Every family has a recipe that can’t be replaced. Grandma’s handwritten card with the butter stain in the corner. The chili Dad never measured. The cookies your kids ask for every December. Recipes like that deserve a home that stays put, and that’s why we built Keep the Sauce to be something you own, not something you rent.
The short version
- Keep the Sauce is $4.99 once. You buy the app, and it’s yours.
- No subscription is needed for the app to work. Saving, planning, shopping and Cook Mode are all part of the app.
- No weekly import cap. Save every recipe that comes your way.
- Family is an optional add-on for live sync and sharing across your household. The app works on its own either way.
- On iPhone & Android.
Why “own it” matters for family recipes
A family recipe box is supposed to last. The index cards in Grandma’s tin didn’t stop working when a bill came due, and the recipes in your phone shouldn’t either. Many recipe apps charge about $40 a year. That’s a fine choice for some cooks, but it means paying again every year just to keep cooking from the box you built.
We wanted something simpler for our own kitchen: pay once, and the recipes, the meal plan and the shopping list are there whenever you need them. No renewal date to remember, no wondering what happens to the box if you stop paying.
What $4.99 buys
Here’s what comes with the app itself, with no subscription required:
- Save recipes from a link or a handwritten card. Paste a recipe link, or snap a photo of a recipe card or cookbook page, and Keep the Sauce turns it into a clean recipe you can search and cook from.
- Plan the week. Drop recipes onto a weekly menu so you know what’s for dinner before Monday hits.
- Shop from one list. Your planned meals become one shopping list, so you’re not juggling notes from five different recipes in the store.
- Cook Mode keeps the screen awake. No more tapping a floury phone with your elbow to keep the recipe on screen.
- No weekly import cap. Holiday baking season, a new cookbook, a stack of cards from Mom’s kitchen: save as many as you like, whenever you like.
Buy once, and it keeps working
The math is simple. Many recipe apps charge about $40 a year. Keep the Sauce is $4.99 once. There’s no clock running in the background, and the app doesn’t stop working on a renewal date. Your recipe box is just your recipe box.
Family is optional
Some households want everyone on the same page: one shared recipe box, one shopping list that the whole family checks off, changes that show up on everyone’s phone. That’s what Family is for. It’s an optional add-on for live sync and sharing.
If you’re cooking for yourself, or you’re happy keeping the box on your own phone, you don’t need it. The app works on its own either way, and nothing about saving, planning, shopping or Cook Mode sits behind a subscription.
Keep your family’s recipes in a box you own
Keep the Sauce is the family recipe box app for iPhone & Android. Save Grandma’s cards and the links you love, plan the week, shop from one list, and cook with the screen awake, all for $4.99 once. Get it on the App Store or Google Play, or learn more at keepthesauce.com.
Looking for something to save first? Try our make-ahead turkey gravy, sweet potato casserole or the guide to scaling a recipe without ruining it.
FAQ
How much does Keep the Sauce cost? Keep the Sauce is $4.99 once. It’s a one-time purchase, and the app is yours.
Do I need a subscription for the app to work? No. Saving recipes, planning the week, shopping from one list and Cook Mode all work with no subscription needed.
Is there a weekly import cap? No. There’s no weekly import cap.
What does Family add? Family is an optional add-on for live sync and sharing, so your household can share one recipe box and shopping list. The app works on its own without it.
Is Keep the Sauce on Android? Yes. Keep the Sauce is on iPhone & Android.