Leave a Review BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner
Almost perfect
I’ve been using this app for a while and enjoy the recipes. I like that there are different versions so you can pick and choose and you can search by ingredients. The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because you can’t search by cooking method. I’d like to see a sorting option for grilling, slow cooker, etc.Show lessAmyF40
Great when it works, frustrating when it doesn’t
It’s very convenient to have my recipes on my phone. I can prop it up on a charger in the kitchen and the app keeps the display awake so I can read through.
However, it is inconvenient to find my recipes (search is clunky and sync is unreliable), changes on the web don’t always get pushed to the mobile app, and when you view a modified version of someone else’s recipe (a feature for pro users) the mobile app will often show a non-clickable link to the original recipe instead of the modified version you’ve saved. Very frustrating when it happens, which is frequently.Show lessChristopher.Scott
Great idea, carelessly executed
My main gripes with this app is...
1. the inability to sync Meal Plans across accounts in the same household
2. The awful View Recipe view you’re left with when a recipe has been added from a third-party website. Marketing and Video pop-ups, Ad overlays, massive font issues...
If you’re going to redirect to third-party recipes at least learn how to scrape the data and provide streamlined content in your app!
I’ve paid for the PRO this month but I doubt I’ll keep this up if these issues aren’t addressed.Show lessgrimjimslim
Want to like it but too many glitches
This app seems like a dream come true in a lot of ways – I got it because I wanted to be able to add my recipes from my books to a digital format. But when you upgrade to the pro membership, you have to purchase recipe scans, which quickly run out. Then you have to buy more. A lot of people i’ve already complained about this, so whatever. That’s not my main issue anyway. This app is full of glitches. If you rate a recipe, and then change your mind about how you feel about that recipe, if you try to change the rating, the app simply shuts down. It seems that you can’t alter anything, once you finalize it. You can’t change your own recipes, even if you make an error. And you can’t remove recipes from a collection- if you try to, then it deletes ALL of the recipes in that collection. I can’t give up on this app, because I’m already too invested in it. It has all of my recipes in it. It would be way too troublesome to try and switch to a different app, but I am sick and tired of the glitches. I’m tired of paying money every month for this app, when there are so many problems with it. Why won’t people fix it?? I know I’m not the only person complaining about these things. But it seems like the people who made this app just don’t care. They’ve got you by the balls, and they know it.Show lessHuman being 3
Lots of Options but Improvement Needed
This app has tons of recipes. I’m trying out the PRO version, and I am liking it, except for some kinks.....within the Meal Plan, there isn’t an option to DELETE recipes added to the meal plan. Once added, you’re stuck with the recipe, thereby cluttering your meal plan. Another drawback is the Home Page dashboard. It’s USELESS!!! Instead of pictures of dishes, I’d rather see the COLLECTIONS tabs OR the BY COURSE tabs (both of which are currently buried within the search function)...too many steps to get to them. I like the Grocery List and the ability to select/adjust my serving size, so that I don’t buy more groceries than needed.Show lessNitiforu
Developer Response
Thank you for your review and we will take your suggestions into deep consideration.Storing Recipes shouldn’t be that hard
I tried this app and became very frustrated. As I was typing the prompt kept moving away, and what I was typing just stopped. I finally had the second recipe typed in and went to save when the screen swiped back to the main page and all info was lost.
I use the save from URL feature for a recipe I wanted to try and it saved the URL which is not ideal if you are cooking in camp with no service, a place I find myself frequently.
Bottom line, I am trying another app.Show lessJish4444
Food Network Recipes NOT clipping on any of my platforms
I have been a pro user for almost 4 years and would have rated it 4.5 stars. Three weeks ago Food Network recipes quit clipping. I worked with customer support, sent them examples and screenshots, and still the problem has not been solved. If the problem isn’t solved pretty soon, I will look elsewhere. If your agreement with Food Network has expired just tell us. I just don’t want to keep trying and be frustrated by the failure.Show lessWAE74
Busy mom
This app is a lifesaver for my budget and for my family eating healthy meals. I can plan the whole month, put it on the grocery list, and check the night before To see what I’m cooking the next day. I do a lot of freezer meals and meal prep. This is a lifesaver for me because sometimes I only have 30 minutes to throw a meal together. I want my kids to eat good healthy food. It’s important for this to happen when they’re young so they know how to eat when they grow up. Love this appShow lessdrcodyms
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy you and your family are enjoying the app and the recipes!App keeps throwing me out
The app only allows me to take one picture OCR it then shuts down. Very time consuming and annoyingShazzaq
It would be good to try the app.
It might be a good idea to try the app before registering,
Why do companies demand you register before using, slow
down, we don’t know if we like the app yet.
Cheers.tandoni77
