It’s not just work and education that can create challenges – daily life tasks can too, but a new app promises to be the right tool for the job when it comes to meal times
The cooking app redesigning recipes for dyslexic minds
Often the hardest part of cooking is following the recipe. Cooking can be a brilliant way for personal strengths to shine. It’s creative, hands-on, visual and full of problem-solving.
But recipes aren’t always designed in a way that works for dyslexic minds. They can be hard to read. Hard to follow. Hard to keep your place in. You might find yourself scrolling through adverts, pop-ups and long introductions before you even reach the method. Or the recipe might be hidden in a social media caption, with everything squeezed into one block of text. Then, once you start cooking, the steps can be too long. Ingredient amounts are separated from the instructions. Prep tasks are not always clear. And it can be easy to lose track of what you’ve already done. That can lead to missed ingredients, skipped steps and a lot of frustration.
How Scran is different
Scran is a new cooking app designed to make recipes easier to follow. You can save recipes from websites, social media posts or even photos of your cookbooks. Scran then simplifies them into a clearer, step-by-step format.
Each recipe is broken down into short tasks, with ingredient amounts included in the steps. You can also tick things off as you cook, so it’s easier to stay on track and see what comes next.
Designed with accessibility in mind
Scran also includes font options and larger text sizes, so you can choose a format that works best for you.
The app has been developed in Edinburgh alongside a community of neurodivergent home cooks, including people with dyslexia, ADHD and autism. The aim is simple: to make cooking feel less overwhelming, more enjoyable and something you want to do more of. ■
Scran is now available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s free to try for 14 days, then £29.99 per year or £4.99 per month if you find it helpful.
Find out more at scran.life.