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Features for a recipe app

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Ranked by overall score (1-10), the average of User value, Effort (lower is better, flipped), Reach.

  1. Shared Grocery Cart

    7.7

    Let household members claim shopping items to prevent duplicate purchases and missed ingredients.

    User value 7/10Effort 4/10 (lower is better)Reach 9/10
    • Claim Items by Store

      6.7

      Assign each item to the member visiting a specific store, reducing cross-store substitutions and duplicate trips.

      User value 7/10Effort 4/10 (lower is better)Reach 6/10
    • Receipt-Based Cart Checkoff

      6.0

      Match receipt lines to claimed items after checkout, revealing what was bought and what remains before cooking.

      User value 8/10Effort 8/10 (lower is better)Reach 7/10
    • Split Cost by Member

      5.7

      Track each shopper’s claimed-item total so households can settle shared grocery expenses without manual calculations.

      User value 5/10Effort 3/10 (lower is better)Reach 4/10
  2. Pantry Expiry Alerts

    7.3

    Match saved recipes to ingredients expiring within three days to reduce household food waste.

    User value 8/10Effort 5/10 (lower is better)Reach 8/10
    • Use-It-Tonight Recipe Queue

      7.3

      Rank saved recipes by expiring ingredients and prep time to turn alerts into meals; measure ingredients rescued weekly.

      User value 8/10Effort 4/10 (lower is better)Reach 7/10
    • Expiry Confidence Controls

      6.3

      Let users correct uncertain dates or mark produce as frozen, reducing false alerts and tracking dismissed notifications.

      User value 6/10Effort 3/10 (lower is better)Reach 5/10
    • Waste Saved Ledger

      4.3

      Estimate the cost and weight of ingredients used before expiry, giving households a monthly waste-reduction tally.

      User value 5/10Effort 7/10 (lower is better)Reach 4/10
  3. Live Cook Mode

    6.7

    Keep step timers and voice controls visible with messy hands, reducing pauses during dinner prep.

    User value 8/10Effort 6/10 (lower is better)Reach 7/10
    • Auto-Advance on Timer

      7.3

      Move to the next step when its timer ends, reducing missed transitions during multitasking.

      User value 8/10Effort 4/10 (lower is better)Reach 7/10
    • Recover From Interruptions

      6.3

      Resume at the last completed step after a call or app switch, cutting backtracking during dinner prep.

      User value 7/10Effort 7/10 (lower is better)Reach 8/10
    • Hands-Free Unit Conversion

      6.0

      Convert temperatures and ingredient units by voice, avoiding screen taps and mental arithmetic mid-recipe.

      User value 6/10Effort 5/10 (lower is better)Reach 6/10
  4. Allergy Label Scanner

    6.0

    Scan packaged ingredients for declared allergens before adding them to a recipe.

    User value 10/10Effort 9/10 (lower is better)Reach 6/10
  5. Scale by Pan Size

    4.3

    Adjust ingredient quantities when a user swaps a 9-inch pan for a different size.

    User value 6/10Effort 8/10 (lower is better)Reach 4/10

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