Development journal.

1.0.0 is ready — waiting for Google Play

1.0.0 — our first release is ready.

Prep & Cook’s first release, 1.0.0, is ready. We are now waiting for Google Play to make the app publicly available. It is not yet a public store download; as soon as it becomes available, we will add the download link and email everyone who requested a launch notification.

You can now scan a barcode to add pantry stock. Check the product found through Open Food Facts, then confirm the ingredient and quantity. If no suitable match is found, photograph the product label or search manually. Receipt scanning is a Pro feature, with recognised items available for review before saving.

Keep several batches of the same ingredient, each with its own storage location and expiry date. Track leftover portions of cooked meals in the fridge or freezer, while Home helps you notice what to use sooner.

Ask for soup only for a lunch or dinner, or add soup alongside a main course. Daily soup and soup cooked for several days appear in the menu and guided cooking flow. Suggestions consider a preference for simpler recipes, the season and a suitable side or topping; dishes and their selected accompaniments can be swapped separately.

The six-language collection of real recipes has grown, and we reviewed the cooking instructions. The recipe page now includes a larger food photo, difficulty information and quantities adjusted to your portions. Follow and resume cooking step by step; step explanations are a Pro feature with one free try per recipe.

Take your own photo of a finished dish, then save or share a photo card with the dish name and Prep & Cook branding. Offer-based planning from supermarket leaflets and smart shopping-list sorting remain part of Pro.

Getting close to launch

Subscriptions, email accounts and a bigger recipe collection.

Add to your pantry by photographing a product label or scanning a receipt (Pro). The recipe collection has grown substantially and was reviewed in all six languages; quantities in the steps follow the portions you choose. Suggestions are more varied because the app takes its earlier suggestions into account.

Prep & Cook Pro is ready on Google Play, with monthly or annual plans and a free trial; we are now trying it in internal testing. For free, you can plan single meals at any time and one weekend (or any 2-day) menu per week; a full-week menu is part of Pro. Backup and restore are free for everyone.

Besides Google, you can now register with an email address and password, with a verification email and password reset. Dietary needs and allergies are stored only after your explicit consent, and the privacy notice has been rewritten in six languages.

The Android app is in Google Play internal testing. We still plan the public release for mid-November. There is no public download link yet; we will email everyone who signed up when it is out.

Better shopping and cooking flows

From your own list to cooking you can resume.

Shopping now works without a meal plan, with personal items that stay when you create a new menu. Their checkmarks do not change ingredient stock. For recipe purchases, you can correct the amount you actually bought.

Work through items one at a time in In-store view. Pro smart sorting combines ingredients and personal items in an estimated store or regional department order; actual store layouts can differ. Payment and launch-access details are still being prepared.

Choose a favourite recipe to cook, set tomorrow’s portions while planning and keep separate progress for the main dish and its chosen side or topping. The recipe collection is available in six languages.

Weekly and weekend days build in one scrollable preview, with a resumable draft and one final acceptance. The service is deployed; verification of the full authenticated app flow is still in progress. There is still no public download link.

A clearer Android interface

Four tabs. Closer to cooking.

Bottom navigation is here: Home, Menu, Shopping and Inventory. Your next meal takes centre stage on Home, while your list and ingredients are directly accessible. Switching tabs keeps your choices and does not request a new suggestion.

Getting started now takes two short steps. Choose a cooking-time limit for each plan: Any, or up to 15, 30 or 60 minutes per dish. The real recipe catalogue has expanded with Hungarian and international dishes, with English and Hungarian descriptions.

Filter your inventory by pantry, fridge or freezer. Purchased quantities go into your stock, while marking a planned meal cooked deducts the quantities used. The app explains each change before its first use, and the actions can be undone. A dedicated cooking view offers larger step text and ingredients you can tick off.

The Android interface continues to develop; full live verification of weekly and weekend planning is still in progress. There is no public download link yet. Android testing and the iOS launch notification have separate sign-up forms on the website.

Preparing for the first test

More recipes. Easier shopping.

The collection now contains Hungarian and international recipes, with English and Hungarian descriptions. Recipe views include cooking steps, ingredients adjusted to your portions and nutrition per serving, with estimates clearly marked.

Recorded pantry stock is taken into account when calculating what you still need to buy. Tick off, manually reorder and share your list as text. Favourites, recipe feedback and file backups are built, too.

The weekly and weekend planning screens include day selection, individual meal swaps and a combined shopping list. Verification of the complete live flow is still in progress; we’re continuing to test it before the public release.

Closed testing soon

0.0.1 — ready to try soon.

We’re working on the first testable version. The foundations are coming together: AI suggestions from real recipes, your own pantry, personalised portions and a shopping list.