# ChefTap Recipe Organizer

> Automatically clip recipes from any website into a personal digital cookbook. (iPhone/iPad app by Mindframe Design LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheftap-recipe-organizer/id979306791 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mindframe Design LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/979306790)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.20/5 from 50 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 52 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2015-05-27
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheftap-recipe-organizer/id979306791/reviews.md

## What is ChefTap Recipe Organizer?

ChefTap is the only app that can automatically clip recipes from any website.

No, really. No highlighting text, no cutting and pasting, and no list of ‘supported sites’. Just share any English language web page with ChefTap directly from your mobile browser and it’ll take care of the rest.

ChefTap clips recipes from any website and saves them in your own permanent archive so you'll never lose another recipe again. Have a favorite food blog? No problem! ChefTap will clip those recipes too and give you a link to the original post in case you want to refer back to it.

When it’s time to cook, ChefTap displays recipes in a kitchen tested easy-to-read format on both phones and tablets. You even can search millions of recipes on the web and clip them into your collection without ever leaving the app. 

ChefTap is grocery lists makes it easy to add the ingredients of a recipe to your shopping lists. ChefTap figures out what you need from the store and combines like items. ChefTap also figures out what section of the store each item on the list is located and sorts the whole list by aisle.

Features:
- Clip recipes from any website or blog
- Adjustable text size for easy reading on your phone or tablet
- Save pictures of recipes from the web site, or attach your own
- No network connection required to view your clipped recipes.
- Sort by favorites, new recipes, recently prepared, recently viewed or alphabetically
- Create your own tags like ‘Paleo’, ‘Vegetarian’, 'Cocktails' or 'Gluten-Free' so you can stay organized
- Edit any recipe on your device
- Clip and save up to 15 recipes without an account

Sign up for a Basic account and get all of the above plus:
- Clip and save up to 100 recipes
- Try out smart shopping lists that automatically create grocery lists from your recipes
- Try out intelligent recipe scaling that can even recognize written numbers like 'half a cup'
- Sync devices with website (cloud backup) Once / week
- View and edit your recipes online at cheftap.com

Sign up for a ChefTap Pro website account and get all of the features above plus:
- Clip as many recipes as your device will hold
- Unlimited grocery lists
- Unlimited access to recipe scaling
- Sync devices with website (cloud backup) Unlimited
- Sync devices with each other: Unlimited
- Clip from your desktop
- Priority support

ChefTap can keep you organized in the kitchen so you can spend more time with family and friends.
We are actively working on ChefTap, and we will be adding new features, including sharing recipes, meal planning, and more. We appreciate your feedback. Please visit our website, cheftap.com, and tell us which features you’d like to see.

## Key features

- Clip recipes from any website
- Create smart grocery lists
- Adjustable text size for easy reading
- Offline recipe access
- Organize recipes with custom tags
- Edit and attach recipe photos
- Intelligent recipe scaling

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 year of ChefTap Pro | $19.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 28)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheftap-recipe-organizer/id979306791/reviews.md

### 1/5 — No support

*2024-04-13*

Sadly, this app is no longer being supported. After numerous friendly attempts to contact customer support, I hit a wall. The one response I did receive was “I’ve been sick”. I AM GUTTED! Have used and loved this app for years and have hundreds of recipes cataloged. I used it nearly every day and converted dozens of handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings and family heirlooms to the app. I can no longer clip recipes and I’ve lost most of the photographs I had. Am looking for alternatives, but It will me a mammoth task to convert my ChefTap collection. Such a shame.

### 1/5 — No real support

*2024-02-14*

We’ve been using this app for years and knew there were sync issues and reported them. We weren’t too impacted and just worked around them.  Now my wife has lost half her pictures of recipes and I’ve lost all pictures. We’ve communicated back and forth with support to no avail and eventually to no response. 

At this point app is of limited use requiring us to access via web.

### 5/5 — Still Love ChefTap

*2023-12-16*

I’ve been using the app since it first came out. It’s great for meal planning for vacations, camping and finally party prep. It has all my favorite recipes ready to go when cooking for 50+ people. Yes it crashes occasionally, but I do have more than 200 recipes.

### 2/5 — No longer being updated…

*2023-11-18*

I recently wrote a glowing review for this app and I’ve loved it for years. Then I finally got a new iPhone and realized why this app has so many bad reviews: it constantly crashes. It has not been updated to run on newer phones, which is so disappointing because it is a fantastic app. It hasn’t gotten any updates in 3 years so I don’t have high hopes that this will change. I don’t want to cancel my subscription, but I think it might be time to check out the competition.

### 5/5 — Fantastic recipe organizing app!

*2023-10-23*

I have been using this app for years and have over 1,000 recipes saved. I love that I can easily upload recipes from websites and tag them with categories I created (I like to label them by what type of meal they are such as dinner, what type of season such as stews and soups for fall/winter, if they’re easy or affordable, etc). This makes it easy to get ideas when I’m feeling uninspired and can’t decide what I want to make for dinner. It’s like having my own personal digital cookbook. I cannot for the life of me understand why this app doesn’t have a higher rating!

### 1/5 — Was awesome, then updates stopped

*2023-10-09*

I loved Cheftap for years - it was ahead of its time when I first signed up. But suddenly the developers stopped pushing updates and the app experienced frequent crashes. It feels like the developers just forgot about this app and their customer base. It’s a shame.

Also, Cheftap’s export format was so poor I ended up having to re-import most of my recipes by hand into a different app. The exported html files didn’t even include images or a consistent structure (e.g., half of my recipes were missing the “Instructions” and “ingredients” headers).

I hope Apple takes note and removes this app from the store if the developers aren’t going to maintain it.

### 1/5 — Used to be great but needs an update to be usable

*2023-01-12, version 4.0.418*

I’ve had ChefTap for several years and have the paid version too. The app has gotten so bad I'm cancelling my subscription. It crashes frequently when viewing recipes and every time I search recipes. It’s sad because this used to be a fantastic app.

### 1/5 — No updates what happened

*2021-11-06, version 4.0.418*

Not enough updates to charge a yearly subscription fee. I paid a one time fee for Recipe Keeper and I am much happier with that.

### 5/5 — Best recipe app! Beyond happy

*2021-06-24, version 4.0.418*

I’ve used all kids of programs over the years to track recipes. ChefTap has EVERYTHING you need in an app. I can’t say enough about it!
Easy to add recipes, pictures, reviews, it makes a grocery list. It’s the best!

### 1/5 — Very cheaply built app

*2021-01-25, version 4.0.418*

App doesn’t work well. On top of the restricting basic features like cloud syncing once a week kind of completely defeats the purpose of storing your recipes using their cloud. Additionally none of the desktop photos on my recipes show up on the app when it does finally sync. Find something else

## Frequently asked questions about ChefTap Recipe Organizer

### What does ChefTap Recipe Organizer do?

ChefTap automatically clips recipes from any website directly to your device, creating a permanent archive of your favorite dishes. It allows you to organize these recipes with custom tags, create smart grocery lists from ingredients, and view recipes in an easy-to-read format for cooking.

### How do I clip recipes from websites?

To clip a recipe, simply share any English language web page with ChefTap directly from your mobile browser. The app will automatically extract the recipe details without requiring you to highlight text or copy and paste. You can also search for and clip recipes directly within the app.

### Is ChefTap Recipe Organizer free to use?

ChefTap offers a free tier where you can clip and save up to 15 recipes without an account. For more extensive features like unlimited recipe clipping, smart shopping lists, intelligent recipe scaling, and cloud syncing, you can sign up for a Basic or Pro account.

### Can I access my recipes offline?

Yes, a key feature of ChefTap is that no network connection is required to view your clipped recipes. Once a recipe is saved to your device, you can access it anytime, anywhere, making it convenient for use in the kitchen even without internet access.

### What are the benefits of a ChefTap Pro account?

A ChefTap Pro account offers unlimited recipe clipping, unlimited grocery lists, and unlimited access to intelligent recipe scaling. It also provides unlimited device syncing with each other and with the website for cloud backup, along with the ability to clip recipes from your desktop and priority support.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.418 — 2020-06-13

Fix for crash in recipe search.

### 4.0.414 — 2020-06-10

Fixed layout issues with new versions of iOS. 

Fixes for:
* Syncing a scaled recipe turns all of the text red
* Edited text is not reflected on the recipe edit view
* Search doesn't handle diacritics
* Make list not syncing 
* Grocery list syncing
* Alphabetical order is case sensitive
* Staples: Manual add is busted
* Grocery item loses link to recipe, and crashes

Fixed clipping from:
tasty.co
foodnetwork.com
www.bettycrocker.com
Smittenkitchen.com
iquitsugar.com
One green planet

### 4.0.413 — 2018-04-05

What's New
Fixed the free trial period for Pro features
Improved the grocery list's combining of like items (eggs, large eggs, etc.)

Fixed clipping from:
onegreenplanet.org

### 4.0.12 — 2018-02-25

Syncing fixes for recipes and grocery lists

Fixed clipping for:
* twistedfood.co.uk
* thefullhelping.com
* soyummyblog.com

### 4.0.11 — 2018-01-30

Hotfix for syncing bug

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