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Spoon Simple vs Kiln

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Spoon Simple compared with Kiln
DetailSpoon Simple logo Spoon SimpleKiln logo Kiln
What it doesPlan, shop, and cook family dinners with confidence Edit your website by clicking it
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFree Not given
PricingNot given Open source: $0. Kiln Cloud: $4.99 a month per site. Kiln Cloud + hosting: $14.99 a month per site. All paid plans include 7 days free with no card required.
Key features
  • 500+ family recipes with no ads or blog stories
  • Filter recipes by time, diet, and cuisine
  • Meal planning with weekly dinner organization
  • Grocery lists generated from recipes
  • Chrome extension to pull ingredients from any recipe site
  • Ingredients listed in order of use
  • Scale servings for household size
  • Instacart integration for one-list shopping
  • Smart recipe suggestions based on ingredients
  • Click-to-edit text on any page
  • Image swap and description editing
  • Photo galleries with full-screen viewer
  • Event calendar and list editor
  • Team member management
  • Draft and schedule changes
  • Full version history and undo
  • Mobile-responsive editor
  • Works without PHP or database
  • API for custom integrations
What makes it different
  • No ads or blog stories, just recipes and clear instructions
  • Ingredients listed in the order you use them
  • Chrome extension works with any recipe site including AllRecipes and NYT Cooking
  • One combined Instacart list from multiple dinners
  • Free web app and mobile apps with no paywalls
  • Files stay in your own GitHub repository; nothing is locked in Kiln
  • Open source and free to run on your own accounts
  • No PHP, database or plugins means no security vulnerabilities to patch
  • Simple exit: delete two script tags and the site keeps working
  • Editors sign in with Google; they don't need GitHub accounts
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)9 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)170
Citation Flow (Majestic)2623
Referring domains (Majestic)865

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