Recipe for: your readers, in one place
Your own app for your readers.
We build a mobile app with your name and your recipes, where your readers can save recipes, talk with each other and hear about new posts. You pay after it is live in the App Store and Google Play and your first 25 readers have signed in.
Ingredients
- Your logo, colors and recipes from your WordPress site
- An Apple Developer account in your name (Apple charges USD 99 a year)
- A Google Play developer account in your name (Google charges USD 25 once)
- 1 hour to plan the app with us
- Your first 25 readers to invite, from your newsletter or social
- 4 to 6 weeks
your name on the icon
Pay after
launch
The problem
The problem: your readers are spread across platforms you do not own
- Your most loyal readers find you through Google, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook groups. Each one can change its rules.
- A Facebook group for your readers lives on Facebook's terms, not yours.
- Readers who want to save your recipes use other apps to do it.
- Community platforms with a branded app often cost hundreds of dollars a month, or need a sales call to get a price.
Why it matters
What it gives your blog
- A direct line to your most loyal readers, with your name on the icon.
- New-recipe alerts on their phones, next to your newsletter, not instead of it.
- A home for a future paid membership, meal plans or a cookbook launch, if you want one.
- Less risk when a platform changes its rules.
Method
Method
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Step 1: Plan it together
We meet for an hour and agree on what the app does on day one. We keep it small: your recipes, saved favorites, a place to talk and new-recipe alerts.
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Step 2: Build it
We build the app with your name, colors and logo. It reads your recipes from your WordPress site, so you do not post twice.
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Step 3: Test it with you
You try it on your own phone, and we fix what you do not like.
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Step 4: Publish it in your name
We send the app to Apple and Google for review under your own developer accounts. The app and its readers are yours.
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Step 5: Invite, then pay
You invite your first readers. When the app is live in both stores and 25 readers have signed in, we send the invoice. If it does not get there, you pay nothing.
Price: Community app
USD 2,500
one time to build and launch, plus Apple's and Google's own store fees
You pay after Your app is live in the App Store and Google Play, and your first 25 readers have signed in
If it does not work, you pay nothing.
Check my blog's emailDoes a food blog need its own community app?
Most food blogs do not need an app on day one. A good newsletter comes first. But if you have a group of readers who cook along with you every week, an app can give them a home with your name on it.
What a community app is
A community app is a mobile app, in the App Store and Google Play, made for one creator and their readers. For a food blog it usually has four parts: your recipes, a way to save favorites, a place where readers can talk and share their results, and alerts when you post a new recipe. Some bloggers later add a paid membership, meal plans or early access to a cookbook.
What it costs on the market
There are two common ways to get one. The first is a community platform with a branded app. Several platforms offer this, often on their top plans. On the pricing pages we checked in November 2026, one platform listed its white-label app on a USD 849 a month plan, another listed branded apps from USD 599 a month, and others ask you to contact sales. The second way is a custom app from an agency, which is usually priced per project.
How ours works
We build a small app with your name, colors and logo. It reads your recipes from your WordPress site, so you never post twice. Readers can save recipes, talk with each other, and get an alert when you post. We publish it under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, so the app and the members are yours.
The price is USD 2,500 to build and launch. Apple’s fee of USD 99 a year and Google’s one-time fee of USD 25 go to them directly, in your name. You pay us only after the app is live in both stores and your first 25 readers have signed in.
Is it right for you?
It is a good fit if readers already ask you for a group, a forum or a place to share their bakes, and you are ready to show up in it a few times a week. It is not a good fit if you hope the app alone will bring new readers. Apps grow from an audience you already have. Book a free call, and we will tell you honestly if the timing is right.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to build an app for my blog?
Our price is USD 2,500 to build and launch, paid after launch and your first 25 members. Apple's and Google's store fees are extra and go to them in your name.
Why not use a community platform with an app?
You can. Many offer a branded app on their top plans, often at hundreds of dollars a month. Our app has no monthly platform fee from us for the app itself, and it reads your recipes from WordPress.
Who owns the app and the members?
You do. The app is published under your own Apple and Google accounts, and the member list is yours.
Do my readers have to pay?
No. The app is free for readers unless you choose to add a paid membership later.
What if only a few readers use it?
Then we learned something together at low cost. You pay only after 25 readers have signed in.
Goes well with
Related fixes
We fix it with you, and you pay after it works. If it does not work, you pay nothing.
We want to be your technology partner. We do not want to take your money for work that does not help.