MenuLens
John A. Qualls Food & Drink
Scan, search, and plan meals with AI. Auto-generate grocery carts with ease.
- Downloads
- 68+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 2
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About MenuLens
Whether you snap screenshots, save recipes from blogs, or have photos of handwritten cards, MenuLens intelligently scans your images for text and makes your recipes searchable by ingredients, titles, or keywords. Planning dinners just got faster, easier, and smarter.
Key Features:
🔍 Smart Recipe Search – Find recipes in seconds by scanning saved images from key words
🧠AI-Powered Text Recognition – Extracts key ingredients and steps from your recipe images to make them fully searchable.
🗓️ Weekly Meal Planner – Organize your favorite recipes into a meal plan that fits your lifestyle.
🛒 One-Tap Instacart Integration – Auto-generate shopping carts with all your ingredients and send them to Instacart.
📸 Works with Any Recipe Format – Supports screenshots, camera photos, PDFs, and more—perfect for digitizing your cookbook.
Perfect For:
• Busy professionals looking to save time
• Families planning meals for the week
• Home cooks who save recipes from Pinterest, blogs, or social media
• Anyone looking to streamline grocery shopping and meal prep
MenuLens helps you go from “What’s for dinner?” to “Dinner’s done” faster than ever. No more flipping through saved screenshots or scrolling endlessly—just search, plan, and shop.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 2, 2026
- Shopping cart bug fix — the Build Shopping Cart button was silently failing in release builds - Force upgrade prompt — users on outdated versions now see a prompt to update - Realtime config — app settings update without needing a restart - Improved Error Monitoring - added better observability into user errors to provide a better user experience
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| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MenuLens | – | Free | 50+ | Oct 2, 2026 | |
| CookEasy – Recipes & Timer | – | – | – | Jan 30, 2026 | Compare |
| Thermomix Cookidoo App | 4.8 / 5 | Free | 10,000+ | Sep 17, 2026 | Compare |
| eMeals - Meal Planning Recipes | 3.9 / 5 | Free | 500,000+ | Oct 28, 2026 | Compare |
| Recipe Keeper - Mr. Cook | 3.9 / 5 | Free | 10,000+ | Sep 4, 2026 | Compare |
| Pepper - Recipe Organizer | 4.7 / 5 | Free | 100,000+ | Oct 17, 2026 | Compare |
| Honeydew: Recipe Manager | 4.7 / 5 | Free | 100,000+ | Aug 18, 2026 | Compare |
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