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ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
ReciMe Pty Ltd · 223,803 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 41 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"
11 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seriously. Almost sucked me into a “free download” app !!" - Bubba Loui
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"recipes"
11 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Reels not working.. I’ve noticed that for whatever reason it doesn’t load recipes from IG/FB reels or YT shorts. Which is kind of dumb since thays the majority of the content format now." - emesis bag
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"subscription"
7 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Subscription based. Give us a lifetime purchase option and I may consider it." - Picass0
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"trial"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not as seen in ads. I was so excited for this app. Most apps aren’t like they say and this seemed above and beyond so I was hesitant. Finally I gave in and downloaded it. First the “Free” is only a trial so false advertising right there. Not only is it not f…" - Drr12030
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"money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t let you upload. I spent $40 on the membership and it only let me upload 10 recipes. There’s no support team to help me either. Waste of money." - Zoezig
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Seriously
Almost sucked me into a “free download” app !!
Subscription based
Give us a lifetime purchase option and I may consider it.
Reels not working.
I’ve noticed that for whatever reason it doesn’t load recipes from IG/FB reels or YT shorts. Which is kind of dumb since thays the majority of the content format now.
Not impressed
Functionality is hit and miss. Made changes to recipes on my laptop, but I can’t see them in my App. Also can’t import PDFs
Not as seen in ads
I was so excited for this app. Most apps aren’t like they say and this seemed above and beyond so I was hesitant. Finally I gave in and downloaded it.
First the “Free” is only a trial so false advertising right there. Not only is it not free but it’s a monthly subscription!
Secondly, not even the monthly subscription does what you think it will. Because this app needs to have precise information added to the details of the video. If you thought it would just use AI to pull information from a video well sadly you’d be wrong. No breakdown in the description then no ReciMe app.
Thirdly, there is a limit to the number of recipes that can be saved. Unless of course you pay the subscription which you seem to have to do after 7 days. But if you want me to really test out if I want this then let me save as many recipes as possible. Again you don’t let anyone use it past 7 days without a subscription anyhow.
So to summarize, not free, details need to be precise and exist in the description OR you end up writing it out anyhow. Aside from unlimited recipes, which is not worth a monthly cost, what good is the subscription?! The world may never know. Uninstalled and hating every ad I have to watch involving this app!
First the “Free” is only a trial so false advertising right there. Not only is it not free but it’s a monthly subscription!
Secondly, not even the monthly subscription does what you think it will. Because this app needs to have precise information added to the details of the video. If you thought it would just use AI to pull information from a video well sadly you’d be wrong. No breakdown in the description then no ReciMe app.
Thirdly, there is a limit to the number of recipes that can be saved. Unless of course you pay the subscription which you seem to have to do after 7 days. But if you want me to really test out if I want this then let me save as many recipes as possible. Again you don’t let anyone use it past 7 days without a subscription anyhow.
So to summarize, not free, details need to be precise and exist in the description OR you end up writing it out anyhow. Aside from unlimited recipes, which is not worth a monthly cost, what good is the subscription?! The world may never know. Uninstalled and hating every ad I have to watch involving this app!
I can't get into the program
I can't get into your program. I follow all the instruction. And I stay locked out how about a complete refund?
Doesn’t let you upload
I spent $40 on the membership and it only let me upload 10 recipes. There’s no support team to help me either. Waste of money.
Rip off
Can’t get past the 7 days trial for free. I have no desire to be set up with an auto pay program. Hopefully this will save someone else from wasting their time with downloading this.
Limits recipes
Limits the number of recipes you can store them wants to charge you more. No thanks! Cancelled.
Totally dissatisfied!
Damn near impossible to get tech support!
Purchase Options
I wish you could do a one-time purchase of this app instead of a forever subscription.
Support it with ad features? Paying for a cookbook month after month with no end is not a great option
Support it with ad features? Paying for a cookbook month after month with no end is not a great option
False advertising
This was advertised as being free. You only get a free trial.
Dislike
This is NOT free. The advertisement said free
Limits
I pay the money asked for my membership and you tell I have reached maximum number of recipes? This does not seem right! Fix this otherwise others be warned
Crazy greed
$40/yr subscription fee
Every app wants to have reoccurring continuous money coming in. I get that, but it is a ridiculous fee.
Every app wants to have reoccurring continuous money coming in. I get that, but it is a ridiculous fee.
Trial too limited
The 7 day trial only allowed me to upload 4 recipes then it said I reached my trial limit, on the first day. Wasn’t enough to determine if it was worth it. I ended my trial on day one.
Subscription?
I must have missed where this indicates a paid subscription is required!
Trader Joe’s lobster pasta
Terrible. There are no ingredient amount how much onion how much pasta this is for four people then it needs to be for what how much lemon juice how much anything.
False advertising
It is only free for seven days, but the ad says it's free. The ad didn't say it's a trial. Free should be free.
Untruthful information
Your advertisement on Facebook grabbed my attention quickly. Right up front it said that ReciMe is free. I downloaded the app just to find a that there’s actually a fee attached to using ReciMe. False advertising making for a huge disappointment..
Not free
Only 7 day trial then it’s a paid app. Absolutely not free
App crashes when trying to edit
I keep trying to update my profile and every time it would crash and kick me out of the app.
Survey
BS
Pretty much unusual without the premium option
If you don’t pay for premium, you basically can’t use the app. It’s ridiculous. You can’t add recipes you get eight free recipes that you can add at the beginning and if you use them all that’s it. You can’t add any more recipes. It’s actually ridiculous charging people to literally add recipes to an app is insane. The concept of this app is great but the amount of the developers are charging is ridiculous. Just greedy.
Wants to Re-charge me
I downloaded this last October. Used it a ton! Now they update the logo change stuff and when I try and login it says I need to resubscribe?! You kidding? What happened to the original $59.99 I paid? Now it’s $39.99 but I still have like 6 months! Cancelling subscription. It was nice but not going to keep this. Plus all the recipes I saved before are now gone with this logo update.
Was good then they updated it
It was a great app, imported phenomenally was easy to organize, and then they updated it and now I cannot import any screenshots, about half the links won’t import correctly either and I’ve been complaining to IT for over a month now and if you don’t respond back to their email in less than 24 hours then they marked as completed, some of us have lives and jobs were not on our phones all the time
Useless!!!
Free version 5 recipes a week?? Worthless free app. Immediately deleted!
$40 a year for what???
Lunacy. I’d pay $10 for a lifetime, but I can’t imagine this app is still a thing in 2 years, not worth it to me
ReciMe review
I am very unhappy with this app. It does not put all the information in the recipe when it transfers to the recipe app. 1 recipe didn’t have ingredients another didn’t have cooking instructions.
DO NOT CHARGE ME FOR A YEAR I AM NOT STAYING WOTH YOUR APP
DO NOT CHARGE ME FOR A YEAR I AM NOT STAYING WOTH YOUR APP
Bad app
Horrible app! Paid for it and won’t allow me to use it!! Keeps asking for another payment and I am paid in full til next April 2027!! Hard company to get in touch with
New $$ with every upload
Plus version is not unlimited. It only lets you upload 8 recipes. 39.99 and you can only have 8 recipes on the app is ridiculous. Don’t waste your money!
Issue
I do not like being forced to remember canceling and have to pay $40. I just wanted to try it out. Thank you
Not Free
I don’t like that they say that its free
Plus subscription stopped working
I have a plus subscription confirmed in my Apple account and it is good until 12/2/26 but when I open the program says I reached my limit. I contacted you several times to get this fixed but no one has responded. Customer service is very poor Please fix this.
Inaccurate, poor imports
Not good. Continually gets ingredients and measurements wrong even when clearly stated in source. I don’t understand how there are so many good reviews.
Please fix
The app heats up my phone, is making apps go slower and crash. I am trying to switch back and forth from safari to app and both apps start lagging pretty badly
Prefer the old version
Loved the old app but this new version doesn’t import at all often - the technical team needs to bring back the old functionality!.
Disappointed
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No Walmart
Walmart is not an option to use for online ordering. Very frustrating as this is the only online ordering I use. So I’m paying for something that I can’t use one of the main components of. It has been “coming soon” for months.
poor UI (user interface) design
The import features are relatively weak, very limited editing ability. It’s good if you’re importing a perfectly written recipe with instructions but anything else imports poorly. Personally, I wouldn’t waste my money.
Notes doesn’t work
I’ve tried to add notes but when you try to write in notes under the rating it will not let you. If you press edit and scroll down like they say the note section is not there. Very frustrating. Notes is needed
Sentiment summary
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