Pistuu User Reviews

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surprisingly deeelish

So glad I found this app, although I'm not a full-time vegetarian or vegan, I do dabble! This app made it so easy to cook and appease my home brood!! Whether you're playing with the idea of becoming healthier or going vegan this app is surely a crowd pleaser!

Response from developer

Thank you so so much for your lovely review. This really made our week. We are so happy the brood is appeased :)

Unable to cancel

Set my calendar so that I could cancel at the end of the first year. However, the company had already renewed my subscription the next year, 3 days prior to my initial sign up date. Now no one will respond back to me. I WANT OUT. Wasn’t using it enough.

Response from developer

Hi Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry for the mixup. Unfortunately we do not have any control over a subscription renewal. This is entirely controlled by Apple and yourself and you so can cancel your subscription renewal at anytime via your Apple account. As part of the strict Apple guidelines we have to specify this information in the app when you sign up. Again we are very sorry for any miss-understanding this can cause but it is out of our hands. We have emailed you twice about the exact steps of how to cancel a subscription and we have also included information about how to get a refund directly from Apple. Could you check your Spam or Junk folder for our reply incase it got lost? If you cannot find the email you can follow the steps here for a refund. https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204084 Hopefully you can see that we have tried to help way in advance of this review and will accept our apologies and retract this review. regards Team Pistuu

Where have you been all this time?

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this wonderful app. I’ve used the app just a short time but am very impressed.

Pistuu makes meal planning, grocery list making, and preparing meals simple and fun rather than stressful.

I appreciate the straight forward functionality and simplicity of the app and the hands-free cooking mode is fantastic!

I’m not 100% plant-based but thanks to this app making plant based meals just got a lot simpler.
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Response from developer

Yay!!!... thank you so much for your review. We are so happy that you are loving the app. We have put a lot of work into it but we still have so much more to come. We've been getting amazing recipe ideas from our community members so please tell your friends too and lets grow the community together.

Great tool for the newly plant based eater

I switched to plant based cold turkey from full on omnivore and it was pretty overwhelming trying to come up with creative things to eat and what to keep stocked in the pantry.

This app totally got me on track. The recipes are easy and delicious, and that’s not even my favorite part. Being able to add meals to my schedule for the week and actually add all their ingredients to a shopping cart was the biggest game changer for me. Made it so easy to be sure I had that half a lemon or odd small amount of ginger for the recipes I would cook that week!

Haven’t had any cons so far. Thanks Pistuu!
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review it really helps anyone new who discovers Pistuu. We hope you have the new version of the app too where you can plan out breakfast, lunch and dinners too :) Have a great day.

Love this App!

You don’t have to be restrictive to a plant based diet to love this app! I began learning about plant based diet about a year ago. I believe it to be a wise choice, however, I personally enjoy eating meat on occasion. This app allows you to try out plant based recipes and you’ll find yourself eating more healthy and loving it. I purchased this subscription in January 2020 and use it regularly. There has not been a single dish I have chosen that I haven’t liked and many that I repeatedly make. The app is VERY user friendly. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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Response from developer

Hi Thank you for your kind words and thank you for your support. We're so glad you are loving the app. We have lots more exciting things to come and we'll be working on getting your 3 star to a 5 star :)

Great for plant based newbies

Decided to go plant based after some health issues but was struggling with knowing where to start.

Found the Pistuu Instagram account while browsing the plant based recipes hashtag, and decided to take advantage of the free trial.

2 months later and I’m loving this app. There are so many recipes to choose from and it makes it so easy to plan my meals and shopping lists. I’m not an amazing chef, but the recipes are so yummy and easy, I forget the meals are even plant based!
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your kind words. We are so glad our app is helping you. That is why we created it.

Changed my life

I used to love cooking. Then because of health issues my family and I have drastically changed our diet to be free of preservatives, dyes and we also got rid of dairy and sugar. We have removed most meat and want to go completely vegan. I’ve been stuck in a rut because I don’t know how to cook unprocessed yummy vegan food that my kids and husband will like. I found this app and it really has changed my life for the better. I am excited to cook and I learn new flavor combos and how to cook a variety of veggies and nearly every meal my husband and I love. My kids like about half of them which is saying a lot because kids are picky. They have seen how much joy this has brought back into my life and so they are willing to try the new dishes and new veggies and are pleasantly surprised by how yummy they are. Even my eight year old has surprised me with trying so many new things. My kids have been used to eating chemical free for quite awhile now and bring their own food to parties etc. so maybe they are more open anyway. I am still extremely impressed with this app and want to hug the chef!! 🙏
A couple of things I’ve noticed. I’ve cooked about forty meals so far. The portion sizing is big which I appreciate because we have leftovers for lunch the next day.
Beware that a few of the recipes when going up to eight servings end up increasing some of the veggie ratios a little too much (for instance peppers). Beware of that and if you cook for more people just use your logic and if it seems like it’s too many peppers/onions/garlic then cut it down a little. Follow your gut.
The other thing, we don’t eat soy so a lot of the recipes we substitute the soy. And also many recipes use canned items like canned beans and sauces and pastes.
We make everything from scratch so I soak my beans overnight (or use the instapot), and I use my own homemade veg broth and homemade diced tomatoes/tomato paste, homemade siracha sauce, homemade soy sauce substitute (without soy).
So this adds time to my meal prep but I have expected this and have done this for years so I will make it in batches and freeze in pre measured portions to use in the recipes.
I cannot express how much I love this app. Thank you for sparking more creativity for me and rekindling my love for cooking and teaching me how to find joy in vegan cooking!!
I look forward to breakfast items that I heard may be coming. Right now we eat a lot of oatmeal and smoothies. 😁
Also I learned mangoes are different than mangosteens. I learn so much from this app!! 💛💛💛 Thank you for this app Pistuu team!!!! 🙏😁
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Response from developer

Wow!!! thank you much for letting us know how Pistuu has positively impacted your life . Hearing this has made our whole year! The reason we created Pistuu is so we can bring back the joy of home cooking again while at the same time showcasing the amazing totally plant based meals that can be created. We are so glad that you have found your love of cooking again and Pistuu was able to help with that. Thanks also for your feedback. We are working on new features all the time and we will make sure we take these suggestions into consideration. Have a fabulous Merry xmas and a wonderful New Year. Ps. hope you get to try some Mangosteens :)

Only worth it if you eat one meal a day

Don’t pay for this. Only has dinner recipes and only allows you to plan one meal a day. I definitely need to be eating 3 meals plus snacks on a plant based diet. I will be removing my subscriptions immediately.

Response from developer

Hello and thank you for your constructive feedback. We want Pistuu to be the best Plant Based recipe app available and all feedback helps. Right now we appreciate that our free trial was not a good fit for your current needs of 3 planned meals a day. However, we are constantly working on the app and a future version will be. When we surveyed people before making the app, by far their biggest frustration was finding and making awesome dinner recipes. Which is understandable. Dinner is normally the one meal a day that people have more control of and more time to prepare. It certainly is for us, so that's where we started 🙂. Currently we only have dinners, but we promise that they are some of the best plant based dinners you’ll eat. We took our time making sure they’re super tasty and super easy to prepare, meaning they’re realistic recipes you’ll actually make. So for now yes, we only have dinner recipes, but the app is constantly being updated and we're currently working on breakfast, lunch and snack recipes too. They will be available in the app very soon! Thanks again Team Pistuu

Gorgeous and feature-rich app; deelish recipes!

A great app if you want to eat more plant-based meals. Super functional, with a planner & automatical shopping list, and get this - a hands free mode while cooking! Just waving your hand takes you to the next step. Clean food, clean phone!

The recipes are delicious and (key for me) quick and easy. Seriously, it’s a go-to app for great, healthy meals.
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Response from developer

Hi Kristi Thank you so much for your awesome feedback. So happy to get validation we are on the right tracks :)