Honest Recipes is your no-clutter recipe box — stores everything on your device, works offline, and makes cooking hands-free. Here's how to get going in three steps.
1
Install Honest Recipes on your phone or desktop
Honest Recipes is a Progressive Web App (PWA) — no App Store required. Install it like a native app for quick access right from your home screen.
- →iOS (Safari): Tap the Share button → “Add to Home Screen”
- →Android (Chrome): Tap the three-dot menu → “Install app”
- →Desktop: Click the install icon in the browser address bar
2
Import your first recipe — URL is fastest
Found a recipe online? Paste the URL and Honest Recipes strips out all the ads, pop-ups, and life stories — leaving you with just the recipe.
- 1.Go to Import in the bottom nav
- 2.Paste any recipe URL and tap Import
- 3.Preview the recipe, then tap Save
Works with most recipe sites. You can also paste text, scan a photo, or import from Paprika/Mela. Compare import methods
3
Use Cook Mode for hands-free cooking
Cook Mode walks you through each step one at a time — perfect for when your hands are covered in flour and you don't want to scroll.
- →Open any saved recipe and tap the orange Cook button
- →Swipe or tap to advance through each step
- →The screen stays on while you cook — no more tapping to wake it
Ready to dive in?
Import your first recipe