RocketCogs tracks ingredient costs, calculates recipe margins, and shows your business health at a glance — no spreadsheets, no jargon, no guessing.
Built for real food businesses — not accountants. Plain English throughout.
Follow this order and you'll have your first food cost analysis before your next shift.
Free to download. No subscription. No spreadsheets.
Questions? We're here to help.
Email us at rocketcogsdev@gmail.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Tap Ingredients from the home screen, then tap + Add. Enter the product name, what you paid, the package size, and choose a pricing mode — By Weight, By Slice, or By Count.
Add your ingredients first, then go to Menu and tap + Add. Give your item a name, add ingredients as components with quantities, and enter your sale price to see food cost and profit margin.
Food cost % is how much of your sale price goes toward ingredients. If a burger costs $3 to make and sells for $12, your food cost is 25%. Lower is generally better.
Yes. Go to Settings to export recipe cards as PDF, ingredient and supply lists as CSV, or a full backup of all your data as JSON.
Your data is stored locally on your device. Use the JSON backup feature in Settings regularly to keep a copy safe. No account or internet connection required.
Yes — 100% offline. Everything is stored on your device. No account, no login, no internet needed.
Last updated: June 27, 2026
RocketCogs is developed by TJ's Kitchen Tech. This privacy policy explains how we handle your information.
We collect nothing. All data you enter into RocketCogs — ingredients, menu items, supplies, prices, and business settings — is stored exclusively on your device. It never leaves your iPhone unless you choose to export it yourself.
All app data is stored locally on your device using Apple's standard local storage. We have no servers, no databases, and no access to anything you enter into the app.
RocketCogs does not use any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services of any kind.
RocketCogs does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.
If we update this privacy policy we will post the new version at rocketcogs.com/#privacy. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions? Email us at rocketcogsdev@gmail.com.