# Basil: Recipes & Meal Planner — Organize Your Recipes

> All-in-one kitchen companion for saving, organizing, and cooking recipes. (iPhone/iPad app by PixelPort LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basil-recipes-and-meal-planner/id6740829669 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PixelPort LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1355467938)
- Category: Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 119 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2025-02-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-06
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basil-recipes-and-meal-planner/id6740829669/reviews.md

## What is Basil?

Basil – Recipe Manager & Meal Planner

Your all-in-one kitchen companion to save, organize, and cook recipes from anywhere. Import from websites, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, or even Instagram with one tap. Create grocery lists, plan meals, detect allergens, and cook smarter — all in one beautiful app.

Why You’ll Love Basil
Import from Anywhere – Save recipes from your favorite sites, cooking blogs, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, and more. Smart Import automatically formats the ingredients and steps.

Upload Your Own Recipes – Add recipes from Notes, Google Docs, Evernote, or by typing your own.

Smart Grocery Lists – Generate shopping lists instantly and organize by supermarket aisle or by recipe.

Meal Planning Made Easy – Plan meals for the day, week, or month, and categorize by breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Nutrition & Allergy Detection – Instantly calculate calories, protein, carbs, and fats for any recipe. Get alerts for common allergens like nuts, gluten, or dairy.

Cook Without Interruptions – Screen stays awake in Cooking Mode so you never lose your place.

Scale & Convert – Adjust ingredients for any serving size and switch between metric and imperial units.

Organize Your Recipes – Create custom cookbooks by cuisine, diet, meal type, or personal favorites.

Cloud Sync – Access all your recipes on iPhone and iPad, always backed up securely.

Share With Friends & Family – Send recipes via AirDrop, SMS, email, WhatsApp, Messenger, and more.

Extra Features
Add a main photo to each recipe plus step-by-step images.

Insert links or videos into recipes.

Add custom items to grocery lists or paste multiple ingredients at once.

Rate recipes and keep personal notes.

Personalize your profile and cooking library.

Free & Premium
Basil offers a free version with core features and a Premium subscription for unlimited Smart Imports, private recipe uploads, and advanced meal planning tools. 
Try Premium free for 3 days.

Privacy Policy - https://www.basilrecipe.app/privacy
Terms of Service - https://www.basilrecipe.app/terms
EULA - https://www.basilrecipe.app/eula

## Key features

- Import recipes from websites and social media
- Upload your own recipes
- Generate smart grocery lists
- Plan meals for the week
- Detect nutrition and allergens
- Cooking mode to prevent screen timeout
- Scale recipes and convert units

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basil Pro+ Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Basil Pro+ Yearly | $59.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Basil?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 🚀 Effortless meal planning
- 💡 Innovative recipe import feature
- 🔒 Allergy alerts for safety
- 🚀 Smart Cooking Mode for guidance
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🚀 Organizes recipes and generates shopping lists

**Cons**

- 🐛 Recipe scanning feature did not work as advertised

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Recipe scanning feature not functioning

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 22)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basil-recipes-and-meal-planner/id6740829669/reviews.md

### 5/5 — perfect for weekly meal planning!

*2026-02-01*

I tried weekly meal plan, and it is pretty good! interface is intuitive, and I love how customizable everything is! try it

### 5/5 — fast and functional

*2026-01-31*

lightning fast when importing new recipes. Definitely worth downloading for any kitchen enthusiast

### 4/5 — great for discovering new dishes

*2026-01-30*

I’m always discovering something new in the recipe bank

### 5/5 — Super quick import feature

*2026-01-30*

one of the best features of Basil is how quickly it imports recipes. I can pull in a recipe from a website in seconds

### 1/5 — This may not be a working app

*2025-12-08, version 1.0*

The idea is great but the support email bounced. It asks for a subscription but when you sign up it still won’t allow you past the paywall. It claims it provides a bunch of features I’d love to try but I can’t access them without the subscription pay wall popping up.

### 1/5 — Scam

*2025-08-02, version 1.0*

This app is a scam. it asks for a subscription to access any of the services, the services don't exist. The paywall still pops up after you've already paid, prompting you to just pay again. It never let me in to the actual service. Wasted my time and money.

### 1/5 — Says it can scan recipes… didn’t work

*2025-05-11*

Spent $47 as it advertised it can scan recipes.  Nope.  Tried several times and now requesting refund

### 5/5 — Absolutely love the app

*2025-03-13*

I've tried a few and this is by far the best way of representing/viewing balances and accounts and recording transactions.

### 5/5 — My Favorite

*2025-03-12*

I LOVE this app - I mean absolutely love it! It’s extremely convenient & easy to use.

### 5/5 — Love cooking with Basil!

*2025-03-11*

Basil - Recipe Manager has revolutionized my cooking routine. I can import recipes from anywhere, and the Smart Cooking Mode ensures I follow each step correctly. Planning meals has never been easier, and I appreciate the shopping list feature. Most importantly, the allergy alerts provide peace of mind.

## Frequently asked questions about Basil

### What does Basil do?

Basil is a kitchen companion app designed to help you save, organize, and cook recipes. It allows you to import recipes from various online sources, upload your own, create smart grocery lists, plan meals, and even detect nutritional information and allergens.

### What are the key features of Basil?

Key features include importing recipes from websites and social media, uploading your own recipes, generating smart grocery lists organized by aisle or recipe, meal planning for daily or weekly schedules, nutrition and allergy detection, a cooking mode that keeps your screen awake, and the ability to scale recipes and convert units.

### How much does Basil cost?

Basil offers a free version with core features. A Premium subscription is available for unlimited Smart Imports, private recipe uploads, and advanced meal planning tools. A 3-day free trial of Premium is offered.

### What devices is Basil compatible with?

Basil is available on iPhone and iPad, with cloud sync ensuring your recipes are accessible across your devices and securely backed up.

### What are common use cases for Basil?

Common use cases include saving recipes you find online, organizing your family's favorite recipes, planning weekly meals to reduce food waste, creating efficient grocery lists based on your meal plan, and easily cooking recipes with features like cooking mode and unit conversion.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.2 — 2026-01-29

Basil is the best app to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest & more

In this release, we made improvements and squashed bugs so Basil is even better for you.

### 1.0 — 2025-02-18

No release notes.

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