Grublin is a free recipe app for iPhone and Android. You set your allergies, intolerances and diet once. Then you tell Grub, the goblin who lives in your fridge, what you have, what you fancy, or show him a photo of your shelf or of a dish you want, and he writes a complete recipe that fits all of it: your ingredients, your rules, your kitchen kit and your spice tolerance.
Three things people tell us they love
"Gluten-free vegan and fancy a curry? Sit down. I've got this."
Set your dietary needs once. Ask for anything.
Nine allergens and intolerances, thirteen diets, and the stuff you just don't fancy, stored once and applied to every recipe. Allergens plus vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher are re-checked in the finished recipe by our own code. No more opening twenty pages to reject nineteen.
"Don't type. Just show me the shelf."
Point the camera at anything.
Super Grub reads a photo of your fridge and turns it into dinner. Show him a finished dish or a takeaway you're craving instead and he writes a recipe to make it at home, to your rules, with your kit. Scanning is free and photos aren't stored.
"You've been stood there four minutes. We're making frittata."
Stop staring into the larder.
Tell Grub what's in, or what you fancy, and get a decision, not 400 search results. Not that one? Try a different idea. Nearly right? Tweak it. Testers say it widened what they cook without planning anything.
How it works
- Set up onceAllergies, diet, dislikes, spice, kit, how many you feed. About a minute.
- Tell GrubType what's in, say what you fancy, or take a photo.
- Pick the vibeWeeknight, a bit special, or impressive. Who's eating.
- CookA complete recipe with method, timings and the few staples to nab. Tweak it or ask for another.
Made for your kitchen, not a test kitchen
"Finally, someone who knows the top oven from the simmering oven."
Recipes only use kit you actually own: gas, electric, Aga or no oven, plus microwave, air fryer, slow cooker, pressure cooker, grill or wok. Spice from none to hot, seventeen cuisines to lean towards, metric or US measurements. Cook with your kit.
Free, with an optional Premium
Free: a few fresh recipes every day, and another whenever you want one by watching a short ad. Save up to five recipes. No account, no sign-up. Photo scanning is free.
Premium: unlimited recipes, no ads, unlimited saved recipes. Monthly or annual, through the App Store or Google Play. Cancel any time in your store account.
Grublin uses AI to write recipes. No automated check is perfect, so always read ingredient and product labels yourself, especially for allergies. If you have a serious allergy, do not rely on Grublin alone.
Yes. Combine any of the nine allergens and intolerances (tree nuts, peanut, shellfish, fish, dairy, egg, gluten, soy, sesame) with any dietary style (vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, halal, kosher, low-carb, low-fat, high-protein, keto, low-FODMAP, paleo, low-sugar, low-salt) and a free-text list of ingredients you don't like. Every recipe is written to those rules, and allergens plus vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher are re-checked in the finished recipe before you see it. Always read labels yourself, especially for allergies. Yes. Super Grub reads a photo of your fridge, cupboard or shopping, turns what it sees into an ingredient list you can confirm or edit, then writes the recipe. Scanning is free and photos are not stored. Yes. Photograph a finished dish, a plate in a restaurant or a takeaway you fancy and Super Grub writes a recipe to make it at home, within your dietary rules and with the kit you own. Tell Grub what's in the fridge, or what you fancy, and let him decide. If the first idea isn't right, tap Try a different idea, pick Surprise me, or Tweak it to adjust the same dish. Yes. A few recipes a day free, more by watching a short ad, and up to five saved recipes. Premium is an optional subscription for unlimited recipes, no ads and unlimited saves. Yes. Tell Grublin your heat source (gas, electric, Aga, or no oven) and any extras you own (microwave, air fryer, slow cooker, pressure cooker, grill, wok). Recipes only use kit you actually have. Grublin states your allergens in every request and re-checks each recipe against them, but recipes are generated by AI and no automated check is perfect. Always read every ingredient and product label yourself. If you have a serious allergy, do not rely on Grublin alone. No. Your preferences and saved recipes live on your device. Premium is tied to your App Store or Google Play account and can be restored on a new phone with Restore purchases.Questions people ask
Does Grublin work for a gluten-free vegan, or other combined dietary needs?
Can I just take a photo of my fridge?
Can Grublin recreate a dish or takeaway from a photo?
What if I have no idea what I want to cook?
Is Grublin free?
Does it work with an air fryer, slow cooker or Aga?
Is Grublin safe for people with serious allergies?
Does Grublin need an account?