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A comprehensive recipe management app featuring AI-powered scanning, meal planning, and household sharing capabilities.

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About Pestle

Pestle: Recipe Manager is an intuitive app designed to help users organize, save, and manage recipes from various sources, including social media platforms like Instagram. It utilizes on-device AI to scan recipes, provides guided cooking with timers, assists in meal planning, and enables household sharing for collaborative cooking. The app streamlines kitchen workflows and simplifies recipe access.

How to Use

Easily save recipes from any website by tapping 'Share' and selecting 'Save to My Cookbook'. The app automatically extracts ingredients and instructions. It also supports scanning physical recipes, offers guided cooking with timers, and helps create shopping lists and meal plans.

Features

Shared household recipe collection

Create shopping lists from recipe ingredients

Scan physical recipes with built-in AI scanner

Guided cooking with hands-free controls and timers

AI-powered recipe extraction from social media and online sources

Plan weekly meals and assign recipes to specific days

Use Cases

Sharing recipes with family members easily.

Digitizing a collection of handwritten or printed recipes.

Planning weekly meals and generating shopping lists automatically.

Saving recipes directly from Instagram Reels or social media.

Following step-by-step recipes with timers and alerts during cooking.

Best For

Meal plannersCooking enthusiastsHome cooksFood bloggersFamily meal prep

Pros

Advanced AI for extracting recipes from various sources.

Guided cooking with timers and step reminders.

Sync seamlessly across iPhone and iPad devices.

Digitize physical recipes with an easy-to-use scanner.

Share recipes and meal plans within household groups.

Cons

Pro features require in-app purchases.

Needs iOS/iPadOS 16.1+ or macOS 13.0+ with Apple M1 chip.

Some sources may require manual bookmarks for optimal extraction.

Pricing Plans

Choose the perfect plan for your needs. All plans include 24/7 support and regular updates.

Pestle Pro Monthly

$2.99

Monthly subscription unlocking premium features.

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Pestle Pro Yearly

$30.99

Annual subscription for full access to pro tools.

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Pestle Pro Yearly

$39.99

Yearly plan providing comprehensive premium features.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about Pestle

Can I import recipes from any website?

Yes. Tap 'Share' and select 'Save to My Cookbook' to import recipes from most websites.

Does Pestle sync across my devices?

Absolutely. Pestle offers instant synchronization between your iPhone and iPad.

Is it possible to share recipes with family members?

Yes. Create a household group to share all your recipes and coordinate meal plans.

What if AI can't fully extract my recipe?

In such cases, save bookmarks to quickly return to the original source for reference.

Can I digitize my handwritten or printed recipes?

Yes. Use Pestle's integrated scanner to convert physical recipes into digital format.