KptnCook is a mobile app and your daily cooking companion. We help you discover delicious, easy-to-cook recipes — most ready in 30 minutes or less — plan your meals, and shop smarter.
Every recipe is tested by our nutritionists and food experts to ensure it’s balanced, reliable, and full of flavor. With KptnCook, you’ll spend less time cooking and more time enjoying meals you love.
It’s pronounced Captain Cook 😉 – inspired by the 18th-century explorer James Cook.
We believe every meal can be its own little voyage. Instead of navigating oceans, we explore flavors, ingredients, and cuisines – bringing you recipes that spark curiosity and make cooking feel like an adventure.
Whether you’re trying a new spice or planning a week’s worth of meals, we’re your crew for the journey.
We’re a diverse, international crew of passionate food lovers – from app developers and nutritionists to designers and home cooks. Based in Germany, with most of us in Berlin, we blend different cultures, flavors, and ideas into everything we create.
Our mission: make cooking so simple, enjoyable, and inspiring that it naturally becomes part of your everyday joy.
Even without Premium or Pro, you can:
Every week! We add 3 new recipes daily for free users, while Premium and Pro members get unlimited access to our full library of 4,000+ recipes – continuously growing
We have a whole crew of nutritionists and food experts who create new recipes for you every day.
We’re also lucky to collaborate with many talented food bloggers who share our passion for cooking. If you’re a fan of a specific blogger’s recipe, just click on their bio and visit their site for even more food inspiration. This mix of expertise and creativity means you’ll always find fresh, diverse ideas to keep your cooking exciting.
Because they’re delicious, healthy, and better for the planet. Reducing meat consumption helps both your health and the environment – and we make sure the veggie dishes are so good, you won’t miss the meat.
We’re flexitarians: we love vegetables, but we also enjoy high-quality meat 1-2 times a week. For us, less is more – and quality matters most.
We love cooking with in-season ingredients whenever possible. But if we use a tomato in winter instead of only cabbage and root vegetables, we hope you’ll understand 😉. You can always filter recipes to match the current season.
With a paid plan, you unlock powerful features that make cooking easier, faster, and more personal.
Premium includes:
Pro includes everything in Premium, plus:
You can choose:
Exact prices depend on your region. You’ll see them in the app before confirming your purchase.
Free trial: You can test Premium or Pro free for 7 days (except for certain discounted offers–check in-app details).
When you start a free trial of Premium or Pro, you’ll have full access to all features for 7 days.
Note: Some discounted offers don’t include a free trial — check the details in the app before subscribing.
Cancellation steps depend on how you subscribed.
iOS (Apple App Store):
1. Open Settings on your iPhone/iPad.
2. Tap your name > Subscriptions.
3. Select KptnCook > tap Cancel Subscription.
For more details, visit Apple Support
Android (Google Play Store):
1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. Tap the profile icon > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions.
3. Select KptnCook > tap Cancel subscription
For more details, visit Google Play Support
Website:
If you subscribed via our website, use the confirmation email link to manage your subscription.
If you can’t find it check spam/junk or email us at support@kptncook.com and we’ll sort it out for you.
Refunds are handled by the platform where you purchased:
- iOS (Apple App Store): Request here
- Android (Google Play Store): Request here
- Website: Email support@kptncook.com within 14 days of purchase.
Note: Refund eligibility may vary, and prior subscribers may not qualify.
As a TK member, please visit our partner page for TK members to redeem your TK voucher code.
1. On the webpage, enter the code you received in the TK app into the input field.
2. You’ll be redirected to the account page, where you can create a new KptnCook account or log in with your existing one.
3. Download and open the app, and sign in with the account you used to redeem your voucher. If any content still appears locked, simply close and reopen the app.
Note: The voucher can only be redeemed if you don’t currently have an active KptnCook Premium subscription.
Filter recipes by diet (vegan, low carb, high protein, etc.) or exclude ingredients you don’t like or can’t eat (e.g., no coriander).
During app onboarding, you can enter your preferences – these will automatically apply if you have a Premium or Pro subscription.
You can update your preferences anytime in the app’s settings.
Benefit: Your recipe feed is instantly tailored to your taste and needs, making it easier to discover recipes you’ll actually want to cook.
Free: Ask Skippi one question per recipe for quick tips, ingredient swaps, or cooking guidance.
Pro: Unlimited questions with instant, tailored answers while you cook.
Benefit: Get the cooking help you need, without having to leave the kitchen or search online.
Plan your meals for the week and add recipes with one tap. Use the “Surprise” feature to discover something new without scrolling endlessly.
Benefit: Save time deciding what to cook and keep your meals fresh and varied.
Tap the heart icon on any recipe to save it to your Favorites.
To delete: Tap the red heart again. Deleted recipes move to the collection "Recently deleted" for 30 days in case you change your mind.
Benefit: Quickly access the recipes you love most.
Create a free KptnCook account:
- Your favorites will sync across devices (phone, tablet, etc.).
- You’ll never lose them, even if you switch devices.
You have 3 permanent collections you can’t delete:
- Cooked
- Want to cook
- Recently deleted (keeps recipes for 30 days)
Plus, create up to 7 custom collections to organize your favorites any way you like – by theme, season, event, or anything else.
Benefit: Your recipes stay organized and easy to find.
A few basics go a long way:
With these essentials, you can make almost any recipe in the app – including creamy soups and sauces.
For fresh ingredients sold by weight (e.g., apples, tomatoes), we use average weights – like 200g for an apple – to estimate prices.
This gives you a reliable guide for budgeting, even if exact prices vary slightly.
We aim for accuracy, but regional supermarket promotions and pricing differences can cause variations. Use our prices as a guide rather than an exact checkout total.
Our nutritionists test every recipe and calculate the ingredient amounts for 2-4 servings – the most common household sizes and the range that ensures the best cooking and flavor results. The app then automatically adjusts these amounts to match your chosen number of servings. Whether you’re cooking for one, two, or a crowd, you’ll get the right quantities every time – without guesswork.
For every recipe, we show the nutritional values per serving. Our data comes from a trusted national food database to make sure the numbers are accurate. The colored circle around each value shows how much it contributes to the average daily needs for adults: 2,000 calories, 50 g protein, 70 g fat and 270 g carbohydrates. If you’re curious, our source is the Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel – Germany’s official nutrient database.
Creating a free KptnCook account unlocks extra convenience:
Benefit: Your recipes, lists, and notes are always with you – no matter what device you’re on.
⚠️ Deleting your account does not cancel an active subscription. Be sure to cancel first (see “How can I cancel my trial or subscription?” above).
iOS / Android steps:
1. Go to the Today tab and tap on the Account icon in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Tap on the Settings icon in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap on My Account > Delete Account
4. Tap Send Email in the pop-up
5. Open the email from KptnCook and click Delete Account
Or email us at support@kptncook.com to request deletion.
Please note that we may be required by tax and commercial law to retain certain accounting-related information. In addition, we will keep your deletion request and our response (if you have requested deletion of your account through our customer support) for three years to fulfill our recordkeeping obligations. Therefore, we may not be able to delete all of your information at this time. However, we will only retain the remaining data to fulfill our legal obligations. Once these periods have expired, we will immediately delete your remaining information without you having to ask us to do so again.
You can control KptnCook push notifications in your smartphone settings:
iOS:
Android:
Tip: Notifications keep you updated with cooking inspiration, seasonal recipes, and special offers – so you never miss a chance to try something new.
Search your inbox for “KptnCook” and check your spam or junk folder.
If you still can’t find it, email us at support@kptncook.com and include: 1. The email address you used for your KptnCook account 2. The date and platform where you subscribed or redeemed your voucher
We’re happy to help!
Email us at support@kptncook.com for subscription, billing and technical issues.
Email feedback@kptncook.com for product suggestions or recipe ideas.
Tip: Include your device type (iOS/Android/Web), app version, a short description of the issue, and screenshots if possible — this helps us solve your problem faster.
We aim to reply within 2-3 working days.
