Report updated Apr 18, 2026
My Kitchen Calculator
For home cooks and bakers who prioritize precise ingredient scaling and weight-to-volume conversions.
My Kitchen Calculator is a well-regarded food & drink app that is a paid app. With a 4.1/5 rating from 77 reviews, it maintains solid user satisfaction. Users particularly appreciate accurate recipe scaling, though lack of recipe storage remains a common concern.
What is My Kitchen Calculator?
Current Momentum
v5.3 · 17mo ago
MaintenanceMy Kitchen Calculator is currently in maintenance mode, with the last major feature update occurring in October 2024. The most recent update added new ingredients and a dessertspoon unit.
Active Nemesis
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Recent User Mood
What makes this app unique?
What Does It Look Like?
What Are The Key Features?
Scales, multiplies, or divides recipes with fraction support for inputs and outputs.
Converts between volume and weight for 250+ specific ingredients using density data.
USDA temperature guides and Gas Mark references for meat and candy.
How much does it cost?
- $1.99 one-time purchase
The app uses a low-cost, no-subscription model which appeals to users seeking a simple utility without recurring costs or intrusive ads.
Who Built It?
Providing home cooks and bakers with high-precision tools for recipe scaling and ingredient-specific unit conversions.
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What do users think recently?
High confidence · 39 reviews analyzed
How did the latest release land?
What is the recent mood?
Recent user voice shows a excited sentiment. Users appreciate accurate recipe scaling and comprehensive ingredient database, but report lack of recipe storage and clunky manual workflow.
Limited review volume (39 reviews). Sentiment analysis will deepen as more data lands.
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What is the competitive landscape for My Kitchen Calculator?
Where is it available?
Localized markets (1)
How's The Food & Drink Market?
How does it evolve in the Food & Drink market?
Rank progression
5 active rankings tracked — 30-day window
The rivals identified
The outtake for My Kitchen Calculator
Strengths to defend, gaps to attack
Core Strengths
- Ingredient-specific density database (250+ items)
- Support for fraction inputs (e.g., 1 1/2)
- Ad-free, one-time purchase model
Critical Frictions
- No ability to save or store converted recipes
- High-friction manual data entry process
- Calculation errors with compound units (lbs/oz)
Growth Levers
- Automated ingredient extraction from pasted text
- Pivoting to a 'Baking Precision' specialist tool
- Adding local recipe persistence
Market Threats
- Full-lifecycle managers like Paprika and AnyList
- Free ad-supported general unit converters
- AI-powered recipe parsing in modern browsers
What are the next best moves?
Implement a 'Save Converted Recipe' feature
This is the #1 user complaint and a primary reason for churn to competitors like Paprika.
Fix compound unit (lbs/oz) calculation logic
Users report that the app fails to divide the second part of compound units, undermining its core promise of accuracy.
Automate ingredient parsing from pasted text
Users describe the current manual selection workflow as 'clunky' and slower than using Google.
Feature Gaps vs Competitors
- Universal web-scraping engine (available in Paprika)
- Pantry tracking and meal planning (available in Paprika)
- Hands-free cooking mode (available in Crouton)
- Grocery delivery integration (available in AnyList)
Key Takeaways
My Kitchen Calculator is a strong 'point solution' for baking precision, but it is losing ground to 'platform solutions' that manage the entire recipe lifecycle. To stabilize its declining rank, the PM must resolve the friction of manual entry and add basic recipe storage, while doubling down on its superior ingredient density data as its primary moat.
Where Is It Heading?
Mixed Signals
App Store ranking dropped 20 positions recently to #35 Paid — indicates declining market visibility.
Active maintenance with an Android update in Oct 2024 — not in maintenance mode.
Positive mood regarding accuracy but Frustrated mood regarding manual workflow — core utility is safe but UX is a bottleneck.