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Common questions about the free plan, Souschef Plus, and billing. If your question isn’t answered here, reach out to support.

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About the free plan and Souschef Plus

Yes! Souschef is free to download and includes almost all of its features.Free users can import up to 3 recipes each week and may see ads during recipe imports. Every recipe you import is yours to keep — recipes don’t expire, and the weekly limit only affects new imports.Souschef Plus removes the weekly import limit and provides an ad-free import experience. Souschef Plus also helps support ongoing development of the app.Most features—including Cooking Mode, Shopping Lists, Pantry, Nutrition, AI Tagging, AI Recipe Translation, AI Discovery, and recipe organization—are available on the free plan.See Free vs Souschef Plus for a complete comparison.
Souschef Plus is the paid subscription that removes the free plan’s weekly import limit and removes ads from the recipe import flow.Souschef is an independently built app. Souschef Plus helps cover the cost of running recipe imports, keeps the free plan available for everyone, and supports ongoing improvements. See About Souschef Plus for details.
  • Unlimited recipe imports
  • Ad-free import experience
  • Supports reliable recipe imports
  • Helps fund ongoing improvements while keeping the free plan available
Most product features—Cooking Mode, Shopping Lists, Pantry, Nutrition, AI Tagging, AI Recipe Translation, AI Discovery, and more—are available on the free plan. Plus primarily removes the weekly import limit and ads from the import flow.
  • $2.99 USD/month
  • $24.99 USD/year (includes a 7-day free trial)
Both plans include the same features. You can cancel during the free trial and you won’t be charged.
You don’t lose access to anything you’ve already imported. Every recipe you import is yours to keep — recipes don’t expire, and you can continue viewing, organizing, editing, searching, and cooking from your library.The weekly limit only affects new recipe imports. Once you’ve used your 3 imports for the week, you can wait until your count resets or upgrade to Souschef Plus for unlimited imports and an ad-free import experience.See Recipe import limits for more detail.

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Managing your subscription

Yes. You can cancel Souschef Plus at any time through your phone’s app store settings — there are no cancellation fees. See How to cancel for step-by-step instructions.
You’ll keep Souschef Plus features (unlimited imports and an ad-free import experience) until the end of your current billing period. After that, your account returns to the free plan — 3 new imports per week, with ads during recipe imports.Your recipes stay yours to keep. You can continue viewing, organizing, editing, searching, and cooking from everything already in your library. See what happens after you cancel for details.
No. Cancelling Souschef Plus does not delete any of your saved recipes. Every recipe you import is yours to keep — your library stays intact and fully accessible on the free plan.
If Souschef Plus isn’t active after reinstalling or switching devices, you can restore it through the App Store or Google Play. See Restore your purchase for the exact steps.
Refund requests go through Apple or Google, since that’s where Souschef Plus is billed. See Refunds for how to submit a request.
TODO: Document any Souschef-specific refund conditions (e.g., trial refunds, prorated refunds) if they apply.

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Billing

Apple (App Store) on iPhone and iPad, and Google (Google Play) on Android. Souschef does not process payments directly — your payment method, billing history, and renewal settings live inside your Apple or Google account.
Yes — the yearly Souschef Plus plan includes a 7-day free trial. You get full Plus benefits during the trial. If you cancel before the trial ends, you won’t be charged. The monthly plan does not include a free trial.
No. Souschef Plus is an individual subscription and does not offer a family plan or shared access across Family Sharing / family library accounts. Each person who wants Plus needs their own subscription.

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