# Fern - Weekly Ad AI — AI Recipes from Your Deals

> AI Recipes from Your Deals (iPhone/iPad app by Frank Rizzo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fern-weekly-ad-ai/id6762304566 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Frank Rizzo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1893729560)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fern-weekly-ad-ai/id6762304566/reviews.md

## What is Fern?

Turn your grocery store's weekly deals into tonight's dinner.

Click Pick & Cook reads your store's circular and instantly builds three full recipes around what's on sale this week - so you eat well, waste nothing, and save an average of $180/month on groceries.

HOW IT WORKS
Scan your store's weekly circular (Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Aldi, Costco, and 50+ more) or paste the link. Our AI reads every deal and builds complete recipes around the best prices - with full ingredient lists, step-by-step instructions, and shopping lists.

WHAT YOU GET
- Grocery Deal Reader: Scan or paste your store's circular. AI identifies the best deals and builds meals around them.
- Cook Mode: Full-screen cooking with one step at a time, built-in timer, screen stays on.
- Family Cookbooks: Save recipes into beautiful personal cookbooks. Share with anyone.
- Smart Shopping Lists: Ingredients combined into one list, organized by store section.
- AI Recipe Search: Type anything and get a complete recipe instantly.

PLANS
Free: Scan weekly circulars, search AI recipes, save recipes to cookbooks, and build smart shopping lists - all at no cost.
Pro ($2.99/month): Everything in Free, plus Leftover Magic, Fridge Challenge, 20-Minute Dinners, Semi-Homemade shortcuts, Budget Planner, Nutrition Tracker, and Family Hub weekly meal planning.
Pro Max ($6.99/month): Everything in Pro, plus Charcuterie Board Builder, Wine Pairing, full Event Planner for dinner parties, and the Alexa Skill integration.
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.4 — 2026-10-10

- Fern now notices when you arrive at a saved store and opens your shopping list.
- Tap any ingredient in a recipe for substitution ideas (Pro).
- Import recipes from a web link, video, photo of a recipe card, or pasted text.
- Forgot-password now works right in the app.
- Voice and sync reliability fixes, with a Retry button when something can't load.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-09-18

• Added Forgot Password and account recovery
• Improved session restoration and data syncing
• Fixed geofencing with saved locations
• General stability and reliability improvements

### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-17

Version 1.1.2
We rebuilt Fern from the ground up to get you from grocery ad to dinner table faster than ever.
• Scan any circular, get real recipes: Point your camera at this week’s grocery flyer and Fern instantly turns the deals into recipes you can actually cook
• Shopping list, done for you: Every recipe builds your shopping list automatically, organized and ready to go
• New Family Hub: See your whole week’s meals and activities at a glance
• New Pro and Pro Max plans: Unlock Budget Planner, Nutrition Tracker, Event Planner, Wine Pairing, Charcuterie Board Builder, and more
• Countless bug fixes and performance improvements
Thanks for cooking with us

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-14

This is a big one - we rebuilt the app from the ground up for a faster, smoother experience.

- New Family Hub: plan your whole week's meals and activities at a glance
- Faster AI recipe search and circular scanning
- New Pro and Pro Max plans unlock Budget Planner, Nutrition Tracker, Event Planner, Wine Pairing, Charcuterie Board Builder, and more
- Countless bug fixes and performance improvements

Thanks for cooking with us!

### 1.0 — 2026-04-21

No release notes.

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