# Love, Manuela — Home baked, made easy

> A digital cookbook with over 470 home-baked recipes and step-by-step photos. (iPhone/iPad app by Passion For Baking AS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/love-manuela/id1505065609 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Passion For Baking AS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1505065608)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: $12.99
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 170 App Store ratings · 179 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/love-manuela/id1505065609/reviews.md

## What is Love, Manuela?

Love, Manuela is a baking app created by Norwegian baker Manuela Kjeilen, known as @passionforbaking. For more than a decade, Manuela has shared her love of baking with people around the world. She has published nine baking books, hosted her own baking show on TV in Sweden, and inspires more than 1.6 million followers on Instagram with her cakes, recipes, and beautiful baking ideas.

Inside the Love, Manuela app, you get instant access to more than 470 baking recipes, all written in English, with high-quality step-by-step photos for every recipe from beginning to end.

One-time purchase. No subscription. New recipes are included when they are added.

For Manuela, taste always comes first. Beautiful cakes are lovely, but the most important thing is that every bite tastes delicious. Her recipes are created to let the flavors shine, with soft textures, creamy fillings, balanced sweetness, and desserts that taste just as good as they look. From everyday treats to celebration cakes, the recipes are made for home baking.

Inside the app, you will find sponge cakes in many variations, ganaches in delicious flavors like strawberry, latte, and banana milkshake, lots of Scandinavian-style cakes, light fillings, cheesecakes, ice creams, sweet dough, frostings, cookies, cupcakes, and so much more.

The app is made to feel like a growing digital baking book that you can return to again and again. It is easy to navigate, with clear recipe categories, improved search and filtering, and helpful tags so you can quickly find what you are looking for. A few more categories have also been added to make browsing even easier.

Each recipe opens with a large photo and a short introduction, followed by clear directions, recipe notes, a place where you can write your own notes, and step-by-step photos that guide you through the recipe. Whether you are baking a cake, preparing a filling, whipping a frosting, or making cookies, the app is designed to help you feel confident in every step.

New Cake Mode helps keep your screen awake while you read and follow a recipe, so you do not have to keep touching your phone or tablet while your hands are busy baking. The app has also been refined with improved UI, a smoother overall user experience, and an improved password reset flow.

Love, Manuela is not a subscription. It is a one-time purchase of $12.99, converted to your local currency by the App Store or Google Play. You get access to all recipes inside the app instantly, and when new recipes are added in the future, they are included at no extra cost.

Your purchase is connected to the store account you buy it with, either App Store or Google Play. You can restore your purchase anytime using the same store account.

What you get inside the app:

More than 470 baking recipes
Recipes written in English only
Clear and easy-to-follow instructions
High-quality step-by-step photos for every recipe
Easy recipe categories
Improved search and filtering
Helpful tags to find recipes faster
A place to write your own notes inside each recipe
Recipe notes and tips from Manuela
Cake Mode to keep your screen awake while baking
Access to new recipes when they are added
One-time purchase on this platform
No subscription

This is not a baking video app. The Love, Manuela app is focused on written recipes, high-quality photos, clear directions, recipe notes, and step-by-step pictures for every recipe. It is created for bakers who love to read, follow, save, and return to recipes whenever they want.

The Love, Manuela app has more than 75,000 registered users worldwide, and Manuela’s recipes are loved by home bakers, cake lovers, professional bakers, and bakeries around the world.

If you love soft cakes, sponge cakes, ganache, creamy frostings, light fillings, cupcakes, cookies, Scandinavian-style baking, sweet dough, cheesecakes, ice creams, and homemade desserts that taste as good as they look, you are going to love the Love, Manuela app.

Happy baking!

XO,
Love, Manuela

## Key features

- Over 470 baking recipes
- Step-by-step photo instructions
- Easy recipe categories
- Improved search and filtering
- New Cake Mode to keep screen awake
- Personalizable recipe notes

## Chart rankings

- #2 in Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)
- #95 in Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

## What do users think of Love, Manuela?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to follow instructions
- 👍 Detailed and helpful notes
- 💡 Unique and delicious recipes
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and aesthetics
- 👍 Responsive and helpful developer

**Cons**

- 🔍 Difficulty finding certain ingredients
- 🌍 Limited availability for international users
- 🔢 Lack of US measurement conversions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes or fails to open for some users
- Inconsistent recipe display across devices

**Most requested features**

- Step-by-step video tutorials
- Option to save and organize personal notes
- Ability to print or export recipes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 179)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/love-manuela/id1505065609/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Improve your ability to bake!

*2026-06-26*

I have been baking for quite some time now and I rarely find a baker whose recipes consistently give me amazing results. This is the case for Love, Manuela because whether the recipe is on the easier side or more difficult she gives so many details that you don’t have to worry about not understanding a step of the recipe because it’s so explicit. She has so many sources that not only allow you to follow her recipes exactly, but also you gain new skills and techniques that make you a better baker. This is truly an amazing app and I recommend it to anyone who loves baking and wants to broaden their recipe book and improve on the skills they have!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much, Chelsea1881, for this wonderful and thoughtful review! We’re delighted that Manuela’s recipes consistently give you great results and that her detailed instructions make even more challenging recipes feel clear and achievable.

It means a great deal to hear that the app is not only helping you follow the recipes successfully, but also teaching you new skills and techniques that strengthen your confidence as a baker. Your generous recommendation is truly appreciated, and we hope you continue discovering many new favourites. Happy baking! 💕

Love, Manuela Support Team

### 5/5 — A Must-Have for Home Bakers

*2026-06-11*

This has become my go-to for recipes! Every recipe I've tried has turned out amazing and gets so many compliments. The instructions are incredibly detailed, easy to follow, and take the guesswork out of baking. I love how reliable the recipes are—everything comes out exactly as expected. Whether you're a beginner or experienced in the kitchen, this app makes it easy to create delicious results every time. Highly recommend!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much, ansiasd, for your wonderful review and recommendation! We’re delighted that the app has become your go-to source for recipes and that every recipe you’ve tried has delivered reliable, delicious results.

Manuela puts great care into testing each recipe and writing detailed, easy-to-follow instructions, so it means a great deal to hear that they remove the guesswork and help bakers of all experience levels achieve successful results. We hope you continue discovering many new favourites and receiving plenty more compliments. Happy baking! 💕

Love, Manuela Support Team

### 3/5 — Cannot log into account after purchase and account creation

*2026-05-12, version 3.5*

Please fix, thank you

### 5/5 — Sweet crave

*2026-05-07*

The app is amazing full of unlimited recipes and Manuela is  an amazing person always replying to the queries promptly.

### 1/5 — Misleading Fee

*2026-05-02*

I was billed 41 CAD for the app and no receipt! This is very misleading.

### 5/5 — Love💕

*2026-04-24*

I have followed Manuela on Instagram for a while. I have always loved watching her make her recipes, they look delicious and beautiful. So I decided to finally purchase the app, which was the best decision!! It is well worth purchasing this app. It is so well laid out, it is aesthetically pleasing, and it is so easy to use. I messaged her for a question I had, she was quick to respond, which was great. I cannot wait to try every one of her recipes. I have already recommended this app to several people that I know personally.

### 3/5 — Another payment????

*2026-04-23*

I purchased the app as a one time payment and I now have been charged a second time for it.  The app itself is pretty good.  Please issue a refund.

### 1/5 — App

*2026-04-22, version 3.5*

The app doesn’t open please refund

### 5/5 — Excellent Recipes, Clunky Layout

*2026-04-14*

I’m in the US and the recipes in this app have opened me up to a whole new world of interesting techniques, especially lighter cakes and frostings/fillings that don’t rely on butter or oil. It’s been well worth the money for me.

That said, the organization could be improved. The notes and troubleshooting tips are helpful, but often wordy, repetitive and not consistently placed recipe to recipe. Ingredient amounts are also unnecessarily repeated in the instructions. For me this makes recipes feel more complex than they are and makes them harder to follow.

I often end up recreating my favorite recipes in my Paprika app just to simplify.

Great content but it would really benefit from a more standard recipe structure and some editing.

**Developer response:** Thank you for such thoughtful and constructive feedback. We’re delighted that the recipes have introduced you to new techniques and lighter styles of cakes, frostings, and fillings, and that you feel the app has been worth the purchase.

We also appreciate your detailed comments about the structure, repeated ingredient amounts, placement of notes, and overall recipe flow. The extra detail is intended to guide bakers carefully, but we understand that it can sometimes make a recipe feel more complicated than necessary. Your suggestion for a more consistent and streamlined format is valuable and will be taken into consideration for future improvements.

Thank you again for recognising the quality of the content and for explaining clearly how the app could be made easier to use.

Love, Manuela Support Team

### 5/5 — Genius recipes

*2026-04-07*

I have become a confident sponge cake baker now, because of Manuela’s recipe, technique and excellent advice and tips. Her instructions are so well considered and communicated. I can’t wait to try everything in the app. 
Congratulations Manuela, you’re making the world a better, happier place, one cake at a time 💕

## Frequently asked questions about Love, Manuela

### Does Love, Manuela have ads?

No, Love, Manuela does not contain advertisements. It is a one-time purchase app.

### How many recipes are in Love, Manuela?

Love, Manuela provides instant access to over 470 baking recipes, with new recipes included when they are added at no extra cost.

### What kind of recipes can I find in Love, Manuela?

You can find a wide variety of recipes including sponge cakes, ganaches, Scandinavian-style cakes, cheesecakes, ice creams, sweet dough, cookies, and cupcakes.

### Is Love, Manuela a subscription app?

No, Love, Manuela is not a subscription. It is a one-time purchase of $12.99, which grants you access to all current and future recipes.

### What devices is Love, Manuela available on?

Love, Manuela is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often are new recipes added to Love, Manuela?

New recipes are added to Love, Manuela and are included with your one-time purchase. The last update was on May 27, 2026, indicating ongoing content additions.

### What is the age rating for Love, Manuela?

Love, Manuela has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in baking.

### Can I restore my purchase of Love, Manuela?

Yes, your purchase of Love, Manuela is connected to your App Store or Google Play account and can be restored anytime using the same store account.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0 — 2026-05-27

- Improved search and filtering with easy-to-use tags
- New recipe categories added
- New Cake Mode keeps your screen awake while reading recipes
- Improved UI and overall user experience
- Improved password reset functionality
- General performance improvements and bug fixes

### 3.5 — 2025-03-11

Enhanced search functionality with helpful suggestions to quickly find your favorite recipes.

Introducing a brand-new News section! Stay updated on Manuela's latest projects, baking tips, and exciting announcements.

Improved overall app performance for a smoother experience.

Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Happy Baking!

### 3.2 — 2024-05-30

- Improved login and user functionalities and fixed login issue
- Improved search functionalities
- Improved Notifications
- Improved new recipe updates

### 3.1 — 2024-05-30

- Improved login and user functionalities
- Improved search functionalities
- Improved Notifications
- Improved new recipe updates

### 3.0 — 2024-05-30

- Improved login and user functionalities
- Improved search functionalities
- Improved Notifications
- Improved new recipe updates

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