Photograph your fridge with the camera built into your Android phone. Speakeater's the camera extracts every visible ingredient and ranks 23,743 recipes by how much of each one is already in your kitchen. Card 1 is the closest match. Card 2 is one quick substitution away. Card 3 needs a single grocery grab. Read the full explainer at /how-it-works.
Is Speakeater free?
Yes. Speakeater Free is $0 forever, ad-supported. Includes unlimited recipe swipes, the full cookbook, the cocktail bar, the pantry, the shopping list, the cook mode, and 5 fridge-photo scans per month (resets monthly; top up $2 for 20 more). Pro is $5 a month or $45 a year and removes ads, unlocks 60 fridge scans a month, TikTok/YouTube link import, photo-to-recipe extraction, and shareable cookbook links.
What other cooking apps does this replace?
Speakeater replaces SuperCook (which makes you type ingredients), Yummly (which has no expiration tracking), Paprika (which has no recipe matching), and Cooklist (which only scans receipts). The detailed comparison pages are at /vs/supercook, /vs/cooklist, /vs/yummly, and /vs/paprika.
What kinds of cooking does it support?
Twenty-three thousand food recipes spanning 17 cuisines: Italian, Mexican, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Mediterranean, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, French, American, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, North African, Chinese, Spanish, and Cajun/Creole. Plus a 6,539-drink bar with vintage and modern eras. The app handles weeknight cooking, meal prep, dinner parties, batch cooking, and cocktail nights from the same library.
Cooking app for Android. When does it launch?
Speakeater launches on Google Play on June 10, 2026. Closed beta is open now; iOS follows about 60 days after Android. Save your seat on the homepage to get the install link the moment it goes live.
FAQ — cooking app
What is the best cooking app for 2026?
If you cook from what's already in your kitchen rather than from a shopping list, Speakeater is the strongest fit. It's the only Android cooking app in 2026 that uses photo-fridge scan as the input, includes a 6,539-drink cocktail bar, and supports TikTok/YouTube recipe import. SuperCook, Cooklist, Yummly, and Paprika each cover one piece of this; Speakeater is the only one that covers all four.
Is there a free cooking app that reads your fridge?
Speakeater. Free forever, ad-supported. Photograph your fridge, the app extracts ingredients via the camera, ranks 23,743 recipes by what you have. Five fridge-photo scans a month on the free tier (resets monthly; top up $2 for 20 more), or 60 a month on Pro at $5.
What cooking app should I use if I'm a beginner?
Speakeater works for beginners specifically because it removes the choosing-a-recipe friction. Open the camera, photograph your fridge, get tonight's recipe ranked by what you already have. No need to know what's good with what; the app tells you.
Does Speakeater work on iPhone?
Not yet. Android first on June 10, 2026. iOS follows about 60 days later in late summer 2026. Save your seat on the homepage and you'll get the install link the day each platform goes live.