Hotpot Helper

Choose your menu before the meal, then tap a food card as each portion goes into the pot. Hotpot Helper keeps separate timers for every batch.

The app interface and food names are currently in Simplified Chinese.

Build this meal's menu
Choose from 220 built-in foods across 9 categories: meat, offal, seafood, meatballs and pastes, vegetables, mushrooms, soy foods, noodles and staples, and other foods. Search for a dish and add it to your menu.

A timer for every portion
Start a countdown with a tap. Add another batch of the same food and it gets its own timer. See what is still cooking and what has reached its selected time. Add 15 seconds to an existing timer or cancel a batch.

Make the times your own
Adjust reference durations or add custom foods. Menus and preferences stay on your device. Saved deadlines let timers resume when you return to the app or reopen it.

Choose your reminders
Turn sound, haptics, and background notifications on or off. Keep the screen awake while timers are running. Background notifications need system permission; Silent mode, Focus, and notification settings can affect alerts.

10 free starts, then a permanent unlock
Each successfully started timer uses one free start, including another portion of the same food. Canceling does not return a start. Selecting or editing foods and extending existing timers do not use starts. After 10 free starts, a one-time In-App Purchase unlocks unlimited timer starts. There is no subscription or automatic renewal. Apple displays the local price before purchase. Restore Purchases is available in the app.

Simple and local
No account, advertising, or third-party analytics SDKs. Food lists and timers work offline. Purchases, restoration, and product pricing use Apple's services.

Check doneness before eating
Preset durations are adjustable reference values. Food type, size, thickness, starting temperature, and broth temperature affect cooking time. A finished timer does not confirm that food is fully cooked. Follow packaging or supplier instructions and check doneness before eating.