Hi HN I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instag...
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.
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Some good points here, and I definitely hate the "unalive" movement but like someone else said, it has gone beyond self-censorship to in-...
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Hi HN I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instag...
Hi HN I built CookPal to solve a small but annoying problem for myself: I kept saving recipes from websites, TikTok, YouTube, and Instag...
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.
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