Welcome to Ressup
Ressup (pronounced "ress-up") is a professional recipe tool for people who develop and refine dishes on iPhone and iPad. Use the screen, Siri, or both to capture recipes, organize them, scale and plan, and walk through Cooking Mode. The app is built for accessibility first, so VoiceOver, larger type, and voice workflows stay first-class.
First Launch
When you open Ressup for the first time, you'll land on the Home screen with a starter set of recipes already loaded. These sample recipes are there to show you how the app works - you can keep them, edit them, or delete them at any time. There are no accounts to create or logins required. Optional Sync with iCloud is available in Settings if you want recipes on multiple devices.
Ressup may ask for permission to access your camera, photo library, or microphone the first time you use features that need them. You can grant or deny these permissions at any time in the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
The Home Screen
The Home screen is your hub. Pull down or tap the search field to filter your entire library by title and related text (Search recipes). Below the Ressup header, tappable cards include:
- CREATE - Start a new recipe (opens the editor).
- TOOLS - Opens the tools hub: Test Kitchen, Menus, Shopping Lists, and Cookbook. See Tools, Menus & Shopping.
- MEAL TIME - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack.
- DISH TYPE - Starter, Main, Side, Sauces, Baking, Dessert, Drink, and Other (catchall for dishes that do not match a specific type).
- CUISINE - Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, American, Japanese, Thai, French, Greek, Mediterranean, and Other.
- A-Z - Alphabetical list of all recipes, with a total count on the card.
Tap MEAL TIME, DISH TYPE, or CUISINE to see subcategories, then open a list. Each list has its own search field (Search in …).
The Menu
From the home screen, tap the menu button (the three-line icon in the toolbar) to access:
- Settings - Appearance, units, accessibility, backup, and more.
- Import Recipe - Import recipes from JSON files or pasted text.
- Shared Recipes - Recipes you've imported from others.
- Trash - View and restore or permanently delete trashed recipes.
- Siri Shortcuts - In-app reference for common voice phrases (the Shortcuts app lists every App Intent Ressup exposes).
- Profile - Your display name and email.
Navigation Basics
Ressup uses standard iOS navigation patterns:
- Tap a recipe to open its detail page.
- Use the back arrow or swipe from the left edge to go back.
- Long lists are scrollable with a search bar at the top when available.
Setting Your Preferences
Before diving in, you may want to configure a couple of things in Settings:
- Units - Choose between Imperial (cups, tablespoons, ounces) and Metric (grams, milliliters, liters). This affects how ingredient amounts are displayed throughout the app.
- Appearance - Choose Light (default), Dark, or System (follows your device setting).
For full details on all settings, see the Settings & Preferences guide.
Your First Recipe
Ready to create your first recipe? Head to the Creating & Editing Recipes guide, or tap CREATE on Home and start filling in the details. You can always come back and edit later.