Reviews of Pestle: Recipe Manager

By: Will Bishop App

List of user reviews and ratings for Pestle: Recipe Manager

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 1,761)

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Review summary

Pestle is praised for its beautiful UI on iPhone/iPad, easy import from the web and social sources, strong sharing/family features with grocery list sync, fast search, and a compelling lifetime subscription value. Reviewers also cite responsive support. Common requests include tagging and marking recipes as made, a dedicated favorites/starring option, and occasional bugs that are usually addressed in updates.

Pros

Beautiful, intuitive UI across iPhone and iPad
Powerful import/add from web and social sources (Instagram, URL, copy-paste)
Strong sharing features: share recipes with household and grocery list sync
Lifetime subscription provides strong value / cost-benefit
Excellent searchability and organization with fast, reliable lookup

Cons

Missing tagging and the ability to mark recipes as made
Lack of a dedicated favorites/star feature
Occasional bugs and stability issues, though updates fix many problems

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.70

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10% (5)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-17	Te*****	This app is so worth getting! It’s amazing, I use it all day, everyday!
This app is so worth getting! It’s amazing, I use it all day, everyday!
2026-04-22	Pa*****	No easy way to cancel
No easy way to cancel
2026-04-12	Ra*****	I switched from Crouton to pesto because pesto has improved, smarter import recipe features. Like Crouton, it has a beautiful user interface whether using iPhone or iPad. That one can share recipes with a household is another key selling point. I initially did not understand how to do that and I reached out to the app’s developer, who was very responsive. I appreciate that greatly.
I switched from Crouton to pesto because pesto has improved, smarter import recipe features. Like Crouton, it has a beautiful user interface whether using iPhone or iPad. That one can share recipes with a household is another key selling point. I initially did not understand how to do that and I reached out to the app’s developer, who was very responsive. I appreciate that greatly.
2026-04-12	Li*****	1 out of 10 uploads not worth it
1 out of 10 uploads not worth it
2026-03-23	ti*****	I am absolutely in love with this app. I love the fact I can embed existing recipes into new ones. While it’s taking me forever to migrate to this app from OneNote (mainly because I didn’t like previous options in iOS) a web version would be fantastic!!!!! There is nothing I cannot complain about with this app.
I am absolutely in love with this app. I love the fact I can embed existing recipes into new ones. While it’s taking me forever to migrate to this app from OneNote (mainly because I didn’t like previous options in iOS) a web version would be fantastic!!!!! There is nothing I cannot complain about with this app.
2026-03-20	il*****	Looks like if iOS (Apple) made a cooking app. My two favorite things about the app are its interface (the way it looks) and the simplicity of it. Please get this app. Its fye.
Looks like if iOS (Apple) made a cooking app. My two favorite things about the app are its interface (the way it looks) and the simplicity of it. Please get this app. Its fye.
2026-03-06	Ze*****	I’ve been using pestle for several years now and it has made my life so much easier. Meal planning and food shopping takes a fraction of the time, and I love how easy it is to add recipes from a url. GREAT PRODUCT!
I’ve been using pestle for several years now and it has made my life so much easier. Meal planning and food shopping takes a fraction of the time, and I love how easy it is to add recipes from a url. GREAT PRODUCT!
2026-03-05	Zi*****	I’ve tried many recipe apps over the years and Pestle is the best one that I have ever used. It just keeps getting better.
I’ve tried many recipe apps over the years and Pestle is the best one that I have ever used. It just keeps getting better.
2026-03-05	il*****	I came over from another app that I had used forever because of the ability to import recipes from Instagram and share recipes with my family. It was a pretty seemless transition. There are some features I miss (tagging, the ability to mark a recipes as made, etc), but Pestle is a well made app and I use it daily.
I came over from another app that I had used forever because of the ability to import recipes from Instagram and share recipes with my family. It was a pretty seemless transition. There are some features I miss (tagging, the ability to mark a recipes as made, etc), but Pestle is a well made app and I use it daily.
2026-02-23	K1*****	My wife and I started using this for saving and sharing recipes we want to try, and now we are using it daily. We went with the permanent license, since I can see us still using this in 25 years. The dev is very responsive, obviously cares about the app and users.
My wife and I started using this for saving and sharing recipes we want to try, and now we are using it daily. We went with the permanent license, since I can see us still using this in 25 years. The dev is very responsive, obviously cares about the app and users.