The Internet has allowed amateur chefs and foodies everywhere to experiment with dishes, but the Napkin app eliminates one of the big problems with online recipes. Since constantly pulling out one's phone to check the next step in a recipe can be frustrating, the Napkin app will read the steps aloud, letting users focus on their food instead of their phones.
The app works through voice control: Napkin will read the first step in a recipe, and, once finished, the user can say "next" and Napkin will read out the following step. To keep the app's readings clear, each recipe is read from a real person's recording. As such, the app has a relatively limited selection of recipes. That number is set to grow, though, and the recipes currently available are delicious in and of themselves.
Talkative Recipe Apps
The 'Napkin' App Talks Users Through Recipes
Trend Themes
1. Voice-controlled Recipe Apps - The rise of this trend highlights an opportunity for creating more intelligent recipe apps that employ voice-controlled features which enhance usability and convenience.
2. Personalized Recipe Apps - This trend presents an opportunity for app developers to create more personalized recipe apps that leverage user data to provide customized recommendations based on personal preferences.
3. Real-time Narration Apps - This trend represents an opportunity for the development of more real-time narration apps with an emphasis on user experience and convenience.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage Industry - This industry could benefit from the rise of recipe apps as it provides a chance to cater to consumers' changing preferences and offer food products that integrate well with digital recipe apps.
2. Mobile App Development Industry - The advent of voice-controlled and personalized recipe apps provides an array of opportunities for app developers to build a broader range of innovative products that enhance the user's cooking experience.
3. Consumer Electronics Industry - The trend towards real-time narration apps presents an opportunity for consumer electronics companies to develop and market devices such as smart speakers that enhance the user's cooking experience while making recipes more accessible and interactive.