CookPal – import recipes from any site, TikTok, or YT into clean recipe cards(apps.apple.com)
1 pointby raygoh8 hours ago1 comment
  • raygoh8 hours ago
    Hi HN

    I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, but never actually used them because they were messy, ad-heavy, and hard to follow while cooking.

    CookPal lets you import recipes from:

    Any recipe website (URL parsing)

    TikTok / Instagram / YouTube links

    Photos of recipes or screenshots

    Manual text input

    It turns them into clean, distraction-free recipe cards with features like Cook Mode, ingredient scaling by servings, and a simple shopping list.

    This is an iOS app built with React Native (Expo) + a lightweight backend for parsing. It’s still early, and I’d love any feedback on UX, parsing accuracy, or missing features you’d personally want.

    App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookpal-recipe-organizer/id675...

    Happy to answer any questions about the tech or product decisions.

    • raunaqvaisoha8 hours ago
      I like the idea of saving recipes online. What I wish existed was something which would let me take a photo of a dish I’m eating and tell me how to replicate it at home. There’s been so many times I’ve eaten something at a restaurant or someone’s house and want to make it at home, but it’s inconvenient to ask for the recipe.