Do not trust this company
My gourmet iOS app refuses to open on my iPhone, and after several emails to their customer service I still didn't get a reply or acknowledgement of the problem. I had ALL my recipes on there, and now they are lost. No way to transfer recipes to the new version macgourmet mobile or their paid desktop version mcgourmet deluxe since I can’t even open the original app, and it doesn’t exist anymore on the App Store so I can’t even try reloading the app. But even before the crash, couldn’t sync recipes. What a horrible design. I wish I hadn’t trusted all my recipes to them. DO NOT USE THEIR SOFTWARE!
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Dead on Arrival
The old app synced. This one doesn’t do it right. Only a small fraction of my recipes are retrieved. Mysteriously, the count does not match in Recent Imports and the Recipe Index.
Not what one expects from Mariner.
Longtime problem and they haven’t fixed it.
Not what one expects from Mariner.
Longtime problem and they haven’t fixed it.
No longer a useful app-Don’t Buy it!
They stopped supporting the syncing feature which was the real benefit of the app. What used to be an amazing app that synced well has become basically useless and for them to say manually sync with finder means they aren’t trying to make it work. It should be removed from the App Store.
Appears to be out of business
Several parts of website are non-functional. Getting assistance appears to range from glacially slow to impossible. Better Business Bureau suggests there are no employees.
I miss the old app!
Mac Gourmet was once the best recipe app out there and even using the old app runs circles around the other recipe apps available. I miss the syncing features between my computer, phone, iPad.
Please someone resuscitate this wonderfully crafted app!
Please someone resuscitate this wonderfully crafted app!
Syncing non existent
I have been emailing and asking for assistance for years and they constantly say “we are working on it” or “we are waiting on Apple”. I can’t even get any of my recipes on my phone. This used to be a great desktop program but if you can’t have on or sync with your phone, it’s useless. Wish I could give zero stars!!
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Literally worse than useless at this point
I know, right? Cruelly bold claim to make, but hear me out. Beyond the incomplete dark mode and borked Dropbox implementations, it’s pretty bad, but it goes beyond.
But first, here’s a neat little trick: If you connect your mobile device to the iPhone, and open it in the Finder, you can go to the Files tab, scroll down to the MacGourmet Mobile app, and see what files are in there.
You could then copy the file MacGourmet4Database.mgdatabase into the app there to get perfect synchronization between MacGourmet Mac and MacGourmet mobile.
ONCE.
The first time after copying over that file, you’ll see everything in MG Mobile that you have on MG Mac.
But if you quit MG Mobile and restart it, the database reverts to what it was. Anything you’d put in will be gone. Hope you remembered to hold option down when you moved that mgdatabase file…
Oh sure, you could copy the file manually every time you wanted to use it. But every time you ran it, you’d have to copy it again later.
But first, here’s a neat little trick: If you connect your mobile device to the iPhone, and open it in the Finder, you can go to the Files tab, scroll down to the MacGourmet Mobile app, and see what files are in there.
You could then copy the file MacGourmet4Database.mgdatabase into the app there to get perfect synchronization between MacGourmet Mac and MacGourmet mobile.
ONCE.
The first time after copying over that file, you’ll see everything in MG Mobile that you have on MG Mac.
But if you quit MG Mobile and restart it, the database reverts to what it was. Anything you’d put in will be gone. Hope you remembered to hold option down when you moved that mgdatabase file…
Oh sure, you could copy the file manually every time you wanted to use it. But every time you ran it, you’d have to copy it again later.
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Does not work!!
Max Gourmet was once a great product. The company abandoned Mariner Sync in favor of Dropbox and this app. IT DOES NOT SYNC. It only generates a perpetual “creating index of files” message. Tech support stopped answering questions or responding. Looking for a new MacOS / iOS recipe manager that actually syncs. Sad. This was once a great, solid product.
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Used to be good, but it’s junk
You can still by the desktop counterpart to this app, MacGourmet Deluxe, for $25–50, but it won’t sync with this app! The old version, Gourmet, will also run on iOS 16 and new hardware but it won’t sync with anything because Mariner abandoned Mariner Sync. Dropbox sync doesn’t work at all. Mariner provides meager tech support which is primarily frequent, and tiresome apologies for the difficult place the company finds itself. I give one star ONLY so I can post a review. Other users: what software have you moved to?
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Coded by Larry, Curly, Moe
You took Mac Gourmet and abandoned it.
Now you’ve come out with Gourmet Mobile. Just a piece of junk! Are you running your business from your Mom’s basement? So sad. So very sad.
Now you’ve come out with Gourmet Mobile. Just a piece of junk! Are you running your business from your Mom’s basement? So sad. So very sad.
Zombie app
This used to be a great app, but seems to be completely abandoned. I haven’t been able to sync mobile and computer app for a long time, and no response from their support team. I have finally given up and switched to Paprika, which is looking great!
Not usable
Will not sync to Dropbox so utterly useless. Company has not upgraded the Mac version in many years except for a switch back to DB. The previous version of this app (Gourmet) at least works with my old recipes but can’t sync to add new ones. Mariner Software should be ashamed of their products.
Buggy
Each time I start, it’s database reverts to the original generic one, so I have to tell it to redownload from Dropbox. ,then it works until the next time I quit it. It seldom get the latest updates to recipes or notes I’ve made on my Mac version. This developer seems to have very little interest in this app.
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So much potential but dev seems to have walked away
I remember the desktop version of this from a LONG time ago and just reinstalled it on my new MBP M1. Apparently not much updating going on. The web import is broken, it doesn’t recognize light/dark UI and this mobile version is just as outdated. If you have your phone set to dark UI, the app is almost unusable.
Wish they would update..
Wish they would update..
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