How it works
How Word of Mouth works
Word of Mouth helps you discover recipes from home cooks and chefs around the world, cook free ones straight away and buy proven recipes from vetted cooks in one tap.
Discovering, tasting and buying recipes
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Cook free recipes straight away
Free recipes are shown in full on their page. Cook one, give it a WOM score and help its cook get vetted.
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Buy proven recipes
Pay on the cook's own Gumroad with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You get the recipe file from Gumroad, and it unlocks in your Word of Mouth library with the kitchen view.
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Cook it step by step
Free recipes and tasting spots open in our cooking view: quantities scale to your table, one step at a time, with built in timers.
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Rate it in WOMs and pass it on
Score it from 1 to 10 WOMs and add up to three photos of your result. Pass it on to friends and help the best recipes rise.
Selling a recipe
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Share free, get vetted
Use the Creator Studio blocks for photos, ingredients, steps and tips. Once your recipes have 10 good WOM scores, you are a vetted cook and can sell.
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Set your price
You choose the price, from US$1.99. No monthly fee.
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See what you earn
Gumroad takes its fee and Word of Mouth receives 10% of what remains. The Studio shows your share as you set the price.
Questions
Who sells the recipes on Word of Mouth?
Each cook sells their own paid recipes on their own Gumroad, which acts as merchant of record and handles the payment and tax. Word of Mouth hosts the recipes and ratings, unlocks what you bought in your library and earns an affiliate commission on each sale.
Can I cancel a recipe after buying it?
A recipe opens straight away, so before paying you ask for immediate access and accept that the 14 day right to cancel ends once it opens. If something is wrong with it, message the creator or contact us: refunds are made by the cook through Gumroad.
Who is responsible if something goes wrong when I cook?
The creator who wrote the recipe. Word of Mouth does not write or test recipes. Check allergens and food safety yourself, and message the creator from the recipe page with any question or problem after cooking.
What is a vetted cook?
A cook whose recipes have at least 10 WOM scores from real home cooks, averaging 6/10 or more, with at least half saying they would make them again. Only vetted cooks can sell paid recipes on Word of Mouth.
What are WOMs?
WOMs are how recipes are rated on Word of Mouth: a score from 1 to 10, shown with our mouth and spatula mark instead of stars. Only people who cooked the recipe can give them.
Does Word of Mouth see my card?
No. You pay on Gumroad's secure checkout. Word of Mouth never sees or stores your card.
Can I use Word of Mouth on my phone?
Yes. Word of Mouth works on phones, tablets, laptops and big screens, and the cooking view is built to sit on your kitchen counter.