Is there a good app for follow step-by-step cooking instructions?
Fully Served: few or no apps serve this today, yet 5 mined data points show people want it done. Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to follow step-by-step cooking instructions, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| video cooking instructions | missing-feature | 1 | this app could use visuals such as the chefs on video showing us exactly how to prepare the meals |
| step-by-step photos in recipes | missing-feature | 1 | me gustaría que también incluyera imágenes del paso a paso |
| recipe instruction clarity | other | 1 | some dishes need to be more specific and some need to be simple |
| recipe step structure and ordering | ux | 1 | The recipes are horribly written, with far too many steps |
| recipe instructions clarity | ux | 1 | instructions were not clear |
Should you build it?
Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge. Opportunity here scores 11 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| kayvour/cooking-assistant | active | 4 | CSS |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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