Anchovy
Meal Lab, LLC Food & Drink In-app purchases
Fun & user-friendly recipes to save & share with friends & family
- Rating
- 4.8
- 15 ratings
- Downloads
- 2.9K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 9
- 2026 · v2.0.1327
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About Anchovy
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 your social community of friends, family, and fellow foodies.
GET VISUAL
The 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.
- Share and Shine: Post your latest kitchen successes (and hilarious fails) and get instant kudos from the community.
- Discover New Flavors: Explore real recipes made by real people - New inspiration daily!
- Connect with Foodies: Post a pretty plate, a meal fail (we've all been there), or whatever your inner chef's heart desires.
CULINARY COMMUNITY
Add friends and family and share recipes for your culinary creations. Whether you're looking for new ideas or sharing your own recipes, Anchovy brings food lovers together to eat as a social community.
PERSONALIZED MEAL PLAN
Anchovy makes meal prep a breeze with an intuitive, personalized meal planner that learns about your favorite foods and flavors over time and crafts a personalized weekly meal plan using your recipes. Track meals using the calendar and share your favorite dinners, snacks, and desserts with social family and friends.
GENERATED GROCERY LIST
Anchovy uses ingredients from your meal planner recipes to automatically generate a grocery list for your next trip to the market. Become a planner and share the grocery list with your family.
MAKING MEALS EASIER
Anchovy’s streamlined tools for meal planning, grocery shopping, and recipe discovery transforms the daily question of “What’s for dinner?” into an enjoyable experience. Anchovy’s variety of features make it easier than ever to create mealtime routines, preserve family history, and connect with friends over shared cooking experiences. Let’s get planning, cooking, and sharing with Anchovy!
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 your social community of friends, family, and fellow foodies.
GET VISUAL
The 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.
- Share and Shine: Post your latest kitchen successes (and hilarious fails) and get instant kudos from the community.
- Discover New Flavors: Explore real recipes made by real people - New inspiration daily!
- Connect with Foodies: Post a pretty plate, a meal fail (we've all been there), or whatever your inner chef's heart desires.
CULINARY COMMUNITY
Add friends and family and share recipes for your culinary creations. Whether you're looking for new ideas or sharing your own recipes, Anchovy brings food lovers together to eat as a social community.
PERSONALIZED MEAL PLAN
Anchovy makes meal prep a breeze with an intuitive, personalized meal planner that learns about your favorite foods and flavors over time and crafts a personalized weekly meal plan using your recipes. Track meals using the calendar and share your favorite dinners, snacks, and desserts with social family and friends.
GENERATED GROCERY LIST
Anchovy uses ingredients from your meal planner recipes to automatically generate a grocery list for your next trip to the market. Become a planner and share the grocery list with your family.
MAKING MEALS EASIER
Anchovy’s streamlined tools for meal planning, grocery shopping, and recipe discovery transforms the daily question of “What’s for dinner?” into an enjoyable experience. Anchovy’s variety of features make it easier than ever to create mealtime routines, preserve family history, and connect with friends over shared cooking experiences. Let’s get planning, cooking, and sharing with Anchovy!
What’s new
Version 2.0.1327 · Updated October 9, 2026
Bug fixes and an all new feed to post and connect better
User reviews
Very user-friendly. Makes saving, sharing recipes, and creating shopping lists a breeze.
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!
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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