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Add to SafariWhen comparing Basil vs Recipe Keeper, the Slant community recommends Basil for most people. In the question“What are the best recipe manager apps for iOS?” Basil is ranked 1st while Recipe Keeper is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Basil is:
Basil uses a highlighting system that allows selecting each element of the recipe instead of having to type it in.
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Pros
Pro Manual recipe clipping doesn't require typing
Basil uses a highlighting system that allows selecting each element of the recipe instead of having to type it in.
Pro Good web clipper
Recipes found on the web can be added to Basil by simply navigating to the recipe using the built-in web browser and clicking the plus icon. It will automatically import recipes from a variety of sources including epicurious.com, seriouseats.com and chow.com.
Pro Flexible organizational methods
Recipes added to Basil get automatically tagged. Tags include ingredients as well as meal and cuisine types. It allows quickly finding what recipes can be made from available ingredients.
Pro Tools that help prepare meals
The app includes timers that can be activated from the directions section.
Pro Easy to use grocery list creator
Grocery list creator is easy to use and it does small helpful things such as combine all quantities of ingredients and offers substitution suggestions.
Pro Simple interface
The interface is very clean, clear, easy to understand and pleasant to use.
Pro Various import options
Pro Resonable price
Pro Broad platform support
Pro Easy to import recipe on mobile
Pro Bulk recipe editing
Pro Frequent updates
Pro Scan
Can scan a recipe
Cons
Con No longer maintained
No bug fixed, waste of time
Con iPad only
There's no iPhone version.
Con No meal planner
There are no tools for planning out meals in advance.
Con Web clipper requires using the built-in browser
To import a recipe, Basil's built-in browser has to be used to navigate to the recipe. There's no way to "share" to Basil.
Con Can export only to Recipe Keeper format
Alternatively, it's possible to print to PDF.
Con Limited to 20 recipes
The free version only allows you to save 20 recipes.
