I have just purchased both the ios and mac version. My first question is: how do i import a recipe? also, can you use all recipes.com?
Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Jan 13, 2014, at 7:48 AM, Jim Gatteys <jgatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Esther, since Mac Gourmet has been totally taken over by Mariner software > they are trying to make up for lost time. They are very responsive in > relation to accessibility issues and I have heard others say that they honor > upgrades if an older version is purchased through the app store. The iOS > seems to be accessible although I have not loaded any recipes into it yet. > I'm still sorting out all the ones I have on my mac. I think it is much > easier to get recipes into Mad Gourmet but I do really like the bulk import > feature that Paprika has to offer. I wish Mac Gourmet would come up with a > way to do that as well. I think that Mac Gourmet has a lot of extra features > but each person will have to decide if the price is worth it. If a person > just wants to store recipes then Paprika seems like a great option. To me it > seems more basic but then the price is cheaper as well,.One thing that I > noticed when exporting my recipes from Mac Gourmet to Paprika which I > recently purchases for comparison sake was that the database seems to be > smaller in size in Paprika but not sure if that was a fluke or if that is > just the way it works out. But if that is the case then maybe it will be > smaller on an iDevice as well. > Jim > > > On Jan 13, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jessica, >> >> I haven't tried the iOS app, but I just noticed that the version of >> MacGourmet they put on sale in the Mac App Store is version 3, and the iOS >> app requires version 4 in order to support cloud syncing. This does not >> seem very honest to me -- the version that they are selling directly from >> their web site (at full price) is version 4, which they will presumably >> shortly release to the Mac App Store. However, one of the reviews said that >> they had contacted the developer directly and been given a serial number >> they could use with the version 4 downloaded from the web site in the >> meantime, which would be OK (just as long as you know about it, and don't >> end up having to pay again for the app). >> >> The iOS app is supposed to be universal (so, yes, it should work on either >> the iPhone or the iPad), but I haven't tried it for accessibility. In theory >> you could try the iOS app, and import recipes into a cloud account. But >> remember, historically the app developers did a good job on the Mac app, and >> didn't have good support for the iOS app. There are some reports of crashes >> in the reviews. I posted the information on MacGourmet because of the >> previous interest. I can only recommend the Mac App (which I have in >> version 3). The computer to computer sharing has some more features. I >> don't know how well this works for iOS. I see that version 4 (at least) has >> an FAQ for importing recipe formats from Paprika Recipe Manager. And I know >> Paprika can import MacGourmet formats. >> >> Sorry not to have more information about this, but I've been using Paprika >> for the iOS functions. HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Monday, January 13, 2014 1:41:07 AM UTC-10, Jessica D wrote: >> Can i use the ios version & get the mac version at a later date? >> Does the ios version work on iPad? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 13, 2014, at 12:07 AM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I recall during the discussion of cooking apps that some of you were >>> interested in Mac Gourmet. I just noticed it is on sale at the Mac App >>> store for $9.99, reduced from it's usual list price of $24.99. The >>> announcement says "Polar Vortex Promo! Embrace the cold and save money! >>> Promotion ends January 13th!" -- which could mean in a few hours. >>> Here's the App Store URL: >>> • MacGourmet ($9.99 on sale, lists for $24.99) by Mariner Software >>> https://itunes.apple.com/app/macgourmet/id403560571?mt=12 >>> The deluxe version of MacGourmet with meal-planning, nutritional >>> information, and generating shopping lists is also on sale, but at less of >>> a discount: >>> • MacGourmet Deluxe ($34.99 on sale, lists for $39.99) >>> https://itunes.apple.com/app/macgourmet-deluxe/id412646750?mt=12 >>> There is also an iOS app: >>> • Gourmet (for iOS) ($1.99 on sale, lists for $3.99) >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gourmet-for-ios/id711561842?mt=8 >>> >>> Please read the reviews. While I have used the previous version of >>> MacGourmet on the Mac quite successfully, there have been multiple problems >>> reported with the cloud syncing with iOS. (One of the reasons I >>> recommended Paprika Recipe Manager.) >>> >>> HTH. 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