Today is a big day! After years of dreaming, planning, and hard work, we’ve officially launched the Oh She Glows – Healthy Plant-Based Recipes app for iPhone and iPad devices! You guys have been asking for an OSG app for years, and I’m so excited the day is finally here. Many of you will now be able to cook from your phone or tablet with ease, or meal plan while commuting to and from school or work with convenient offline access. Think of this app as your personal OSG on the Glow!
Our app features the most popular Oh She Glows recipes from the past 8 years (oh boy, did I rediscover some gems), and includes brand-new photography, with a cohesive, sleek new look. All of the recipes have been edited and streamlined, and many have been improved as I cooked my way through Oh She Glows’ archives. You can be confident that the recipes in our app are delicious, super reliable, and will wow your family and friends! Check out our short video below for a sneak peek:
This project has been a huge labour of love involving myself, Eric, our app team, and also hundreds of you—our awesome beta testers who applied via our newsletter. Thanks to those of you who tested our app during the development phase, we were able to improve it in many ways, and add all kinds of useful features based on your feedback.
For example, we created a killer search function that sorts recipes by keywords, dietary info, dish types, and seasons, as well as handy filters like freezer-friendly, kid-friendly, quick and easy, budget-friendly, and more.
Features we’re excited about:
– Enjoy more than 60 Oh She Glows recipes (and growing!), including 50 fan-favourites plus 11 new recipes exclusive to the app (see the bottom of this post)
– Browse through beautiful full-screen, high-resolution food photography
– Strike out ingredients and directions as you cook so you don’t lose your place
– Customize your own favourites list with your most-loved recipes
– Easily view cook time, prep time, serving size, headnotes/tips, and allergy info for each recipe
– Add your own notes to the recipes to save/record your own recipe modifications
– Take recipes with you on the go with convenient offline access
– Search for recipes with ease using ingredient keywords or by recipe title
– Filter your recipes based on dietary/allergy info, season, dish type, and more
– Cook without worry that your device will go to sleep with our anti-lock feature
– Enjoy split view on your iOS 9 iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4, and iPad Pro
Best of all, each new recipe that I post on the blog in the future will upload to the app, so the app will continue to grow and grow over the years! Also, keep your eyes peeled for exclusive recipe bundles only found in the app. (Spoiler Alert: there are a couple bundles in there right now as our thank you for purchasing the app!)
I’m thrilled to let you know that we’re donating 10% of the proceeds from the first week’s app sales to Blessings in a Backpack Canada, a children’s charity that is near and dear to our hearts. Each Friday, Blessings in a Backpack provides backpacks of food to children all across the country who otherwise may not get enough to eat on the weekends. Just $120 feeds a child on the weekends for an entire school year. How awesome is that?! I’m so excited to be working with Executive Director Karen Green on this wonderful initiative, and together we’ll be directing our donation to local children right here in the Greater Toronto Area.
I truly hope that you’ll love this app, share the recipes with loved ones, and use it in your kitchens (and on the glow!) as much as we do. Thank you all for your continued support, and for the encouragement to make this recipe app a reality when I mentioned the idea a few years ago.
You can download the app here, or simply click the button below!
FAQ
1. Which devices will the app work with? Our app has been developed for Apple iOS 8.0+ devices. We’ve optimized the app to display perfectly on both the iPhone and iPad. The iPad version works in both landscape and portrait orientations, while the iPhone version currently supports portrait mode. We’ll be working hard to constantly improve what we offer you in the future!
2. Is there a fee for the app? Yes, there is a small fee of $4.99 USD/$6.99 CAD to download the app.
3. Do you have an app for Android or Windows phones? Our app has been developed for Apple iOS devices (approximately 75% of our readership uses an Apple device). However, we’re open to exploring development for other devices in the future if our budget allows.
4. Will there be any new content in the app aside from the revamped fan-favourite recipes and photography? Yes! As a thank-you for purchasing the app, you’ll receive a free bundle of 8 new recipes exclusive to the app. You’ll also have access to an additional 3 free recipes with a simple social media share. Check out these recipes in the image below!
Our goal is to keep growing and improving the app over the years, and make it the best we possibly can. If you have any suggestions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line at: app_support[at]ohsheglows.com.
Last but not least, stay tuned for a big giveaway later this week!
Excited that the day has come! Don’t know that the app will work on my very old iPad, but I’ll be trying to find a way! Maybe will try using an emulator to make it run on my Android devices.
Woot, success in firing up the old iPad which had been collecting dust. My machine is kinda slow, but I can view the beautiful app wonderfully! Congratulations on the launch, THANK you for all the amazing work, and looking forward to book #2 (preordered)!
Aw, thank you Ruth. I hope you love the second book when it finally drops, and I am so happy to hear you’ve found the app well worth digging out the old iPad for! ;)
So disappointing. You’ve made it feel like android users are losers. That we joined the wrong club. Not sure why you have made such an obviously exclusive choice.?????
Hi Catherine, I’m so sorry you feel that way, but that’s not what I was saying. I was simply stating the reason why we chose to develop the Apple version first (there are always tons of questions about it). From a business perspective, it makes sense to create where the majority of customers are and for us, our statistics show that 75% of our readers use Apple devices. If we had the budget to develop both versions immediately I can assure you we would have! Likewise, if we have the budget in the future to develop across other devices we definitely will. :) I hope this helps!
The app is downloaded, I didn’t even have to look at it to see if I wanted it, because I just KNEW I would love it! I direct my clients to your website and your book often to learn to cook with vegetables in a creative and healthy way. Thank you for caring about your fellow humans!
God Bless You and Yours.
Jolene
I just bought the app and love it!! The photos are so gorgeous (loved watching the process on snapchat) and the app is so intuitive and easy to use. Can’t wait to use it while cooking. Congratulations on the app launch, baby #2, and your upcoming book!
Thanks so much, Emily. I’m glad you’re loving the app already! :)
Congratulations on all your hard work, Angela. I’ve already purchased the app and am so excited to use it. The bonus recipes look awesome. Thanks again!!
Thanks, Laura — I really hope you love it! :)
Congrats on the new App!
Oh it’s so so beautiful!!! I just purchased it and I can’t stop playing with that feature where you click on a recipe, and when you scroll down the picture on top gets smaller, only to become full-screen again when I scroll upwards! Also all the new pictures, woman what a work that must’ve been! But they really glow and practically jump from my screen, and even though I just had dinner, I want to make alllll the things now. Congratulations on this beautiful app, and I totally understand why the blog has been a little quiet lately. Hell, I’m even deeply impressed you managed to make both the app and your second cookbook! The first one a friend of mine brought it from the US for me, and I can’t wait until it gets joined by no 2 :)
Well, now I’m just smiling from ear to ear! Thank you Evelyn. We couldn’t be happier to hear you say such nice things about the app. It’s always hard to know what the reaction will be when you put something creative out into the world, and hearing your excitement makes it all worthwhile. I hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Amazing! What an incredible effort, and a terrific app!
HOW EXCITING!!!! Now I can check on my way home from work what to cook and get all ingredients I need :) Congrats!
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I would love this app but I am an android user…so I’ll just have to wait to see if you ever make it for my devices!
Congrats on the app! Hopefully there will be enough demand for an android app so that I can get a chance to enjoy it!
Congratulations! I’m a long time fan and can’t wait to use this!
Thanks, Katie! :) I hope you love the app when you try it.
So excited…downloading the app now!
Hooray! This is so awesome-congrats!!!
Félicitations!! That’s great news!
Congratulations on the app launch! It looks so amazing, I don’t have an iPhone but this makes me realllllly want one! Hopefully there will be an Android version one day :) thanks for everything you do!!
Thanks for the lovely comment, Sara!
Hi Angela,
I’ve downloaded the app and am very excited to try it out! I love your cookbook too and can’t wait for the next one. I did notice that a lot of the recipes in the app have bananas and I’m allergic. Any recommendations for substitutions? Thanks so much! ?
Hi Lauren, thank you so much for purchasing the app — I hope you love it!! Do you have any particular recipes you were wondering about for banana substitutes? Just let me know, and I’ll do my best to offer suggestions.
Have been waiting since you announced it… It’s finally here and of course I bought it!.. I love all the recipes I’ve made from both the blog and the book.. I make them over and over again!. Can’t wait to use the app and report back! Looking forward to your second book! Congrats on the look of the app.. It’s AMAZING!
Hi Rosanna, thanks so much for your support! I hope you love the app and second book. :)
What about Android users like me
Hoooray :) congrats! Was really looking forward to it.
Just downloaded it and it looks great!
Thank you for your hard work!
Mina
I hope you absolutely love it, Mima! Thanks for your support. :)