About this app

BigOven makes cooking simple. Find inspiration from our library of 1,000,000+ recipes, plan meals, create grocery lists, help reduce food waste and more, all on one device. The BigOven experience includes a range of useful tools and a welcoming home cook community that shares the same passion for being in the kitchen as you do.

Our app at a glance:

Have all your recipes in one place
Never have to dig through old cookbooks or go through your internet history to find recipes again. Now all of your favorite recipes can live in one location. You can clip recipes from your favorite sites using the BigOven Clipper, and upload and transcribe handwritten recipes by snapping a photo with our RecipeScan tool. Save & share recipes with just one tap, and easily organize your recipes in folders and filter by category.

Get inspired
We make searching for recipes easy. From the moment you open the app, you'll find everything from what's trending, to what your friends and family are making or baking. Find any recipe in no time with seasonal collections and suggested dishes, and save & share recipes with a single tap. Follow your favorite bloggers and discover what others are cooking in our community of 5 million+ registered home cooks.

Plan meals
Plan ahead with the Meal Planner tool and leave the stress of deciding what to eat behind. Easily add recipes to your planner and recipe items to your grocery list with the tap of a button. Plan weekly, daily, or monthly meals to stay organized and share your plan with friends and family.

Manage your grocery list
Create a grocery list for yourself or share it with your household. Sort items by department or recipe and easily mark off items while you shop. Our grocery list helps make shopping more efficient and less stressful.

Reduce food waste
With our free Use Up Leftovers tool, discover recipes with ingredients you already have. Choose up to 3 ingredients, and BigOven will tell you what you can make. Help reduce food waste while also helping your pocketbook.

Join the community
Be a part of a home cook community that loves to be in the kitchen just as much as you do. Read reviews left by others and get notified of comments or questions on recipes you've posted. Find and follow other friends and family and see their recipes on your home screen.

Download for free today!

Pro Membership
Get the most out of our ultimate home cooking tool by going Pro. Enjoy an ad-free experience and find recipes that cater to your diet and lifestyle with ingredient-by-ingredient Nutrition Insight and advanced search filters. Create custom folders to store recipes for any occasion. Plan a week's worth of meals and share it across multiple BigOven accounts. Upload an unlimited number of recipes and unlock 25 RecipeScan credits.

Become a Pro Member for $2.99 per month, or save 30% off the monthly price and pay $24.99 per year. Cancel anytime.

New features

Fixes and other improvements.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.