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!
Very sad that Android wasn’t including in the development process………..
Congrats! I just downloaded your new app…was going to wait but learned you were donating to charity during the first week of app purchase so did so right away – bravo!
You’ve come a long way baby!!!
Jana
Hi Jana, thank you SO much for supporting Blessings in a Backpack. We’re so thrilled to be working with them, and your help is so, so appreciated!! :)
So disappointed there is no Android app. ?
Android version???
Really disappointed no Android version.
The app is gorgeous! Can’t wait to begin cooking.
Thank you, Melanie! Enjoy. :)
Another vote for Android. So sad I cannot utilize the app. I might have to “steal” my daughter’s iPad.
Congratulations on the app!!! the moment I saw the announcement on FB I purchased it! I haven’t even looked or played with it, LOL but as your cookbook was my first and is still my favorite of all cookbooks (and I’ve amassed quite a collection in the last 2 years), i have no doubt that I will love it!!
Congrats also to your other bun in the making!! :)
Aw, thank you for the sweet comment, Claudia. Thank you for all the congrats, and for your support! I hope you absolutely love the app. :)
I just downloaded the app and it is beautiful! Very well thought out. Well done. Can’t wait to start using it.
Thanks for your support, Tami! I’m glad you like the app so far, and I can’t wait for you to start using it either. It’s been such a labour of love, it’s so exciting to have the app finally out in the world!
To be honest, I’ve been struggling a bit with your blog as of late. What I love about my favorite blogs (which used to include OSG!) is that it feels like having a friend in your life with all sorts of interesting stories, pictures, or recipes. The ones that truly stick with me have a presence in my life and it’s a fun ride to tag along as life changes.
I bought the first cookbook and will probably buy the second cookbook but I feel as though I’ve really lost my connection here. You were updating the blog through being pregnant and moving and releasing a cookbook, even updating monthy when you had your daughter, lately it’s been basically silent.
I hate to admit it, but I’m really disappointed. I knew you were working on this app and that was a big reason it was so quiet. After all the waiting, I can’t even buy the app because I’m an Android user. I know you have a lot going on in your family and I’m excited for the next step for your family, but I feel as though this community has taken, not even a backseat, but like the spare car left at home. I’m hoping that isn’t the case, but I it certainly doesn’t feel like the connection I used to feel to the plant based community here.
Good luck with all your endeavors, I’m glad to have been a part of it for awhile and truly wish you well!
Hi Emily, I can tell from your comment that you care a lot, and I really appreciate your honesty. I have to be honest with you too; I felt a rush of guilt, sadness, and embarrassment as I read your comment. I think the hard part is that it’s impossible to see someone’s entire life and what they are going through from a blog or social media.
I can tell you one thing I’ve realized over the past few years: I’m not perfect at juggling big life changes/demands and work projects, especially when they happen all at once. Creativity is a funny thing at times; I can pour everything into a single project when I need to, but then I feel burned out in other areas. I’m not very good at switching back and forth among creative pursuits.
I can, however, promise you that every day, I’m trying my absolute best and putting 100% into everything I do. Is there room for improvement? Absolutely!!! I know this more than anyone; I’m incredibly tough on myself and strive for progress daily. I certainly don’t have all the answers, and know I’ve dropped the ball in various areas of my life as I’ve tried to balance motherhood, writing a second cookbook, creating an app, a second pregnancy, blogging, and starting up a newsletter over the past 1 1/2 years. If I can’t give 100% into a blog post, I will not post, because I want to give everything I can into each post and recipe, even though it may mean my content slows. I never publish something “just to get a post up” or to meet a quota.
I totally agree with you that the blog has had to take a backseat at various times (just like other things have in my life too), but I didn’t have another solution at the time. As I mentioned, sometimes I have to focus all my creative energy into one project. It’s just how my brain works the most efficiently. Trust me that no one feels as much conflict over this as I do. I do think that I can develop better strategies in the future, though!
As I reflected on your comment this week, I also had a bit of an epiphany. I realized that I never give myself credit for all of the things I am doing successfully. Eric mentioned that I never once stopped to appreciate or celebrate the things I accomplished as a new mother. How many of us don’t stop to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished and how far we’ve come? I bet it’s a lot of us.
I also feel like our community has spread far beyond the blog. I connect with thousands of readers a week on social media, reply to dozens of comments and questions daily, share behind the scenes on Snapchat, and more. I hope anyone who subscribes to my newsletter sees the passion I put into it, too. I write a lengthy personal letter in each issue (among other content such as a Q+A and recipe flashbacks) talking about what’s going on in my life. I’m always trying to connect with my readers in diverse ways, even though I may miss the mark at times!
Despite the conflicting feelings I’ve had over the past few years (and probably should’ve talked about more openly, but I feared it would come across as ungrateful), I’ve never once regretted pursuing new projects, taking risks, and especially, taking the time to focus on my family these past 19 months. I have definitely delayed blog posts to spend time with my daughter and I’m more than ok with that. I have one shot at my time here and I have to trust my heart, even if it doesn’t work out perfectly in the end or please everyone all the time.
I can’t promise you that my blog will be everything you’re looking for or need, but I can promise that I continue to give 100% of myself into each post and project, even if it’s sometimes hard to see. And of course, I will take your feedback to heart and try to improve.
I’m sorry that after waiting all winter you were not able to download the app. I can promise you if we had the budget to develop across multiple platforms simultaneously, we definitely would have.
I so appreciate your support for my cookbooks, and even if you don’t continue to read my blog, I’m very thankful that you enjoy my work!
Take care,
Angela
Can you please please please make an android version of this?? I looove your recipes and would love to have this app! :)
Aw, thanks for your interest, Jessica! We’re definitely open to exploring the idea.
Congratulations, looks lovely.
Really would love to see this for Android also!!!
Just downloaded the app and plan to preorder the book this week! I’ve been in a bit of a rut lately with staying on a healthy track and figuring out what to cook for my weekly meals, but your app has re-inspired me! It’s so beautifully crafted and very user-friendly. I can’t wait for my weekly grocery trip! Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to your OSG brand – I (as well as everyone above) look very much forward to all your future brilliant ideas. Thank you again! <3 <3 <3
Thank you, Kristen! I hope you love the book and the app both.:) I’m sorry to hear you feel like you’ve been in a bit of a rut lately (it happens!)…sending you tons of food-inspiration vibes!
Have you considered adding the recipes from your cookbooks as separate bundles to be purchased on the app? I already own and love your first cookbook, and I will be buying your second, but if I could have the option to buy all of them on the app I totally would. Maybe you’d even make more money selling the bundles on the app than physical copies what with publishing costs?? You’ve prob thought of this already but thought I’d mention it. Your app is absolutely perfect. I really admire the quality of the things you produce. I think that’s a big part of your success. It always helps to be beautiful too. ;)
Congrats Angela on the app. I sometimes feel that I am one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t have a cell phone! I know hard to believe. The attached link might peak your interest. Love getting the newsletter via e-mail.
http://www.timescolonist.com/would-you-eat-canary-seed-health-canada-says-gluten-free-grain-ok-1.2228226
Can’t wait for an Android version!
Here’s another vote for the Android app version….please?
Angela,
I just downloaded the app! It’s so beautiful and obviously a labor of love. I’m so excited to have your delicious recipes close by on my phone and my ipad!
Thanks for your many hours of work on this project for all of us to enjoy!
~Debra
Thanks so much, Debra! I truly appreciate your kind words, and hope you end up loving the app as much as we do.
Another supporter requesting android. Desperately hope its an option in the future.
It would be great to have a Google Play app as well, are you able to have that platform as well in the future
Congrats on the great ap! I just downloaded it. It looks awesome!! I can’t wait to use it and am stoked that I will have it available on both my phone and iPad when I travel. Great job!!!
Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm! I hope you absolutely love it.
I love your cookbook but I wondered if the recipes in the app are predominately the ones from the book?
Thank you
Hi Christine, many recipes are revamped fan favourites from the blog, plus, 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 social media share.) There are some super popular recipes from my blog that made it into both the book and app, however (such as my 15-Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta, Classic Green Monster Smoothie, etc). Hope this helps!
Please oh please an android version!!
Hi, Angela. Just bought the app. What beautiful photos. Going to make the lentil soup this weekend.
When I try to “buy” the free bundle, a pop-up appears that says BUY an error occurred while buying “Free Bonus Bundle.” Please try again later.
This also happens with the Spring Bonus even though I shared the link through the app with my friends on Facebook.
I have an iPhone 6S and am running the latest iOS. Hope you can help.
I’m so sorry to hear you’re having trouble, Lynn! Please shoot an email to app_support[at]ohsheglows[dot]com and we’ll try to get that sorted out for you.
Thanks for your team’s help, Angela. I was able to download both bundles today. Best wishes.
It looks fabulous, and I was very excited, until I read it’s for Apple only. Yes, please and android version!
Please add a shopping list like ‘my pepper plate’ and ‘fork over knife!!’ Would make your app extra helpful! Thanks! Looking forward to more recipes ☺️
Is there a ETA on an Android version debuting soon? Thanks.
WOW Angela! I just purchased your app. I knew it would be awesome because I have followed you forever and everything you do is awesome! But the app? Wow. Just Wow! You have put so much thought, time, energy, love and so much of who you are in this app. And you have a toddler at home…how do you do it? I am so proud of you! And I thank you for all your amazing, creative recipes that you give us to make in our home. Keep it up! Can’t wait for the next cookbook, and more details on the next baby ;) Thank you!! And thank you for choosing such an important cause to send some of your proceeds.
Hi Caroline, I can’t thank you enough for your lovely note! You are too kind, and I’m so grateful for your excitement and support! Happy cooking =)
The app is absolutely beautiful! As soon as I heard you were releasing one I knew I’d have to buy it! I’m in love already. It’s conveniently organized with beautiful photography. The only problem is that looking at it makes me hungry! Congratulations! xx
Thank you for the kind words about the app, Nicole! They’ve brought a smile to my face this morning. :)
Love the app! I just wish all of your blog recipes were on it!
P.S. I already used it last night to make your granola!
Wow!! This looks stunning Angela!! Congrats!
At first quick glance I thought this was your new cookbook cover – BUT I’m glad it’s not because I hope it will have your gorgeous face on it :)
Of course I can’t wait for that reveal next! So much excitement for you! How are you handling it all?? ;)
xoxo ella
I’m sad. Only Android phone and tablet :-(
Sad Android user. Hope the budget allows room for it soon. In the mean time I love everything else. Keep up the great work. Warmly Fiona
Angela, I have shared the ipad giveaway 3 times on Facebook, but it doesn’t seem to connect back to rafflecopter to give me my entries.
Hi Debbie, thanks for entering the giveaway, and for choosing to share it with your friends! For each friend that enters the giveaway, you’ll receive +1 entry (up to +10 extra entries). But, Rafflecopter only gives you the additional entries when a person you refer enters the giveaway as well. Don’t worry if you don’t get a notification letting you know you’ve received an extra entry – it’ll go in automatically. Good luck!
I am loving the app, the photography is beautiful and I can’t wait to try out the new recipes and some old favourites!
Hi Angela,
Thanks for your app! It’s beautiful. I wanted to ask, though, it says Free Bonus Bundle and Spring Bonus, but both say N/A. Are we unable to get the bundles of recipes? Or is that only for Canadian customers? Here’s hoping…….
Hey Rebecca,
Thank you! We just sent you an email to figure out the issue!
Congrats on the new app! I’m a little disappointed though, since I cannot enter the giveaway. I understand that these giveaways are a means to promote your hard work, but for someone who chooses not to use some social media platforms (and feels glad about that!) I also miss out on these giveaways.
Hi Sara, thank you for the kind congratulations. :) You should be able to enter the giveaway by logging in using your email (the email login button is just below the blue Facebook login button on the widget). Please let me know if that doesn’t work for you!
Thank you for putting together this app. I recently got an iPhone 6 and this is the first app I bought for myself. I just made “My Favorite Vegan Chili” and am looking forward to using it on vacation this summer.
I am so happy to hear you’re enjoying the app, Pat! Thanks :)
Congrats on the app! I absolutely love it!!! : ) It’s beautifully photographed and I’m happy to see many of my favorite recipes, like the perfect veggie burgers, included! Love the little bonus recipes, too–I can’t wait to try the almond fudge overnight oats. It exceded my expectations.
Once you pay for the app, is everything else free? Do you have to pay for any recipes?
Hi Dori,
Currently , yes everything is free. We may have some exclusive paid recipe bundles in the future, but when you purchase the app you’ll receive the free bonus bundle with 8 recipes, and the option for the social media bundle with 3 free recipes. Hope this helps!
Congrats!!!! That is soooo exciting. I am an Android user so I would love to see it available for me to use too. I will be waiting patiently for it and will continue to enjoy the website and cookbooks.
I want this app so bad, but don’t have an apple device. I hope you consider putting an app out for android devices.
I sure do love your recipes and blog!!!
For now I will keep using your amazing book and checking out your blog. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes with us!
Thanks for the sweet comment, Jaimey! We would love to expand to other devices, for sure – hopefully our budget will allow us to do so in the future!:)
Congratulations! I’m very happy you have an app. I guess I’m one of the 25% who has an android device. Please consider giving us the chance to enjoy your app, too!
Thanks,
Stephanie
Thanks for the congrats, Stephanie! We’d love to be able to expand to Android devices in the future if our budget allows. :)
looks great. unfortunately for me I have a samsung S6 android smartphone and am unable to access the app. how extremely disappointing. ;( feeling cheated.
Exciting news! Please consider an Android app!!! I would buy it in a heartbeat. :)
Thanks for your support, Rebekah! We’re all crossing our fingers that our budget will allow us to expand to other devices in the future. :)
Hi Angela , i was wondering if tou can suggest any time management tips that work well for you , ideas for saving time with organising emails , sorting emails ,
I find you are so busy with multi tasking i am sure tou have discovered ways to be more efficient in the day to day , would love to hear your suggestions
Caroline
Let me know if you come out with an app for android phones please.
Hi! I got the app the other day and love it!!! I am confused, though, about the bundles. It says I have successfully “purchased” them, but I cannot get them to open so I can view the recipes. Am I missing something??? Congratulations on this great new step. I have followed you for years and recommended you to many friends, who have also become hooked on your recipes. Great, creative work you are doing!!!
I too am hoping that it will soon be available for Android! OR Kindle Fire.
I was so excited about the App that I downloaded it immediately! I must say the visuals are GREAT and I like the ease of use. I am disappointed however in the fact there or so few recipes, unless I’m mistaken there are less than 60 available. I did find a couple of errors with recipe instructions but that’s not a big deal. Would be really helpful if there was a way of making a grocery list within the App.