Quick answer: Use the same method you used when you first created your account.• If you originally entered an email + password, tap Log in with email.• If you originally chose Continue with Apple or Continue with Google, tap that same button.Once you’re back in, you can link additional sign-in options under Manage & update account.
1. Confirm how you first signed up
- Before July 2025 you could only create an account with email + password.
- After July 2025 you can also sign up with Apple or Google SSO.
- CookBook treats each method as a separate credential, so you must pick the one you used at signup.
2. If you signed up with email + password
- Tap Log in.
- Enter your email (or username) and tap Log in with email.
- Forgot the password? Tap Lost your password? and follow the reset email.
- Prefer to skip passwords? Tap Sign in by email code and enter the one-time code we send.
3. If you signed up with Apple or Google
- Tap Continue with Apple or Continue with Google on the login screen.
- Complete the Apple ID or Google prompt.
- You’ll return to CookBook already signed in—no CookBook password required.
Trying the wrong button (e.g., tapping Google when you registered with email) will create a new empty trial account instead of opening your existing data.
4. Link Apple or Google SSO to an existing email account
- Sign in with your current email + password.
- Tap Side menu ☰ → Manage & update account.
- Under Sign-in providers tap Link with Apple or Link with Google.
- Follow the prompt. Next time you can use that SSO button to log in.
5. Still locked out?
- Make sure you’re entering the exact email tied to your subscription.
- If password reset emails don’t arrive, look in Spam/Promotions.
- If none of the above works, submit a support request and include:
- The email address you believe is on the account.
- Any App Store, Google Play or Stripe receipts for CookBook.
- A brief description of what happens when you try to log in.