I can’t believe this is free
I wish I would’ve known about this amazing recipe blog and its’ app a long time ago. It’s everything you’d want in a meal planning app: delicious recipes that are budget-friendly, a quick and easy meal planner that is simple to use, and not to mention that all of the ingredients can be added to your Walmart cart (and are editable) and can be checked out so quickly. Meal planning has always taken me so long and now it takes hardly any time at all. So grateful for the ability to do this through Budget Bites!
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I couldn’t be happier
This app is incredible. For someone who loved meal prepped services- this is an affordable and fun way to plan meals and makes picking up or getting the ingredients delivered. I cannot believe I have not found it earlier. I recommend everyone has this on their phone to stay organized and on top of food prep for you and your family. THANK YOU!
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BudgetBytes is the Bomb!
I started using some of these recipes online a few years back when I was in college and loved them. Now as a new mom, using this app with the recipes I love and the features that streamline my meal planning all in one place has been such a life saver!
The grocery list builder is awesome. I especially love the feature that allows you to deselect any ingredients you might already have at home and that it combines ingredients that might be used in multiple recipes on your list. The weekly meal planner is great too! We have a lot of fun planning out our week and understanding how to use all of the features was a snap!
Do your family and your wallet a favor and get this app!
The grocery list builder is awesome. I especially love the feature that allows you to deselect any ingredients you might already have at home and that it combines ingredients that might be used in multiple recipes on your list. The weekly meal planner is great too! We have a lot of fun planning out our week and understanding how to use all of the features was a snap!
Do your family and your wallet a favor and get this app!
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Response from developer
Hi! Thanks for the love! We are beyond happy that we get to help you through our app and provide a positive effect with your daily life. We aspire to continue doing this for as long as we can! If you have any questions or concern, please feel free to send us an email at budgetbytesapp@sidechef.com. Have a great day ahead!
My go-to
I got into budget bytes right after I graduated college to make affordable meals that were both nutritious and delicious. At that point I was just enjoying the blog but once the app was available I had to get it! Such a reliable and beautiful app for planing my weekly meals 🙌
My go-to
I’ve been using this app for nearly 3 years now. These recipes are very easy & after awhile you end up having mostly everything you’ll need for them. This app makes it easy to organize your week, shopping list & fill your cookbook. My categories consist of Soup, Sides & Sauces, Chicken, Pastas, Sausage, Ground Turkey/Beef, & Desserts!
Some of these recipes can be rather heavy in calories, but it’s easy to make substitutions & customization is available for diet restrictions and/or allergies.
Some of these recipes can be rather heavy in calories, but it’s easy to make substitutions & customization is available for diet restrictions and/or allergies.
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Response from developer
Hi there! Appreciate you giving us this amazing 5-star review. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us at budgetbytesapp@sidechef.com. Now, don't be shy and feel free to share us with your family and friends! Have a great day ahead!
Budget is right
I’ve only been using for a few months but the recipes I’ve come across are amazing on here and have become norms in the household and on top of that it really has helped me budget out meals and plan the week so much better than I was before. Was recommended to me by a friend and I recommend to everyone else who needs a single source for both recipes, list making, and meal planning. Plus they add items to your online shopping carts too!
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Response from developer
Thanks for love! We are glad to be of help! Feel free to reach out at budgetbytesapp@sidechef.com if you have questions or concerns. Have a great day ahead!
Changes for the worse
Used to be a place to find a handful of recipes with user comments and suggestions. Now it’s a place to use a poorly made user interface to try to struggle through making a meal plan out of recipes that are in a worse format and then buy that meal plan.
Not at all what I originally bought, very disappointed in the change. Went from picking a new recipe every week or so to not even opening the app since it has nothing to offer me.
Not at all what I originally bought, very disappointed in the change. Went from picking a new recipe every week or so to not even opening the app since it has nothing to offer me.
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Awesome support, great recipes
Initially I was bummed to download this app and see there was no nutritional info a few months back. I messaged the team to see what was up, because I love the budget bytes site and recipes. They were already on top of adding it to the site and said it should be on there by September. Currently in mid august it’s already up!!
I’ve been using the site for years to plan and meal prep and this app makes it even easier. 10/10 recommend
I’ve been using the site for years to plan and meal prep and this app makes it even easier. 10/10 recommend
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One of the best cooking apps I use
I discovered Budget Bytes a few years ago and have used it regularly ever since. In all that time, I don’t think I’ve run into any bad recipes. It’s great that it’s so reliable because I like to make different things all the time, but I have also found favorite recipes that I’ve made over and over. So many of the recipes are healthy, and not very labor-intensive. It kind of brings back your faith in cooking at home, even after a busy day - they show you that something delicious doesn’t have to involve a ton of steps, ingredients, or advance preparation - including desserts! They also just added some great features, like being able to slide recipes right into a meal plan for the week. As a longtime user of the app, I really appreciate the tune-up! I love to cook and use many apps. I promise you that Budget Bytes will be one of your best choices. It honestly never lets me down.
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Response from developer
Thanks for the love! Feel free to share us with your family and friends! If you have questions or concerns, please email us at budgetbytesapp@sidechef.com. Have a great day!
Why pay twice?
Why do you pay for the app and then pay for the recipes? Usually I come here looking for inspiration so to have to unlock the recipe by paying for it isn't very inspiring. I love the website and will probably just keep using that because you get more variety.
If the app were more expensive and then all the recipes were immediately available, that would be better. I'd be happy to pay because the recipes are great and the author seems really genuine.
If the app were more expensive and then all the recipes were immediately available, that would be better. I'd be happy to pay because the recipes are great and the author seems really genuine.
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What’s the point?
I purchased this yesterday at the recommendation of an acquaintance and am really sorry. Clearly this is geared to people who can’t cook, first of all. My hope was to get some new ideas for interesting but inexpensive recipes—in a straightforward manner. Photo of finished product, recipe, method, and nutritional breakdown would be a good option. Then, of course, there was the issue of getting stuck within the recipe chosen and being unable to return to anything else. Maybe it’s an iPad thing, but all-in-all it wasn’t worth it for this level of aggravation.
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Wonderful app
This app has been a game changer for me. I found it in January 2021 and since then have been cooking delicious, easy, nutritious, and budget friendly meals at home. My household is very happy and we have loved every recipe so far. We have also lost weight due to having tasty meal options at home. Love this app and can’t thank the creators enough.
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Paying twice for a recipe
The features of the app so far seem very nice and it’s relatively straight forward, but there are major issues across the product offerings she provides. Her website, the app, and the web-store all require separate accounts so there’s no consistency between them. I purchased a meal plan because I like what she does and wanted to support her and shortly after purchased the app only to find that some recipes that are free online that are included in the meal plan aren’t free in the app.
I have no issue paying for the meal plan even though the recipes are available online because there are other benefits you get, but paying for the meal plan and then having to pay to access that recipe in the app (that you already paid for) is too much.
I have no issue paying for the meal plan even though the recipes are available online because there are other benefits you get, but paying for the meal plan and then having to pay to access that recipe in the app (that you already paid for) is too much.
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Limited recipes
I learned of this app by coming across the website when my husband and I were in a pinch financially. I purchased the app because we loved the website so much. Unfortunately this app does not have nearly as many recipes as the website. Hoping they add to the app as it is more convenient when cooking step by step. For example the website has meal prep guidance and more. Thought the app would give me more since I paid for the app and the website is free.
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Technical Issues
Was super excited about the app after using the website. After purchasing, it would not allow me to log in to the account that I already had (but I can log in fine on my laptop and browser). I even created a new password and still could not log in via the app. I decided to settle for making a new account via the “log in with Facebook” option on the app, which worked. However, there is NO OPTION to log in with facebook on the desktop version, so I am stuck with two different accounts!
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Nutritional Info?
I was happy to pay for this app as I’ve used the website for free for a while. What I don’t understand is where is the nutritional info? This is super important to me as I track my meals. It looks like some of the recipes have the nutritional info on the website and not the APP? I don’t really want to purchase more recipes if they don’t have nutritional info :(
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Pretty great app
This app is pretty great. Well worth the small price tag for it. I haven’t made anything yet that I have yet to not like. I take off 1 star because the way the app stores your favorites recipes is bogus. When you go in to a list to look at them, they are always in a different order and you have to refresh the list and then more appear at the top part you’ve already scrolled through. Dumb design. Please fix this and I won’t have any complaints.
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Gorgeous app with great features
Wow! This app is set up so beautifully, it’s very pleasing to browse and save recipes. I just made my first recipe last night and I was so impressed by the cook along recipe feature! Click start cooking and the app reads the directions step by step for you and even has integrated timers!!! So perfect.
I was initially disappointed that the app and the website don’t talk to each other, so I needed to create another profile and all of my favorite recipes were not ported over to the app. Also, the website has a wonderful grocery list function that the app does not have. I was assuming the app would replace my need to go in the website but I will be using both. The website to plan my meals and the app to view the recipe and cook them. I hope the development team could consider adding these features eventually and it would be truly perfect.
Either way I love budget bytes and I’m so glad I finally purchased the app! Highly recommend.
I was initially disappointed that the app and the website don’t talk to each other, so I needed to create another profile and all of my favorite recipes were not ported over to the app. Also, the website has a wonderful grocery list function that the app does not have. I was assuming the app would replace my need to go in the website but I will be using both. The website to plan my meals and the app to view the recipe and cook them. I hope the development team could consider adding these features eventually and it would be truly perfect.
Either way I love budget bytes and I’m so glad I finally purchased the app! Highly recommend.
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Eager for more content, and more attention to detail
I like that the app walks you through the recipe and the screen stays on while I’m working. However the ingredient names written in green on top of the image of the food was very hard to read and in the first recipe I tried (apple pie overnight oats) the app version doesn’t divide the ingredients so I accidentally added 4x the oats and spices before getting to the milk and being befuddled as to how on earth I would get 2 cups of milk into a 12 oz mason jar. The website accurately splits the ingredients. So I had to futz around taking a cup of (now spiced) oats out of my jars, and we will see what comes out tomorrow in my SUPER spiced overnight oats!
On the whole I love the idea it just needs more content and more polish to justify $3 for what I can get more of, more accurately for free online.
On the whole I love the idea it just needs more content and more polish to justify $3 for what I can get more of, more accurately for free online.
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Love this app
Love the app, mostly because I love the blog and the recipes. I’ve used these recipes to save money and get creative with our dinners for almost 2 years now, and just started with the app a few weeks ago.
Only critique for the app is that when you pin a recipe to Pinterest (that’s where I keep all my recipes from this and other places) the link doesn’t go to the actual recipe, just opens the app to the front page.
Only critique for the app is that when you pin a recipe to Pinterest (that’s where I keep all my recipes from this and other places) the link doesn’t go to the actual recipe, just opens the app to the front page.
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