Release Notes • Magic Meal Kit

v1.8.0

Released on September 3, 2026

Sign in with Google, right from the login screen
Set daily calorie and macro goals, and pick your diets and allergies from quicker, tidier menus
Collections now have their own home in the sidebar on iPad and the web
Improved recipe importing for even more websites
Reach the Help Center and configure AI tools straight from your profile
Fixed bugs and made improvements to the user experience

Released on July 10, 2026

Plan your week with the new meal planner: drop recipes into breakfast, lunch, and dinner slots on a 7-day grid, and fine-tune servings for each meal
Manage your meal plans and recipes from your favorite AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini
Switch your Recipes tab between a simple list and a view grouped by collection
Group ingredients and steps under sub-recipe headings, like "Sauce" or "Chicken", when a recipe calls for it
Take quick actions on recipes and boxes right from your lists
Choose which Reminders list to send your shopping items to
Fixed bugs and made improvements to improve the user experience

Released on June 8, 2026

Drag and drop to reorder your recipe collections, and your order syncs everywhere collections appear
Magic Meal Kit now requires iPhone running iOS 26 or newer (iPhone 11 and later)
The free plan now includes unlimited recipes and boxes
Ask the Assistant to search the web for new recipe ideas, then import your favorite with a tap
Cook timers show a live countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an alarm that rings even in silent mode
Grocery lists now start unchecked so you decide what you already have, and your check-offs stick around as your box changes
Permanently delete archived recipes and boxes, with confirmation prompts to prevent accidents
The app boots noticeably faster, and recipe photos load quicker while using less data
Fixed bugs and made improvements to improve the user experience

Released on May 18, 2026

Tap any time in a recipe step (like "5 minutes" or "1 hour") to start a cook timer — timers fire as OS notifications, run several at once, and survive an app restart
Import your whole Paprika library: share a .paprikarecipes file into Magic Meal Kit and the recipes flow right in
Your recipes now show up in iPhone home-screen search; tap a result to jump straight into the recipe
A short first-launch quiz captures your dietary preferences and food allergies so the Assistant tailors suggestions from day one
Imported recipes show the source site under the title — tap it to open the original page
Box ingredients now show as a single alphabetical list, and iPads and other large screens lay out boxes with recipes and ingredients in independent side-by-side columns
Cleaner Assistant chat with less behind-the-scenes noise and a safety reminder that only appears when it's actually useful
Fixed bugs and made improvements to improve the user experience

Released on May 11, 2026

Meet your new AI Assistant, a Pro-only chat tab that finds, imports, organizes, and creates recipes for you, with results shown as tappable recipe and box cards
Attach a photo to the Assistant to pull a recipe straight out of an image or screenshot
Smarter recipe importer handles more cooking sites, including modern app-style pages, and gives a clearer message when a site blocks imports
Shared recipe and box links now unfurl with a title, description, and image in iMessage, Slack, and social apps
New help center at magicmealkit.com/help with one article per major feature
Fixed bugs and made improvements to improve the user experience

Released on April 22, 2026

Organize recipes into Collections
Manage recipes and boxes by chat with your favorite AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini
Estimate nutrition for any recipe with one tap
Set dietary preferences, food allergies, and choose what nutrition info to show
Add recipes to a box based on ingredients you already have
Cook for a crowd — recipes now scale up to 100 servings
Fixed bugs and made improvements to improve the user experience

Released on April 12, 2026

Fix Instacart finding wrong products for ingredients with preparation notes like "minced" or "diced"
Fix duplicate recipes when importing via the iOS share sheet
Improved login screen with inline confirmation messages and better layout on web

Released on April 11, 2026

Released on April 11, 2026

Released on April 11, 2026