Paprika Recipe Manager Update Adds A Meal Planner, Manual Backup, And Much More
December 29, 2010
Hindsight Labs' Paprika Recipe Manager has been one of the few cooking-focused apps that has managed to stay on my iPad for more than a couple of weeks thanks to its wide variety of helpful and functional features, and after its most recent update, it looks like it's going to be there for the long haul.
The latest update to Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad puts it on par with its iPhone counterpart. It now features a meal planner -- a new tab located at the bottom of the screen -- which allows you to organize and schedule an entire week's worth of meals using recipes stored on your device. Adding a meal to your planner is as easy as tapping on a recipe, tapping on the meal planner icon, and then choosing a day of the week and the type of meal you want it to be -- breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack.
Your meal planner can be edited at any time, and you can add a day or week's worth of groceries pulled from your meal planner to the built-in grocery list within two taps. It also allows you to share your meal planner with your family via email.
The other major addition to Paprika Recipe Manager is the ability to backup your recipes two different ways: manually or automatically via cloud syncing. Manual Backup is a free service available in the Settings menu that allows you to create, save, and restore backup files using iTunes file sharing. It's a pretty basic process that requires you to simply drag and drop a backup file to and from your computer; but if you want make things even easier and computer-free, Hindsight Labs' automatic cloud syncing option is the route you will want to take. It comes at a steep price, however. You can nab yourself a year subscription for $19.99 via in-app purchase.
Other notable additions to Paprika Recipe Manager include :
Your meal planner can be edited at any time, and you can add a day or week's worth of groceries pulled from your meal planner to the built-in grocery list within two taps. It also allows you to share your meal planner with your family via email.
The other major addition to Paprika Recipe Manager is the ability to backup your recipes two different ways: manually or automatically via cloud syncing. Manual Backup is a free service available in the Settings menu that allows you to create, save, and restore backup files using iTunes file sharing. It's a pretty basic process that requires you to simply drag and drop a backup file to and from your computer; but if you want make things even easier and computer-free, Hindsight Labs' automatic cloud syncing option is the route you will want to take. It comes at a steep price, however. You can nab yourself a year subscription for $19.99 via in-app purchase.
Other notable additions to Paprika Recipe Manager include :
- Each recipe now has a separate section for notes.
- Recipes can now by searched by ingredient.
- The screen idle timer lock is now a configurable setting.
- Help manuals have been added to the settings panel.
- Awesome new icon.
