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BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner

BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner

With Grocery List & More

14K ratings
371 reviews
With Ads#188 in top-grossing Food & Drink
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Released
October 23, 2008
Updated
September 23, 2026

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Developer

BigOven.com
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Discover over a million recipes, plan your meals, and generate grocery lists. This app helps you organize your favorite recipes, reduce food waste by suggesting dishes based on ingredients you have, and connect with a community of home cooks.

✓1,000,000+ recipes
✓Meal planning tool
✓Grocery list creation
✓Use Up Leftovers feature
✓Recipe Clipper
✓RecipeScan for handwritten recipes
✓Home cook community
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What users say about BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner

Reviews of BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner are mixed: the Food & Drink app is rated 4.7/5 from 14K App Store ratings. What users like most: great replacement for Yummly, wonderful recipes. Top complaints: issues with accessing preparation instructions, buggy, crashes frequently. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Great replacement for Yummly
  • 👍Wonderful recipes
  • 👍Fantastic recipe app
  • 👍Lots of recipe options
  • 👍Helpful for meal planning and grocery shopping
  • 👍Ability to save and organize own recipes

Negative things

  • 🐛Issues with accessing preparation instructions
  • 🐛Buggy, crashes frequently
  • 🐛Intrusive ads and popups
  • 🔒Difficulty deleting account
  • 🔒Misleading subscription model
  • 🔒Inability to edit own recipes
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What's New in BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner

16.82

September 23, 2026

bug fixes

6

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

BigOven Pro Membership

Access advanced BigOven features and services as a Pro Membership.

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Top Grossing

📉 188-12

Food & Drink

This app dropped -12 positions in Food & Drink chart.

Last updated on October 26, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Amazing

This is the best recipe ever that I’ve had for roast it’s so easy to make
P5Pamela Kay 58

What am I paying for?

There seems to be many times that there are no new recipes for several days, when trying to loom at a recipe the link doesn’t work or the recipes are a jumbled mess.
Mmninak

Great app

Looking for something different to cook this is a good app to look at.
PP181

Can’t live without it.

When you need make dinner, it so easy to go this app for inspiration!
MmarlowGreerFaye

My Go-To

I’ve used this app paid version for years and it is the first place I look for a recipe.
I’ve added my own additional recipes when needed and this keeps all my recipes organized in one place. Thankfully this app makes mealtime manageable!
CChihuahua115
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Recipe scan feature not working

Bug

Inability to add photos to own recipes

Bug

Saved recipes not showing up consistently

Bug

Grocery list issues (items not consolidating, unable to delete)

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Metric system support

Feature

Better recipe search and filtering

Feature

Ability to share recipes with household members

Feature

Improved syncing between web and mobile versions

Feature

Offline access to saved recipes

Feature

FAQ

What does the BigOven app do?

The app helps you discover over a million recipes, plan your meals, and create organized grocery lists. It also offers features to help reduce food waste by suggesting recipes based on ingredients you already have and allows you to store all your favorite recipes in one place.

What are the key features of BigOven?

Key features include a vast recipe library, a meal planner, a smart grocery list generator, a 'Use Up Leftovers' tool, a recipe clipper to save recipes from websites, and a RecipeScan tool to digitize handwritten recipes. It also fosters a community of home cooks.

How much does BigOven cost?

The app is free to download and use, offering a core set of features. There is an optional Pro Membership available for $2.99 per month, which provides an ad-free experience, advanced search filters, nutrition insights, and more recipe uploads.

What devices is BigOven compatible with?

The app is available for free on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices, making it accessible for users across the Apple ecosystem.

How can BigOven help me reduce food waste?

BigOven includes a 'Use Up Leftovers' tool where you can input up to three ingredients you have on hand. The app will then suggest recipes that utilize those ingredients, helping you make the most of what you already own and minimize waste.