Culinary Compass

Culinary Compass is an AI-powered culinary app that helps you identify meals, discover recipes, plan meals, and manage your culinary journey. Using advanced image recognition and AI technology, you can take photos of dishes to get instant nutritional information and find matching recipes.

1. Download Culinary Compass from the App Store or Google Play
2. Create an account using Google Sign-In or Apple Sign-In or creating a username and password
3. Allow camera permissions when prompted
4. Start exploring by taking photos of meals or browsing trending recipes
5. Consider upgrading to Pro for full access to all features

You can browse trending recipes without an account, but to access features like meal planning, saving recipes, meal identification, and recipe scanning, you'll need to sign in with Google or Apple or create a username and password.

Our AI-powered meal identification feature analyzes photos of dishes to:

• Identify the type of meal or dish
• Provide nutritional information
• Suggest matching recipes
• Save the meal to your history

Simply tap the camera button and choose "Identify a Meal" to get started.

Recipe scanning allows you to digitize handwritten or printed recipes by taking a photo. Our AI can:

• Extract text from recipe images
• Translate recipes from foreign languages
• Format recipes with ingredients and instructions
• Calculate nutritional information
• Save recipes to your collection

You can search for recipes in several ways:

• Basic Search: Use the search bar to find recipes by name
• Advanced Search: Use the filter icon to search by ingredients, dietary preferences, cooking time, and more
• Category Browse: Explore recipes by categories like breakfast, dinner, desserts, etc.
• Trending: Discover popular recipes that other users are cooking

Quick Meals is a feature that allows you to create and save simple meal entries with basic nutritional information. It's perfect for tracking meals that don't require full recipes, like snacks, simple dishes, or meals you eat regularly.

Our meal planning feature helps you organize your weekly meals:

• Plan meals for each day of the week
• Add breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• View daily nutritional summaries
• Generate shopping lists from your meal plans
• Share meal plans with family and friends

Access meal planning from the "Plan" tab in the bottom navigation.

Yes! The app automatically generates smart shopping lists based on your meal plans. It consolidates ingredients from multiple recipes and organizes them by category for efficient grocery shopping.

Absolutely! You can share your meal plans with friends and family. This is perfect for coordinating family meals, sharing healthy eating plans, or collaborating on weekly meal preparation.

We offer two subscription options:

• Monthly: $1.99/month
• Yearly: $19.99/year (Save over 19%)

Both plans include a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime during the trial period.

When you try to access a Pro feature, you'll be prompted to start your free trial. Simply:

1. Choose your preferred subscription plan
2. Confirm your purchase through the App Store or Google Play
3. Enjoy 7 days of full access to all Pro features
4. Cancel anytime during the trial if you decide not to continue

To cancel your subscription:

1. Open the Settings app on your smartphone
2. Tap your name at the top
3. Tap "Subscriptions"
4. Find "Culinary Compass" and tap it
5. Tap "Cancel Subscription"

You can also manage subscriptions directly through the App Store or Google Play app.

Yes! Your subscription is tied to your Apple ID or Google Account. When you sign in to the app on a new device with the same Apple ID on iOSor Google Account on Android, your subscription will be automatically restored. If it doesn't restore automatically, you can use the "Restore Purchases" option in the subscription screen.

This is usually a camera permission issue:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Camera
2. Find "Culinary Compass" in the list
3. Make sure the toggle is turned ON
4. Restart the app and try again

If the problem persists, try restarting your device.

For best results with meal identification:

• Ensure good lighting when taking photos
• Take clear, focused images of the entire dish
• Make sure you have a stable internet connection
• Try taking the photo from different angles
• Ensure the dish takes up most of the frame

If issues persist, try restarting the app or checking your internet connection.

Try these troubleshooting steps:

1. Make sure you have a stable internet connection
2. Check that you're using the correct account
3. Try signing out and back in to your account in device settings
4. Restart the app and try again
5. If using Google Sign-In, ensure Google services are working properly

Try these solutions:

1. Close the app completely and reopen it
2. Restart your smartphone
3. Make sure you have the latest version of the app
4. Check that you have sufficient storage space
5. Ensure you have a stable internet connection
6. If problems persist, try deleting and reinstalling the app

If your subscription isn't activating:

1. Close and reopen the app
2. Check your internet connection
3. Go to the subscription screen and tap "Restore Purchases"
4. Verify the purchase went through in your App Store or Google Play purchase history
5. Sign out and back in to your account
6. If issues persist, contact our support team

We take your privacy seriously:

• All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
• We only collect data necessary for app functionality
• Photos are processed securely and not stored permanently
• We don't sell your personal information to third parties
• You can delete your account and data at any time

For full details, please review our Privacy Policy.

When you take photos for meal identification or recipe scanning:

• Photos are processed by our AI systems
• If the recipe is not saved, your photo is not stored
• Svaed recipe images are stored with the recipe in your collection
• Your photo is used with your recipe and used for sharing and trending recipes
• Your photo is not used for any other purposes

Yes, you have full control over your data. To delete your account:

1. Go to the "More" section in the app
2. Tap on "Account Settings"
3. Select "Delete Account"
4. Confirm your decision

This will permanently delete all your data, including your saved recipes, meal plans, and account information.