Smart Recipes AI - Mobile app (iOS)

## Technical Assignment

Propose options for integrating AI into an iOS app focused on recipe searching. Design the main screen and the recipe search screen with an integrated chat featuring AI.

## Process

- Studying the subject area and both direct and indirect competitors
- Analyze reviews of competing applications to better understand user needs and pain points.
- Create Information Architecture
- Low-Fid
- Final Design

During the process, I identified key user needs and pain points, designed a solution that enables tasks to be completed several times faster than existing market apps, and created screen designs.

## Primary user pain points

- Users often struggle with selecting appropriate keywords to find specific or suitable recipes for their needs.
- Standard search categories fall short in unusual cooking scenarios (large servings, unique dietary needs, exotic ingredients), limiting options for users.
- Users encounter low-quality recipes and lack the means to verify their quality.
- Novice cooks face challenges with poorly described cooking instructions, excessive unnecessary information.

## Hypotheses

- Repeatedly specifying dietary restrictions during recipe searches is tedious. Implementing a user profile feature where users input restrictions once simplifies subsequent searches. Profiles could extend to family members or others for whom users search recipes.
- An additional input allowing users to input additional preferences and limitations will significantly enhance the precision of recipe searches.
- For beginners managing multiple cooking stages, the option to set multiple timers and AI-guided tips for each step would ease the process.
- Implementing a recipe rating system and comment section can aid users in avoiding low-quality recipes and provide valuable feedback.