Zap Cooking
cooking.zap.app
Seth seth@zap.cooking Cook, share, plan meals, and zap recipes on Nostr
Zap Cooking is a food-first social experience built around food and community. Discover and publish recipes, share food, plan meals, build grocery lists, and keep everything organized in My Kitchen. Browse the OnlyFood feed, use Nourish for nutrition insights, cook together in groups, and message privately with encrypted DMs. Support your favorite cooks with Lightning zaps using the built-in Spark wallet or any NWC-compatible wallet. Built on open protocols, so your identity, recipes, and relationships can move with you.
First release: Dec 28, 2025, 23 total releases.
Most recent release: Sep 26, 2026.
Appears in 5 app stacks.
17,321 sats / 6 zaps received in the past year.
Sats Received
Underlying data available via MCP: app_zaps, app_releases.
Zap Count
Underlying data available via MCP: app_zaps, app_releases.
Releases
- Sep 26, 2026 1.6.0π Drafts you can trust β Posts you've published no longer come back as drafts, and "Draft saved" only appears when something was actually saved. A restored draft now shows "Continuing your last draft" with a Discard option to start fresh. β±οΈ Safer undo countdown β If you leave the composer during the undo countdown and come back, your pending post keeps its own settings: private replies stay private, and gallery posts, scheduled posts, polls and content warnings go out exactly as you set them. πΌοΈ Better attachments and alt text β Photos and media now sit as their own tiles on your draft, separate from your text, and can be reordered by dragging. Add image descriptions (alt text) for screen readers, or have Cheffy draft one for you with Cook+. β‘ Wallet at a glance β A mini-wallet in the sidebar shows your balance (with a hide option), and you'll now be told within seconds if a connected NWC wallet has been revoked or isn't responding. π± Accurate payment history β Token transfers made from the same wallet in another app no longer show up as huge sats amounts; they're shown in their own units instead.
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π Search in the bottom bar β Search now has its own tab, and the wallet moves to the sidebar, matching the iOS app. π¨ Plus: a simple System / Light / Dark appearance setting, poll authors can now see their own results and who voted, multiple cooking timers stack neatly instead of squeezing side by side, and a cleaner look for threads with no replies yet. - Sep 3, 2026 1.5.1π§ Cheffy reliability β Improved authentication when communicating with Cheffy so requests are handled more consistently. β‘ Better wallet reliability β Updated the Breez SDK and improved handling of pending Spark payments. π‘οΈ Payment protection β Updated Branta protections and hardened payment retrieval. β¨ Cleaner posts β Reduced unnecessary blank space when displaying longer posts and rich content. π€ Better sign-in experience β Improved the visibility and placement of the cancel option during sign-in.
- Aug 27, 2026 1.5.0π³ **Plan with Cheffy** β Let Cheffy build your weekly meal plan using real recipes from your Zap Cooking kitchen. π **Smarter meal planning** β Choose the days and meal slots you want to plan, with support for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and other meal types. π₯¦ **Plan around your preferences** β Cheffy can account for things like maximum cooking time, vegetarian meals, and ingredients you want to exclude. π **Preview before applying** β Review Cheffyβs proposed week before it changes your planner. Existing meals can be preserved when filling open slots. π **Planner + grocery flow** β Recipes added by Cheffy continue through the existing meal planner and grocery-list workflow.
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β¨ Plus reliability improvements and additional testing around meal planning and recipe matching. - Aug 19, 2026 1.4.0π Encrypted key import & export β Added NIP-49 support for password-encrypted ncryptsec keys. Import encrypted keys or create encrypted backups with improved validation and recovery tools. π‘οΈ Safer payments with Branta β Lightning and on-chain payment destinations can now display Branta Guardrail verification before you send. π Better notifications β Notifications now open with their content expanded by default, making replies, zaps, polls, and referenced posts easier to read. A compact mode is still available in settings. β‘ Broadcast anywhere β Broadcast public notes to your relays from feeds, threads, profiles, search, notifications, and more, with confirmation showing how many relays received the note. β€οΈ Cleaner reactions and reposts β See who reacted or reposted with a cleaner, compact engagement view.
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π³ Better recipe discovery β Recipes embedded throughout the app are now clearly identified as recipes instead of generic articles, with improved recipe and article context in comments. π¬ More reliable replies β Fixed thread reply behavior so the reply composer stays connected to the note you actually opened. π Improved Google sign-in β Fixed account selection, retry behavior, and several Google authentication error states. π± Android 16 ready β Updated Zap Cooking for Android 16 / API 36 with additional compatibility and release-build improvements. - Jul 31, 2026 1.3.6π³ Edit and delete published recipes β Update your own recipes directly from Android while keeping the same recipe link, photos, and original publish date. You can also remove recipes from the recipe detail screen, and deleted recipes now stay deleted after restarting the app. π Recipe momentum β A new trend indicator shows recent recipe publishing activity across the community. β‘ CLINK payments β Pay CLINK offers directly from posts, profiles, or the wallet. Profiles now combine Lightning zaps and CLINK into one simple payment flow. π¬ Better comments and profiles β Comments connected to external articles and websites now show the content they reference. Profiles also make it easier to view someoneβs published recipes and comments. β Clearer profiles β Improved verified badges, follow indicators, timestamps, and profile navigation.
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π‘οΈ Better reporting and account information β Reports now confirm whether they were successfully sent before content is hidden. The About screen also shows membership information and links to Zap Cookingβs published policies. π More reliable relay coverage β Updated the default relay sets to remove a decommissioned relay and improve redundancy. ##[1.3.5] π³ My Kitchen β Saved recipes, published recipes, grocery lists, meal planning, and Nourish now live together in one personal kitchen hub. π Grocery lists and meal planning β Create private grocery lists, add ingredients directly from recipes, plan meals for the week, and turn your meal plan into a shopping list. Your kitchen stays synced with zap.cooking. β‘ Easier Lightning payments β Lightning addresses and LNURL links in posts and messages now open as payment cards with an amount picker and QR option. π¬ Better conversations β Deep reply threads now collapse into a cleaner view and expand inline when you want to read more. πΌοΈ Cleaner posts and media β Long posts no longer cut through images, carousels, quoted posts, or other embedded media. Development and test recipes are also hidden from public recipe feeds. β¨ UI and navigation polish β Improved profile tabs, Conversations, post actions, repost controls, hidden-content labels, Copy npub wording, recipe headers, direct messages, and My Kitchen navigation. π Safer recipe saves β Added protection against a cold session accidentally overwriting an existing saved-recipe collection. ##[1.3.4] π³ My Kitchen β Your personal hub in the Recipes tab: Saved, Published, Grocery, Planner, and Nourish in one place. π Grocery lists β Create encrypted lists, add ingredients from any recipe, and shop by category. Syncs with zap.cooking. π Meal planner β Plan your week from saved or published recipes (or plain text), then generate a grocery list from the whole week. Syncs with the web. π Private by default β Meal plans and grocery lists are NIP-44 encrypted to your own keys. Relays only ever see ciphertext. Plus: back-navigation returns to the My Kitchen section you left; recipe name chips show on grocery lists; first-save protection so a cold session can't overwrite your recipe collections. ##[1.3.3] π³ Sous Chef publish flow β Publish, Edit in composer, and Discard now do exactly what they say. Save to My Recipes publishes and bookmarks in one honest step, with a clear heads-up that it posts publicly. π Cookbook is now My Recipes β same tab, clearer name. The authored sub-tab is now "Published." π€ Fixed account switcher sometimes showing a bare npub instead of your name/photo after importing a key. ##[1.3.2] π₯¦ Nourish Explore β Browse pantry-analyzed recipes ranked by Nourish score. Filter by high protein, under 600 kcal, low carb, no seed oils, no added sugar, or no red meat β and stack filters to find exactly what you're after. π Nutrition estimates on Explore cards β Calories and protein per serving when available; rough estimates are labeled honestly. Plus: Intelligence β Nourish opens Explore directly (no placeholder hub). ##[1.3.1] - Jul 20, 2026 1.3.5# Changelog ##[1.3.5] π³ My Kitchen β Saved recipes, published recipes, grocery lists, meal planning, and Nourish now live together in one personal kitchen hub. π Grocery lists and meal planning β Create private grocery lists, add ingredients directly from recipes, plan meals for the week, and turn your meal plan into a shopping list. Your kitchen stays synced with zap.cooking. β‘ Easier Lightning payments β Lightning addresses and LNURL links in posts and messages now open as payment cards with an amount picker and QR option.
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π¬ Better conversations β Deep reply threads now collapse into a cleaner view and expand inline when you want to read more. πΌοΈ Cleaner posts and media β Long posts no longer cut through images, carousels, quoted posts, or other embedded media. Development and test recipes are also hidden from public recipe feeds. β¨ UI and navigation polish β Improved profile tabs, Conversations, post actions, repost controls, hidden-content labels, Copy npub wording, recipe headers, direct messages, and My Kitchen navigation. π Safer recipe saves β Added protection against a cold session accidentally overwriting an existing saved-recipe collection. ##[1.3.4] π³ My Kitchen β Your personal hub in the Recipes tab: Saved, Published, Grocery, Planner, and Nourish in one place. π Grocery lists β Create encrypted lists, add ingredients from any recipe, and shop by category. Syncs with zap.cooking. π Meal planner β Plan your week from saved or published recipes (or plain text), then generate a grocery list from the whole week. Syncs with the web. π Private by default β Meal plans and grocery lists are NIP-44 encrypted to your own keys. Relays only ever see ciphertext. Plus: back-navigation returns to the My Kitchen section you left; recipe name chips show on grocery lists; first-save protection so a cold session can't overwrite your recipe collections. ##[1.3.3] π³ Sous Chef publish flow β Publish, Edit in composer, and Discard now do exactly what they say. Save to My Recipes publishes and bookmarks in one honest step, with a clear heads-up that it posts publicly. π Cookbook is now My Recipes β same tab, clearer name. The authored sub-tab is now "Published." π€ Fixed account switcher sometimes showing a bare npub instead of your name/photo after importing a key. ##[1.3.2] π₯¦ Nourish Explore β Browse pantry-analyzed recipes ranked by Nourish score. Filter by high protein, under 600 kcal, low carb, no seed oils, no added sugar, or no red meat β and stack filters to find exactly what you're after. π Nutrition estimates on Explore cards β Calories and protein per serving when available; rough estimates are labeled honestly. Plus: Intelligence β Nourish opens Explore directly (no placeholder hub). ##[1.3.1] ## Update Post Modal for Cheffy Recipe - fix(cheffy): bound Note Review draft field so actions stay reachable ## [1.3.0] ### Cheffy Note Review - Ask Cheffy about any dish photo on the feed: open a food note's menu and choose "Ask Cheffy about this dish" to get a drafted reply β a short, warm comment or a reverse-engineered recipe guess. You always edit before anything is posted, and the reply is signed by you. - Free for Pro Kitchen members. Not a member? Buy a single draft for 21 sats, paid straight from the built-in wallet (Spark or NWC) or any Lightning wallet via QR. - Credits are tied to your Nostr key, not your device β drafts bought on zap.cooking work in the app, and drafts bought in the app work on the web. - Optional "β‘π³ via Cheffy" note on posted replies (on by default for recipe guesses, off for comments β your choice is remembered per mode). - Notes with several photos get a picker so Cheffy looks at the right one. ## [1.2.1] ### Google Sign-In & Backup Fix * Fixed Google sign-in for Zap Cooking Android. * Restored Google Drive backup support for keys and app data. * Moved Android OAuth configuration from the inherited Wisp project to Zap Cookingβs own Google Cloud project. * Registered the Zap Cooking release signing certificate with Google so sign-in works with the published Android app. * Added build documentation to help prevent future Google OAuth or signing-certificate mismatches. ## [1.2.0] ### Whatβs New - Inline YouTube embeds now play directly in notes, replies, threads, and quoted posts. - Improved quote previews, media handling, and note actions. - Added quick actions for copying note text and npubs. - More reliable link previews for modern websites. - Fixed drafts that could reappear after deletion, logout, relay sync, or use on another device. - Improved notification navigation back to the feed. - Quoted notes from muted or unavailable accounts now fail gracefully instead of loading indefinitely. - Cooking Utilities now remember the last-used tool and converter settings. - Added a Clear action for converter inputs. - General polish across feeds, recipes, drafts, quoted content, and utilities. ## [1.1.1] - 2026-07-03 ### Zap Cooking Android Beta - First native Android release of Zap Cooking - Discover, publish, and save recipes on Nostr - Browse the OnlyFood feed - Create recipe posts and share what you are cooking - Send Lightning zaps to cooks - Built-in Spark wallet and NWC wallet support - Group chats and encrypted direct messages - Cheffy, your kitchen companion - Jul 12, 2026 1.3.3##[1.3.3] π³ Sous Chef publish flow β Publish, Edit in composer, and Discard now do exactly what they say. Save to My Recipes publishes and bookmarks in one honest step, with a clear heads-up that it posts publicly. π Cookbook is now My Recipes β same tab, clearer name. The authored sub-tab is now "Published." π€ Fixed account switcher sometimes showing a bare npub instead of your name/photo after importing a key.
- Jul 11, 2026 1.3.2# Changelog ##[1.3.2] π₯¦ Nourish Explore β Browse recipes by what they bring to the table. Filter by high protein, under 600 kcal, low carb, no seed oils, no added sugar, or no red meat β and stack filters to find exactly what you're after. π Nutrition estimates on every analyzed recipe β Calories, protein, carbs, and fat per serving, computed from the actual ingredient list. Recipes that are hard to estimate are marked as rough estimates, not dressed up as precise.
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β‘ Cheffy on your notes β Tap the chef icon on any food photo note to draft a friendly comment or reverse-engineer the recipe. Included for members, or pay-per-use with sats. Plus: streamlined Nourish navigation, faster recipe filtering, and reliability improvements ##[1.3.1] ## Update Post Modal for Cheffy Recipe - fix(cheffy): bound Note Review draft field so actions stay reachable ## [1.3.0] ### Cheffy Note Review - Ask Cheffy about any dish photo on the feed: open a food note's menu and choose "Ask Cheffy about this dish" to get a drafted reply β a short, warm comment or a reverse-engineered recipe guess. You always edit before anything is posted, and the reply is signed by you. - Free for Pro Kitchen members. Not a member? Buy a single draft for 21 sats, paid straight from the built-in wallet (Spark or NWC) or any Lightning wallet via QR. - Credits are tied to your Nostr key, not your device β drafts bought on zap.cooking work in the app, and drafts bought in the app work on the web. - Optional "β‘π³ via Cheffy" note on posted replies (on by default for recipe guesses, off for comments β your choice is remembered per mode). - Notes with several photos get a picker so Cheffy looks at the right one. ## [1.2.1] ### Google Sign-In & Backup Fix * Fixed Google sign-in for Zap Cooking Android. * Restored Google Drive backup support for keys and app data. * Moved Android OAuth configuration from the inherited Wisp project to Zap Cookingβs own Google Cloud project. * Registered the Zap Cooking release signing certificate with Google so sign-in works with the published Android app. * Added build documentation to help prevent future Google OAuth or signing-certificate mismatches. ## [1.2.0] ### Whatβs New - Inline YouTube embeds now play directly in notes, replies, threads, and quoted posts. - Improved quote previews, media handling, and note actions. - Added quick actions for copying note text and npubs. - More reliable link previews for modern websites. - Fixed drafts that could reappear after deletion, logout, relay sync, or use on another device. - Improved notification navigation back to the feed. - Quoted notes from muted or unavailable accounts now fail gracefully instead of loading indefinitely. - Cooking Utilities now remember the last-used tool and converter settings. - Added a Clear action for converter inputs. - General polish across feeds, recipes, drafts, quoted content, and utilities. ## [1.1.1] - 2026-07-03 ### Zap Cooking Android Beta - First native Android release of Zap Cooking - Discover, publish, and save recipes on Nostr - Browse the OnlyFood feed - Create recipe posts and share what you are cooking - Send Lightning zaps to cooks - Built-in Spark wallet and NWC wallet support - Group chats and encrypted direct messages - Cheffy, your kitchen companion - Jul 10, 2026 1.3.1# Changelog ##[1.3.1] ## Update Post Modal for Cheffy Recipe - fix(cheffy): bound Note Review draft field so actions stay reachable ## [1.3.0]
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### Cheffy Note Review - Ask Cheffy about any dish photo on the feed: open a food note's menu and choose "Ask Cheffy about this dish" to get a drafted reply β a short, warm comment or a reverse-engineered recipe guess. You always edit before anything is posted, and the reply is signed by you. - Free for Pro Kitchen members. Not a member? Buy a single draft for 21 sats, paid straight from the built-in wallet (Spark or NWC) or any Lightning wallet via QR. - Credits are tied to your Nostr key, not your device β drafts bought on zap.cooking work in the app, and drafts bought in the app work on the web. - Optional "β‘π³ via Cheffy" note on posted replies (on by default for recipe guesses, off for comments β your choice is remembered per mode). - Notes with several photos get a picker so Cheffy looks at the right one. ## [1.2.1] ### Google Sign-In & Backup Fix * Fixed Google sign-in for Zap Cooking Android. * Restored Google Drive backup support for keys and app data. * Moved Android OAuth configuration from the inherited Wisp project to Zap Cookingβs own Google Cloud project. * Registered the Zap Cooking release signing certificate with Google so sign-in works with the published Android app. * Added build documentation to help prevent future Google OAuth or signing-certificate mismatches. ## [1.2.0] ### Whatβs New - Inline YouTube embeds now play directly in notes, replies, threads, and quoted posts. - Improved quote previews, media handling, and note actions. - Added quick actions for copying note text and npubs. - More reliable link previews for modern websites. - Fixed drafts that could reappear after deletion, logout, relay sync, or use on another device. - Improved notification navigation back to the feed. - Quoted notes from muted or unavailable accounts now fail gracefully instead of loading indefinitely. - Cooking Utilities now remember the last-used tool and converter settings. - Added a Clear action for converter inputs. - General polish across feeds, recipes, drafts, quoted content, and utilities. ## [1.1.1] - 2026-07-03 ### Zap Cooking Android Beta - First native Android release of Zap Cooking - Discover, publish, and save recipes on Nostr - Browse the OnlyFood feed - Create recipe posts and share what you are cooking - Send Lightning zaps to cooks - Built-in Spark wallet and NWC wallet support - Group chats and encrypted direct messages - Cheffy, your kitchen companion - Jul 10, 2026 1.3.0### Cheffy Note Review - Ask Cheffy about any dish photo on the feed: open a food note's menu and choose "Ask Cheffy about this dish" to get a drafted reply β a short, warm comment or a reverse-engineered recipe guess. You always edit before anything is posted, and the reply is signed by you. - Free for Pro Kitchen members. Not a member? Buy a single draft for 21 sats, paid straight from the built-in wallet (Spark or NWC) or any Lightning wallet via QR. - Credits are tied to your Nostr key, not your device β drafts bought on
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zap.cooking work in the app, and drafts bought in the app work on the web. - Optional "β‘π³ via Cheffy" note on posted replies (on by default for recipe guesses, off for comments β your choice is remembered per mode). - Notes with several photos get a picker so Cheffy looks at the right one. - Jul 7, 2026 1.2.1### Google Sign-In & Backup Fix * Fixed Google sign-in for Zap Cooking Android. * Restored Google Drive backup support for keys and app data. * Moved Android OAuth configuration from the inherited Wisp project to Zap Cookingβs own Google Cloud project. * Registered the Zap Cooking release signing certificate with Google so sign-in works with the published Android app. * Added build documentation to help prevent future Google OAuth or signing-certificate mismatches.
- Jul 6, 2026 1.2.0### Whatβs New - Inline YouTube embeds now play directly in notes, replies, threads, and quoted posts. - Improved quote previews, media handling, and note actions. - Added quick actions for copying note text and npubs. - More reliable link previews for modern websites. - Fixed drafts that could reappear after deletion, logout, relay sync, or use on another device. - Improved notification navigation back to the feed. - Quoted notes from muted or unavailable accounts now fail gracefully instead of loading indefinitely. - Cooking Utilities now remember the last-used tool and converter settings.
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- Added a Clear action for converter inputs. - General polish across feeds, recipes, drafts, quoted content, and utilities. - Jul 3, 2026 1.1.1### Zap Cooking Android Beta - First native Android release of Zap Cooking - Discover, publish, and save recipes on Nostr - Browse the OnlyFood feed - Create recipe posts and share what you are cooking - Send Lightning zaps to cooks - Built-in Spark wallet and NWC wallet support - Group chats and encrypted direct messages - Cheffy, your kitchen companion
- Feb 21, 2026 4.2.0
- Jan 30, 2026 4.0.1
- Jan 30, 2026 4.0.0
- Jan 6, 2026 3.2.2
- Jan 3, 2026 3.2.0
- Jan 3, 2026 3.1.3
- Jan 2, 2026 3.1.2
- Jan 2, 2026 3.1.1
- Jan 2, 2026 3.1.0
- Dec 28, 2025 1.6