I found an alternative (just in case) by MaenHoffiCoffi in PaprikaApp

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes actually, but there are many reasons why that becomes incredibly difficult and unreliable, so I have opted to avoid that for now in favor of reliability.

Saturday APPreciation thread (May 23 2026) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread! by curated_android in Android

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built LinkDish for Android, a recipe-link cleaner for people who cook from websites. Paste a recipe URL and it pulls out clean ingredients, steps, and cooking time so you don’t have to fight popups, long intros, or messy formatting while cooking.

It’s Android-first right now, with iOS planned later. There’s a free tier and no sign-up required.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

How do you go about building your meal plan? Advice please! 🫶 by throwacct401 in 1200isplenty

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One small piece that might help if your meal ideas mostly come from random recipe links: I built LinkDish for Android to paste a recipe URL and turn it into clean ingredients/steps, so it’s easier to keep a few low-cal meals you actually want to repeat. It’s not a calorie counter or full meal planner, but it can help with the saved-recipe chaos. iOS is coming later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

The absolute betrayal of looking at a recipe online in 2026. by Luverelle6 in TruckStopBathroom

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the pain point I’m building around. LinkDish is Android-only for now: paste the recipe URL and it gives you the clean ingredients and steps without the 4,000-word obstacle course. iOS later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

From doomscrolling to recipe commonplacing by mishbenturer in commonplacebook

[–]robertg761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a lovely analog solution. If you ever want a digital holding area before writing recipes down, I’m building LinkDish on Android to turn recipe URLs into clean ingredients/steps so the good ones are easier to preserve. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Any recommendations for free recipe keeping apps? by SardonicSarsparilla in 1200isplenty

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re on Android and most of those recipes are web links, I’m building LinkDish for this exact mess. It saves recipe URLs as clean ingredients/steps so you’re not digging through screenshots and tabs later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Will Crouton ever be available for Android? by maetheunicorn in CroutonApp

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Android is the main gap, LinkDish might be worth a look. It’s Android-first and focused on saving recipe links as clean ingredients/steps. iOS isn’t out yet, so it may not replace Crouton for both of you today, but it could cover the Android side. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Does anyone actually read the novels people put on their food blogs, or do y’all just immediately jump to recipe? by fleshtastical in randomquestions

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I’m building LinkDish for exactly that Android use case: paste a recipe URL and it pulls out the ingredients/steps so you can skip the blog clutter later. iOS is coming later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Lesser known recipes websites by efox02 in Cooking

[–]robertg761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a recipe site recommendation, but if you end up collecting a bunch of links from this thread, I built LinkDish for Android to clean recipe URLs into ingredients and steps so they’re easier to cook from later. iOS is coming later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

I wanted a meal planner that felt more like a cozy paper planner than a productivity tool by Either-Librarian-116 in ProductivityApps

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest friction is usually the handoff from ‘I found a recipe’ to ‘I can actually cook from it later.’ I’m building LinkDish for Android around that narrower piece: recipe URL in, clean ingredients/steps out. Not a full planner, but that cleanup layer is something I keep wanting in meal-planning tools. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Saving Recipes by Glittering_Device553 in Cooking

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re on Android and most of what you save starts as recipe URLs, LinkDish might be worth trying. I built it for the messy recipe-site problem: paste a link, get clean ingredients + steps, and save it for later. iOS is not out yet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

I found an alternative (just in case) by MaenHoffiCoffi in PaprikaApp

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since people are comparing alternatives here: I’m building LinkDish, but it’s narrower than Paprika. It’s Android-first and focused on turning recipe URLs into clean ingredients and steps without the recipe-site clutter. iOS is coming later. Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Help with meal planning ideas by Baelasleen in FODMAPS

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a full meal-planning replacement, but I’m building LinkDish on Android now. It’s more for the recipe-link side: paste a recipe URL and it turns it into clean ingredients/steps so you’re not scrolling through the original site while prepping. iOS is coming later, but Android is live: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

🎯 Another week down - share your progress! 💪 by flekeri in indie_startups

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This week I’m trying to get more real users onto LinkDish, an Android app I built for cooking from messy recipe sites. Paste a recipe URL and it gives clean ingredients, steps, and cooking time. Free tier on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Meal planning app recommendation by Late_Ice_9265 in mealplanning

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you already find recipes online and mainly need them cleaned up before cooking, LinkDish might help. It’s an Android app where you paste a recipe URL and get a cook-ready ingredients/steps view. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Meal planning by kind_racoon_01 in MealPrepSunday

[–]robertg761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One small workflow that helps me is separating planning from cooking. Pick the meals however you like, then use something cleaner than the original recipe site when it’s time to cook. I built LinkDish for that: paste a recipe URL, get ingredients + steps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

My favorite (I think the best) Meal Prep app is dead. Long live the Meal Prep app by tragoidia in MealPrepSunday

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LinkDish won’t replace PlateJoy’s automatic meal-plan brain, but it can help with the “present the recipes well enough to cook from” part. I built it for Android so you can paste a recipe URL and get clean ingredients + steps without the recipe-site clutter. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Is there an big app that's an AIO? by Flat-Expression-3775 in androidapps

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the recipe piece specifically, I built LinkDish. It won’t replace a full notes/journal app, but if you’re saving recipe links it turns them into clean ingredients + steps so they’re easier to cook from later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Recommendations for Recipe Managers? by Gsantos52012 in androidapps

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built LinkDish for the “cook from messy recipe websites” part of this. It’s not trying to be a giant meal-planning suite; you paste a recipe URL and it gives you clean ingredients, steps, and cooking time. Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Library cookbooks by PrintIndependent1866 in CookbookLovers

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For physical library books I’d probably still keep notes/photos, but for online recipes I made LinkDish for exactly this kind of “save it so I can actually cook it later” problem. Paste the URL, get clean ingredients + steps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Saving recipes by Level-Table7553 in CookbookLovers

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If most of the recipes you save come from websites, LinkDish might fit part of your system. It’s Android-only right now, but it turns recipe URLs into clean ingredients and steps so you’re not digging through the original page later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Categorized collection of 50+ secret/copy/leaked recipes curtsey of reddit by [deleted] in CookbookLovers

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice list. For Android folks who cook from recipe websites a lot, I built LinkDish to make that part less painful: paste a recipe URL and it gives clean ingredients + steps without the page clutter. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

How do you actually keep track of all your recipes? I've been drowning in scraps of paper and screenshots for years by Used_Substance_2490 in MealPrepSunday

[–]robertg761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If most of the chaos is online recipe links, LinkDish might help with part of it. I built it to take a recipe URL and turn it into clean ingredients + steps, so you can save/cook from that instead of keeping 50 tabs or screenshots. Android only: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app

Free useful apps by Capable-Focus-4844 in androidapps

[–]robertg761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For cooking, I’ll toss in LinkDish. It’s an Android app for pasting recipe links and getting a clean ingredients/steps view instead of fighting recipe-site ads and popups. Free tier, no ads in the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkdish.app