We analyzed 620 negative reviews from the top 5 Recipe apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
58% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Charged for trial. I wanted to do the 3 day trial and was charged 3 months."
"Scam! I paid for a pro upgrade through the mobile app. I tried to sync it to my Mac and it made me pay again!"
43% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Navigation is confusing. I have to go through 1000 steps just to add a recipe."
"The app used to be excellent but after updating my iOS it autoplays videos on the main feed."
37% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"You have to buy it multiple times if you want it on iOS and Windows."
"Doesn't sync with echo show. No longer works on my echo show."
39% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"These people cannot respond to any kind of email inquiry."
"I reached out to the company and was told that Apple failed to process the cancellation."
37% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The app is frequently inaccessible. I just get the icon of the spinning."
"Constantly getting 'we’re working on our connection, please try again.'"
25% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Not allergy friendly. I put in the settings what I’m allergic to and it still gave me those foods."
"Filter function. There is no way to communicate that we are vegetarian to the app."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
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