Mela does not handle YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram video pages. It handles only blog and structured recipe-site imports.
Source: Reddit r/Cooking
Head-to-head · vs Mela
ReelsMeals vs Mela
Mela is a clean Apple-only recipe app for blog imports. ReelsMeals does the social videos Mela can't.
The take: Mela is what cooks pick when they want a clean Apple-only app for blogs and recipe sites. ReelsMeals is what they need the moment a friend sends a TikTok or a Reel.
The case against
What recurring Mela feedback actually says
Paraphrased themes from public reviews, forum threads, and app store discussions — not direct quotes from named users. Source context kept for honesty.
Sharing is limited. There's no easy 'send this recipe to my partner who's on Android' or public-link share.
Source: Reddit r/macapps
iCloud-only sync is a single point of failure. When iCloud hiccups, users report seeing recipes disappear with no easy recovery.
Source: Reddit r/AppHookup
Apple-only locks Mela out of any household with mixed devices, same constraint as Pestle.
Source: Recipe app comparison discussions
The case for ReelsMeals
How ReelsMeals answers each one
- 1
ReelsMeals extracts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Facebook video pages, exactly what Mela doesn't handle.
- 2
Share a recipe with anyone via a public link. Android, Windows, Linux included.
- 3
Stored server-side with reliable access from any browser, not iCloud-only.
- 4
Web-based on every platform, so the recipe you saved on your phone opens immediately on your partner's laptop.
Side by side
Where each product wins, and where it doesn't
ReelsMeals doesn't pretend to be a meal planner or a grocery app — when Mela is better at something, the table says so.
| Feature | ReelsMeals | Mela |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Instagram support | ✓ | ✗ |
| YouTube support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Website support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web app (no download) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Android support | ✓ (web) | ✗ |
| Windows / Linux support | ✓ (web) | ✗ |
| iOS / macOS app | ✗ (web app) | ✓ |
| AI-powered extraction | ✓ | ✗ |
| Paper recipe scanning | ✓ | ✓ (text recognition) |
| Cook mode | ✗ | ✓ |
| RSS feed subscriptions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recipe collections | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grocery list | ✗ | ✓ (via Reminders) |
| Free tier | ✓ (3 credits) | ✓ (limited free) |
| Pricing | €7.99/mo · €79 Founding Member (50 spots) | $4.99–$9.99 one-time (Apple only) |
| Browser extension | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bulk import (paste multiple links) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cookbook progress & milestones | ✓ | ✗ |
| Share recipes (public link) | ✓ | ✓ (iCloud sharing) |
| Explore/discover recipes | ✓ | ✗ |
TikTok support
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Instagram support
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗YouTube support
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Website support
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✓Web app (no download)
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Android support
ReelsMeals
✓ (web)Mela
✗Windows / Linux support
ReelsMeals
✓ (web)Mela
✗iOS / macOS app
ReelsMeals
✗ (web app)Mela
✓AI-powered extraction
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Paper recipe scanning
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✓ (text recognition)Cook mode
ReelsMeals
✗Mela
✓RSS feed subscriptions
ReelsMeals
✗Mela
✓Recipe collections
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✓Grocery list
ReelsMeals
✗Mela
✓ (via Reminders)Free tier
ReelsMeals
✓ (3 credits)Mela
✓ (limited free)Pricing
ReelsMeals
€7.99/mo · €79 Founding Member (50 spots)Mela
$4.99–$9.99 one-time (Apple only)Browser extension
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Bulk import (paste multiple links)
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Cookbook progress & milestones
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Share recipes (public link)
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✓ (iCloud sharing)Explore/discover recipes
ReelsMeals
✓Mela
✗Try ReelsMeals before you commit
3 free recipe credits. No credit card. Save a real recipe from a Reel, TikTok, blog, or paper card and see what you actually get back.
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