Recipes | iOS Universal Social Recipes App Template (Swift)

23 Apr 2021
• Updated documentation and add new technique to integrate Apple Login.
• Added new credentials for Facebook login
• Updated app to iOS 14.3+ and also supports Xcode version 10.14+

12 Aug 2020
• Implemented new categories feature in app.
• Updated code to iOS 13.5+ version.

30 April 2020
• Implemented new feature “Sign in through APPLE”
• Improved the code to support the Apple dark mode 
• Updated the code to iOS 13+ and xcode 11+ versions with swift 5+ language support.

8 August 2019
• Improved Design of login, Sign Up, Account before login screen 
• Improved edit profile design by applying collection view
• Upgraded Home screen design and improved visibility issue 
• Updated the design of all screens with field transparency.
• Updated design of add recipe screen with latest design patterns and color contrasts

28 July 2018
• Fixed GoogleAd compatibility with iPhone X

25 May 2018
• Accordingly to the new EU GDPR terms, I've updated the 'tou.html' file and Documentation.
IMPORTANT: This means that if a User asks for his/her Account deletion, you must do it within 24 hours, as the GDPR's "Right to be forgotten" Article states (LINK: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/)

3 April 2018
• Updated to recommended settings with Xcode 9.3
• Updated the 3 Facebook SDKs (because of Swift 4.1 release):
FBSDKCoreKit.framework
FBSDKLoginKit.framework
FBSDKShareKit.framework

21 November 2017
• Improved the Recipes search on the Home screen, now you can search by keywords with the searchBar:
a) Added this line into Configs.swift:
    let RECIPES_KEYWORDS = "keywords" 
b) Edited 'queryRecipes()' method in Recipes.swift
c) Edited 'submitButt()' method in AddEditRecipes.swift
PLEASE NOTE: IF THIS IS AN UPDATE FOR YOU, you need to do the following:
1. Updated the swift files by comparing the updated one mentioned above with your old ones
2. Submit a test recipe via the app
3. Enter your Parse Dashboard -> Recipes class, check the new column named "keywords" and manually add the missing keywords in the empty cells of that column. Ex: If a recipe has a title like "Asian vegetable broth", you'll need to enter the keyword of that row as it follows: ["asian","vegetable","broth"].
You have to do that for all the empty cells you'll find in the Recipes class -> "keywords" column, then you'll be able to submit your update to the App Store.

Recipes is a Universal App template where you can post your own recipes in details, attach a video from YouTube and get involved in a funny community.
You can also browse recipes from other users, see their profiles, share their and your recipes to popular social networks, build a Shopping list of ingredients with a single tap (useful to go to the market and check the items you’ve bought), filter recipes by category or text search.

Since its backend is by Parse Server, you don’t have to buy any domain/hosting, there are NO PHP files to upload to a web server so you’ll save some money for server side.

Recipes is a native Xcode project, Swift language, Storyboard, Universal, Push Notifications for likes, super easy to customize, Parse SDK hosted on https://back4app.com

About Parse SDK and back4app

Read this article for more info about back4app and Parse SDK:

Can I host Parse Server on my own server?

Yes, although I don’t provide support for the setup process, you can read the official Guide here: https://parseplatform.org

I get a Code signing error in Xcode 8.x

That’s a bug of Xcode 8 with macOS Sierra, check this sample video to see how to fix it:

How to remove AdMob banner ads

Check this video out to see how to remove the code that shows AdMob banners: Keep in mind that you must repeat the shown steps for every .swift file that contains this line on the top:

import GoogleMobileAds

What about free support for this template?

I can offer free support for bugs encountered in the original code. Instead, if you’ve edited the code and messed something up with it, I may apply some fee to fix it either via TeamViewer or by checking your app project files directly on my computer.

Should I use the latest version of Xcode to edit this template?

Yes, I always update my apps to the latest version of the IDE.

Why do I need to have login from Apple Account in the app?

Yes, because from 30th April 2020, APPLE authorities restricted the apps using 3rd party login from FACEBOOK, GOOGLE etc should also integrate “APPLE SIGN IN” method in the app. For reference: APPLE SIGN IN GUIDELINES

Screenshots

• XCode 11.4+ project – Swift 4.5+ – 64bit
• Universal – Storyboard – iOS 13.5+
• AdMob banners
• Facebook login
• Works with Parse backend hosted on back{4}app
• Push Notifications for liked recipes
• Comment recipes
• Easily post your recipes, like and save ones from other users, edit/delete your own ones.
• Terms of User .html file and Report feature included
• PDF User Guide included
• PSD graphics included
• Easy to customize, well commented code

• Apple Mac PC with its latest OS version installed
• The latest version of Xcode and some knowledge about its UI interface
• Photoshop or any other image editor software
• An Apple Developer account to submit apps to the App Store
• An AdMob account to generate your own banner UNIT ID
• A free account on back4app.com