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.
Brilliant app
FornavnMette
This is in my opinion by FAR the best recipe manager out there! And I tried a lot.. So much value for money. Feed subscriptions and category functions are 👌🏻
Pretty good but lacking smart integrations
Smoochiekins
App does everything you’d want EXCEPT it has pretty poor support for newer smart features. For example there is no Shortcuts integration to open a specific recipe (so you can’t do stuff like an NFC tag cookbook). Also no LLM based semantic search in your recipes. AI might be overhyped, but that’s something it’s actually quite good at. App would easily be a 5/5 if it supported features like that. For that reason - great app that hasn’t kept up with the times. So if you’re looking to explore newer possibilities, this won’t do it. But if you want a more classical recipe app, the stuff that IS in the app works fine.
Fungerer rigtigt godt..
Frigaard
God og stabil app og et rigtigt godt alternativ til andre opskrift-app..
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
