A recipe app with ingredients beside directions, or two recipes side by side, when open
Does The Recipe Box work on iPhone Duo?
According to its developer, yes. FoldHunt's editor hasn't checked The Recipe Box on iPhone Duo yet, so it's listed as a claim.
- Developer claimedThe developer, Kathy Tafel, in a video on Bluesky of The Recipe Box on the Duo simulator on October 11, 2026 (bsky.app), made while merging the app's separate iPhone and iPad versions for the Duo. The App Store seller is Kathleen Tafel (id 414537274). Version 7.0.6 (released June 25, 2026) does not mention the Duo, and neither does the description, so it isn't out yet.
Adapted for the fold
- Closed · Outer display
One recipe at a time
Closed, the cover shows the recipe list, then a recipe with tabs for its ingredients, directions and notes, with buttons down the right edge. Tap a time in the directions and a cooking timer floats over the recipe.
- Open · Inner display
Ingredients beside directions
Open flat, a recipe's ingredients sit on one half and its directions on the other, or two recipes open side by side, each with its own tabs, while the timers keep running.
About The Recipe Box
The Recipe Box keeps your recipes, with cooking timers and notes, in a rich dark-red design. Its developer, Kathy Tafel, is joining the iPhone and iPad versions, separate since iOS 5, into one app for iPhone Duo. On the simulator, the cover shows one recipe at a time, and tapping a time in the directions starts a timer that floats over it; open flat, the ingredients sit beside the directions, or two recipes sit side by side. The Duo version isn’t out yet.
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The Recipe Box: ingredients beside directions, open flat
by Kathy Tafel
Kathy Tafel's The Recipe Box on the Duo simulator. Closed, the cover shows one recipe; tap a time in the directions and a timer floats over it. Open flat, ingredients sit beside directions, or two recipes side by side, timers still running.
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Sources: Kathy Tafel on Bluesky (bsky.app)
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