# How to create an account and sign in

Phork It! has no passwords. Sign in with a 6-digit code we email you, or try the app first without an email and add one later.

Phork It! never uses a password. You type your email, we send you a 6-digit code, and you type it in. The first time you use an email, that creates your account. On the phone app you can also start without an email and add one later.

## Your first time in the app

The first time you open the app on a phone, a few welcome screens show up.

**1. Tap Get started**

Or tap **I already have an account** to go straight to signing in.

**2. Answer a few quick questions**

We ask your name, what brings you here, what you love to eat, whether you follow a diet, and anything you can't eat. Every question has **Skip**, and you can change your answers later in **Settings** › **About you**.

**3. Tap Let's cook**

You land on **Recipes**, with a short guide to saving your first recipe.

## Trying Phork It! without an email

In the phone app, **Let's cook** usually starts you off without an email, so you can import, plan, shop and cook straight away. When that's the case, you'll see **Add your email** at the top of **Settings**. (If it asks for your email instead, just sign in as below.)

> **Add an email to keep your recipes**

Without an email, there's no way to sign back in. If you sign out, delete your account or lose your phone, your recipes, plan and shopping list can't be brought back. Add your email as soon as you want to keep things.

**4. Open Settings**

Tap **Add your email** at the top.

**5. Enter your email and tap Continue**

We email you a 6-digit code.

**6. Type the code and tap Save**

Everything stays exactly where it was: same recipes, plan and shopping list. From now on you can sign in with that email on any phone or in the browser.

If that email already has a Phork It! account, the app asks whether to bring this phone's recipes, plan and shopping list into it. Tap **Bring them over** to combine them (both sets of recipes are kept), or **Cancel** to leave them.

## Signing in with your email

**7. Enter your email**

On the sign-in screen, type your email and tap **Continue**.

**8. Check your inbox**

You'll get an email titled "… is your Phork It! code". The code works for 10 minutes.

**9. Type the 6-digit code**

The app signs you in as soon as all six digits are in. Many phones offer to fill in the code from the email for you.

> **Tip:**

The email also has a **Sign in** link. Tap it on the same phone where you asked for the code, and the app signs you in without typing anything.

You stay signed in on that phone until you sign out or delete your account. If you don't open Phork It! for 90 days, you'll need to sign in again. Nothing is lost when that happens.

> **Note:**

There's no sign-in with Apple or Google at the moment, and you can't change your account's email address yet.

- [Why didn't my sign-in code arrive?](https://phorkit.com/help/en/troubleshooting/sign-in-code-didnt-arrive)
- [How to sign in on another phone or in a browser](https://phorkit.com/help/en/account/sign-in-on-another-device)

Source: https://phorkit.com/help/en/getting-started/create-an-account (updated 2026-11-03)