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Inspiration

Cooking apps are either bloated with ads or don't help you actually plan and cook. I wanted a tool that could import any recipe, help plan my week, and walk me through cooking, all in one place.

What it does

ShotPlate is an AI-powered recipe companion that helps you:

Import recipes from any URL, photo, voice or text description using AI
Organize recipes into custom cookbooks
Plan meals on a weekly calendar
Build grocery lists automatically from your meal plan
Cook step-by-step with an interactive cooking mode
Chat with an AI to generate recipes, get cooking advice, and manage groceries by voice or text

How I built it

Frontend: Flutter (iOS, with cross-platform support)
Backend: Supabase
AI: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for chat and recipe understanding
Subscriptions: RevenueCat for Pro subscription management and paywall

Challenges I faced

It was difficult to pack deep functionality into an interface that remains intuitive during the chaos of prep work. I had to rethink the entire UI to ensure the app stays a helpful tool rather than a distraction when you're actually cooking.
The real challenge was building a unified ecosystem, not just a simple generator. I engineered a seamless flow where recipes goes from photos, links, text or voice notes to meal plans and grocery lists in seconds.

What I learned

Building ShotPlate taught me that technology is only half the battle; the rest is passion. I started this to solve my own kitchen frustrations, and I honestly couldn't believe how much a solo developer can achieve today with the help of AI tools.
Beyond mastering multi-step AI pipelines and RevenueCat subscriptions, I learned that when you are truly obsessed with the problem, the 'impossible' technical hurdles just become puzzles. It showed me that with tools like Gemini and Flutter, the only limit to what you can build is how much you care about the result.