OnlyRecipe 2.0
The most recommended of 4 recipe apps
Recommended for removing ads and clutter from recipe blogs and for its feature set. Critics most often say unit conversion skips the instructions.
Recommended for removing ads and clutter from recipe blogs and for its feature set. Critics most often say unit conversion skips the instructions.
40 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 24
- criticize it
- 16
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 3.9 years
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 24 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Extracts recipes from websites
“Instantly convert US Customary (cups/oz) to Metric (grams/ml) for any extracted recipe.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “your site was able to scrape it just fine”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Feature list has wanted features
“Highlighted ingredient names and inline amount/sizing so there isn't as much back-and-forth referencing”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “your feature list has everything I wanted”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Attractive, well-made design
“Looks great, will give it a try.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “It's beautiful and helpful.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “this is extremely well done”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Better than the original version
“TIL I've been using the original version for 4 years now!”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “It is wayyy better than the first one.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Metric conversion gives wrong values
“if you change to metric system suddenly you get numbers like 453,59 grams fusili pasta - its quite demotivating”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “it makes more sense to use cups as a measurement of volume, not mass, when converting to metric”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “I'm not convinced that the units conversion is right.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Unit conversion misses instructions
“The metric conversion works fine for the ingredient list. But I noticed that it does not convert unit that are used in the instructions.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “Something I'd like to see in a recipe app is scale is not only reflected in the ingredients list but also in the directions.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Back button breaks navigation
“Clicking on back button of my mouse starts an infinite loop.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “it had a freakout when I went in and tried going back”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” Text selection does not work
“Regarding selection of text, that has been a problem with flutter.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later” “I don't seem to be able to select text to copy and paste.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later”
Other recipe apps people recommend
The three most recommended other recipe apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnlyRecipe 2.0This page | 24 | 16 | 60% | 1 | 3.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| Serious Eats | 8 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
| New York Times Cooking | 8 | 6 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| Mealie | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
36 of the 45 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cool app but i feel 35$/year is a cost that is not justified for me”
“Please download the latest version from app store.”
“this is extremely well done”
“Looks great, will give it a try.”
“your UI implementation is extremely annoying”
“The metric conversion works fine for the ingredient list. But I noticed that it does not convert unit that are used in the instructions.”
“it had a freakout when I went in and tried going back”
“it hijacked the back button”
“It is wayyy better than the first one.”
“TIL I've been using the original version for 4 years now!”
“Null check operator used on a null value”
“It's beautiful and helpful.”
“you gave me a wonderful spot for that”
“your site was able to scrape it just fine”
“Seems to work well. I created an account, but when I clicked on the confirmation link”
“Highlighted ingredient names and inline amount/sizing so there isn't as much back-and-forth referencing”
“Without the backstory, each recipe feels ungrounded and detached from time, place, and even reality itself.”
“your feature list has everything I wanted”
“Right now, your product is very one-dimensional”
“it does get a bit confused about number words that aren't amounts”
“it makes more sense to use cups as a measurement of volume, not mass, when converting to metric”
“if you change to metric system suddenly you get numbers like 453,59 grams fusili pasta - its quite demotivating”
“This one didn't work either”
“As it is, I'm frustrated trying to look through recipes or moving through pages.”
“Something I'd like to see in a recipe app is scale is not only reflected in the ingredients list but also in the directions.”
“on desktop, some text-break like "6 servings" breaks to 2 lines”
“Clicking on back button of my mouse starts an infinite loop.”
“The animations are laggy and the transitions make the website slow.”
“I'm not convinced that the units conversion is right.”
“Doesn't seem to work for this blog”
“Regarding selection of text, that has been a problem with flutter.”
“The sign up page doesn't work well with my password manager”
“I don't seem to be able to select text to copy and paste.”
“Instantly convert US Customary (cups/oz) to Metric (grams/ml) for any extracted recipe.”
“the direct post link to recipe is not going to the recipe details page”
“the core problem (ads, life stories, and clutter on recipe blogs) needed a solution”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.