Mela is a simple, elegant and modern recipe manager that syncs with iCloud.
SYNC
Sync your recipes with iCloud, either privately (default) or by sharing a recipe library with other iCloud users.
IN-APP BROWSER WITH LIVE PREVIEW
Quickly save a recipe while browsing: If Mela detects a recipe on the currently viewed page, it will be displayed in Mela's native recipe viewer*, on the same screen on the iPad and a swipe-left away on the iPhone. Want to add or view a recipe from outside of Mela? No problem, just use Mela's sharing extension.
FEEDS
Subscribe to your favorite recipe blogs to view all the recipes in Mela's native recipe viewer*.
COOK MODE
The cook mode makes it easy to follow all steps while cooking, displayed using a larger font to make sure everything stays readable even when you're not right in front of your device. You can add multiple recipes to the cook mode, easily letting you switch between them.
TIMERS
No need to switch to another app for setting up a timer. When in cooking mode, Mela let's you easily create and manage timers.
Timers come with support for Live Activities (iOS 16.1+).
SCANNER
Scan a recipe from a book: With the help of text recognition, you can just add it to your personal collection and view it in Mela's native recipe viewer, as any other recipe.
GROCERIES
Mela uses the Reminders.app to manage your grocery list. This has the advantage that you’re always able to access your grocery list on all your devices even if Mela is not installed on a specific device.
CALENDAR
Do your meal planning by using Mela's built-in calendar. It's managed by Calendar.app which also has the advantage that you're always able to access it on all your devices. There's also a widget, showing you the next planned meal from your calendar.
ORGANIZING
Recipes can be organized in categories, marked as “Favorite” or as “Want to Cook”.
PRINTING
Of course, Mela supports printing in case there’s a recipe you want to have on paper or save as PDF.
Please note:
If iCloud Sync is enabled (default), Mela will sync these items with iCloud:
- Recipes
- Browser bookmarks
- Subscription list (feeds)
Not synced:
- Feed recipe entries
- Browser history
Groceries are always stored in Reminders.app
Mela is free to download but will require a one-time purchase to unlock all features.
* Extracting recipes only works for websites that support this, most of them do.
This exceptional recipe manager makes every part of cooking easier, from creating meal calendars and grocery lists to importing recipes from your favourite cooking blogs.
Love the app, would be nice if it would be updated for iOS 26.
Luïs De Zutter
Love this app. It’s simple, it works great. It’s easy to get recipes into the app. The cooking view is great, shows you just what you need. 1 thing bothers me though. The menu’s and buttons still look like a pre-iOS 26 app and feel outdated. It would be nice if this could get a refresh!
Betaald maar niets voor gekregen
witike
Heb voor de app te delen met mijn partner de app Mela+ aangekocht. Doch mijn partner heeft geen toegang gekregen tot al mijn recepten. Ondertussen heb ik reeds twee mails geschreven op 23 juni en op 7 juli en tot nu toe nog steeds geen antwoord gekregen. Heel teleurstellend!
Very good, with room for improvement
TwinTraveller
I started using the app a few weeks ago. I have used the app to cook about 15 meals so far. I have a wall mounted holder for my iPad. Together with the “Cook” mode, this makes using Mela very easy to use while cooking. Although the app is not available in Dutch, it works surprisingly well with recipes in Dutch. Also recipe recognition from some well known sites such as “Dagelijkse Kost” or “Colruyt” works quite well. Unfortunately, importing recipes from “Foodbag.be”requires a little more effort. Hopefully this can be improved with future versions. The category system also has some room for improvement. Categories can easily be defined, and multiple categories can be assigned to a recipe. It is however not possible to search for recipes that have multiple categories. Alternatively, a hierarchy of categories could also be useful. All in all already a good app, which will certainly improve as it matures. For now 4 stars due to basic categorization functionality and possible improvements for recipe recognition in different languages.
This update fixes an issue that prevented Mela’s Share extension from appearing in the latest Chrome on iOS.
Version 2.6.2
The developer, Silvio Rizzi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
