Foodsmart by Zipongo 12+

Good but could be better

I’ve been liking Zipongo a lot more then I thought I would. I originally downloaded it through my employers health rewards app. The option to “favorite” and the “tap to add to grocery list” are great to help you organize. What I’d like to see in some upcoming updates is the ability to make “multiple cookbooks” where favorited recipes can be divided up e.g. already cooked cookbook, to try later cookbook, make in the upcoming week cookbook, so far and so forth. Another feature would be the option to filter by ingredients. I know you can set some dietary preferences but being able to choose which ingredients you want to use up in your fridge would be great. So you could filter ingredients based on having wheat bread and turkey and see which recipes come up that include 1 or both. Overall I’m really liking it and hoping you guys put out more updates in the future.

Developer Response ,

We're so glad that you're enjoying the experience and that it's helping you making cooking easier! We appreciate your feedback, and will certainly take it into account. I would recommend checking out the CookItNow feature to cook recipes with ingredients you already have on hand

Life changing!

I downloaded the Zipongo app a few months ago and can honestly say it has been life changing.
The easy access to quick, healthy recipes has made it so much easier to cook because I can find great dinner options when I’m on my way home from work and can pick up groceries on the way.
My favorite feature is probably the digital grocery list — I usually cook for myself and a friend or my boyfriend, but if I’m cooking just for myself or for a group I can just type that into the app and it adjusts the shopping list to accommodate.
Highly recommend this app!

Developer Response ,

We're so happy to hear that you've found the experience life changing! Grocery lists can be a huge pain, which is why we included the automation feature - we're so glad to hear you've found it helpful. Thanks for being such a loyal user of our product!

Not allergy friendly

I have severe food allergies that necessitate a lot of home cooking. This app is part of an employee health plan but doesn’t work well for us on a practical level. Unfortunately my allergens are not all in the top 8 and there is no way to add ingredients to avoid. This app would be more user friendly if I could filter out recipes that won’t work for my allergies including which specific nuts are okay vs allergy issues. Ultimately I am aware I can make substitutions and source different ingredients but it somewhat defeats the purpose of having recipes at the ready when it’s easier to use a search engine to find recipes that exclude my allergens. The nutritional info would also change if I do make the substitutions making that portion of the app impractical as well.