Honeydew: Recipe Manager

You just paste a link from any cooking blog or website into the app, and Honeydew automatically pulls out the ingredients and instructions, formatting them into a clean, simple card. It saves you from scrolling through long personal stories, making it easy to keep your recipes organized.

Yes, it has a calendar-based meal planner where you drag recipes onto specific days. Once you're done planning, tap the Shopping List button and it automatically compiles all needed ingredients, sorted by grocery aisle like dairy and produce, so you don't have to zigzag through the store.

Occasionally, the import tool can misread measurements or run steps together, like turning '1 cup sugar' into '1 cup sug' and merging the next line. This is a known hiccup, and you can manually edit the recipe card to fix these small errors.

You can increase the font size by going into the app's settings and adjusting the text size option. It's not set to large by default, which can be tricky for older users, but once you find it, your recipes will be much easier to read while cooking.

Both apps import recipes from websites and offer meal planning, but Honeydew's interface is cleaner and more intuitive for beginners, with a focus on simplicity. Paprika has more advanced features like scaling recipes and a built-in browser, but Honeydew's shopping list that sorts by grocery aisle is a standout convenience.