# Mela - Recipe Manager

> Your personal cookbook.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1548466041](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1548466041)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1548466041`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Silvio Rizzi
- **Category:** Food & Drink
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (868 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-08
- **First published:** 2021-08-15
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1548466041)
- **Website:** [https://mela.recipes](https://mela.recipes/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mela.recipes](https://mela.recipes/)

## Description

Mela is a simple, elegant recipe manager that syncs with iCloud, letting you save, organize, and plan meals with an in-app browser that shows live previews and a dedicated cook mode. It also supports feeds from favorite recipe blogs and a sharing extension to bring recipes from outside Mela.

Beyond basic organization, Mela offers timers with Live Activities, a built-in scanner to add recipes from books, Reminders-based grocery lists, calendar meal planning, and easy printing. Organize recipes, mark favorites, and optionally unlock all features with a one-time purchase.

## Rankings

- #58,638 — Overall

## Review summary

Mela is highly praised for its one-time purchase model, strong scan/import features, seamless iOS integration, and a clean, intuitive interface for organizing and sharing recipes. However, users frequently cite issues with iCloud sharing across accounts, difficulties finding items in large libraries, and uneven support responsiveness. Overall, it’s a feature-rich, well-designed app that excels in planning and gathering recipes, with notable caveats around syncing, searchability, and support.

### Pros

- One-time purchase with no ongoing subscription, which many users appreciate.
- Powerful recipe scanning/import feature that easily captures recipes from books, magazines, and blogs.
- Excellent integration with the iOS ecosystem, including calendar, grocery lists, reminders, and Siri support.
- Clean, beautiful, and easy-to-use UI that makes organizing, planning, and cooking simpler.
- Strong sharing and community features, including easy recipe sharing with others and a helpful feed of new recipes from favorite sites.

### Cons

- iCloud sharing/sync issues across accounts/devices, making cross-device sharing unreliable.
- Search and navigation can be challenging with large recipe libraries, and some users report a lack of a robust or easily discoverable search function.
- Support responsiveness has been inconsistent, with several users noting slow or no responses from the developer.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1548466041)