# Kooking

> Kooking is a community-driven recipe and meal-planning iOS app built for everyday home cooks. It helps users save, import, share, and discover recipes — powered by AI-driven personalization, smart grocery lists, and weekly meal planning tools.

Kooking is currently in pre-launch / waitlist phase. The app is being developed for iOS (iPhone). Home cooks can join the waitlist at kookingapp.com to get early access and help shape the product.

## Product

Kooking is a mobile app (iOS) that combines recipe management, AI-powered personalization, social discovery, and meal planning into a single experience for home cooks. It is not a professional or restaurant tool — it is built for casual, everyday cooking at home.

## Core Features

- **Smart AI Match Score**: Kooking learns each user's tastes, dietary preferences, and spice level, then assigns every recipe a personalized AI Match score so users instantly know how well a recipe fits their food profile. The match improves the more the app is used.
- **Explore Page**: A community-driven feed of what other home cooks are making right now — trending dishes, hidden gems, and fresh ideas beyond a user's usual rotation.
- **Cooking Dashboard**: A personal stats view showing how often a user cooks, saves, and shares recipes. Tracks streaks, followers, and weekly cooking wins.
- **Recipe Import & Create**: Users can paste a URL from any food blog or recipe website and Kooking instantly imports the full recipe. Users can also build recipes from scratch step-by-step with their own photos and notes.
- **Smart Grocery Lists**: One-tap conversion of any recipe into a neatly organized grocery list, sorted by ingredient type. Users can check off items while shopping.
- **Cooked Recipe History**: Kooking automatically logs every recipe a user cooks along with the date it was made, so users can revisit favourites and track how often they've made each dish.
- **Weekly Meal Plans**: Users can plan their full week manually or let AI auto-fill the calendar using their saved recipes and community dishes. Meals can be mixed, swapped, and customized.
- **PDF Recipe Export**: Any recipe can be saved as a clean, well-formatted PDF in one tap — ideal for printing, offline access, or sharing with others.

## Target Audience

- Casual home cooks (not professional chefs)
- People who want to cook more but feel overwhelmed by the volume of content online
- Home cooks who want to discover new recipes through a trusted community
- iOS users (iPhone)
- Currently focused on the Toronto, Ontario, Canada market and English-speaking markets globally

## Company & Team

- **Deepak Sharma** — Co-Founder and Developer. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakdal
- **Sohee (Sophie) Lim** — Co-Founder and Marketing. LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sophielim
- Kooking was founded because recipes, food photos, and how-to videos are everywhere — but most people still end up eating the same 6 dishes on repeat. Kooking was built to give everyday cooks real ideas from real kitchens and the confidence to try something new.

## Status

- App is pre-launch (not yet released on the App Store)
- iOS beta testing is underway — home chefs are being recruited to test the app
- Waitlist is open at: https://kookingapp.com

## Key Pages

- Homepage / Waitlist: https://kookingapp.com
- About Us: https://kookingapp.com/about-us/
- Privacy Policy: https://kookingapp.com/privacy-policy
- Terms of Service: https://kookingapp.com/kooking-terms-of-service/
- Community Guidelines: https://kookingapp.com/kooking-community-guidelines/
- Contact: https://kookingapp.com/contact-us/

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How does the AI Match score work?**
Kooking learns your personal tastes, dietary needs, and spice tolerance and assigns every recipe a match score. The more you use Kooking, the more accurate your score becomes.

**Can I import recipes from other websites?**
Yes. Paste any recipe URL from your favourite food blogs or recipe sites and Kooking will automatically import the full recipe.

**How do shopping lists work?**
Tap any recipe and convert it to a grocery list in one tap. The list is organized by ingredient category so you can shop efficiently and check items off as you go.

**Do I need to be an experienced cook to use Kooking?**
No. Kooking is designed for casual, everyday home cooks of all skill levels.

**Can I download my recipes as PDFs?**
Yes. Any recipe can be exported as a clean, formatted PDF in one tap — perfect for printing or offline use.

**Is Kooking free to use?**
Pricing details will be announced closer to launch. Join the waitlist to stay updated.

## Brand Voice & Positioning

- Warm, welcoming, and community-first
- Built for real kitchens, not aspirational food content
- Focused on confidence, discovery, and making cooking feel like progress
- Tagline direction: "Recipes not just for the look, but for the taste."