Quick answer: The CookBook app download is under 150 MB. After that, storage grows mainly with the photos you attach to recipes. Most users stay under 300 MB, even with hundreds of recipes because text is tiny and images are compressed.
What actually takes space?
- Core app: roughly 100-150 MB when first installed.
- Recipe data: text and nutrition info are tiny - measured in kilobytes.
- Images: the only real variable. A compressed photo added to a recipe averages 0.5–1 MB.
Real-world example: One team member stores 230 recipes, each with at least one photo; CookBook uses ≈ 190 MB total on their device.
In short, CookBook is light on storage unless you add thousands of hi-res images—so most phones and tablets will have plenty of room, unless you're a serial recipe keeper! 😆