The team behind CookBook

CookBook Team

Product guides from the team building CookBook, the recipe manager for iOS, Android and web.

The people behind the app

CookBook Co. is led by co-founders Ralph Shippam and Sammy Greener. We build recipe technology on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Ralph brings software engineering experience across mobile apps, cloud systems, APIs and AI. Sammy brings product management, design, business planning and customer support.

We use CookBook in our own kitchen, from adapting recipes and saving ideas to keeping complete instructions and step-by-step photos. Our families cook with it too. Those everyday experiences help shape the product and the guidance we share.

Our guides

CookBook Team articles cover saving recipes, organising a personal collection, meal planning and grocery lists. These guides come from the team behind the product.

Our wider work includes the FoodByMaria app partnership, AppScreens and Salty Bytes. Read more about CookBook Co. or meet the CookBook team.

Articles by CookBook Team

Best 6 Recipe Manager Apps in 2026

Oct 23, 202623 min read

Best 6 Recipe Manager Apps in 2026

By CookBook Team

Compare CookBook, Paprika, ReciMe, Recipe Keeper, Samsung Food and Plan to Eat by imports, meal planning, pricing, devices and recipe export.

Best Recipe Organizer Apps in 2026

Oct 23, 202615 min read

Best Recipe Organizer Apps in 2026: 12 Compared

By CookBook Team

Compare 12 recipe organizer apps for saving and storing recipes, tags, search and device access. See free limits and choose a home for your collection.

Illustration of an open recipe book, a conversation symbol and a meal planner beside fresh ingredients

Sep 29, 202612 min read

Best AI Recipe Manager Apps: Import, Create, Adapt and Cook

By CookBook Team

Compare AI recipe managers for importing, cooking questions, recipe creation and variations. See why CookBook is our top pick for a personal recipe collection.

Illustration of a calendar turning to a fresh page beside dinner photos and a recipe book

Sep 24, 20264 min read

Mealime Is Closing: What to Do Before 21 October

By CookBook Team

Mealime closes on 21 October 2026. Understand Meals Hub, preserve the details you need and choose a meal planner for your own recipes.

Best Apps To Save Recipes From TikTok

Sep 19, 202617 min read

Best Apps to Save Recipes from TikTok: Six Compared

By CookBook Team

Compare six TikTok recipe apps by direct importing, free limits, cooking tools and export. Find the right fit among CookBook, ReciMe and other recipe managers.

Illustration of a meal calendar, cooking pot, clock and grocery checklist

Sep 19, 202617 min read

The Best Meal Planning Apps for Your Recipes and Your Week

By CookBook Team

Compare five meal planning apps for your own recipes, freezer meals, shared plans and grocery lists. See prices, limitations and the Mealime closure update.

Illustration of recipe photos, a grocery checklist and a basket of fresh ingredients

Sep 19, 202616 min read

6 Best Grocery List Apps for Recipes and Shared Shopping

By CookBook Team

Compare CookBook, AnyList, Bring!, OurGroceries, Samsung Food and Plan to Eat for recipe lists, household sharing, prices, pantry checks and exports.

Illustration of recipe cards moving between two file boxes with helping hands beneath the arrow

Sep 19, 20267 min read

How to Transfer Paprika Recipes to CookBook

By CookBook Team

Move your Paprika recipes to CookBook with Pro import assistance. Prepare the accepted archive, check photos and recipe fields, then start cooking from your collection.

Illustration of a recipe collection copied to a second stack beside a storage drive

Sep 19, 20264 min read

How to Back Up Your CookBook Recipes

By CookBook Team

Export CookBook recipes, keep readable and editable copies, preserve original photos and check a small restore before relying on your backup.

Illustration of a pasta video post being saved into a collection of recipe cards

Sep 19, 20264 min read

How to Save Recipes from Facebook Posts and Reels

By CookBook Team

Save Facebook recipe posts and Reels to CookBook. Use sharing or a copied link, handle incomplete captions and check ingredients before cooking.

Illustration of two recipe cards with different speech bubbles and matching flour measurements

Sep 19, 20264 min read

How to Translate a Recipe Without Changing Its Measurements

By CookBook Team

Translate a recipe in CookBook, check ingredient names and preserve quantities. Keep language, serving size and unit conversion as separate decisions.

How To Organize Family Recipes

Sep 18, 20269 min read

How To Organize Family Recipes

By CookBook Team

A detailed FAQ guide to organising family recipes, preserving handwritten cards, scanning cookbooks, adding tags and notes, keeping recipes private, and using CookBook across devices.

How To Save Recipes From Instagram

Sep 18, 20268 min read

How To Save Recipes From Instagram

By CookBook Team

A detailed FAQ guide to saving Instagram recipes into CookBook, covering Reels, captions, screenshots, tags, meal planning, shopping lists, and why saved posts are not enough.

How To Turn Recipes Into Shopping Lists

Sep 18, 20269 min read

How To Turn Recipes Into Shopping Lists

By CookBook Team

A detailed FAQ guide to turning recipes into shopping lists, covering smart grocery lists, merged ingredients, weekly planning, CookBook workflow, mistakes to avoid, and synced shopping.

Illustration of a pasta recipe moving from a browser window into a collection of recipe cards

Sep 18, 20266 min read

How to Import Recipes from Websites

By CookBook Team

Import website recipes on iPhone, Android or desktop. Follow the share, paste and extension routes, check saved fields and recover incomplete imports.

Illustration of five dinner photo cards arranged on a weekly planner with an arrow for moving a meal

Sep 18, 20267 min read

How to Meal Plan with Your Own Recipes

By CookBook Team

Build a flexible five-dinner meal plan from your saved recipes. Set portions, plan leftovers, move a meal and review the shopping list in CookBook.

Illustration of recipe cards sorted into a cream file box with orange category tabs

Sep 18, 20266 min read

How to Organise Recipes: A Practical Collection Cleanup

By CookBook Team

Organise saved recipes with useful titles, tags, search and a manageable cleanup routine. Work through duplicates and turn an unsorted collection into dinners.

A family recipe collection preserved for everyday cooking

Sep 18, 202611 min read

Why Archive Family Recipes? Preserve Memories & Cook with Confidence

By CookBook Team

Learn how to preserve family recipes, organise a digital recipe archive and bring family favourites into everyday meal planning with CookBook.

Illustration of a recipe book between a recurring calendar and an archive of recipe cards

Sep 18, 20266 min read

Paprika 4 subscriptions: what changes and your options

By CookBook Team

Paprika has confirmed subscriptions for new version 4 features. See what existing users keep, compare CookBook and learn how to export and move your recipes.

Illustration of a recipe binder, download arrow, archive folder and portable storage drive

Sep 18, 20265 min read

How to Export Paprika Recipes: iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows

By CookBook Team

Export your Paprika recipes on iPhone, Android, Mac or Windows. Choose HTML or .paprikarecipes, preserve images and prepare a checked backup for moving apps.