Getting started with spiceful

Welcome to Spiceful! This guide will help you understand what Spiceful can do and how to get the most out of it.

What is Spiceful?

Spiceful is your personal recipe organizer, meal planner, and grocery list manager—all in one app. It's designed for home cooks who want to:

• Stop losing recipes scattered across bookmarks, screenshots, and sticky notes
• Plan meals without the mental gymnastics of remembering what's for dinner
• Shop smarter with grocery lists that automatically consolidate ingredients

Your data is private to you. Spiceful doesn't share your recipes or data with other users.

How to Access Spiceful

Spiceful is available on multiple platforms so you can access your recipes anywhere:

Web App

Visit getspiceful.com from any web browser on your computer, tablet, or phone. The web app offers the full Spiceful experience with all features.

Mobile Apps

• iOS — Download from the App Store
• Android — Download from the Google Play Store

The mobile apps are perfect for browsing recipes while cooking or checking your grocery list at the store. Your account syncs across all devices automatically.

Core Features

1. Recipe Collection

Build your personal recipe library:

• Import from any website — Paste a URL and Spiceful's AI extracts the recipe automatically, skipping all the ads and life stories
• Import from photos — Take a picture of a recipe card or cookbook page
• Create manually — Add your own recipes with structured ingredients and steps
• Organize with categories and tags — Keep everything findable

2. Meal Planning

Plan your week with the meal calendar:

• Week view — See breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks at a glance
• Drag and drop — Easily move meals around
• Add recipes — Assign any recipe from your collection to a meal slot
• Plan ahead — Free users can plan 7 days ahead; Premium users get 90 days

3. Grocery Lists

Never forget an ingredient again:

• Add from recipes — One tap adds all ingredients from a recipe to your list
• Add from meal plan — Add groceries for the entire week at once
• Smart consolidation — "2 eggs" + "3 eggs" becomes "5 eggs" automatically
• Organized by aisle — Items grouped by store section (Produce, Dairy, etc.)
• Check off as you shop — Simple, satisfying checkboxes

Quick Start Workflow

Here's the typical Spiceful workflow:

1. Add recipes — Import recipes you want to make this week
2. Plan your meals — Drag recipes onto your meal calendar
3. Generate grocery list — Add ingredients from your meal plan
4. Shop — Check off items at the store
5. Cook — Follow your recipes with everything you need

Free vs Premium

Spiceful offers a generous free tier to get you started:

Premium is $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Learn more about Premium.

Next Steps

Ready to dive in? Here's where to go next:

• Create an account — Sign up in under a minute
• Import your first recipe — Try the AI import
• Add items to your grocery list — Start building your list
• Plan a meal — Put a recipe on your calendar

Need Help?

Can't find what you're looking for? Browse our Help Center or contact support.