Lume
Recipe manager with meal planning, grocery lists and a step-by-step Cook Mode
Joao Franco · Food & Drink · Free · in-app purchases
On iPhone Duo
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iPad screenshots
How it uses iPhone Duo
According to the release notes for version 1.0.1 (October 21, 2026), "Lume is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can enjoy your recipes across both displays." The developer's image of the app on an unfolded iPhone Duo shows the recipe list on the left and the open recipe, with its ingredients and a side toolbar, on the right of the inner display. The notes do not describe a specific folded or half-open layout. We have not yet tested Lume on a device; the screenshot comes from the developer.
What’s New
Version 1.0.2 ·
This update fixes layout issues and improves recipe parsing, resulting in better website coverage.
About this app
Lume, by Joao Franco, is a recipe manager built around cooking from one calm place. Recipes can be imported from websites and links, then organised with folders, tags and favourites. A weekly planner shows what is coming up and lets you move meals around, and adding a recipe gathers its ingredients into a grocery list sorted by aisle. In the kitchen, Cook Mode walks through a recipe step by step, keeps your place, shows ingredients when you need them and starts timers. An optional Hands-Free Cooking mode uses the TrueDepth camera to move between steps with a facial gesture when your hands are messy; the developer says it runs only on the device and saves no face data. Servings can be scaled and units converted, with every quantity updating at once, and recipes sync through iCloud and can be followed on Apple Watch. Lume is free to start with room for 10 recipes. The optional Lume Pro purchase adds unlimited recipes, a shared household for recipes, plans and groceries, recipe scanning from the camera, files or photos, smart folders and a discovery feed of food blogs. On iPhone Duo, version 1.0.1 (October 21, 2026) optimised the app for the device's displays.
App Store descriptionWritten by the developer.
Every recipe you love, one calm place to cook from. Save recipes from your favourite sites, plan your week, build a grocery list in one tap, and follow along step by step without losing your place. Lume is free to start, with room for 10 recipes and all the core tools below. Your Personal Cookbook Import recipes from websites and links, then organize them with folders, tags, and favorites. Everything stays tidy and easy to find. Plan Your Week See what is coming up at a glance and move meals around when plans change. Grocery Lists That Build Themselves Add a recipe and Lume gathers the ingredients into one list, organized by aisle, so you make fewer trips back to the store. Cook Without Stress Step-by-step Cook Mode keeps your place, shows ingredients when you need them, and starts timers for you. Optional Hands-Free Cooking uses face tracking on the TrueDepth camera, so you can move between steps with a smirk or an open mouth when your hands are messy. It runs only on your device after you allow camera access, and no face data is saved, shared, or sent anywhere. No More Kitchen Math Scale servings and convert units, and every quantity updates across the recipe at once. Everywhere You Cook Sync across your devices with iCloud, and follow your recipe from your wrist with Apple Watch. GO FURTHER WITH LUME PRO (OPTIONAL IN-APP PURCHASE) Ready to grow your cookbook? Lume Pro adds: • Unlimited recipes (the free version holds 10) • Household: share recipes, meal plans, and groceries with the people you cook for, in real time • Recipe Scanning: bring in recipes from the camera, files, or photos • Smart Folders: collections that organize themselves from tags and rules • Discovery Feed: follow your favourite food blogs and creators • Family Sharing: share Lume Pro with up to five family members Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or pay once. Start free, and upgrade only when you are ready. Less kitchen admin. More good meals. Download Lume and make cooking feel easy again. Privacy Policy: https://lume.recipes/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Highlights
- Import recipes from websites and links
- Folders, tags and favourites
- Weekly meal planner
- Grocery list built from recipes, sorted by aisle
- Step-by-step Cook Mode with timers
- Optional hands-free step navigation (on-device)
- Scale servings and convert units
- iCloud sync and Apple Watch
Lume on iPhone Duo: FAQ
Is Lume optimized for iPhone Duo?
Partly. Lume is Adapted: it fills the larger inner display, but it does not do anything special with the fold. Verified on October 21, 2026 (Developer statement).
What does Lume look like on iPhone Duo?
According to the release notes for version 1.0.1 (October 21, 2026), "Lume is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can enjoy your recipes across both displays." The developer's image of the app on an unfolded iPhone Duo shows the recipe list on the left and the open recipe, with its ingredients and a side toolbar, on the right of the inner display. The notes do not describe a specific folded or half-open layout. We have not yet tested Lume on a device; the screenshot comes from the developer.
How much does Lume cost?
Lume costs Free · in-app purchases on the App Store.