Fridge temps, in seconds.
Each fridge, freezer and hot-hold has its safe range beside it. Type the reading, tick, sign. Warm readings are flagged.
The fridge temperature log
Daybook
UK kitchens
The paper diary, on phones.
- Fridge Temps3.4°C
- Hygiene CheckSigned
- Hot holdDue63°C
Yes, chef.Opening checks signed
The food safety diary app for UK kitchens
Every check, signed and dated.
Staff sign each check on their own iPhone, with a personal PIN. The office reads the week, and makes an inspection record for any dates.
Download on theApp StoreAlready have a kitchen code? Get the app.
- Dated. Named. Never edited.
- Works with a poor signal
- Built for UK kitchens
- iPhone
Why it exists
Paper remembers what was written. Not who, or when.
Every kitchen has a diary in a folder under the counter. Tuesday is blank. Friday looks like Monday. Every entry is in the same pen. Nobody is cheating; paper just can’t tell you more than that.
Fridge temps · week 42
- MonFridge 1 — 4° Fridge 2 — 4°
- Tue—?
- WedFridge 1 — 4° Fridge 2 — 4°
- ThuFridge 1 — 4° Fridge 2 — 4°
- FriFridge 1 — 4° Fridge 2 — 4°same pen, all week
Tuesday 13 October · in Daybook
- Fridge Temps · AMMaria · 08:033.4 °C
- Opening ChecklistJames · 08:11Signed
- Hygiene CheckSara · 09:403 of 3
- Fridge Temps · PMMaria · 16:524.1 °C
- Closing ChecklistJames · 22:06Signed
Daybook keeps the same checks your team already does, on the phones they already carry. The difference is that every entry is signed by the person who did it, at the moment they did it. Signed records are never edited. A mistake is fixed with a dated correction beside the original.
Three moments
What changes, day to day.
Three screens from the app, the way your team will see them.
The week, at a glance.
Every check against every day: signed, due, missed or ahead. Anything missed goes to Needs review.
Cleaning and pest checksAn inspection record, ready.
Pick any dates, choose what goes in, and hand over a designed PDF. Every entry shows who signed it and when.
The inspection recordA day in one kitchen
From 07:00 to close, signed.
An example of how the diary fills itself in, one person and one check at a time.
07:00
Opening
The manager signs the Opening Checklist. The KP does the KP opening checklist. The chef logs AM fridge temps.
11:00
Through the day
A hygiene check for each person. The pest control walk-round. Food wastage logged as it happens.
15:00
Front of house
Cake delivery logged with its temperature. Cakes out of and back into the fridge.
22:00
Closing
PM fridge temps. Deep clean tasks for the weekday. The Closing Checklist unlocks. Till close, for managers only.
Monday
The week
The manager reviews the week, deals with anything missed and checks training expiry badges.
Signed.
Every entry shows who signed it and when. That is the whole idea.
Who it’s for
Built for UK kitchens, big and small.
Cafes
Daybook replaces the paper food diary in UK cafes.
Daybook for cafes →Restaurants
Daybook is the food safety diary for UK restaurants.
Daybook for restaurants →Bakeries
A food safety log for UK bakeries: fridge temps, cake deliveries and rotation, deep clean rota and training records, signed on staff iPhones..
Daybook for bakeries →Pubs
The food safety diary for UK pubs with a kitchen.
Daybook for pubs →What we hold
Names, email addresses, certificate photos, kitchen entries and a user ID. Used only to run the app.
What we never do
No tracking and no advertising. Your records are yours: the owner can download them as a PDF report or a CSV file, any time.
What Daybook is not
Daybook helps you keep records. It does not give legal advice or certify training. It doesn’t make a kitchen compliant on its own.
Free, no sign-up
Guides and templates, on the house.
Plain-English food safety guides, every number linked to the official source, and printable logs you can use today.
Questions
What owners ask first.
What is Daybook?
Daybook is an iPhone app that replaces the paper food safety diary in UK kitchens. Staff sign each check on their own phone with a personal PIN. Every entry is dated and shows who signed it. The office reads the week and makes an inspection record as a PDF for any dates.
Does it work without signal?
Yes. Checks save on the phone first, so a weak signal in the walk-in or the cellar doesn’t stop work. They back up automatically when the phone is connected again.
Who can see what?
Staff see the Today screen only: the checks for their area (kitchen or front of house) and the whole-site checks. Managers also see the Week and Training. The owner also manages the team, the checklists and the settings.
What happens when an EHO visits?
Pick the dates, choose what goes in, and Daybook makes a designed PDF: a cover page, a record sheet for each day, exceptions and notes, the training register and certificate images. Every entry shows who signed it and when.
Can I edit an entry?
No. Signed records are never edited. If someone signs a check again, the first entry stays and a dated correction is added beside it, so the record shows what really happened.
Is Daybook on Android or iPad?
Not yet. Daybook is an iPhone app and needs iOS 26 or later. There is no Android, iPad or laptop version today.
Does Daybook replace Safer Food Better Business?
It replaces the paper diary where you record the daily checks. It doesn’t replace your food safety management system. The safe methods in your Safer Food Better Business pack, or your own HACCP-based plan, still apply.
How does my kitchen get set up?
Tell us about your kitchen with the set-up form. We email you, then set up your checklists, equipment and team, and activate the kitchen. You share the kitchen code, staff install the app, and each person signs in with their own PIN.
What does it cost?
The app is free to download. Each kitchen is set up and activated by Daybook, and the price depends on your kitchen. Send us your details and we’ll reply by email with a price before anything is agreed.
Where is my data kept?
Daybook holds names, email addresses, certificate photos, kitchen entries and a user ID, and uses them only to run the app. Nothing is used for tracking or advertising. The owner can download all records as a PDF report or a CSV file at any time.