By AppHub Editorial Team · Updated August 3, 2026
Anchovy
Overview
Food & Drink
Meal Lab, LLC
Free
May 1, 2024
1.15.1316
7.0
$19.99 per item
No
May 14, 2026
Features
Anchovy is a fun, easy-to-use recipe box, meal planner, and grocery list app. Anchovy helps you upload and share recipes with friends and family, craft a personalized meal plan, and automatically generates a grocery list based on what you’re cooking.
CAPTURE & SHARE RECIPES Upload recipes using photos with our recipe scanner, web links, text, or voice recordings. Preserve treasured family recipes and memories in an accessible, digital culinary cookbook collection that can be easily shared with...
Anchovy is a fun, easy-to-use recipe box, meal planner, and grocery list app. Anchovy helps you upload and share recipes with friends and family, craft a personalized meal plan, and automatically generates a grocery list based on what you’re cooking. CAPTURE & SHARE RECIPESUpload recipes using photos with our recipe scanner, web links, text, or voice recordings. Preserve treasured family recipes and memories in an accessible, digital culinary cookbook collection that can be easily shared with your social community of friends, family, and fellow foodies. GET VISUALThe all new Anchovy Feed is a vibrant social space where you can be inspired by your friends' meal happenings. Share your culinary creations, discover mouth-watering recipes, and connect with fellow food enthusiasts—all in one deliciously curated feed.
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Ratings breakdown
13 reviewsDeveloper contact
Name
MEAL LAB, LLC
Address
701 S 6th St Lincoln, NE 68508 United States
Website
https://www.anchovy.app/Phone
+1 402-440-4622
Support
contact@anchovy.app
Privacy
View policyFrequently Asked Questions
Is Anchovy free to download? high
Yes. The app metadata lists Anchovy as free, with in-app purchases listed as $19.99 per item.
Source: app_metadata
What do sampled users like about Anchovy? medium
Anchovy is praised by sampled reviewers as easy, useful, or convenient. 2 sampled reviews or 1 sampling buckets support this theme.
Source: user_reviews
How to Use
Anchovy is a fun, easy-to-use recipe box, meal planner, and grocery list app. (app_description)
Getting Started
Source: app_description_and_user_feedback_noted
- Install Anchovy from the appropriate app store.
- Open the app and start with the free experience.
- Review the main features described in the app listing.
- Adjust app settings based on your preferences.
Key Features (from app listing)
Source: app_description
- Food & Drink app experience
- Free download
- From Meal Lab, LLC
- 1,000+ downloads listed
Theme 'easy, useful, or convenient to use' identified in recent_reviews #2, recent_reviews #3. Review #2 praises easy, useful, or convenient to use. Review #3 praises easy, useful, or convenient to use.
How this content was created
Content type: pattern_analysis_of_user_reviews_and_metadata
AI generated: Yes
- Google Play user reviews (12-20 preferred; may be smaller if source data is limited per app), June 22, 2024 to March 10, 2025
- Google Play ratings distribution
- App Store listing metadata
- Review samples are not statistically representative of all user sentiment
- High-engagement negative reviews can overrepresent complaints
- Claims labeled 'low confidence' are based on single-review observations only
- No real-world app testing was conducted
- Feature availability may vary by region, device, and app version
Pros & Cons
Based on analysis of Google Play user reviews
Pros
- Users appreciate the app: "I LOVE this app. Best recipe app I've used so far, one thing I wish you guys would do is add more categories for recipes" low
Extracted from 3 high-rated user review(s)
Evidence (3)
“I LOVE this app. Best recipe app I've used so far, one thing I wish you guys would do is add more categories for recipes than what is available, and the ability to make your own categories. Please do ”Rating: 4★ March 10, 2025“This app is so close to being great. If it combined ingredients from multiple recipes on my shopping list so I could tell total amount I need of each item it would be perfect.”Rating: 4★ July 04, 2024“Love it so far, although I can think of a few improvements. It makes loading recipes so easy!! Favs out if a cookbook, ones you see online, etc. Needs more recipe categories and sorting options.”Rating: 5★ July 13, 2024
Cons
- No significant user complaints identified from sampled reviews low
No negative review patterns detected in recent reviews
Recent Reviews
Nicole Atkinson
4★I LOVE this app. Best recipe app I've used so far, one thing I wish you guys would do is add more categories for recipes than what is available, and the ability to make your own categories. Please do this!! All you need to do to bring this app to a 10 star app in my opinion. Please do this!!!
Adam Miller
4★This app is so close to being great. If it combined ingredients from multiple recipes on my shopping list so I could tell total amount I need of each item it would be perfect.
Patty Perkins
5★Love it so far, although I can think of a few improvements. It makes loading recipes so easy!! Favs out if a cookbook, ones you see online, etc. Needs more recipe categories and sorting options.
So Pi
5★Very user-friendly. Makes saving, sharing recipes, and creating shopping lists a breeze.
James Bowers
5★Skyler did a really good job programming this app! I was allergic to fish before he created this. Now whenever I order pizza, Anchovys are a must!