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Happy to share the project I've been vibe-coding on for past few months. The Problem: Like many people, I often found myself staring at a fridge full of random ingredients (some about to expire) with no idea what to cook. I was tired of food waste and the repetitive cycle of making the same few meals. I wanted a way to creatively use what I already had.

The Solution: So, I decided to build Chefiniti. It's an iOS app that acts as a personal AI chef. The core idea is to turn your available food into delicious, custom recipes. I know there are already tons of apps like it but this one is mine :)

Here's what it can do: * Scan Ingredients: Take photos of your fridge or pantry, and the app's vision model identifies the ingredients. * "Recipefy" a Dish: See a meal you like online or in a restaurant? Snap a photo, and the app generates a recipe to help you recreate it. * Generate from Prompt: Just describe what you're in the mood for (e.g., "a spicy, gluten-free pasta dish"), and it will create a recipe from scratch. * Import from URL: Paste a link from a recipe website to import it into your cookbook.

You can also save all these recipes, create shopping lists, and set detailed preferences for diet, allergies, cuisine, and even the cookware you own. App is in a freemium model, within limits you can really test out core features without any payment or even account creation.

The Tech Stack: For those interested, the app is built with: * Frontend: React Native (with Expo) * Backend: Firebase Functions for the API layer. * Database & Storage: Firestore and Firebase Cloud Storage. * AI: Google's Gemini API for recipe generation and analysis. * Image Generation: DeepInfra API (for Stable Diffusion). * Subscriptions: RevenueCat.

I've just launched on the App Store and would be incredibly grateful for any feedback, thoughts, or questions you might have.

You can check it out here: https://chefiniti.app Or download directly https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chefiniti-smart-recipe-creator... Thanks for taking a look!

Comments (2)

sandra_vu · 23h ago

hi cool ideas.

As a foodie, I salute the idea.

A few easy points to improve the design (and the conversion)

- Do not use the current pairing of yellow and green. It reminds me of radioactive colors. Not good for food - Use a serif from Google Fonts to bring a premium feel, try Crimson or Merriweather for example - Some of your gradients contain dead zone, search for clean gradient generation tool. This one https://www.learnui.design/tools/gradient-generator.html

- Avoid white text on white. Even with the drop shadow, it doesnt work. Check for WGSA contrast color tools if you are stuck.

Overall, good job for launching. Good luck.

mssaucemoss · 23h ago

Thank you for super useful comment! I was not aware of the concept of gradient dead zones. Will investigate. As for the gradient color, I am a little bit married to it since the app implements very similar one. I wanted to keep the theme somewhat consistent between app and website. I assume you are referring to the website since you also mentioned drop shadows. I actually used gradient tool https://cssgradient.io/ at least for the app. Still, I will definitely check the font and color for the website. Thanks!