“Was excellent but need to pay monthly for smart import loses stars — I loved this app and previously rated at five stars. It seems that overtime, they have taken some features and put it behind a monthly paywall. Specifically, smart…”
Public review signal · 239 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.8 ★2,863 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
363 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Crouton is simple feature packed recipe organizer & meal planner. The best place to store your favorite recipes from where ever you find them, websites, cookbooks or a handwritten note from your Grandma.
IMPORT ANYWHERE Crouton supports importing recipes from almost everywhere! Pull recipes automatically out of websites and just save the bits you need. You can also scan recipes straight out of your recipe book using AI and OCR
PLAN YOUR WEEK With your favourite recipes on hand, Crouton makes it very easy to plan your meals for the week (or even long into the future). If you’re stuck for recipe ideas let Crouton automatically generate the meal plan from your organized dinner recipes.
STEP BY STEP MODE Crouton offers a unique step by step mode.…
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Reviewers report clear pricing6 reviews · user report
Paywall blocks the basics5 reviews · user report
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“Smart import — Should not be behind a subscription paywall. That should be the bread and butter for imports…on a recipe app….”
“It would be a good app…. — If you could add more than five recipes on the free version. I wish this was stated from the beginning so I didn’t waste time adding and customizing recipes only to find out that this won’t be usable for me. I…”
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Store listing updated to version 2026.4.
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