Frequently Asked Questions

Kitchicon is an AI kitchen companion. You pick a meal, cook it step by step, plan the week, and build a shopping list. It uses your tastes. Dietary rules stay as hard filters.

Open the sign-in page and create an account with your email and a password. We'll send a confirmation email. Click the link, then sign in. Google sign-in is available.

Yes. Free covers the daily kitchen work:

• Companion chat
• Guided cooking
• Meal recommendations
• Meal planning and shopping lists
• Recipe catalog
• Recipe and inventory scans
• Taste profile
• Shared household inventory and meal plans

Pro adds extra AI tools. The homepage lists both plans.

Yes. Install it from the browser. There is no app store listing.

• Android or Windows: open Kitchicon in Chrome or Edge, then choose Install App
• iPhone or iPad: tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, then Add

After you sign in, look under App preferences.

It can suggest a recipe, answer cooking questions, and help with substitutions and timing. Ask about skills or nutrition. Get a quick pick, or answer a few questions and choose from recipe cards.

Start a cooking session from a saved recipe. Kitchicon walks you through ingredients and steps. Ask about technique, timing, or swaps as you cook.

Yes. Save recipes to Make Later, then put them on the week. Households share one week schedule on the free tier. AI week-plan suggestions are a Pro feature. You can build a shopping list from those recipes.

It stores allergies, dietary restrictions, and foods you dislike. Kitchicon treats those as hard rules and filters conflicting suggestions. Check ingredients yourself. AI and catalog data can miss things.

Yes. Send recipes to other Kitchicon users. You can set up a public profile so friends see what you cook. Sharing is opt-in.

You do. Recipes, taste profile, and account data belong to you. The Privacy Policy at /privacy has the full details.

Yes. Signed-in users can export data or delete the account from Privacy & data in settings. Deletion removes your profile and the data tied to it.

No. Public profiles, recipe sharing, and social features are opt-in. You pick what others can see.

AI can be wrong, incomplete, or a poor fit. Read ingredients, allergens, cook times, and food safety before you cook or eat. Do not use Kitchicon as your only check.

Allergies and dietary restrictions in your taste profile are hard rules. They are checked again before recommendations show. Read every ingredient and label yourself. AI and catalog entries can have errors. This is not medical-grade verification. That includes celiac disease.

Kitchicon is general cooking help. It is not medical advice, nutritional counseling, or a diagnosis. Ask a qualified professional about health-related diet decisions.

The AI Consent Policy at /ai-consent covers what we send to AI providers, how consent works, and how to change it.

Pro adds extra AI tools on top of Free:

• Extra AI ranking for recipe picks
• AI recipe generation
• AI nutrition estimates
• Wine and cocktail pairing
• Higher daily AI limits
• Hands-free cook mode
• AI week meal-plan suggestions
• Nutrition coaching
• Recipe print and PDF
• Dinner party planner with guest menu cards
• AI chef review for recipes you created
• Option to request a Pro Verified badge

See plans and pricing after you sign in, under Subscription, verification, and billing.

Pro subscribers can request a verified badge for a public profile. A person reviews each request. Manage this from account settings.

No. A one-time donation helps with hosting and development. It does not add Pro. Pro is a paid subscription.

If you are signed in, use Contact us in account settings. You can email kitchicon@gmail.com.

Email kitchicon@gmail.com. Signed-in users can send a note from Contact us in account settings.