Kitchen Stories
Berlin cooking platform with open recipes on the web and community features in the app
At a glance
| Company | AJNS New Media GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Recipe Apps |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | not stated on the pages we read |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Public recipes on the website, app with account, community and premium features, articles, Kitchen Stories Plus |
| Pricing | not shown on the pages we read |
| Best For | Cooks who like editorial recipes with photos and a German or English interface |
| Replaces | Yummly |
Review in detail
Kitchen Stories is a cooking platform provided by AJNS New Media GmbH, Storkower Str. 115, 10407 Berlin, entered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg as HRB 153258 B. The imprint names Leo Garb as managing director.
The platform describes itself as a cross-media cooking platform available as an app and a website. The footer carries the line 'Made with 💛 in Berlin'.
What is free on the Kitchen Stories website?
The Kitchen Stories terms state that the website provides publicly accessible content. Registration, login and account-related community and premium features are offered exclusively through the app.
That split means saving recipes in an account requires the app.
Which contract and law apply to Kitchen Stories?
The Kitchen Stories terms of use are a contract with AJNS New Media GmbH and are governed by German law. For merchants, Berlin is the place of jurisdiction.
The privacy policy names Sentry, a service of Functional Software Inc. in San Francisco, for stability monitoring. The page also states product placement support.
How does Kitchen Stories compare with Yummly?
Kitchen Stories offers a European contract with a named Berlin company and open recipes on the web. The pages we read show no price for the Plus tier, no shopping list function and no recipe import.
Yummly pages returned 403 on 4 November 2026, so we compare only what Kitchen Stories itself states.
Where it falls short
Kitchen Stories shows no prices, no import of your own recipes and no meal planner on the pages we read, and community features need the app. Sentry, a US service provider, is named in the privacy policy. For a stored personal cookbook, compare Cookmate.
Who Kitchen Stories fits
Readers who want inspiration from editorial recipes and are happy to use the app for saving and community.
Advantages and drawbacks
Pros
- Named Berlin company with register number and managing director
- Public recipes readable on the website
- German law and Berlin jurisdiction in the terms
- Terms and imprint available in English
- App with community and premium features
Cons
- Account features only in the app
- No price shown for Plus on the pages we read
- No recipe import described
- US service Sentry named for monitoring
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Named Berlin company with register number and managing director
- Public recipes readable on the website
- German law and Berlin jurisdiction in the terms
- Terms and imprint available in English
- App with community and premium features
Cons
- Account features only in the app
- No price shown for Plus on the pages we read
- No recipe import described
- US service Sentry named for monitoring
Alternatives to Kitchen Stories
More European recipe apps you can weigh against it:
See all European recipe apps or compare them directly against Yummly on our alternatives page.
Common questions
Yes. Kitchen Stories is provided by AJNS New Media GmbH in Berlin, and its terms are governed by German law.
For reading recipes, the website is enough. The terms state that registration, login, community and premium features are offered exclusively through the app.
Not on the pages we read. The site lists an App Plus section, but no amounts appeared in the text we could read.