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Handy CookBook App User Positive Comments 2024
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✓ Very goodI used it since two months now When m'y guest asking me for recipie I CAN send it right away. The grocery list is very usefull.Version: 0
✓ Great App!!So far so good. It is very user friendly. I like being able to enter recipes using a real keyboard and the interface works flawlessly. You can edit the categories to whatever you want and even upload your own pictures. Finally an app that got it right.Version: 2.0
✓ Change of heartMost importantly, my review of this app has changed from one star to five, based upon the efforts of the developer to resolve my issues through multiple emails, and a customized tutorial based upon my issue. He was incredibly fast to respond, and helped me to import 1000 recipes in a matter of minutes. For those who purchase this app, please understand the it comes with NO recipes. It's essentially a tool to organize, modify, and export to other apps like grocery gadget (works very well). I didn't realize this before making the purchase, so I ended up with a seemingly useless app. After a single request for help, the developer guided me through the process to load recipes from online, and it has worked flawlessly since. Exports info very well to grocery gadget to generate shopping lists, and has seemingly an endless supply of recipes to upload,so I plan on getting a lot of use out of this app. Very impressed overall..Version: 2.1
✓ Wonderful AppI LOVE this app! Thank you for making it! It works very well. I read some reviews of people who didn't know how to stay connected to the internet. I found it was important to continually make sure you are in the connected mode,i.e. click on the internet icon on the bottom left of the main page. It needs to be in that position in order to function with the internet. I love that it interfaces with Master Cook software that I have been using for years. It was very easy to download the recipes to my desktop into a separate folder [for easy finding] and then go to the website and browse for each recipe. It loaded instantly for me. I was a little frustrated that I couldn't have more categories until I discovered that there is an 'edit' for the Cookbook itself on the first page. Once I discovered that, I could create all the categories that I wanted. I even changed some of the preset categories and can delete some if I want to. I also figured out how to apply different pictures to the recipes in the edit mode. There are more graphics for other categories. This is one of the best apps I have. This was very well worth the price. I now can always have my favorite recipes with me and have the shopping lists I need when I am out and about. Thank you for making this!!!! I hope everyone learns to use it and enjoy it!.Version: 0
✓ YouI love this app, mainly because my main recipe program, on my desktop, is Mastercook. This is the only app (that I can find) that will transfer all my Mastercook recipes to my ipod touch. At the grocery store I have my entire recipe collection at my fingertips -- fabulous! I admit I do not use this app to enter recipes, only to transfer between my Mastercook program and the app so that I have the recipes handy. All I need now to be REALLY happy would be for this program to run on the iPad. I'd definitely pay a bigger price for it -- worth every penny of whatever you would charge for the iPad version and more than worth the measly $1.99 currently charged. Wonderful. Thank you..Version: 1.8
✓ Still loving this App!New version is just as good as the previous ones! I love this app!.Version: 2.3
✓ Nice appExactly what I wanted. A simple-to-use application that I could input my own recipes into. No premade list of ingredients, no downloads of thousands of recipes I'll never use. Just an attractive and convenient way to store my recipes. Needs some small modifications such as auto-caps, and possibly an extra field to enter how an ingredient should be prepared ie. chopped, diced, grated... but for now I am just putting this into the 'type' field. All-in-all, very pleased.Version: 0
✓ Best recipe app IWhen I first start creating a new recipe I use notes in Mail since notes syncs between my deices but once I've refined a recipe, usually after I've made it a few times, I store it in Handy Cookbook. Love the way I can paste in a list of ingredients into Handy Cookbook using Safari and Handy Cookbook will generate a grocery list plus it will easily adjust the ingredient amounts when servings are changed. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because there is no way to keep Handy Cookbook synced between devices other than to do exports and imports manually. I would gladly pay more for a version that kept its data file in Dropbox the way 1Password does so that my iPad, iPhone and partner's iPhone all would have their recipes in sync or had some other way to keep everything in sync..Version: 1.8
✓ Great app!I love this app! It does exactly what I want it to do. Stores all my recipes - which I can add from either my iPod or online. From online it immediately adds it to my iPod. I did have to keep the iPod on the connection page to sync it when adding recipes from online. I like that it will adjust quantities for me! I can email recipes to friends. The measurements are in fractions unlike some other apps. Just to comment on a couple of things - I see a review says you can't add recipes from the app, but that's not so. You CAN add recipes from the app. Also someone commented that you can't change/edit the categories. You CAN edit the categories though and they have different icons to choose from for the picture. To the developer - good job!.Version: 0
✓ PerfectUPDATE: Any hope for an iPhone 4 update? Would love to see this program support multitasking and also have an option to prevent the phone from going to sleep while you are cooking. But I'll still love it even if the update doesn't come. ------------------- This is a fantastic program with an extremely responsible developer who responds quickly to update requests. I am a professional chef with over 2000 recipes I like to carry with me and this is the best program to do that. No having to import someone else's crappy collection of cheeseball recipes or eighteen different things you have to enter about the nutritional analysis. Just enter your recipes on the phone or computer and you can search by name or ingredients, add a picture to the recipe, and most importantly, edit on the fly right from the phone..Version: 0
✓ Cooking MommaStore my favourite recipes in one handy location? Love it. Would be even better if I could have my own categories (for jam and cordial recipes) and if it stayed open on the page I was editing whilst flicking backwards and forwards on my phone. Still love it though..Version: 0
✓ This is the recipe app you've been looking for ...This app just keeps getting better and better! If your looking for somewhere to store your recipes this is definately the app your looking for. It's very easy to use and is really well presented. The improvements made since I first bought the app have been fantastic ... Thanks for looking after your users! Thumbs up here!.Version: 0
✓ Great AppI have loved using this App for years. Thank you for the great app! It is wonderful being able to carry my recipes with me wherever I go!.Version: 2.6.3
✓ IOS4I love this app, being able to enter my own recipes via PC and sync to my iPhone. I'll love this app even more if it's made compatible with iOS4!.Version: 0
✓ Excellent recipe app - UpdateI've tried all the more "popular" ones and still come back to Handy CookBook. It might be missing an import recipe feature, but with everything else it has it still is the only one I use..Version: 2.5
✓ ExcellentThis is a great little app for keeping all your recipes together in one place. The only thing that could be in proved is a quicker way to add ingredients at the moment u have to add each one separately and when u are copying a recipe from a web site it take ages! Would be a lot better is you could copy and paste altogether. Love the way u can link to your PC, makes adding recipes really easy. Don't bother trying any other recipe app this one has the lot!! Can't understand why this only has three stars. Someone previously mentions adding a meal planner but that's not the point of this app, we just want something that will store our recipes quickly easily and presented ins nice way, which is exactly what this does! Love the update ❤ you listened to what we wanted, thank you! now does everything I need it to, never crashes or loses recipes like other apps I have tried. Get it you won't be disappointed you now don't have to add all recipes separately so copying a recipe from a recipe is really quick. 5star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.Version: 2.0
✓ Love It!!This app is so easy to use! In order to enter recipes from a computer you have to connect the iPhone to your PC, then open the app and touch the icon on the bottom left. It will then give you EASY instuctions on how to complete the process. This app is wonderful and is excatly what I was looking for! No pre-added recipes that I will never use or other useless options. This is a perfect app for those who are tired of losing recipes or those that just want all their recipes in one place! AWESOME!.Version: 0
✓ Good app but uglyThe app does what I want - it stores my favourite recipes at hand, to aid me in my grocery shopping lists, but also to have recipes with me when I may be cooking at a friend's house. Very handy if you don't have a printer to print your recipes for use in the kitchen, just retrieve it on your iPhone! I reviewed this app a while back and noted that the app was really ugly and 80s looking. The developer took on my comments and it's now much nicer to use, and it is really handy to store my recipes for quick reference when i shop for ingredients after work and need to remember key ingredients in my recipes! Thanks for enhancing the app! I would like to see more fields to separate some of the information i've entered - such as number of servings, preparation time, cooking time and formatting of the ingredients so that the quantities and the ingredient list are nicely formatted on the iPhone..Version: 0
✓ Just what I was looking for!This app is exactly what I was looking for! I looked for hours in the app store before finding it - why is it so buried? I was looking for an app that would allow me to enter/import my own recipes and take a recipe's ingredients and translate them into a shopping list. It seemed that every app I looked at had something wrong with it - until I found this with all the great reviews. I have connected my itouch with the entry application on the PC and started entering my recipes. I changed and created categories too, and added photos. I love the way that my recipes are formatted in the app. Thanks to the developers and to the reviewers. I finally found what I wanted. If I could suggest just one enhancement, it would be importing of Word documents or integration with Google Docs. And exporting to a similar format..Version: 0
✓ Love it!After testing all the recipe apps here, I finally decided on this one. I just wanted an app that would allow me to easily upload my fave recipes, add photos and was a dream to use. It's very well made and has a nice looking interface. The only things I'd add was a way to back up my recipes somewhere for added security and ability to add notes to a recipe. I add my notes in the prep section at the moment, so it's not a big issue. It still gets a 5 from me! :-) *Updated to say that the back up feature has been added and I love this app even more now. I'd give it 10 stars if I could. Thanks for listening!!*.Version: 0
✓ Love itI don't know if this has been updated since the reviews, but it DOES let you change the categories. if you read the description, you know this IS NOT full of pre-entered recipes, so i don't know why people are complaining about that. it's nice to get online and type everything out on a full keyboard. i love that you can quickly add a recipe to your grocery list. it would be nice to have landscape view, but i'm not too hung over on that one. now i can get rid of all those note cards and magazine clippings and have all my recipes in one place! love this, definitely worth $2..Version: 0
✓ What a welcome relief!I have been so concerned that apple kept telling me that this app will not work with future iOS updates that I have hung on to an iPad that is too old for anything newer than iOS 9.something just to ensure access to this app (and one other from elsewhere but that's nothing to do with cooking). I'm really happy to see that it has now been updated and I'm now off to tell the friends to whom I recommended this app a long time ago. Thank you for keeping this current..Version: 2.6.3
✓ Update pleaseLove this app. Have many recipes saved but I'm getting the message that the app must be updated. It won't work eventually..Version: 2.6.1
✓ App is great but it needs to work with other grocery list appsI said it before and I am saying it again. This app is wonderful. I have had none of the sync issues other mention and I have had to reset my iPhone and it still had all my recipes but I would be really aggrivated if I had had that problem!! I find it very easy to enter recipes especially on the PC from the link. HOWEVER...It needs to connect with a grocery list app! I KNOW I would use it more if I could quickly browse the recipes and add ingredients to my list and I didn't have to try to go back and forth between the apps to enter them. I know it syncs with ToDo but I, as most people probably do, use that app as a TO DO list, not a shopping list because it does NOT save entries, you have to type each item each time. A 5 star for sure if it linked to a real grocery list app, like Grocery Gadget which is also hurting for a good recipe function..Version: 1.8
✓ Long OverdueI needed a simple recipe application. I don't want other peoples' recipes and I don’t want a shopping list. My wife does the shopping. You can type (or copy and paste) your recipe in your web browser on your laptop or desktop. Add the recipe to your iPhone or iTouch over your wifi. You can also add or edit recipes directly on your iPhone or iTouch. This application works and it works well. Thanks to the developer..Version: 0
✓ Handy CookbookThis is an excellent application and is my favorite so far on my new iPad. The web-based interface is not only excellent and reliable, it significantly simplifies entering new recipes. And I thank you for the inclusion of a back-up mechanism. I've pumped in ~150 recipes so far and would hate to lose them. The ability to add thumbnail photos to each recipe is a nice touch too. If you're open to enhancement suggestions, please expand the search capability to include the Notes and recipe title fields. Thanks for an excellent app!!.Version: 0
✓ Hmnnnn what happened to the settings icon and import that was on the iphone?I loved Handy CookBook for the iPhone and now that I've purchased an iPad, I was hoping to import recipes. There used to be an icon to connect with the computer but that's gone. Please update this great product!.Version: 2.1
✓ Excellent storage for my own favourite recipesI really like this app and use it a lot. I use the web interface to enter my own recipes or copy from webpages, which is fairly quick and straightforward. Some more "Help" would be useful though; it took me a while to realise I could add, delete and move categories. Also, the Backup/Restore on the web interface aren't intuitive..Version: 0
✓ My recipes in my pocket. Perfect!!I like that I can keep my own recipes in my pocket. This app makes it easy to change the quantity of a recipe. It is user friendly and you can easily email your favorite recipe to a friend from within the app..Version: 2.5
✓ Well worth the $1.99!The fact that you can use the computer to add recipes rather than having to type out the entire recipe on the Iphone is quite nice. Not that typing with the Iphone is bad. I did try doing this and it does take a little bit of time depending on the length and complexity of the recipe. I highly recommend this Cookbook if you are looking for something to put recipes on and keep track of them and not have to lug around that big wooden box of cards and or some pad of paper. The only thing I would like to see in this program would be making my own Categories. That would be the one and only thing that I get hung up on. At the current version of this software which is 1.7 I have had 0 issues using it with the Iphone 3g..Version: 0
✓ Something happenedI do looove this app. But, lately it won’t let me add recipes on my iPhone or iPad. I’ve tried emailing Carlos; but, I don’t think he’s received them because I’ve had no response. What I have on my app works beautifully, but, I need to add more recipes. I hope he will find a way to show me how to fix it!.Version: 2.6.3
✓ My personal cookbook collectionAll I wanted was MY recipes on my itouch, and this one fit the bill. At first, the only complaint I had was that I could only imput online using the computer, but recently the developer updated to enable full editing anytime online. (It's always been fully editable, just only on the itouch) This app is great, now I have all my fav recipes in one place. I also love that I don't have to have the internet, I can be in the grocery store, remember a recipe that I want to try, and easily make sure I have all the ingredients. If you just want YOUR recipes, then this is a GREAT app!.Version: 0
✓ Great app for custom recipesThis is a great app. The fractions problem has been resolved. One of the neat features is that you can change the number of servings and it will automatically reapportion the ingredients. You can also take a photo or use one from your photo library as the icon for a recipe, making it easier to see what you're selecting. The display that you see after the recipe is completed has a nice background..Version: 0
✓ Un outil très utileJ'utilise cette application régulièrement et j'y conserve toutes mes recettes et je l'adore ! Cependant j'aimerais bien savoir si le développeur va adapter cette application si simple à utiliser aux prochaines versions de IOS..Version: 2.6.1
✓ Worth ItI've found this app easy to use and very handy. I was specifically looking for something that did NOT come with various recipes, I wanted something to put my own recipes in - and this has been great. If there is anything I wish was better, it would be synching the recipe data to my multiple devices. I have iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. All three have different recipes on them. I would like to see the data I input, come back into a master file within iTunes, so I can have consistent content across my multiple devices (I don't use MasterCook). Basically the behavior I wish for is sort of like the built-in voice memo's where it notices new content copies it. I wish there was an iPad version of this app too!.Version: 0
✓ Best Ever Cook Book !!!This is a great little cook book that allows you to store all your favourite recipes & cocktails. I have purchased numerous other cook books in the past and this is by far my favourite. Even does a google search for a picture to place upon your recipe. You will see what I mean once you purchase this book :)) Att dev !!! Only one issue !!! When adding 1/2, 1/4 measurements when writing a recipe there is an error.Version: 2.6.3
✓ Lots of pros, 1 minor conPros: Easy to add recipies online, easy to change delete or add categories or recipes. It's very adaptable to what you need and how you want to organize the recipes. Being able to add pictures is really nice. Ability to star the recipes also really nice. You can backup your recipes so they wont be lost forever if you accidently delete something. Grocery list is easy to use and add to. Cons: Its minor but though you can edit categories on your iTouch/iPhone, you can't do it when you're online. For example: I was trying to add some recipes online, but it needed a new category and I had to switch back to my iTouch to make the new category, then resume adding the recipe online. Not too terrible since the new category applies immediately. But aside from that Im glad I found this app...theres a lot of crappy apps out there..Version: 0
✓ Almost perfect!A great app that is a must for any chef, be they professional or wanabe. Although I keep a paper journal of my recipes, this is a worthy companion. When I'm out and about I have all my ingredients to hand. And to transfer them to a shopping list at the touch of a button is superb. I would love to see a facility to enter an optional ingredient. A radio button or check box maybe? The note box is handy to enter details on hints and tips, but it could be more like the preparations box. Also, it won't let me paste into note box. But it is Brilliant as is! Well done!.Version: 0
✓ Exactly what I was looking forA great app that's easy to organize and can import recipes from MasterCook 9 (just be sure to select the right file extension). Online back-up and easy entry, perfect for cutting and pasting recipes off the web. This app will even recaluclate servings for you. I just wish I could view my recipes on the web without having my iPod connected. Other than that it is the ultimate private cookbook. Rock on..Version: 0
✓ Best of the personal recipe books out there!I gave it a rating of 4 stars, for ease of use, the fact you can import into it, add recipes over the network, the emailing recipes works, and editing is a breeze. The only improvement I can think of is in the ingredient section. You can input quantity and units. There needs to be a third input for amount. Say I need 2 14oz cans of stewed tomatoes. If I type it in that way, it gets changed to "2 oz cans of stewed tomatoes". Having that third option would make things easier. :) Other than, keep up the good work!.Version: 0
✓ Great appAs a Living Cookbook user this app was exactly what I was looking for. It took a minute to figure out the Import aspect of the app, after that, importing all my recipies took a couple of minutes without any problems. So far only one problem.....when I organize recipes into new cookbooks on the app, I loose the ability to assign a category and it looses the one it had. Maybe I'm doing something wrong as that doesn't make a lot of sense to me, a cook book needs category's . If this is the app and not me I hope it will be fixed in the future but either way this is still a great app....thanks.Version: 2.1
✓ Love!I love this app. I needed an app to sort and sort my own recipes. I have been using this app for years. It is one of my most used apps. I can see where some may struggle with entering recipes but make a little effort to learn how to copy and paste from web pages and it is easy enough. Look at the support page for instructions on how to use your computer to enter recipes. My only fear is that this app has not been updated for a couple of years and I'm afraid my extensive collection is in danger of getting lost to an out of date app..Version: 2.6.1
✓ Straightforward recipe storageI have used this app to for quite awhile to store recipes on my iPhone and have been pleased with its simplicity. The recent update caused a few problems retrieving my recipes, so I contacted the developer with my questions. He was timely in his response, and provided simple instructions for getting my recipes to load properly again. I was very impressed by his quick response and attention to my questions - the entire problem was solved in less than 24 hours. This is a great choice for recipe storage: I find it easy to add items via my desktop, easy to email recipes to others, you can add your own categories and photos, and (very important) the developer was helpful when I had problems..Version: 2.0
✓ MerciMerci pour la mise à jour! J'aime mon livre de cuisine!.Version: 2.6.3
✓ Perfect Personal Cookbook AppThis is exactly what I was looking for. The fact you can import your own recipes sells itself. Creating your own icons for categories or using their default images is brilliant. They even provide a way to backup your cookbook on a PC. The only thing I would put on a wishlist for a future update is a way to export your recipes and/or the whole cookbook into a standard file format, pdf or both. Thanks out to the developers..Version: 0
✓ Still the best...The latest upgrade makes Handy Cookbook even more indispensible. The web importer interface now allows better editing capability from your computer, in addition to your iPod Touch or iPhone. Just remember to keep the importer "page" open in the app, then (if using Internet Explorer), choose File > Open... (or type Ctrl+O) and enter the link exactly as it appears in Handy Cookbook (to avoid frustration, *don't* use Google). According to the developer's blog, another upgrade in coming soon. I can't wait!.Version: 0
✓ Great Personal Recipe App!This is a great app for storing your personal recipes. Very simple to enter recipes into. The servings calculators is a great feature. The website interface to view, edit and add recipes online while linked to your device is very handy. Well worth it!.Version: 1.8
✓ Great appI wanted somewhere to keep my favourite recipes not get more and this does that. It is easy to add new recipes either manually or by copying and pasting. I would love it to sync between my iPhone and iPad automatically so I always have recipes when I'm out. Easy to email a recipe to a friend as well..Version: 2.1
✓ Half cupThe app is awesome. It is exactly what i was looking for, the ability to have my favourite recipes with me and take down other peoples rwcipes without needing the net. The only issue is that you can't use 1/2 cup, 1 1/4 cup ect. So its a pain to convert all my recipes..Version: 0
✓ Excellent AppIt does what it says and more. Lovely interface and easy to use. Please provide ability to print directly from the App (air print for example) and then it will be five stars. Please also allow the option of creating one or any number of PDF recipes rather than the whole recipe book..Version: 2.1
✓ Love it - can we have an iPad version please?This is a great app, especially for importing my own recipes. I would love to be able to use it on my iPad (larger area means less scrolling with floury fingers while cooking).Version: 1.8
✓ Brilliant App!I've tried quite a few apps to store recipes, but nothing comes close to this! Easy to use, brilliantly executed and very clever. There is nothing bad to say. It would be good if it were possible to edit the categories, but thats just because I will never add a pizza recipe and I'd like to add a section for preserves. However, only one thing to say ... superb!!.Version: 0
✓ Great AppI gave it only 4 stars for one issue I experienced and I hope it can get resolved. On two occasions my iPhone had a major crash and had to be reset and I also did a software upgrade which required a full backup, installation of software and restore and all my recipes were gone. The last time with the upgrade I was really disappointed because I had just loaded several family recipes that I now have to re-find and reload them. I hope I can still get them. If this was fixed it would be a five star for me..Version: 2.1
✓ Wonderful Cookbook App!This app is amazing! While it may be nice to have collections of recipes on my iTouch, I particularly wanted MY favorite recipes. Importing recipes is easy, I love being able to add pictures and notes, and love adding ingredients to my shopping list with just a click. I also use this app for menu planning. I use the stars to choose the meals I will make each week. For example, if I am having roast chicken and garlic mashed potatoes on Monday, I will rate each 5 stars. I rate the recipes for my next meal with 4 stars, etc. Then I can add just those recipes to my shopping cart. I also made a "recipe" of my usual weekly shopping list with things such as bread, eggs, milk, etc. One click and all those items are added to the shopping list. The only thing that would make this app even more perfect would be if it had some type of built-in menu planning feature rather than my "winging it" star system. Do not hesitate if you want a great cookbook program. This is the best $1.99 I have paid for an app!!.Version: 0
✓ Everything I was looking for - and moreI love this app! Finally I have all my recipes in one place. It takes a little while to input them, but not longer than writing them out by hand. (Many can be copied and pasted from various recipe websites that I use). By far my favourite feature is the shopping list -- you can add, multiply, or remove ingredients from your recipes, but you can also add other items to the list, and the app remembers them so that you can easily put together new lists. Brilliant!.Version: 0
✓ Love This AppThis is exactly what I've been looking for. You only put in recipes that you will ACTUALLY use, not some others that you'll never in your lifetime make. I also like the grocery list it prepares if you want it to. A little tricky when entering partial cups, etc., like "1-2/3" cups, this can get a little screwed up when it translates to the iPod. Other than that, great program ... does exactly what it should. DVO is coming out with a cookbook application in the fall as well ... should be good too...will compare when it's out..Version: 0
✓ Un outil a decouvrirJ'adore, très apprécié et facile d'utilisation, à découvrir. J'attend les dernières mise-à-jour pour le ios10..Version: 2.6.1
✓ Beautiful, fast, and intelligent...becomes even better! Cool.This latest version makes a wonderful program even better. It's easier than ever to add stars and notes. I downloaded 25,000 MasterCook recipes to my Touch and I can't believe how quick Handy CookBook does a search to find exactly what I asked for. I use the stars in a different way: one for "to try," three for "use often," and five stars for "great for company." When I add a note ("do not double," or "Mary can't eat this" for example) now I get to see it at the top of the recipe as a warning. Perfect! And I love the ability to quickly e-mail a recipe to a friend. Well, do I sound like a fan of Handy CookBook? You bet. I didn't waste my money!.Version: 0
✓ When iPad versionLove it on my ipod touch have lots of recipes now, would be even better if on iPad !!.Version: 1.8
✓ Wish ListWorks real well. I do see a need to be able to edit the ingredient list that is created as recipes are added. Also it would be good to be able to edit or add units of measure to the measurement list. Metric units of measure are sometimes needed for example. Really happy to find a program to store frequently used family recipes. Will upgrades be free to those who have purchased the program?.Version: 0
✓ One of the Best Apps YetI just bought this yesterday. This is the first review I've ever written. Great App. If it isn't working for you when you go to the website - you MUST have your iPod plugged in, then from the home page touch in the lower left corner where it shows the computer. Updates on the spot. Easy to edit. Can add your own photos. Can email recipes (how I hate writing them down). At first was annoyed with it kept converting to decimals, but found out how to allow fractions. Now I don't have to carry my BIG box of recipes when I vacation..Version: 0
✓ Over a year and I still use it every weekI was looking for a blank slate that I could mold to my own style. I file recipes oddly - by genre, ingredient, holidat and daypart (crazy but it works). and I have my own shorthand for ingredients and measurements. so, any app that forced me into a box was no good. and, I wanted easy backups and flex ability to share/output. I tried a bunch and they all failed. this is simply one of the best apps I have - it does exactly what it promises, extends my recipes easily back to other formats, ties the PC in if that's how I want to load/edut a recipe. easy to backup, edit and update. I took 4 thick paper files of recipes - pulled the very best (my go-to list) and loaded them. I also load new, untried recipes on the fly and delete them when they stink - update them with my alterations. I liberally add notes to everything. now, we add photos. this has made me a better home cook and everything is accessible when I travel. freaking amazing..Version: 2.6.3
✓ Love this AppGreat App which I use constantly. The new version allows a much easier addition of ingredients and preparation for each recipes. Also very easy to share recipes with friends. Hope the latest update fixes the importing bug!! Well done fellows..Version: 2.1
✓ Excellent appThis is an excellent app, and really appreciate the ability to enter recipes through the web. I have been telling friends who I know are into cooking all about it, and the only thing which would make it perfect (which is taking it further than than just being a cookbook) is also having the ability to use the recipes in the app to a menu planner to help plan menus and grocery lists for the week. It would be useful to have the grocery list sorted into categories. Eg all produce together, all meats together etc. All in all - a great cookbook though, and I would have to say the best that I have come across. A couple of extra features/suggestions would be great: - being able to add nutritional information (eg calories, fat, protein, carbs etc) - adding a source (ie where the recipe came from, which page out of a cookbook or from a friend) - having the units of measurement built in (eg tbs, tsp, grams etc) as well as being able to add custom measurements - being able to separate the ingredients list into categories (eg separate out any ingredients used in a sauce or dressing in the receipe). Loving the app though - easy way of collating all my favourite recipes from various sources, or the ones I want to try (and have all the ingredients I need with me)..Version: 0
✓ Add your own recipes easilyThe only app I've found that doesn't flood you with other people's recipes. I just wanted a simple way of listing all my recipes so I can use them when I'm away from home. Judging by others' comments, the developer is very responsive so this app improves all the time. My wish list: - enable qualification of serving size, such as 2 "cups" rather than portions, and allow eg 10-12 rather than just 10 - background colour scheme much nicer on the webapp than on the itouch, blue on gray not so easy to see or pleasing Otherwise a really great app, recommended..Version: 0
✓ Easy to use and great functionalityI love this app! Being able to edit online saves heaps of time inputting recipes and the shopping list functionality is great!.Version: 2.0
✓ Great way to store your recipes!This is an excellent app. The recipe "cards" are really well laid out & look very professional. Being able to uplaod a photo either from your own collection or from a web search is brilliant (I always hate following recipes without a photo!). Completing the records is a lengthy process but the results are well worth it. I can recommend this app enough!.Version: 2.1
✓ Handy CookbookGreat update! Have added all family recipes to new cookbook. I use this app almost daily. ***** This app will no longer work with the next iOS update. I hope it is updated. I would hate to lose all my recipes. Please let us know your plans . Cheers! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!.Version: 2.6.3
✓ GREAT update!!!Wow, I've only been using the newest version of Handy Cookbook for a few minutes, and I could not be more pleased. The addition of the option to import mxp files makes this the GREATEST recipe manager for the iPod Touch, ever! And trust me, I've tried them all. Just a quick Google search for Mastercook mxp's, and I'm importing 3,000 cookie recipes into Handy Cookbook. This update takes this app to a whole new level. 6 stars out of 5!.Version: 0
✓ Fantastic......application. On holiday with friends in Bangkok at the moment and have been given some Thai recipes. This is the perfect application for them and always there when out shopping for ingredients. --------- A couple more icons would be ideal, is sauces, dips etc. Also a few flags would be welcome for international dishes. I'd like to see Thai, USA, Czech, Australia, Canada And Italy. ---------- Another feature that would be useful a place to type what to do with ingredient ie slice, finely chop, mince etc..Version: 0
✓ Just What I Needed For My IPadThis app does just what it says and no more, which is fine with me. I have an extensive recipe collection in Living Cookbook and was in a pickle trying to get recipes onto my IPad for an upcoming trip. I am grateful that another reviewer made it clear that this app contains no recipes, but is designed for importing recipes from another source. There were so many apps and most contained recipes and were not what I needed. Although I found the instructions on importation from Living Cookbook a little confusing, I muddled through and amazingly it worked! I now have all my recipes on my IPad and ready to roll. I recommend this app for anyone using Living Cookbook or Master Cook. It works well..Version: 2.1
✓ Great!This is a great little app wish there was apple watch support.Version: 2.6.3
✓ Best I've Found So Far!Nice easy-to-use app, probably the best in the app store for my purposes - basically somewhere to store all my recipes - I don't really want another cookbook or to access other people's recipes. Improvements I would suggest for the future are: 1. Separate boxes for the preparation steps. 2. Automatic caps after full stops in the prep section, that it doesn't do this gets a bit annoying. 3. The prep section scrolls down below the keyboard, please fix this! 4. A field for ingredients prep or description ( eg 'large', 'beaten', 'finely chopped') when inputting the ingredients. 5. Ability to put dishes in more than 1 category - ie a meat dish which is also a pasta dish, a soup which is also a fish dish, a pizza which is also a veggie dish. This would then also enable categorising by country as well... 6. Ability to put in nutritional info for dishes, eg calories & fat per serving, and search by this. 7. The front page currently only shows prep time, not cooking time, which could be misleading/ confusing. These are all wishes, otherwise this is a fantastic app!.Version: 0
✓ Completely brilliant!Just what I needed! Getting down all my mums recipes before I move to Spain n this is a gem of an application! I love the set out n it's so quick, takes pictures, does exactly what it says on the packet :) bravo.Version: 0
✓ Nice little appA couple of things would make it perfect... * Weekly menu plan * Either a way to categorise shopping list ingredients or option to rearrange shopping list to make shopping easier, supermarket isn't organised alphabetically unfortunately LOL I love the web interface so I don't have to enter all the recipes via the phone..Version: 0
✓ This is a great app!I've been an "Appetite" for BlackBerry user for a long time, one of the best cooking apps I'd ever found over many years. Late last year the developer decided to no longer update or support the product, leaving my wife and I in search of a GOOD replacement. We both have iTouch 3rd generation devices (in addition to our BB's) and decided to check out both platforms. Nothing much has come out for BB that comes close to the app we were using, and after playing with a number of iPhone/iTouch apps, have decided that Handy CookBook is a mighty good application! It works great on our devices, no crashes... and we LOVE the ability to enter the recipes via a wifi network-connected PC! That ALONE is worth the entire cost of the app! Being able to enter a recipe on mine and then emailing it to my wife where she just taps the emailed image to import that recipe into hers is wonderful. Kudos, developers!.Version: 0
✓ Perfect personal recipe appThis is exactly what I was hoping for. I wanted to be able to input my own recipes easily and keep then together logically, and this does exactly that. Other apps make you choose ingredients from a ore-defined list, but this one allows you enter exactly what you need to. No frustration! My only suggestions would be to provide areas to input nutrition information, additional notes (like Weight Watchers POINTS values) and in the ingredient input, a field for preparation techniques (diced, finely chopped, etc.). Great application!.Version: 0
✓ Great, But A Bit Buggy...Fraction portions have been corrected in the release I have. Online interface so you can input recipes on your computer is a great idea, but I'm having connection problems, so its a bit buggy. Otherwise input own recipes, customize own categories, and get a grocery list. Terrific!.Version: 0
✓ Works perfectlyI needed an app to collect recipes from a variety of sources, and this one does it. With the web interface, it's a snap to copy/paste a recipe from any text that you can get on your computer (internet, email, word processor file, etc...). Now, I can have the recipe handy, and correctly formatted while I'm cooking or shopping. One other thing: to the person who is having trouble with the web interface, you're entering the address wrong. There are colons after the "http" and before the "8080.".Version: 0
✓ Perfect for on the go CookAfter the intial outlay of time from putting my recipes in, it is perfect! Even putting in the recipes were easy. Shopping list fuction saves me so much time. Highly recommended!.Version: 0
✓ Getting betterDeveloper has a blog and responds to queries regularly. I like that you can, via the web interface, add/edit recipes by copying and pasting from web sources, .pdfs, existing documents etc and include photos (the latter must be saved as .jpgs on your hard drive first). As soon as you submit the recipe it appears on your iTouch/Phone. Further refinements will make this application even better but at least the developer is listening..Version: 0
✓ Connection problem solvedAs other reviewers have noted this app is the closest to PDA COOKBOOK that I loved and used on my treo. So thrilled when I found it, so disappointed when I couldn't connect my PC to the Handy Cookbook server to input my recipes. I read all the posts on the blogspot, reported a problem on the app store... But I kept at it because I'm not an intuitive computer user. The answer was right there. The key to pc connection to the server is the IP address. My PC is using a wireless network that has a 'GUEST' access point that my iPhone is connected to. The main (or host) network and the 'guest' access have different IP addresses. As soon as I changed my PC to the same 'guest' network I was able to connect..Version: 0
✓ Great appI love this app because it doesn't have 60 million recipes that I'm never going to use. I can put in the recipes I already use and love! Yes, it does occaisionally disconnect, but it's never taken more than a few seconds to reconnect and I've never lost any recipes that I've typed in. (You're not using anyone else's server, like some of the review indicate. You don't even have to be online to use this! It's all done through your wireless router, not on their server.) Most of my recipes already have nutritional information and I add that to the notes or at the end of the instructions, but it would nice to have them separate. Definitely a keeper!!!!.Version: 1.8
✓ Wonderful app, even better service!I purchased this app and liked it so much, I encouraged my wife to get it for her iPhone as well. We were a little stumped as to how to get all the data I had already entered over to her phone without re-typing it, and wrote to customer service, figuring to hear next week, maybe. Well, two hours later on a Sunday, we got a nice note from Mr. Mazzi himself with the solution, from half a world away. You can't beat that. (Turns out you can do it through the web-based backup restore function). We are also enjoying the app's picture capabilities. For some old family recipes, we are including the picture of the family member it came from- very fun, and makes the cook book even more personal. The web-based recipe entry alone is worth it-GREAT app..Version: 0
✓ Great applicationThis is a great app. easy to input recipes AND it allows you to put in metric measurements as well. Also nicely separated into various categories. I LOVE the fact that you can adjust the number of servings and it automatically adjust the quantities in the recipe. There is room for improvement though. It would be great to have a field to suggest what to do with an ingredient, such as parsley, chopped or butter, melted etc. Also some recipes call for different parts to be made separately, like a dough and a filling, so it would be nice to be able to separate the ingredients lists and the instructions within the same recipe. And even better to be able to have some sort of desktop version that you could sync with the phone - or maybe somewhere you could add a recipe to a server and share amongst users. Well done and looking forward to any updates..Version: 0
✓ Pleasantly surprisedI was pleased. Its simple to use, clear to read and exactly what i was needing. Would love to be able to download recipes found online but i havent played around with that yet. I wanted somewhere to keep my fave recipes handy without needing to go online. This is great..Version: 0
✓ Love the app -- so happy for the update!I have 224 recipes in this app. Love the layout, how easy it is to add & categorize recipes... In addition to using it at home, I use it at the grocery store to remind me of ingredients I might not have or for something I just feel like making. When the warnings about the app not working with iOS 11 kept coming up, I frantically looked for an alternative & didn't install 11. Everything else seems to want to give you their recipes, while I want to keep mine. Thank you for updating (although I still haven't moved to 11)! Please keep this useful app available!.Version: 2.6.3
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