# SimSim Middle Eastern Recipes — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of SimSim Middle Eastern Recipes by SimSim Recipes FZ-LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 189 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simsim-middle-eastern-recipes/id1169587664/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simsim-middle-eastern-recipes/id1169587664.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 175 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (18 of 36) ### 5/5 — SimSim *2023-07-09* Best recipe app!!! All the recipes are spot on and delicious. **Developer response:** Thank you for the great feedback back, and I hope you enjoy many delicious meals with SimSim. ### 5/5 — Love *2023-05-29* love everything about the Middle East and love seeing these recipes ! cant wait to try as many as i can ### 5/5 — Amazing App *2023-02-25* Beautifully designed and photos displayed amazingly. ### 5/5 — Best cooking app ever <3 *2023-02-09, version 5.0.0* Best cooking app ever <3 ### 5/5 — I love SimSim! *2022-08-29* I love SimSim! The instructions are simple and clear…and the results are always delicious. Thanks for enabling even us mediocre cooks to be able to assemble nutritious and tasty Arabic meals for our families. **Developer response:** Thank you very much for your lovely words and great rating! The whole idea behind SimSim is to make cooking Arabic food easier for everyone, and we're super glad it's doing that. Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience with us. Hope you always enjoy cooking with SimSim. ### 5/5 — اهلا *2022-08-22, version 4.1.0* ماشاء الله كل الوصفات حلوة كثير ### 5/5 — Best app for Arabic food *2022-07-03* I love this app and the set up. **Developer response:** Thank you so much Marlas for your love! We are so glad you're enjoying cooking with SimSim. ### 5/5 — Beautiful app *2022-05-04, version 4.0.2* A joy to use. The update is significant & takes it to a whole new level. Well done to all involved. Such a great app. I love it. ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-04-09, version 4.0.2* One of the best apps for foodies! Amazing recipes and easy app navigation ### 5/5 — Life changing app *2021-05-10* No words to describe how much this app has changed my life ! Not only has it saved me at least a couple thousand dollars a month on credit card bills , cuz I used to eat out for all my meals and now thanks to SimSim have learned to cook easy and inexpensive dishes , but it’s also a throwback to the foods I grew up on as a child . I live in the States far from my mom who is in Jordan and now whenever I crave her cooking , I can make the dishes myself without having to travel across the Atlantic . Most importantly though , the recipes on this app are also super healthy : a well balanced combination of protein , vegetables and fiber - something very lacking in the cuisine you get in America . What I also love is that I can share these childhood meals with my American friends who have never had this type of food before . Even though they may have eaten at Lebanese restaurants which are prevalent in the US , I always explain to them that the home cooking style recipes are mothers raised us on simply aren’t available in the commercial Middle Eastern kitchen . In fact they are almost two different types of cuisines so I love the opportunity to introduce my friends to something tasty , unique and different . Makes me proud of my heritage , our rich history and hence our rich cuisine . Thank you Farida for creating an app that I use now on a weekly basis and that has re-kindled my love for my culture and people🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼 Its step by step instructions complete with visuals and the ability to increase servings which then automates the ingredient measurements accordingly makes these recipes easy to execute even for very amateur cooks like myself. Another amazing attribute to this beautiful app . I really can’t sing enough praises for it - download now and thank me later ! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for taking the time to write this amazing review :) You touched on all the reasons I created SimSim and I could not be happier! I myself lived overseas away from my parents for most of my life. Every time I called my Mom to ask how to cook something she would say "add a rasheh of spice" and it would drive me crazy! Exactly how much is a sprinkle??? And that was how SimSim started. I wanted everyone to be able to cook and be able to enjoy the flavors of home. I hope you always enjoy cooking with SimSim, and thanks again :) Farida (SimSim Founder) ### 5/5 — The best! *2020-11-30* So thankful for this app!!! Love the food thank you! **Developer response:** It's great to hear that and we really appreciate the wonderful review :) We hope you keep enjoying our recipes as we continue to add new ones! ### 5/5 — Super! *2020-11-14, version 3.0* Beautifully presented app filled with authentic Middle Eastern recipes. So glad to have discovered it. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Best App Ever! *2020-10-12* This is the best middle eastern food app, it features all the best foods and teaches the best way to make them! I highly recommend this **Developer response:** Thank you for the lovely review :) It's so great to hear that SimSim is making things easier for our users. I hope you continue to enjoy the app as we add new recipes, and new features that will be coming by end of year. Meanwhile, happy cooking and sa7tein! Farida (SimSim Founder) ### 5/5 — This app is the best!! *2020-04-26* This app is very well thought out and just amazing! I barely know how to cook but now thanks to SimSim I can make tasty, great Arabic food!! ### 5/5 — Great App *2019-09-03* It’s an amazing app with good pictures, easy to follow instructions, and a user-friendly layout. However, it needs US measurements. ### 5/5 — Great App *2019-07-13* I love this app, if for no other reason than it is one of the only apps for Middle Eastern cooking in english. Great for beginners in Arab cuisine and all the recipes are clear and have amazing step by step images. ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2019-05-09, version 2.1* Great app with authentic arabic recipes! ### 5/5 — The Best Middle Eastern Cuisine Appp Ever *2019-03-08* This app is sooo amazing I love it so much thank you for making a app that is all about Middle East Cuisine with pictures of Ingredients and step by step instructions!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SimSim recipes *2017-06-12, version 1.4.2* I was very disappointed with this app because it has only 75 recipes in total and you are not able to open any until you pay additional £4.99 which is not fair at all.The recipes are very simple and very well known so I don't see the point in this app at all.I was expecting something good but I am very disappointed I just waisted my money.Can I have my money back please ### 4/5 — Love it *2021-07-22* I love this app so much. I’ve been really interested in middle eastern foods, and have been looking for recipes. All the recipes look delicious and go in depth on instructions. The one thing I’m disappointed in is that the app does not have recipes for Saj bread, Naan bread, or Pita bread even though at the end of the recipe it will give you either a bread or side dish. Other than that I love this app. **Developer response:** Thank you for the great review and feedback! We will put the saj and pita bread recipes on our 'to do' list! Naan bread, which we love, is actually Indian and our focus is on Middle Eastern recipes... Thanks again, and we hope you always enjoy cooking with SimSim. Farida, SimSim Founder ### 4/5 — Great recipes, critical feature missing *2019-02-17* The food in here is great and traditional for most part — great being able to make food my grandmother used to make. One critical feature missing is the ability to save favourites. Bring that in, and you have a winner. **Developer response:** Hello :) Just wanted to let you know that we've just launched an updated version of SimSim with the favorites feature; we've also included filter by difficulty and are launching new recipes. Our first recipe is already on the app: Chicken Kabsa which is definitely worth trying if you haven't already. Hope you're still enjoying SimSim! Let us know if you have any other suggestions, comments from our users really help us make SimSim better. Best, Farida (SimSim Founder) ### 5/5 — Awesome and Delicious *2025-07-18* This is my one stop shop for authentic Arabic recipes! With difficulty levels and step by step instructions WITH PICTURES, you can’t go wrong. It is my go-to to get inspired for meals. I can’t wait to try more recipes and add new ones to my repertoire. ### 5/5 — Simsim *2025-07-04* I love how they were able to put the different servings on for a specific amount of people. I also love how they let us share with our family & friends. ### 5/5 — Very on point! *2025-04-06* As a product designer I appreciate this app a lot. It really takes the cooks process into account making it enjoyable to use. The recipes are great and makes cooking so enjoyable! ### 5/5 — Kitchen Staple *2025-02-28, version 5.2.7* This app saved my life. I always felt lost when trying to learn arabic recipes especially measuring and this app makes it easy and fun. It has all the original recipes our mums cook and for me this is better than any of the other cooking reels I see. ### 5/5 — LIFE CHANGING *2025-02-03* I am a Palestinian American and I always loved my mother’s dishes. Ever since I moved out, I felt disconnected from my culture because food is a big part of it. Without my mother near me to teach me every step, I found it difficult to learn how to cook Arabic dishes. This app is GREAT! It’s so easy to follow. They have literally everything in their recipe, including ingredients, step by step, and pictures. They even rate dishes based on their difficulty to make, which I think is super helpful. If you’re thinking of getting this app, I ONE HUNDRED perfect recommend! ### 5/5 — Awesome and Delicious *2024-06-26* This is my one stop shop for authentic Arabic recipes! With difficulty levels and step by step instructions WITH PICTURES, you can’t go wrong. It is my go-to to get inspired for meals. I can’t wait to try more recipes and add new ones to my repertoire. ### 5/5 — Best cooking app ever *2024-05-14* This app is so useful and amazing. I would know how to cook with out it. It has every feature you could dream of. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, may God bless you. ## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great recipes *2024-04-09, version 5.2.2* I love this app. Thanks for the inspiration ### 5/5 — The Best Cooking App *2024-02-07* This App is pure perfection mashallah ### 5/5 — THANK YOU, my alternative mom! 😍 *2023-07-28* This is my first review on App Store because the app is really WOW! The recipes, steps, details, pictures, and all are awesome! From now on, I don't need to spend hours on the phone with my family overseas just to guide me in cooking. Not only this, but the variety of meals you have in the app is amazing. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! ❤️ **Developer response:** Thank you for the wonderful review, and I'm so glad that SimSim has been able to help you. I actually created SimSim because I went through exactly what you're going through... lots of phone calls to Mom and hours trying to figure out how much a 'dash of spice' actually is! Thank you, and from the bottom of my heart, I hope SimSim brings you and your loved ones together over many wonderful meals to come. All my best, Farida (Founder) --- *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 2026-06-10.*