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Cooklist: Pantry & Cooking App
Cooklist · 2,196 ratings · ★ 3.1
3.1
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Top complaints - extracted from 66 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
17 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "don't want yet another subscription and I'm not wasting time on something for free. for only 7 days. besides it wouldn't even let me get past the find store part of it. not as easy to use as I thought it would be." - Shannon Nicole
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"subscription"
14 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "don't want yet another subscription and I'm not wasting time on something for free. for only 7 days. besides it wouldn't even let me get past the find store part of it. not as easy to use as I thought it would be." - Shannon Nicole
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"store"
13 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "don't want yet another subscription and I'm not wasting time on something for free. for only 7 days. besides it wouldn't even let me get past the find store part of it. not as easy to use as I thought it would be." - Shannon Nicole
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"recipes"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This app has changed for the worse. I still use it but currently trying to find an alternative. still saves recipes and helps plan meals. It use to be a 5 star app when you it would connect to stores and show you price difference and when y…" - Raul Ojeda
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"stores"
9 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This app has changed for the worse. I still use it but currently trying to find an alternative. still saves recipes and helps plan meals. It use to be a 5 star app when you it would connect to stores and show you price difference and when y…" - Raul Ojeda
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"trial"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "app forces you to start a few trial just to use the app" - Alex Medellin
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"money"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fake price for a grocery item in a Google shopping search leads one to the app install. Before letting you do anything, the app runs you through a bunch of personal questions before dropping that the app itself costs money, and the grocery …" - Jason Sheperis
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"waste"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "waste app" - Praveen
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"pantry"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The integration with Walmart and Kroger was the main reason behind the subscription to this software. Walmart integration is absolutely broken. I contacted support. They do not have a plan to fix this issue. Kroger/Dillon's is broken even w…" - Harold Bishop
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"find"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "don't want yet another subscription and I'm not wasting time on something for free. for only 7 days. besides it wouldn't even let me get past the find store part of it. not as easy to use as I thought it would be." - Shannon Nicole
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"connect"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This app has changed for the worse. I still use it but currently trying to find an alternative. still saves recipes and helps plan meals. It use to be a 5 star app when you it would connect to stores and show you price difference and when y…" - Raul Ojeda
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"work"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app doesn't work. it doesn't pull in items you've purchased. I tried emailing support. they never replied to me. waste of money. they will take your money and not care if the service works or not. don't give them your money. they will t…" - Kellan Wilson
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don't want yet another subscription and I'm not wasting time on something for free. for only 7 days. besides it wouldn't even let me get past the find store part of it. not as easy to use as I thought it would be.
Unless you want to get tricked into giving them your email upon signup, only to then be told that you must buy the nearly $80/yr subscription to use the app AT ALL, then don't bother. It's not a premium paywall - This app is 100% subscription only.
app forces you to start a few trial just to use the app
Everything claimed that this ad was free.So I downloaded it , but then it said it's a subscription service , and I get a 7 day free trial i am so sick of these ADS that claim to be free and then demand a subscription service to use.It is absolutely bs
have to pay to use the app, deleted this app immediately after this
Fake price for a grocery item in a Google shopping search leads one to the app install. Before letting you do anything, the app runs you through a bunch of personal questions before dropping that the app itself costs money, and the grocery item isn't actually available at the price it was advertised at. Doesn't seem trustworthy.
can't access anything until you pay. they tell you this after you give them your email, so they can sell your infonof course. really starting to hate apps that aren't up front and honest with consumers. I would have paid the monthly cost, but since they hid the fact until after they got my info.... nope, and I don't recommend the app because of that.
waste app
App is Extremely Slow and Buggy, it will constantly freeze while trying to add to or edit lists, takes forever to load at the simplest click and randomly crashes.
it lags and glitches out too much, plus it's difficult to navigate through some of the features like they aren't fully functional or just broken. not worth downloading.
installed only to immediately uninstall you cant do anything without paying in the app it might be a free app to download but its not a free app. tired of apps like this advertising free use then not being free.
A questionnaire isn't needed. The user should just enter in the items, spices and herbs that they have, then be presented with what they can make. If it is free, then it is either a labor of love or you do advertising. You don't need to know how often I cook. Get rid of that idiotic questionnaire and I will probably rate higher. Just mention the cost up front. Time to uninstall.
The app doesn't work. it doesn't pull in items you've purchased. I tried emailing support. they never replied to me. waste of money. they will take your money and not care if the service works or not. don't give them your money. they will take it and ignore you too.
The integration with Walmart and Kroger was the main reason behind the subscription to this software. Walmart integration is absolutely broken. I contacted support. They do not have a plan to fix this issue. Kroger/Dillon's is broken even worse. The stores in my town don't even appear as a selection to connect. Amazon integration is clunky, slow and unreliable. Managing the pantry inventory is also very slow and unreliable. Selecting "Remove" does not work at some times. I will not be renewing m
how does it work? no idea. it wouldn't let me get past the "link to stores" section of starting an account with the app, expecting you to make separate accounts for each store, & the fact I NEVER wanted to link a store wasn't considered as an option. I thought this app was supposed to be helpful for tracking ingredients & coming up with recipes they can be used in, but nope. huge focus on shopping before you even get to actual content. this app is waste of phone storage.
*"*! this stupid app don't waste your money or time. I complained last year about them taking $100 from me after I cancelled my plan!!I they just charged me again.
as soon as I get a msg to sign in with FB or email, I'm out. I guess I need to get a burner email or place mark fb page.
This app islisted on Google as having a product for sale yet I can find nothing that will let me order the product. All you want me to do is send money and join for receipes and suggestions. DONT NEED ANY OF THAT JUST THE Members Mark Hatch Green Chili seasoning YOU SHOW AS $4.48 A BOTTLE!!!!
absolutely way too many loops to go through just to get a recipe. insane! I wouldnt even give 1 star.
if there's actually a truly free version I can't find it. wants money right up front tries to force you into a quote unquote trial. and then didn't even let you give a chance to delete your account you made thinking the app was free since you were misled by the developers commercial
it dumb we have to link an account to store just to find recipes this app is deceiving and doesn't even work properly and you have to repeat questions and login like it doesn't matter where I found the app on either and you can't skip questions either and the subscription it so forced on to you. don't ever download this
I would not be willing to give one star cuz first damn thing it did was try and make me sign up. don't want any complications. it's not like I need ideas to come up with food combinations and make do with what I have to make.... EDIT \ RESPONSE: I EXPECTED EXACTLY WHAT YOUR APP IS, BUT I CAN'T EVEN REVIEW IT BECAUSE OF MY BEGINNING STATEMENT.
I was excited to try this but to even set up my household i was required to "connect store accounts," with no option to skip that. I don't have any store accounts, so i didn't even get to try the app. Unfortunate, because I've been looking for an app just like this.
horrible customer service and app doesnt connect right to the stores
all I want is a pantry and recipe app but it's forcing me to sign up for a free trail. I don't want a subscription based app
should be free with ads
this is a pay to use app. tried getting to the free version but you have to link a store, I don't have store accounts with any of the listed stores and could not skip this step unless i wanted to pay either the $60 per year or $10 per month.
I didn't want it!
Used to be my favorite app until it wasn't. It's not adding my receipts to the pantry or checking the connected apps for purchases.
update its been a month and still not fixed .....I cannot get it to sync with Walmart. Can you tell me if there's been a problem?I love this app.Please tell me there's no problem
I've tried to cancel the subscription but it won't let me.
love how only 6 stores in my area pop up but ik there is a lot more because 2 of the stores I shop at are not on the list I tried to enter manually but I have to pay in order to do that
requires $60/yr subscription
why does it need ti cost money
Subscribed me 2x for sixty dollars without me knowing or even being able to have the chance to try the app
can't even start using the app without paying a subscription or connecting to a store account that I don't have nor would I want to connect to if I did. I don't want to manage costs I just want to make dinner with what I already have!!! also you HAVE to connect to a store to "continue with the free version"
Of course you have to create an account, sign in, answer a million questions in a quiz and then agree to subscribe for a monthly price. I don't even know how this app works yet nor can I see the functionality of it, and you want me to enter my card info? Hard pass. Unfortunately I'll be uninstallling, which I'm sad about because this came highly rated. Please don't strong arm people into buying your app.
The AI generated meal planning option ONLY works with a connected grocery store and the ONLY stores are the giants. Local chain of 114 locations isn't supported. This is the main feature I needed to track my pantry and meal plan according to what I have on hand. It doesn't work without a grocery store sync even when using manually entered items in my pantry. I sent support team an email about it and haven't heard back, even though I used the email from replies to other reviews. Now out $20.
Charged my backup credit card on file after the original payment failed. I didn't see this coming, and I can't find where to ask for a reimbursement.
Very misleading! Forces you to make a profile and connect to what I'm assuming is a sponsored store even if you don't shop at said store unless you pay for a subscription not to just to finish setting up the app. Very disappointing and misleading, not worth the time imo.
if you like me on a budget looking for a free app then this is not it
ive had this for a couple years and i had given it 5 stars, but it changed the billing structure and is more glitchy. I have spent a ton of time on this app setting up ingredients and recipes, but it's just not worth it anymore. sadly uninstalling.
sadly this keeps bringing up a menu when searching recipes. it has a bookmark, shop, plan menu when I am simply trying to scroll. this is annoying however the bigger issue is the app is occasionally getting stuck. rendering it useless and I have to force close. the menu gets stuck open like that and then refuses to respond. a suggested feature would be to ask the user what cooking tools they have. not everyone uses an air fryer or pressure cooker. some people have rice cookers etc.
must pay to use app
This app is a line makes you pick a store that you have and I don't go to a grocery store because I can't buy any groceries at a grocery store my parents do for me is I'm a single mother who has to take care of her daughter.
they scammed me out of 59.99 from my card they sign you up for a annual fee and don't even notify you before the free trial is up instead they just take your money
You have to physically connect to a outside vendor and have a profile already setup. They also rope you into a subscription after a 7 days free trial. Even though you are already paying for Sam's Club. I linked 2 accounts and they still did not display the items I wanted whenever viewing their web listings. Don't waste your time.
Cannot remove local store which is messing up my ability to add items to my pantry, which is the whole point.
it sucks you have to pay for it. it's false advertising. the ads for it says it's free and it's not. fix this or just don't have ads for your app because that was extremely annoying and I hope you get horrible karma
What a waste of time downloading this app and going through the registration process. After skipping the free trial portion, as we all know how that goes, they only had 7 stores in my area listed, and only 1 of them I shop at, and it kept trying to download my purchases from there and wouldn't. Gonna look for a better app.
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Sentiment summary
51%
Positive (4-5★)
8%
Neutral (3★)
41%
Negative (1-2★)