Yes. Custrd is live on the App Store and free to download on iPhone. If you'd rather not install anything, the recipe finder on this site works in any browser with no signup.

Yes. Custrd is free to download and use. The free plan gives you ingredient scanning, every matching recipe from the Custrd library with no cap on results, unlimited saved meals, global recipe search, a shared shopping list for 5 people, and more. Custrd Pro unlocks the full experience including Custrd Insights as your unlimited AI chef, triple the global recipe results, and exclusive features.

How does the ingredient scanning work?

Open Custrd and point your camera at any ingredient or group of ingredients. The app detects them in under 15 seconds using AI-powered computer vision, then matches your exact ingredients against a curated recipe database and shows every meal you can realistically make right now — no substitutions, no guessing.

Are the recipes real or AI-generated?

Custrd uses a curated database of real recipes submitted by home cooks and verified chefs. Recipes are not AI-generated. Every result is a real dish with real steps, real photos, and real macro data.

What diets and filters does Custrd support?

Custrd supports 15+ dietary filters including vegan, vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, high-protein, and low-carb. Set your filters once in your profile and you'll never see a recipe that doesn't fit your diet.

What's the difference between Scan, Multi, and Scan Pro?

Scan mode takes a single photo. Multi mode lets you take up to 3 photos to capture more ingredients at once. Scan Pro (available on the Pro plan) lets you take up to 5 photos and scans packaged foods via barcode as well.

Does it work if I only have a few ingredients?

Yes — Custrd is specifically built for this. Even with 2 or 3 ingredients, Custrd will find real recipes that match what you have, ranked by how close each one is to cookable — and it can surface meals you're only an ingredient or two away from, so you know exactly what to grab next time you shop.

Can I save recipes I like?

Yes. Save any meal to your library, organize them into custom folders, and access them anytime — saves are unlimited for every user, free and Pro alike.

Can Custrd order my missing ingredients?

Almost — it hands them off. Tap “Order on Instacart” on any ingredient, or send a recipe's whole list at once, and it opens in the Instacart® app with your items ready to shop. You pick the store and check out in your own Instacart account; Custrd never places orders for you. Available where the Instacart® service operates (U.S. and Canada).

Can I share a shopping list with my household?

Yes, and you don't need Pro for it. The free plan includes one shared shopping list with up to 5 people in it — enough for most households — and everything syncs in real time, so whoever is at the store sees items the moment someone at home adds them. Joining a list someone invites you to never counts against your own limit, so you can be a member of as many lists as you're invited to. Custrd Pro raises it to 10 shared lists of 15 people each, which matters if you're running more than one household — a home, a parents' place, a shared house. The people-per-list cap follows whoever created the list, so one Pro subscriber upgrades the whole group.

What is the Creator Program?

The Custrd Creator Program lets home cooks and chefs submit original recipes to the app. Approved dishes are published in the Custrd Library with the creator's name and socials on them, and creators earn rewards as other users cook their dishes. Apply at cooksnapapp.com/creators.

Will there be an Android version?

Custrd launched on iOS first. Android is planned for a future release, but there is no date yet — we'd rather not promise one we can't keep.

How much does it cost to get started?

Nothing. Custrd is free to download and the free plan is genuinely usable — no trial timer on it. Custrd Pro is a paid upgrade if you want the AI chef and the larger global recipe results.

The Recipe App That Finds Meals From Ingredients You Already Have

Custrd is a free recipe app that scans the ingredients you already have — and instantly finds real recipes you can cook right now, filtered to your diet.

Free on iPhone · No account needed to look around

Not on iPhone? Try the free recipe finder on the web — no signup, no app →

Ingredients

Meal Results

It's 6pm. The fridge is full.
You still can't think of dinner.

So it's takeout again, and the groceries you already paid for inch toward the bin. Custrd flips that: it starts from what's in your kitchen and shows you what it can become.

Snap

Point your camera at your fridge, counter, or pantry.

Match

Custrd finds real recipes you can make with exactly what you have.

Cook

Pick one and cook it tonight — steps, macros, and timing included.

Everything you need

These are real screens from the app, not mockups — swipe through them. Every phone opens if you tap it.

Core Feature

Snap. Match. Cook.

Point your camera at your fridge, counter, or pantry. Custrd names what you have, matches it against real recipes ranked by how close you are to cooking each one — then walks you through the cook, step by step.

How it works

Open the app. Snap your ingredients. Custrd searches our entire recipe database and shows you every meal you can make right now — filtered to your diet before you even ask.

01
Snap what you have
Point the camera at your counter, fridge, or a barcode. That's the whole input.
02
Review what it detected
Custrd names your ingredients and shows its work. You stay in charge of the list.
03
Cook a real recipe
Matches come from a curated library of real dishes — ranked by what you already have.

From recipe to groceries

Every other recipe app stops at “here's what to make.” Custrd hands your missing ingredients straight to the Instacart® app — so the scan ends with groceries on the way.

Custrd ingredient menu with 'Order on Instacart' selected, and the Instacart app open with that ingredient searched and ready to add to a cart — The real flow, unedited: an ingredient in Custrd (left) handed to the Instacart® app with the product searched and ready to add (right).

01
Pick a recipe
Custrd already knows which ingredients you have and which you're missing.
02
Tap “Order on Instacart”
On a single ingredient — or send the recipe's whole list at once.
03
Shop and check out
The list opens in the Instacart® app with your items ready. You pick the store and place the order yourself.

Good to know: checkout happens in your own Instacart account, in regions where the Instacart® service operates (U.S. and Canada). Custrd never places orders for you.

Instacart is a registered trademark of Maplebear Inc., d/b/a Instacart. Custrd is not endorsed by or affiliated with Instacart.

Real recipes, hand-verified

Every card below is a real dish from the library — no AI-generated meals, no stock photos. This is what Custrd matches your ingredients against.

Spanish Moorish Spiced Pork Skewers

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 385 cal

Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 142 cal

25-Min Chocolate Cake Pops

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 285 cal

Blueberry Yogurt Parfait Bowl

Custrd Library

⏱ 5 min🔥 380 cal

Sheet-Pan Buchteln

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 320 cal

Nasi Pecel with Fried Fish & Egg

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 650 cal

Yam Mama (Thai Chili-Lime Shrimp & Pork)

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Frosted Vanilla Cupcakes with Sprinkles

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Cottage Pie

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 478 cal

Toasted Bread with Butter and Spices

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 220 cal

Zserbó: Apricot & Walnut Bars

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

15-Min Charred Beef Short Ribs with Lime & Chiles

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 420 cal

White Bean Soup with Garlic & Herbs

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 218 cal

Apam Balik (Malaysian Peanut Pancakes)

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 310 cal

Honey Roasted Chicken with Cucumber

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Horchata

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 180 cal

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 245 cal

Pan-Fried Mandu with Quick Broth

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 380 cal

Kremówka (Polish Cream Custard Pastry)

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Moroccan Fish Tagine

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 245 cal

Spanish Moorish Spiced Pork Skewers

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 385 cal

Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 142 cal

25-Min Chocolate Cake Pops

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 285 cal

Blueberry Yogurt Parfait Bowl

Custrd Library

⏱ 5 min🔥 380 cal

Sheet-Pan Buchteln

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 320 cal

Nasi Pecel with Fried Fish & Egg

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 650 cal

Yam Mama (Thai Chili-Lime Shrimp & Pork)

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Frosted Vanilla Cupcakes with Sprinkles

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Cottage Pie

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 478 cal

Toasted Bread with Butter and Spices

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 220 cal

Zserbó: Apricot & Walnut Bars

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

15-Min Charred Beef Short Ribs with Lime & Chiles

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 420 cal

White Bean Soup with Garlic & Herbs

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 218 cal

Apam Balik (Malaysian Peanut Pancakes)

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 310 cal

Honey Roasted Chicken with Cucumber

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Horchata

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 180 cal

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 245 cal

Pan-Fried Mandu with Quick Broth

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 380 cal

Kremówka (Polish Cream Custard Pastry)

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Moroccan Fish Tagine

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 245 cal

Spanish Moorish Spiced Pork Skewers

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 385 cal

Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 142 cal

25-Min Chocolate Cake Pops

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 285 cal

Blueberry Yogurt Parfait Bowl

Custrd Library

⏱ 5 min🔥 380 cal

Sheet-Pan Buchteln

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 320 cal

Nasi Pecel with Fried Fish & Egg

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 650 cal

Yam Mama (Thai Chili-Lime Shrimp & Pork)

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Frosted Vanilla Cupcakes with Sprinkles

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Cottage Pie

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 478 cal

Toasted Bread with Butter and Spices

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 220 cal

Zserbó: Apricot & Walnut Bars

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

15-Min Charred Beef Short Ribs with Lime & Chiles

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 420 cal

White Bean Soup with Garlic & Herbs

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 218 cal

Apam Balik (Malaysian Peanut Pancakes)

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 310 cal

Honey Roasted Chicken with Cucumber

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 385 cal

Horchata

Custrd Library

⏱ 10 min🔥 180 cal

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Custrd Library

⏱ 15 min🔥 245 cal

Pan-Fried Mandu with Quick Broth

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 380 cal

Kremówka (Polish Cream Custard Pastry)

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Moroccan Fish Tagine

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 245 cal

Peruvian beef stir-fry

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 450 cal

Madeleines

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 140 cal

Maamoul

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 145 cal

15-Min Beef Doner Wrap

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 520 cal

Moroccan Grilled Sardines

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Crispy Chicken Pakora with Tamarind Dip

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 320 cal

Turkish Lamb & Eggplant Kebab Plate

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 480 cal

Hawaiian Chicken Long Rice

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Bifanas no Pão — Garlic Pork Sandwich

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 580 cal

Garganelli with Prosciutto

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 652 cal

Charred Octopus with Lemon & Garlic

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 310 cal

Harvest Bowl with Crispy Chickpeas

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 485 cal

Crema Catalana

Custrd Library

⏱ 50 min🔥 385 cal

Jianbing (Chinese Crepe)

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 385 cal

Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 420 cal

Korean Bulgogi Beef

Custrd Library

⏱ 480 min🔥 385 cal

Dongbei Chicken & Corn Stew

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 285 cal

Jungle Curry Shrimp

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 287 cal

Skillet Beef Fajitas

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 520 cal

Crispy Cornmeal Catfish with Tomato & Lettuce

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 385 cal

Peruvian beef stir-fry

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 450 cal

Madeleines

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 140 cal

Maamoul

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 145 cal

15-Min Beef Doner Wrap

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 520 cal

Moroccan Grilled Sardines

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Crispy Chicken Pakora with Tamarind Dip

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 320 cal

Turkish Lamb & Eggplant Kebab Plate

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 480 cal

Hawaiian Chicken Long Rice

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Bifanas no Pão — Garlic Pork Sandwich

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 580 cal

Garganelli with Prosciutto

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 652 cal

Charred Octopus with Lemon & Garlic

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 310 cal

Harvest Bowl with Crispy Chickpeas

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 485 cal

Crema Catalana

Custrd Library

⏱ 50 min🔥 385 cal

Jianbing (Chinese Crepe)

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 385 cal

Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 420 cal

Korean Bulgogi Beef

Custrd Library

⏱ 480 min🔥 385 cal

Dongbei Chicken & Corn Stew

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 285 cal

Jungle Curry Shrimp

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 287 cal

Skillet Beef Fajitas

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 520 cal

Crispy Cornmeal Catfish with Tomato & Lettuce

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 385 cal

Peruvian beef stir-fry

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 450 cal

Madeleines

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 140 cal

Maamoul

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 145 cal

15-Min Beef Doner Wrap

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 520 cal

Moroccan Grilled Sardines

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 280 cal

Crispy Chicken Pakora with Tamarind Dip

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 320 cal

Turkish Lamb & Eggplant Kebab Plate

Custrd Library

⏱ 28 min🔥 480 cal

Hawaiian Chicken Long Rice

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 385 cal

Bifanas no Pão — Garlic Pork Sandwich

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 580 cal

Garganelli with Prosciutto

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 652 cal

Charred Octopus with Lemon & Garlic

Custrd Library

⏱ 25 min🔥 310 cal

Harvest Bowl with Crispy Chickpeas

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 485 cal

Crema Catalana

Custrd Library

⏱ 50 min🔥 385 cal

Jianbing (Chinese Crepe)

Custrd Library

⏱ 30 min🔥 385 cal

Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Custrd Library

⏱ 35 min🔥 420 cal

Korean Bulgogi Beef

Custrd Library

⏱ 480 min🔥 385 cal

Dongbei Chicken & Corn Stew

Custrd Library

⏱ 45 min🔥 285 cal

Jungle Curry Shrimp

Custrd Library

⏱ 18 min🔥 287 cal

Skillet Beef Fajitas

Custrd Library

⏱ 20 min🔥 520 cal

Crispy Cornmeal Catfish with Tomato & Lettuce

Custrd Library

⏱ 12 min🔥 385 cal

Simple pricing

Custrd is free on the App Store. Pro is an optional upgrade inside the app.

Free

Always free

3 multi-snap captures per scan

Smart meal ranking

All Custrd meal matches per scan — no cap

Custrd Insights: 5 messages/day

Basic macro breakdown

Global recipe results: 4 per scan, 6 per search

Unlimited meal saves

2 custom folders

1 shared shopping list for 5 people

1 nutrition profile

Preset diet & fasting plans

Preset nutrition strategies

Limited profile customization

Download free

Most Popular

Pro

$9.99/month

Billed monthly · cancel anytime

Custrd Insights — your unlimited AI chef

'Made for your fridge' AI meals from what you have

AI meal improvements — swaps, portions & equipment

Cooking steps rewritten around your swaps

Triple the global recipe results — up to 12 per fridge scan, 20 per search

Up to 5 multi-photo captures per scan

Barcode & packaged food scanning

Voice dictation for ingredients

Detailed macro & goal matching scores

Up to 15 goal profiles

Custom macros per profile

Custom diet & fasting plans

Up to 10 shared shopping lists, 15 people each

Unlimited collections & cookbooks

Earn achievements & unlock their badges

Display name fonts & custom colors

Animated name glow effects

Pro badge styles

Profile header themes

Avatar gear & wearables

Custom nutrition strategies

Get Custrd — then upgrade →

Custrd is free to download on the App Store. Pro is billed through your Apple account and can be cancelled any time in App Store settings.

Is Custrd out yet?: Yes. Custrd is live on the App Store and free to download on iPhone. If you'd rather not install anything, the recipe finder on this site works in any browser with no signup.
Is Custrd free?: Yes. Custrd is free to download and use. The free plan gives you ingredient scanning, every matching recipe from the Custrd library with no cap on results, unlimited saved meals, global recipe search, a shared shopping list for 5 people, and more. Custrd Pro unlocks the full experience including Custrd Insights as your unlimited AI chef, triple the global recipe results, and exclusive features.
How does the ingredient scanning work?: Open Custrd and point your camera at any ingredient or group of ingredients. The app detects them in under 15 seconds using AI-powered computer vision, then matches your exact ingredients against a curated recipe database and shows every meal you can realistically make right now — no substitutions, no guessing.
Are the recipes real or AI-generated?: Custrd uses a curated database of real recipes submitted by home cooks and verified chefs. Recipes are not AI-generated. Every result is a real dish with real steps, real photos, and real macro data.
What diets and filters does Custrd support?: Custrd supports 15+ dietary filters including vegan, vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, high-protein, and low-carb. Set your filters once in your profile and you'll never see a recipe that doesn't fit your diet.
What's the difference between Scan, Multi, and Scan Pro?: Scan mode takes a single photo. Multi mode lets you take up to 3 photos to capture more ingredients at once. Scan Pro (available on the Pro plan) lets you take up to 5 photos and scans packaged foods via barcode as well.
Does it work if I only have a few ingredients?: Yes — Custrd is specifically built for this. Even with 2 or 3 ingredients, Custrd will find real recipes that match what you have, ranked by how close each one is to cookable — and it can surface meals you're only an ingredient or two away from, so you know exactly what to grab next time you shop.
Can I save recipes I like?: Yes. Save any meal to your library, organize them into custom folders, and access them anytime — saves are unlimited for every user, free and Pro alike.
Can Custrd order my missing ingredients?: Almost — it hands them off. Tap “Order on Instacart” on any ingredient, or send a recipe's whole list at once, and it opens in the Instacart® app with your items ready to shop. You pick the store and check out in your own Instacart account; Custrd never places orders for you. Available where the Instacart® service operates (U.S. and Canada).
Can I share a shopping list with my household?: Yes, and you don't need Pro for it. The free plan includes one shared shopping list with up to 5 people in it — enough for most households — and everything syncs in real time, so whoever is at the store sees items the moment someone at home adds them. Joining a list someone invites you to never counts against your own limit, so you can be a member of as many lists as you're invited to. Custrd Pro raises it to 10 shared lists of 15 people each, which matters if you're running more than one household — a home, a parents' place, a shared house. The people-per-list cap follows whoever created the list, so one Pro subscriber upgrades the whole group.
What is the Creator Program?: The Custrd Creator Program lets home cooks and chefs submit original recipes to the app. Approved dishes are published in the Custrd Library with the creator's name and socials on them, and creators earn rewards as other users cook their dishes. Apply at cooksnapapp.com/creators.
Will there be an Android version?: Custrd launched on iOS first. Android is planned for a future release, but there is no date yet — we'd rather not promise one we can't keep.
How much does it cost to get started?: Nothing. Custrd is free to download and the free plan is genuinely usable — no trial timer on it. Custrd Pro is a paid upgrade if you want the AI chef and the larger global recipe results.

FAQ

Honest answers.

Everything you're probably wondering about.

Custrd is out now on the App Store — free to download, and free to keep using.

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Popular recipes to try tonight

Thousands of recipes you can make from what's already in your kitchen.

The Recipe App That Finds Meals From Ingredients You Already Have

It's 6pm. The fridge is full.
You still can't think of dinner.

Snap. Match. Cook.

Snap what you have

Review what it detected

Cook a real recipe

Pick a recipe

Tap “Order on Instacart”

Shop and check out

Honest answers.

Popular recipes to try tonight

Browse by ingredient

Browse by cuisine

The Recipe App That Finds Meals From Ingredients You Already HaveYour ingredients.Endlesspossibilities.meals.

It's 6pm. The fridge is full.You still can't think of dinner.

One Scan of Your Fridge. Nine Ways Custrd Turns It Into Dinner.

Snap. Match. Cook.

How It Works: Point Your Camera, Scan Your Ingredients, Cook in Under 15 Seconds

Snap what you have

Review what it detected

Cook a real recipe

Missing ingredients? Send the list to the Instacart® app.

Pick a recipe

Tap “Order on Instacart”

Shop and check out

The Custrd Library: 17,000+ Real Dishes With Real Photos, Vetted by Real People

Free Recipe App With Pro Macro Tracking, Dietary Filters, and Unlimited Recipe Saves

Honest answers.

Is Custrd out yet?

Is Custrd free?

How does the ingredient scanning work?

Are the recipes real or AI-generated?

What diets and filters does Custrd support?

What's the difference between Scan, Multi, and Scan Pro?

Does it work if I only have a few ingredients?

Can I save recipes I like?

Can Custrd order my missing ingredients?

Can I share a shopping list with my household?

What is the Creator Program?

Will there be an Android version?

How much does it cost to get started?

Real dinners are waiting in your fridge.

Popular recipes to try tonight

Browse by ingredient

Browse by cuisine

The Recipe App That Finds Meals From Ingredients You Already Have

It's 6pm. The fridge is full.
You still can't think of dinner.