I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, but never actually used them because they were messy, ad-heavy, and hard to follow while cooking.
CookPal lets you import recipes from:
Any recipe website (URL parsing)
TikTok / Instagram / YouTube links
Photos of recipes or screenshots
Manual text input
It turns them into clean, distraction-free recipe cards with features like Cook Mode, ingredient scaling by servings, and a simple shopping list.
This is an iOS app built with React Native (Expo) + a lightweight backend for parsing. It’s still early, and I’d love any feedback on UX, parsing accuracy, or missing features you’d personally want.
Happy to answer any questions about the tech or product decisions.
raunaqvaisoha•1h ago
I like the idea of saving recipes online. What I wish existed was something which would let me take a photo of a dish I’m eating and tell me how to replicate it at home. There’s been so many times I’ve eaten something at a restaurant or someone’s house and want to make it at home, but it’s inconvenient to ask for the recipe.
raygoh•2h ago
I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, but never actually used them because they were messy, ad-heavy, and hard to follow while cooking.
CookPal lets you import recipes from:
Any recipe website (URL parsing)
TikTok / Instagram / YouTube links
Photos of recipes or screenshots
Manual text input
It turns them into clean, distraction-free recipe cards with features like Cook Mode, ingredient scaling by servings, and a simple shopping list.
This is an iOS app built with React Native (Expo) + a lightweight backend for parsing. It’s still early, and I’d love any feedback on UX, parsing accuracy, or missing features you’d personally want.
App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookpal-recipe-organizer/id675...
Happy to answer any questions about the tech or product decisions.
raunaqvaisoha•1h ago