One step
at a time
One step per screen with a large, glanceable timer. Each step lists only the ingredients it uses, and the next step previews below.
Launching soon · early access open
Cook
by thecue.
A guided cooking app that runs one step at a time, keeps your timers straight, and works with the plane in the air. English and Arabic, equally.
Founder $9.99 for the first 50 customers, then $14.99
One-time purchase. No subscription. iOS and Android.
Every ingredient, already measured
One step
Timers that
keep firing
Several named timers at once. Pause or add a minute. They survive backgrounding and fire real device notifications, and the screen stays awake while you cook.
A prep board
that scales
Every ingredient as a checklist, scaled to your servings. Check off as you go, and save reusable blends. Two prep bundles ship with the app.
The usual
A recipe on a smeared screen, a timer in another app, a step you already read twice, and a phone that keeps going dark.
ChopCue
One step on screen at a time. Timers that hold their place. Nothing to look up, nothing to remember, no connection required.
Built, not promised.
Already in the app.
Everything on this page exists today and runs offline. The app starts with an empty recipe book on purpose: it is your kitchen from the first screen.
See every feature220+
IngredientsWith units, fractions and alternatives28
CategoriesStyle, cuisine, drinks and dietary15
FeaturesShipped and working, not a roadmap2
LanguagesArabic and English, full RTLHow a cook goes
- 1Tap the ingredients in
A 220+ ingredient library with fractions, units and alternatives. Change the servings and every amount rescales.
- 2Build the prep board
Every ingredient becomes a checklist item, scaled to your servings. Check them off as you go, or save a blend you use often.
- 3Follow the cues
One step per screen, a glanceable timer, and a queue of timers that keeps firing while your phone is in your pocket.
Try the core loop
Pick a dish, tap the ingredients in, change the servings and watch the amounts follow, then run Cook Mode with a timer that actually ticks.
Text alternative: this demo walks through picking a dish, adding its ingredients with amounts that rescale to the number of servings, checking them off on a prep board, then following the cooking steps one at a time, each with a countdown timer and the ingredients it uses.
Everything that is already built
Fifteen features, each with its own page.
The core loop
Lead with thisGuided Cook ModeOne step per screen with a large, glanceable timer.Each step lists only the ingredients it uses, and the next step previews below.Learn more Multi-timer queueSeveral named timers at once. Pause or add a minute.Survives backgrounding and fires real device notifications. The screen stays awake while you cook.Learn more Prep boardEvery ingredient as a checklist, scaled to your servings.Check off as you go, and save reusable blends. Two prep bundles ship with the app.Learn more One-tap ingredient pickerA 220+ ingredient catalogue with fractions and units.Alternatives included, and every amount rescales automatically when the servings change.Learn more
Getting recipes in
The app starts empty, on purposeImport from any URLPaste a link, or share a page from another app.Reads Schema.org JSON-LD and auto-detects step timers from the text.Learn more Recipe editorWrite your own, with photos.Drafts save unfinished work, so a half-written recipe is never lost.Learn more Barcode scannerScan a package to add it to your grocery list.Looks up Open Food Facts and UPCitemdb.Learn more
The kitchen around the cook
Pantry & My FridgeWhat is on hand, in sections you name.Expiry dates with a choice of reminder or auto-restock, plus “what can I cook?” matching.Learn more Grocery listAdd any recipe, scaled to your servings.Categorized and reorderable, with a running cost calculator. Checked-off items route into the pantry, with spend tracking.Learn more Meal plannerWeek and month views, recipes per slot.Meal slots are renameable: your day, not a template’s.Learn more Diet & PreferencesAllergy warnings across nine allergens.Matched by ingredient name and shown above the ingredients. The calorie estimator is opt-in, and always an estimate.Learn more
Community & ownership
Explore browsing is free; community actions require Lifetime and an accountExploreA public feed of recipes from other cooks.28 categories across style, cuisine, drinks and dietary.Learn more CookSnapsPost a photo of your attempt on someone’s recipe.Profiles, following, likes, comments and an in-app activity feed.Learn more Family sharingJoin by code or email invite.Shared grocery list and recipe pool, vote on dinner, and a “food is ready” ping.Learn more Recipe backupExport and import as readable JSON.Lifetime adds per-account cloud sync, but local is always the source of truth, because cooking never depends on the network.Learn more
Arabic is not a translation layer
English and Arabic are both primary. Full RTL, a bundled Arabic font so nothing downloads at runtime, and layouts built for both from the start.
English · left to right
Step 3 of 6
Simmer until the sauce thickens.
12:00Arabic · right to left
الخطوة ٣ من ٦
اتركيها على نار هادئة حتى تتماسك الصلصة.
١٢:٠٠The Arabic font ships inside the app: no runtime download, no fallback rendering, no clipped labels.
Yours, on your terms
No account to cook
Guests get the complete core cooking flow and may browse Explore. A free account raises the local limits; Lifetime adds community actions.
Works on a plane
Fully offline cooking. The catalogue, your recipes and the timers are all on the device.
Your recipes are yours
Export everything as readable JSON whenever you want. Local storage is the source of truth.
Buy it once
No subscription, no trial that expires, no recurring charge. You pay once on your platform and the app is yours.
Guest
$0
No account required. Local cooking with smaller limits.
- Guided Cook Mode, serving scaling & timer queue
- URL import & ingredient catalogue
- 3 saved or imported recipes
- 10 custom ingredients
- 10 grocery list items
- Browse Explore
Free account
$0
Sign in for higher limits. No card or expiring trial.
- Guided Cook Mode, serving scaling & timer queue
- URL import & ingredient catalogue
- 10 saved or imported recipes
- 20 custom ingredients
- 25 grocery list items
- Browse Explore
Full Unlock
$9.99
Founder price · first 50 customers
Then $14.99 through month four, and $19.99 standard. One payment per platform.
- Unlimited recipes, ingredients & grocery list items, with notes
- Prep bundles
- Meal planner
- Pantry & My Fridge
- Publishing, sharing, family & friends
- Community, cloud capabilities & voice control
- Future improvements to purchased features
Per platform: iOS and Android are separate purchases.
Android first · 14 testers wanted
Cook with it. Break it.
Keep it for life.
We are selecting 14 genuine Android cooks for a 14-day closed test. Complete it and Lifetime access on Android is yours, with no review or rating asked in return.
14testers
14days
3check-ins
Questions
What is ChopCue?
ChopCue is an offline-first guided cooking app for iOS and Android. It shows one recipe step at a time on a screen that stays awake, runs several named timers at once, and keeps a prep board, pantry, grocery list and meal planner on the device. It is a one-time purchase in English and Arabic, with no subscription.
Does it come with recipes?
No, and that is deliberate. ChopCue ships with zero built-in recipes. It ships with a 220+ ingredient catalogue and two prep bundles, and you fill it by importing from any recipe URL, writing your own, or pulling from Explore.
Is it really one-time?
Yes. One purchase per platform, with no subscription, trial or recurring charge. The founder price is $9.99 for the first 50 customers, followed by $14.99 through month four and a standard lifetime price of $19.99.
Does it work offline?
Cooking is fully offline. The catalogue, your recipes, the prep board and the timers all live on the device. Only the community features need a connection.
Do I need an account?
No. Guests can cook locally and browse Explore. A free account raises the local limits to 10 recipes, 20 custom ingredients and 25 grocery items. Community participation, sharing, family and cloud capabilities require the Lifetime Unlock.
What do Guest, Free account and Lifetime include?
Guests get the complete cooking tools with limits of 3 recipes, 10 custom ingredients and 10 grocery items. A free account raises those limits to 10, 20 and 25. Lifetime removes the limits and adds notes, prep bundles, planning, Pantry & Fridge, publishing, sharing, family, friends, community, cloud and voice control.
Which phones?
iOS and Android. The two are separate purchases, because the stores are separate.
How does family sharing work?
Join a family by code or email invite. You get a shared grocery list, a shared recipe pool, a vote on what is for dinner, and a “food is ready” ping.
What languages?
English and Arabic, both primary. Full RTL layout and a bundled Arabic font, so nothing downloads at runtime.
When does it launch?
We are in final testing and store setup. Early access is open. Leave an email and you will hear once, the moment it is on the store.
Early access
Be in the kitchen
on day one.
Leave an email and we will tell you when it is on the store. Nothing else, ever.
You are on the list.
We will send one email when ChopCue is on the store. Nothing before that.