# Recipe Manager - Serving Sizer — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of Recipe Manager by Creative Algorithms, rated 4.20/5 from 156 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-manager-serving-sizer/id364168890/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-manager-serving-sizer/id364168890.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 91 · 4★ 36 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Recipe Manager? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use interface for organizing recipes - 🔄 Simple serving size scaling and conversion - 📧 Easy recipe sharing via email - 📸 Ability to add photos to recipes - 💾 Offline access to recipes - 🎨 Customizable backgrounds and organization - ⏱️ Quick recipe adjustments while cooking - 🗣️ Voice-to-text input capability - 📱 Responsive customer support team **Cons** - 🐛 Recipes display as jumbled/unreadable text - 🐛 App crashes frequently during use - 🐛 Data loss when reinstalling or upgrading devices - 🐛 Ingredients field overlaps with directions - ⏳ Time-consuming to manually enter recipes - ❌ Import from websites frequently fails - ❌ Copy/paste functionality limited or broken - 📱 Only available on iPad, not iPhone - ☁️ No cloud backup or iCloud sync - 🔍 No search functionality for recipes - 🚫 Cannot copy/paste recipes to other apps - ⚙️ iOS 17 compatibility issues - 📊 Metric conversion inaccuracies **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes or crashes when adding recipes - Ingredients randomly move to directions section - Data disappears after app reinstall - Recipes become unreadable/jumbled after updates - iOS 17 prevents adding recipe items after first entry - iOS 17 print function crashes - Import feature doesn't recognize website formats - Overlapping text in ingredients field - App crashes when attempting to import recipes - Data loss when upgrading to new iPad - Ingredients field doesn't expand properly for editing - App freezes during data entry **Most requested features** - Search by ingredients functionality - iPhone app version - Cloud backup and automatic sync between devices - Recipe sharing/importing between users - Nutritional information calculation - Notes section for recipe modifications - Ability to copy recipes into other apps - Ingredient prep descriptors (diced, chopped, etc.) - Larger photo viewing option - Better ingredient import from websites - Automatic alphabetical sorting - Ability to insert ingredients in order without deleting subsequent entries - Recipe duplication feature - Web-based recipe management - Automatic ingredient list from directions ## Newest reviews (13 of 104) ### 4/5 — Wish I could share recipes *2024-07-20, version 2.1.0* I used to love this app but I am disappointed that I can no longer email recipes from the app. Otherwise I really enjoy using this app ### 4/5 — Import recipes *2024-04-28, version 2.1.0* I have been using this for years. I don’t normally pay for an app. But I really liked this one. A few months ago it stopped working as expected and I had to start putting the ingredients in the directions. I finally reached out to support. And I was pleasantly surprised to receive a personal response assuring me that they were working on the issues I mentioned then about 2 weeks ago I received another email letting me know there was an update to resolve those issues. And in fact those issues were resolved. I still have issues importing ingredients from directions but so impressed that I can now have my ingredients in the right spot. Btw I did try other apps. And this is hands down the best. ### 4/5 — Easy to Use App *2024-04-27, version 2.1.0* I’ve used this app for at least 5 yrs. Have had no problems until recently. I used to be able to send a recipe via email. That portion of the app no longer works. ### 3/5 — The idea and layout is good but fix the bugs! *2023-12-10, version 2.0.1* I have been using this app for years but I find that it’s bugging out too much now and I will most likely change recipe manager app. ### 3/5 — I do love this app BUT, *2023-11-17, version 2.0.1* It is not user friendly. If you forget an ingredient and want it in order, you need to erase everything you wrote after, you can’t just slide it in. Also, when writing ingredients it would be helpful if it automatically goes to alphabetical list. ### 2/5 — Useful but has become outdated *2022-10-04, version 2.0.1* Great app for having recipes always available. Easy to share recipes, but not easy to import recipes from another user. Recommendations to developer: 1. Allow all storage to be in the cloud and automatically sync between devices aka photos. 2. Allow users to transfer a recipe via email or message and then be imported without typing into receiving device. 3. Make app available for iPhone. I frequently do not have my iPad with me but I am never without my phone. Updated 11 Feb 2021: This app has become increasingly out dated. The failure of the app to store data in iCloud and allow automatic interchange of data between platforms. The creator’s comment that they have another iPhone app and data can be copied manually just doesn't cut it. If you haven’t bought this app and invested years if time adding recipes, then don’t waste your time on this outdated and limited app. Look elswhere. 4 October 2022: When importing recipes, this app frequently puts several of the recipe items into the directions. If I had not been using and adding recipes to this app for over ten years, I would ditch it. ### 3/5 — Not bad *2022-01-16, version 2.0.1* It’s a pretty good app, but there are some shortcomings. Some improvements would be in order. PROS - All recipes are in one place and organized 😊 - I like to copy recipes from Facebook, but I just paste the whole thing under the Directions — too time consuming to pick quantities and ingredients from the left side of the screen. 😞 - You can access your recipes without Wifi😃 CONS - It’s very cumbersome and time consuming if you’re typing in a recipe from scratch, entering all the quantities and ingredients on the left side of the screen.☹️ - Once a recipe is in Recipe Manager, you can’t copy the text and paste it into another app (such as a text msg or Messenger) — used to be able to, but not any more ☹️. You can only Email it from Recipe Manager. - If you get a new IPad, the saved recipes don’t transfer across to the new device… so you have to somehow save your recipes (possibly email them to yourself) and start all over again☹️. ### 4/5 — App *2022-01-07, version 2.0.1* Once I got the hang of using it, I really enjoy. Just wasn’t thrilled that I had to pay $6.99 for app, when all my friends who have the identical same app, paid nothing. ### 2/5 — Could be a little better *2021-01-17, version 2.0.1* Using the app is difficult at times. The app will turn off while entering data and doesn’t have a back up if you accidentally delete a recipe you are working on. ### 3/5 — Still needs work *2021-01-06, version 2.0.1* The app needs a simpler method to backup recipes. Adding recipes takes a lot of time. Twice my Recipe Manager Serving Sizer entrees have been wiped out. Once, when there was a electronic problem with my iPad. The 2nd time, I don’t know what happened. I like the app...hate its reliability. ### 3/5 — iPhone supported app *2020-01-20, version 2.0.1* I love using recipe manager, great app! One problem: I wanted the app for my iPhone since my phone is always with me. I was advised to use your Serving Sizer w/Recipe Manager for the iPhone. I added this a few years ago with your advise and imported all my recipes off my iPad. When I did this, my recipes were not in alphabetical order on serving sizer for my phone. It took me forever to put them in order so I could find my recipes. There is no search module, making this app pretty useless unless you take the time to put them in order. My iPad is where I add all my new recipes so it would be the “main” app which you also advised. Since I have not added any new recipes on my phone for a few years, I asked my husband to back up my iPad and then import my recipes into my phone so they would all be current. They imported fine, I think, but now they are all out of order again. I have 225 recipes. I am so disappointed that this app (serving sizer for iPhone) has not been updated. Can you please help me so that I don’t spend hours putting them back in order and to make sure that all the recipes did import? ### 3/5 — Ok app *2018-12-08, version 2.0.1* It’s a good app but I lost the recipes I entered and they showed up later. This time I lost the and they haven’t showed back up. ### 4/5 — Recipe box *2018-11-20, version 2.0.1* Have had app for a few days. Nice for inputting my recipes. Some ingredients are not in the system. Have no figured how to import recipes from on line. So So experience. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2024-09-30, version 2.1.0* Worked when I first downloaded a few years ago , I loved it, but then recipes are all jumbled up and unreadable! I deleted and reinstalled. Lost all my recipes, and the sample recipe they give is all jumbled and in readable. Very disappointed. I loved this app at first. Just horrible ### 1/5 — This is not as advertised *2023-07-08, version 2.0.1* Been trying to import from various websites and nothing works. App keeps quitting while trying to import from web. I’ve tried over 10 different web sites including the recommended internal to the app. Also, it is not user friendly when you copy and paste from elsewhere. Don’t believe the hype. ### 1/5 — Worthless *2023-01-22, version 2.0.1* I have yet to be successful importing anything into this apple by any of the methods available. Itdoesnot recognize imorts from any websites or from plain text pastes. Worthless. ### 1/5 — Really difficult to use *2020-10-16, version 2.0.1* A ton of steps to simply enter a recipe you already have,,, I want to convert my book of recipes to iPad,, this app would take hundred of hours to add your recipes ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2020-07-27, version 2.0.1* Worked when I first downloaded a few years ago , I loved it, but then recipes are all jumbled up and unreadable! I deleted and reinstalled. Lost all my recipes, and the sample recipe they give is all jumbled and in readable. Very disappointed. I loved this app at first. ### 1/5 — Made one and a half entries then removed *2020-04-07, version 2.0.1* I tried to find a video of how to enter information and that should have been my clue. I finally entered one recipe and was almost finished with the second when I got kicked out of the program. When I went back in, none of the information was there for the second entry except for the title and categories. Waste of $5. ### 1/5 — Lost everything! *2018-12-05, version 2.0.0* I used to love this app until tonight. I was adding a recipe, the app froze up, kicked me out, and deleted everything... Almost 2 thousand recipes. Ive rebooted several times and it's all gone. I've now lost family recipes of deceased family members I can never get back. Don't rely on the app like I did and keep your paper recipes as back up. ### 1/5 — Hate it *2017-11-28, version 2.0.0* Simple copy paste from text is impossible ### 1/5 — Quit working *2017-11-13, version 2.0.0* I liked the app, but now I open it and it is frozen. I have tried resetting my iPad but the problem remains. Wasted my money. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2017-08-13, version 2.0.0* I never pay for apps. However, I was looking for an app to organize all of the recipes that I have saved from websites. Currently, I have a ton of them bookmarked and it's hard to find what I'm looking for. I bought this app because it had good reviews and it was exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, out of the first 10 recipes I tried to import only 1 would work. It just keeps saying that the format is not supported. I finally gave up. Apparently I just threw $5 down the drain and I'm not happy about it! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Really good *2024-09-18, version 2.1.0* Really good app. Keep things organized and well. Could have a search by ingredients ### 5/5 — Great app! *2024-06-05, version 2.1.0* Wonderful way of compiling recipes! I use mine as a cookbook of ideas. ### 5/5 — Problems please help *2024-01-05, version 2.0.1* Love this app! I have noticed a problem recently that I cannot edit my recipe ingredients. The list of items only partially opens up not enough to function properly. I can type a new recipe or copy and paste but I do not relish the thought of re-entering all of my recipes. Please advise if there is something I am missing. Thank you for your time. ### 5/5 — IOS 17 problems *2023-10-16, version 2.0.1* When I added IOS 17 to my ipad the Recipe Mgr app had problems. First, the app would crash if I tried to print a recipe. Second, when I created a new recipe I could add the first item but couldn’t with subsequent items. I love the app and hope the trouble will be resolved quickly. Thanks ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-09-20, version 2.0.1* I really do love this app, I have used it for all my recipes. Unfortunately I can’t write up any more new recipes since iOS 17 ☹️ ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-04-17, version 2.0.1* I have used this application for years and have recommended to friends and family. Love it! ### 5/5 — Not bad *2022-08-28, version 2.0.1* Have been using this and depending on it for awhile now. Really like it - but would love if the photos could be enlarged. ### 5/5 — Outstanding application *2020-07-11, version 2.0.1* I have been using this app for sometime now. Are use it for two reasons: -to collect and store my favorite recipes -Very easy to use serving size changes But most importantly is the ease of use ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2019-12-21, version 2.0.0* This is my go to almost daily. So easy to use can paste recipes, share and edit too! ### 5/5 — Super App *2018-11-18, version 2.0.1* This app does it all. You can import recipes or type them. It is better than a cookbook. It is easy to find, organize and print your recipes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-11.*