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Your guide to getting the most out of Sapori. Need a hand? Contact us.

Sapori is the recipe app for people who actually cook — capture any recipe, cook with what you already have, plan your week, and keep your whole flavor collection in one place. This page walks you through everything, from your first minute to the power features.

60-second Quick Start

Three things to try first — they’re the heart of Sapori:

• 1 · Save a recipe — tap the + button on Home, choose Import from link, paste any recipe URL, and Sapori pulls out the ingredients and steps for you. Tap Save.
• 2 · Cook it — open the recipe and tap Cook Mode for big, hands-free, step-by-step instructions with built-in timers.
• 3 · Use what you have — on Home, tap ✨ Pantry Mode, add a few ingredients you’ve got, and see recipes you can make right now.

Setting up your account

When you first open Sapori, create an account with your email — or with one tap using Apple or Google. You’ll then choose any dietary needs and your favorite cuisines; this personalizes your suggestions and you can change it anytime in Settings. Signing in keeps your recipes safely backed up and synced across your devices.

Capturing recipes

Tap the floating + button on the Home tab. You have two ways to capture a recipe:

• 🔗 Import from link — paste any recipe URL. Sapori reads the page and extracts just the title, ingredients, and steps — no pop-ups or filler. Review and tweak anything, then save.
• 📷 Scan a photo — snap a cookbook page or a handwritten recipe card, and Sapori turns it into a clean, editable recipe.

After saving, your cover photo may take a few seconds to appear while we fetch it — that’s normal.

Inside a recipe

• Scale servings — drag the servings control and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.
• Smart substitutions — tap an ingredient to get AI-suggested swaps when you’re missing something.
• Nutrition estimate — generate a per-recipe nutrition estimate in a tap.
• Favorite & organize — tap the heart to favorite, or add the recipe to a collection.
• Notes tab — for your own recipes, keep private notes, mark a recipe “Make again,” and see a log of every time you’ve cooked it.

Cook Mode

From any recipe, tap Cook Mode for a full-screen, one-step-at-a-time view with extra-large text. Your screen stays awake so you’re not tapping with messy hands, and steps that need timing have a timer built right in. Finish the last step to rate how it turned out — it’s saved to your cook history.

Pantry Mode

Not sure what to make? On the Home tab, tap ✨ Pantry Mode, add the ingredients you have on hand, and Sapori finds recipes you can cook right now — less takeout, less waste.

Meal Planner

Open the Meal Planner tab to see your week as a calendar. Tap any day and add recipes from your library. Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a glance.

Grocery lists

Open the Grocery tab and tap Generate from meal plan — Sapori combines every ingredient from your planned recipes into one tidy list. Check items off as you shop, and clear what you’ve grabbed.

Discover

The Discover tab has a curated collection from the Sapori Kitchen plus recipes shared by the community. Found something you love? Save it to your library in a tap.

Collections

Group recipes your way — Weeknight Dinners, Holiday Baking, Mom’s Recipes — from the Home tab or your Library. Your whole collection, sorted how you think about food.

Settings & account

• Preferences — set measurement units, default servings, and dietary defaults in Settings.
• Notifications — turn meal-plan reminders and other alerts on or off in Settings.
• Restore purchases — if you’ve subscribed to Pro, use Restore Purchases in Settings after reinstalling or switching devices.
• Delete your account — you can permanently delete your account and data from Settings at any time.

Sapori Pro

Every feature in Sapori is free. Sapori Pro isn’t a paywall — it’s an optional way to support a small indie team and get new features first. It’s $6.99/month or $49.99/year (save 40%), and starts with a 3-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime from your App Store or Google Play subscription settings.

Troubleshooting

• A recipe wouldn’t import. Some sites block automated access. Sapori will show a friendly message — use Scan a Photo instead, or try a different link.
• The cover photo didn’t show. It can take a few seconds to fetch. If it’s still missing, pull down to refresh the recipe. (A few sites protect their images; the recipe itself still imports fine.)
• I forgot my password. On the sign-in screen, tap Forgot password and we’ll email you a reset link. Open it, set a new password, then sign in.
• I didn’t get a confirmation or reset email. Check your spam folder — our emails come from noreply@sapori.app. Still nothing after a few minutes? Contact us.
• Reminders aren’t firing. Make sure notifications are allowed for Sapori in your phone’s system Settings, and that meal-plan reminders are turned on in the app’s Settings.
• My subscription isn’t showing after reinstalling. Tap Restore Purchases in Settings.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sapori free?

Yes. Every feature is free. Sapori Pro is an optional supporter membership that gives you early access to new features — it doesn’t unlock anything that’s otherwise locked.

Which devices does Sapori support?

Sapori is available for iPhone (iOS) and Android.

Are my recipes private?

Yes — your recipes are private by default and belong to you. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Can I import from any website?

Most recipe sites work. A few block automated access; for those, use Scan a Photo as a quick fallback.

How do I cancel Sapori Pro?

Manage or cancel anytime from your App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) subscription settings.

How do I delete my account and data?

Open Settings in the app and choose to delete your account. This permanently removes your account and associated data.

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