# Recipe Spellbook: Meal Planner — Recipes, Grocery Lists & Meals

> Recipes, Grocery Lists & Meals (iPhone/iPad app by Arlie Nordlund.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-spellbook-meal-planner/id6759309654 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arlie Nordlund](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878030823)
- Category: Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 142 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-spellbook-meal-planner/id6759309654/reviews.md

## What is Recipe Spellbook?

Recipe Spellbook is a beautifully crafted recipe manager that turns your kitchen into an adventure. Organize unlimited recipes, plan meals for the week, auto-generate shopping lists, and track nutrition — all in one app that works entirely offline.

RECIPE MANAGEMENT
• Store unlimited recipes with photos, ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and notes
• Import recipes instantly — just paste a URL from any website
• Import from files: Markdown, JSON, HTML, MealMaster, and more
• Bulk import hundreds of recipes at once from ZIP files
• Add photos to individual steps for visual guidance
• Scale ingredients up or down with a single tap
• Convert between metric and imperial units on the fly
• Link recipes together for complex dishes with sub-recipes
• Print beautiful PDF recipe cards

MEAL PLANNING
• Visual weekly meal planner
• Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• Quickly add any recipe to your calendar
• Generate shopping lists straight from your meal plan

SMART SHOPPING LISTS
• Auto-generate grocery lists from recipes and meal plans
• Items organized by store section so you shop aisle by aisle
• Send your list directly to Instacart or Kroger for delivery
• Check off items as you shop
• Pantry filter skips staples you already have at home

NUTRITION TRACKING
• Automatic nutrition calculated from real ingredient data
• View calories, protein, fat, carbs, and 30+ micronutrients
• Scales with your recipe portions
• Per-serving breakdown for easy tracking

ORGANIZE YOUR WAY
• Sort recipes by course, category, or custom tags
• Create multiple cookbooks for different collections
• Mark favorites for quick access
• Search across all your recipes instantly
• Allergy detection flags ingredients that match your dietary restrictions

CLOUD SYNC (Optional)
• Sign in with Google or Apple to sync across all your devices
• Your data is encrypted and secure
• Works perfectly offline — sync when you're ready

WORKS EVERYWHERE
• iPhone and iPad
• Web browser at recipespellbook.app
• Windows and Mac desktop
• Full offline support — no internet required

PRIVACY FIRST
• The full app works without an account or sign-in
• No ads, no tracking, no data selling
• Your recipes stay on your device unless you choose to sync

Built by a solo developer who actually cooks. I use this app every day.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Family Cloud Sync | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.33 — 2026-07-17

Large update:
New UI/UX
Lots of bug fixes
Sharing shopping lists is now free
See discord for full change logs

### 1.5.24 — 2026-06-27

Voice Control and more - see Discord for full changelogs!

### 1.5.16 — 2026-06-11

See Discord

### 1.5.15 — 2026-05-01

See Discord

### 1.5.12 — 2026-04-13

See Discord

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*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 2026-08-20.*