# Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes — user reviews > 340 indexed App Store user reviews of Zest by Culi, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 3,710 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zest-meal-planner-and-recipes/id1595938390/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zest-meal-planner-and-recipes/id1595938390.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,224 · 4★ 222 · 3★ 72 · 2★ 45 · 1★ 147 ## What do users think of Zest? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Helpful videos and instructions - 👍 Engaging and entertaining - 👍 Streamlined grocery shopping - 👍 Teaches cooking fundamentals - 👍 Confidence-building for beginners - 👍 Wide variety of recipes **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall locks most content - 💰 Subscription is too expensive - 🐛 Frequent app crashes - 🐛 Inability to progress in lessons - 🐛 Measurement issues - 🐛 Lack of accessibility features **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues with non-US phone numbers - Recipes disappearing after updates - Inability to save progress **Most requested features** - Dietary preference filters - Pantry management and recipe suggestions - Ability to add own recipes - Captions for instructional videos - Metric unit support - Free access to more content ## Newest reviews (15 of 340) ### 2/5 — L’idée est bien, mais l’exécution… *2026-07-21* Le principe est bien, j’ai donc décidé de partir sur la version payante. Pour le prix je trouve ça inadmissible d’avoir une traduction aussi mauvaise du contenu que l’on importe. J’ai fini par annuler mon abonnement même s’il se termine dans un an, et de supprimer l’application car l’expérience utilisateur est vraiment nulle. J’utilise désormais une autre application beaucoup plus complète. **Developer response:** hi, could you email us at support@zestapp.co? We would love to talk to you about what we can improve. ### 2/5 — Log in *2026-07-14* You guys are not so important that it requires an account to use the app. ### 3/5 — freemium *2026-06-24, version 9.10.1* I really enjoy the overall idea of the app, especially the culinary lessons and the quizzes which help you learn how to cook with out needing external help - for example, if your dish was too spicy, you’d learn that by adding dairy, it would make it milder! However, the free version of the app only really provides a folder and search tool for recipes, rather than being educational. Overall, the app would be so much better if its best qualities weren’t behind a paywall (in my opinion). ### 4/5 — 4 *2026-06-04, version 9.10.1* Useful but something that need to be added to make it better ### 4/5 — zest is a good app but.. *2026-05-25, version 9.10.0* it’s good but u have to pay to know how much calories etc ### 3/5 — Need option to show both metric and imperial. *2026-05-10, version 9.9.2* Good app but really need an option to show both metric and imperial since in Canada our ovens here say Fahrenheit but we use metric for things like litres instead of ounces. Would make it easier so I don’t have to calculate as I go. ### 4/5 — Avis Zest *2026-05-02* Je trouve que Zest est une très bonne application mais malheureusement trop de choses payantes.. dommage ### 5/5 — The Best *2026-03-07, version 9.4.1* A really good app I know how to make a bunch of stuff that I used to not know best app ever ### 5/5 — Waouuuuuuuhhhh 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 *2026-03-07* Incroyable, disponible en plusieurs langues on peut même importer des vidéos venant de réseaux sociaux, et ça nous détaille tout je vous la recommande fortement ### 5/5 — Zest is the best *2026-03-06, version 9.4.1* So I love zest when I’m craving something I see a food video I press the share button then more and press zest shows you the ingredients love it ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2026-03-06, version 9.4.1* Super easy to use and sooo helpful (something you never knew you needed until you had it ) ### 5/5 — Works Amazing *2026-03-06, version 9.4.1* Really good app, it makes saving recipes easy and even tells you the nutritional content. ### 5/5 — I ❤️this app *2026-03-05, version 9.4.1* I love this app so much it makes my life so much easier when it comes to shopping and finding stuff to eat . I recommended this app to all my friends and family who also love it. I have been eating a lot healthier lately because of this app. I recommend this app to everyone!!! ### 5/5 — Zest *2026-03-01, version 9.4.1* I love this app it’s amazing 🤍🤍🤍 ### 5/5 — amazing app *2026-02-24, version 9.4.1* i think this app really helps me organize and help me eat i love asain food and hate following the recipes but zest helps me and i definitely use this app like 10 times a day and if you dont want to pay for a subscription like me you can still have the best use of the app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Adds incorrect directions *2026-08-10, version 9.13.0* This app makes up steps that are not in the imported recipes. It would be one thing if they were accurate, but it invents nonsensical steps. I suspect it’s using some sort of AI to be helpful, but it actually takes extra time to verify that the recipe import hasn’t added incorrect steps. ### 1/5 — Frozen *2026-06-27, version 9.10.2* I cannot progress past the add recipe tutorial ### 1/5 — Super confusing *2026-06-25, version 9.10.2* The recipe was really hard to follow and not worth it. It made changing the serving amount very difficult and tedious. ### 1/5 — Can’t cancel free subscription *2026-03-23, version 9.5.2* When I go to my subscriptions in the App Store I see ever other app I have a subscription for but the zest app. Feeling like a scam ### 1/5 — Import feature doesn’t work *2026-02-23, version 9.4.1* I liked this app because you can import videos from TikTok and ig but it doesn’t work. I followed the steps exactly and later when I opened the app to see the recipes I imported, nothing was there. Super disappointed. ### 1/5 — terrible do not download! *2026-01-26, version 9.3.1* this app is beyond terrible unless you pay their insane price for the app. i don’t even care that i have to pay to see the recipes or watch an ad but the recipes i saved a lot of them got deleted. and now you have to pay extra for more recipe space. waste of time just download a better app. ### 1/5 — was good till they put it behind a subscription. *2026-01-19, version 9.3.1* i had this app for months and used it with no problem, bragged about the convenience of it to a lot of ppl. i came back to it after a while and find out now i need a subscription. i will be deleting. i can just read the recipe from tik tok. ### 1/5 — I don’t need another subscription *2026-01-10, version 9.3.0* 45 dollars a year for what amounts to saving online recipes I can just google for ### 1/5 — New update deleted my account *2026-01-01, version 9.2.0* After the new update the app not only logged me out but seems to have deleted my account entirely. No matter what sign in method I try it’s starting as a new account, even though I have over 200 recipes saved. I can’t find any support line to contact and I’m incredibly disappointed that I put so much time in to this app ### 1/5 — Doesn't import *2025-12-23, version 9.0.3* I've tried many platforms to try to download and import a recipe. Always tells me "import failed" am I doing something wrong? Or this app doesn't work well with others and I can't import from other social media platforms. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing cooking app *2026-07-01, version 9.10.2* I love this app so much, i’m vegetarian so sometimes coming up with recipes can be challenging as sometimes i lack the creativity, but this app helps so much to bridge the gap. I’ve made multiple meals from this app that i never thought id be able to cook on my own, but this app lays it all out for you and makes it seem simple. highly recommend to everyone , even if you’re not vegetarian, just to come up with new and creative ideas to use things you already have. ### 5/5 — ITS SO GOOD BUT HEAR ME OUT *2026-06-07, version 9.10.1* IT LITTERALLY GIVES U ALL OF THE RECIPES AND THE RECIPES ARE TRUE BUT GUYS YOU HAVE A DAILY LIMIT IF U ARE USING THE FREE VERSION YOUR DAILY LIMIT IS 3 I MEAN THATS REALLY ENOUGH TO ME BUT 5 COULD BE BETTER ### 5/5 — I love this app *2026-05-17, version 9.10.0* It’s such an easy way to find recipes for foods you’ve like and really easy to make aswell ### 5/5 — Wow😭 *2026-04-22, version 9.9.0* I loooove this app. I love cooking and baking and I’m literally always seeing those Pinterest videos that have true best recipes but they always gate keep how to make it or all the measurements and now I can actually make the recipes I want ### 5/5 — Why I love you zest *2026-04-05, version 9.6.1* You can save me so much time and energy when I have a bad day and I love that so much finding you was like revisiting a loved one I love you zest❤️ ### 5/5 — I love it so much *2026-03-14, version 9.5.0* Really really really helpful 🥰 ### 5/5 — Cookies *2026-03-13, version 9.5.0* NOW I CAN MAKE GIANT COOKIES HEHEHEHAHAHEHA ### 5/5 — I love Zest *2026-03-11, version 9.5.0* It perfectly for cooking and it also tell about the recipe ### 5/5 — Organized *2026-03-09, version 9.4.1* This app helps me save money and stay organized I recommend ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2026-03-07* Sem erros --- *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 2026-08-29.*