So far so good!
I was looking all around for something that could help me with recipes in my pantry AND to keep track of what i actually have in my pantry still. I’ve used other ai outlets like chatgpt but those outlets don’t help much overtime as it does with this app. 4/5 cause I’m still working out the kinks with the app overall and also cause i wish this was a free app but go and get that bag!
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Awesome App!!
I’m not one to get excited about an app…but this app is genuinely amazing!!! Think of it as an elevated version of Pinterest? It took me maybe 30-45 min to scan all of the items in my pantry, fridge and freezer… but it’s worth it!!! This app allows me to view recipes using ONLY the items I have on hand, create my grocery lists in app, fill my Walmart, Target shopping carts, plan out my weekly menus etc. I highly recommend this app!!! I am a busy wife, almost mom, full time Paraprofessional at a school who’s always running errands and being a chauffeur! This app saves SO much time and helps me build my grocery lists with items I ACTUALLY need and plan my weekly meals even in my busy schedule!!! Just download it!
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Good concept ruined by bugs and greed
When I first heard about Cooklist, I thought it sounded great: being able to keep track of your pantry, find recipes, make a weekly list, and then place your order directly with your local grocery store. I was just starting to cook so it was an extremely helpful tool for a while. We were using it so often we upgraded and got a subscription. But as time went on, various bits of functionality stopped working correctly and for the last two years the app has not worked correctly with Kroger stores, which is the primary set of stores we use. This meant that we could no longer transfer our shopping list to the store app, and our pantry stopped being updatable because it required a receipt from the store and the interface was no longer working. After years of it not working correctly we decided to cancel our subscription and go back to just the regular service. Apparently, in that time they have changed the functionality even more so now the app is almost useless if you don’t have a subscription. I have subscriptions for lots of things and I’m more than willing to spend the money if the product is worth it, but you are now forcing people into a monthly subscription for a broken product that doesn’t even provide half of the features that you use for marketing the product. At this point, I don’t think we would stay or come back even if you do get that functionality working again due to how bad of an experience this has been. And a related note, I enjoy that you invested more time into AI garbage than you did making sure the core functionality worked correctly. Feels like whoever is in charge lost sight of the purpose of the app and who they were trying to serve.
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Who’s rating this?!
This is the worst meal prep subscription I’ve used! The pantry entry is decent enough but the meals are terrible. It feels like they have a bot scrapping the internet for recipes then doing a horrible time transferring the ingredients and instructions to their format. The first three meals I tried to cook, all highly rated, had ingredients in the steps that weren’t in the list so I didn’t shop for them. The alternative suggestions were ok but skipped very obvious ones I had. Example I needed black pepper powder and it suggested lemon pepper when I had fine ground black pepper in the app’s pantry. If this is all you used I suggest try any other similar app so you can gauge for yourself. I have 5 others I would recommend before this one.
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Great idea, but needs improvements
I downloaded this hoping it would do what I already do manually via notion which is track my pantry and suggest recipes that I can make with what is going bad.
I didn’t need the extra features of the self ordering system as we eat as clean as possible so I can’t speak to that.
What I can speak to is the fact that there desperately needs to be some regulation to this app. I love the open source everyone can add everything idea, but one database doesn’t need 100 entries for say garlic powder. This leads to the items that you input not being recognized for what they are unless you find the “cooklist default” entry.
The next big problem is that half of the recipes are not completed either with ingredients or directions. So for example: for medical reasons I have to eat keto, but when recipes aren’t imputed into the system correctly things that are not keto in the slightest pop up. I was being given recipes that were “keto” but there were missing ingredients tricking the system into thinking it’s a keto recipe when it’s a recipe for garlic breadsticks because someone didn’t input frozen dough…
If this app had a review protocol before anything was finalized and pushed to it would probably be amazing, but it is way too clunky and unreliable for my taste and especially not for $60 for the year. It might be amazing for people without restrictive eating, but make sure you’re checking that the recipes are complete and entered in correctly.
Incredible idea, but do away with the lazy self ordering system, add some checks and balances and then you’d have a killer app.
I didn’t need the extra features of the self ordering system as we eat as clean as possible so I can’t speak to that.
What I can speak to is the fact that there desperately needs to be some regulation to this app. I love the open source everyone can add everything idea, but one database doesn’t need 100 entries for say garlic powder. This leads to the items that you input not being recognized for what they are unless you find the “cooklist default” entry.
The next big problem is that half of the recipes are not completed either with ingredients or directions. So for example: for medical reasons I have to eat keto, but when recipes aren’t imputed into the system correctly things that are not keto in the slightest pop up. I was being given recipes that were “keto” but there were missing ingredients tricking the system into thinking it’s a keto recipe when it’s a recipe for garlic breadsticks because someone didn’t input frozen dough…
If this app had a review protocol before anything was finalized and pushed to it would probably be amazing, but it is way too clunky and unreliable for my taste and especially not for $60 for the year. It might be amazing for people without restrictive eating, but make sure you’re checking that the recipes are complete and entered in correctly.
Incredible idea, but do away with the lazy self ordering system, add some checks and balances and then you’d have a killer app.
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It’s great when it’s great but terrible when it’s not
The more time passed, the more the app would just glitch out or fail constantly. Can’t even upload a receipt now without it freezing up and booting me out of the app.
Still needs some kinks worked out
This app is really neat in theory! I can’t wait until some kinks are worked out, but for now it’s still not worth the money. There are some features I don’t like. I really hate that I can’t bulk import my recipes from another app. You can only do it one by one which alone makes me not want to switch over to Cooklist. I was going to do a free trial to see if it’s worth it to switch over from Paprika to Cooklist because I like the pantry features. However, clearing the pantry after cooking a meal seems to be a little glitchy which was one of the features I was most excited about. After I pick out all my ingredients and substitutions for a recipe, it should automatically remove those items from my pantry when I confirm that I cooked that meal. However instead it manually wants me to remove them and selects every item with the word salt - kosher salt, table salt, celery salt, sea salt… and so on. And then doesn’t even suggest all the items. It has crashed on me several times as well. Not to mention that the app offered me a 7 day free trial and charged me instead for a full year and 48 hours later, I still haven’t heard back from customer support. I can’t pick multiple mealtimes in a week on the meal plan for one recipe. So if I want to make dinner one day and have the leftovers for lunch the next day, I can’t assign it for lunch. Has to be dinner any day that week. I don’t care for the recipe to default to the explore tab rather than my own recipes. It would be even better if you could use this in a web browser instead of just the app so you could use it on a computer when needed.
I just don’t think a buggy app like this is worth that much per year. Once these issues have been corrected, I will reconsider.
I just don’t think a buggy app like this is worth that much per year. Once these issues have been corrected, I will reconsider.
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Not free!
I was really looking forward to using this app as an added tool for my budget but it’s not free.
Cannot import recipes from Instagram
Have not been able to upload recipes from Instagram for the last month. Reached out to support and did not get any responses.
No Publix store link
This would have been a great app but I live in Fl and they do not have a link with my (or any) Publix store … what a shame. I guess I am going to cancel during the trial period.
Developers completely ignore your messages
I love this app but they have not replied to my message in days about my subscription not showing up in the app. Really frustrating
RUN! AVOID AT ALL COSTS
There isn’t anyone running this app. Support is unresponsive and owners don’t care. Can’t log in, over charged attempts and no one will do anything about it. AVOID AVOID AVOID this bs ai slop. They will steal your data and hold you in limbo.
Avoid at all costs
Cancelled and it still tried to charge me and has completely blocked me using my iCloud due to my refusal to pay a bill I cancelled. Horrible app. Stay away
Great at first, but then stopped working
I really wanted to love this app, it was great at first with helping me keep track of my groceries and even using up almost expired food… but the Kroger app, the main store I use, needed to update my login info everytime I logged into app. If that was fixed, and they added Meijer, another store I use often, it would be perfect. But the Kroger login issue makes me not want to use it at all
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Great App
I’m disabled and have some memory issues. I just discovered your app and scanned everything I had, and out of 500 or so items I only had to enter about 6 manually. It’s been a great help with eating and budgeting. I just wish it cost less.
App needs some work
It's really nice being able to see the recipes and the ingredients in my pantry but I wish there was less AI involvement and more programming focus to allow more options for importing recipes. Also, the synchronizations are messy. No matter how many time I connect to my stores they don't sync well and I only get half of my receipts.
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Took Forever
I waited hours for the app to submit my items and it never did!! Never using again. 1/10
What’s the price?
It won’t let you do anything until you agree to a free trial without telling you how much the subscription fee is. I have no idea what this app looks like or how it works. With ZERO information, I’m not signing up for a free trial without knowing the subscription cost.
Amazon and Instagram Import does not work
Why am I paying for your app if half of your features that you advertise do not work? My Amazon has not been connecting to my app for the past 3 months. I also keep getting errors for when I import from Instagram. You say that your team is working on it and that you’re hoping to hire new people to help fix your issues, but your lack of staffing and developers is not my problem. If I am paying for the services that you say that you have, then they should be working.
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I Love this App!
I had accidentally paid for an annual membership. I was a little bit disappointed at the purchase because I didn’t monitor it. But I will be renewing my annual subscription because this app is absolutely amazing. I have scanned the items in my refrigerator freezer and pantry and it makes a list for me of items that I have and also puts them together into recipes for the nights that I cannot think for myself! Download this app this is absolutely amazing for working parents. You’ll save time and money!
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