Is there a good app for scale recipe serving sizes?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
71
Opportunity /100
81
Demand /100
20
Competition /100
75
Execution gap /100
1
Apps serving it
17
Mined complaints
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to scale recipe serving sizes, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| inconsistent recipe serving sizes | bug | 1 | there are inconsistencies in serving size, etc. Just needs to be looked at and cleaned up |
| no easy way to halve/scale recipe servings | missing-feature | 1 | It's tricky because I must halve every recipe |
| serving size and oz unit conversion breaks macros | bug | 1 | One serving = 0.1 oz? And then when I change to oz it blows up the macros |
| cant rescale printed recipe to fit page | missing-feature | 1 | removed the ability to rescale the recipe to fit on the page - there’s no margin, I can’t write notes |
| incorrect default food portion sizing | other | 1 | it called a 6 inch banana small size |
| recipe ingredient quantities/measurements limited | ux | 1 | Ingredients are limited quantities and measurements |
| missing portion sizes for foods | missing-feature | 1 | foods are sometimes hard to find in the portions I’m looking for |
| can't change food portion size or measurement unit | missing-feature | 1 | can't change the portion size or measurement... only allows me to log 1 sweet potato |
| can't adjust food serving size unit | missing-feature | 1 | You cannot adjust the serving size of food, only portion sizes |
| serving size not defined in oz/tablespoons | missing-feature | 1 | specify what "serving" represents in terms of number of ounces or table spoons full |
| measurements lack finer fractions for large recipes | missing-feature | 1 | wish the measurements went to 1/16 for portions of larger recipes |
| imported recipes missing ingredient measurements | bug | 1 | Recipes don't include measurements or how much of each ingredient |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sushi Roll 3D - ASMR Food Game | 4.7★ | 249,075 | Free |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 71 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.
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