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Recipe Apps Compared
Recipe apps help you save and use recipes; the choice turns on recipe import, meal planning, guided cooking, grocery lists, price, and the platforms you use. This board compares those points alongside recipe-library size and shows where apps run, from iOS and Android to web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Use the free-plan and paid-price notes to set a budget, and check trial terms before subscribing. Marks indicate a public API, open-source code, and a free tier, so you can compare access and flexibility as well as cooking features.
- 67 platforms
- 24 with a free tier
- Checked 10 Oct 2026
- 1 K
KitchenOwlkitchenowl.orgFree app for shared recipes, shopping lists, meal plans and household expenses across devices.
- 2 AAnyListanylist.com
A list and meal-planning app that organizes recipes and turns ingredients into shopping lists.
- 3 CCookcooklang.org
A recipe app with step-by-step cooking, timers, scaling, and lists that sync through file services.
- 4 CChefBookchefbook.net
A recipe app with offline cookbooks, meal planning, and grocery lists synced across devices.
- 5 CChefkochchefkoch.de
A German-language cooking platform with about 389,000 recipes for cooking and baking.
- 6 MMealimemealime.com
Mealime helps users plan meals, shop for groceries, and cook at home.
- 7 BBigOvenbigoven.com
A recipe organizer with meal planning, grocery lists, and searches for ways to use leftovers.
- 8 CClemiclemiapp.com
A recipe companion that imports from social platforms and websites and shares household grocery lists.
- 9 CCloveclove.kitchen
A recipe organizer with free imports, shared grocery lists, and meal plans from saved recipes.
- 10 BButlerbutlerkitchen.com
A recipe and meal-planning app that combines saved recipes, grocery lists, and kitchen inventory.
- 11 SSugosugo.kitchen
- 12 FFlavorMateflavormate.de
Free recipe app with recipe importing on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows.
- 13 RKRecipe Keeperrecipekeeperonline.com
- 14 CCookpadcookpad.com
A recipe platform with recipe importing, available on mobile and the web.
- 15 KSKitchen Storieskitchenstories.com
- 16 MRMy Recipe Boxmyrecipebox.app
- 17 RRecipeBoxrecipebox.com
- 18 RRecipeSagerecipesage.com
- 19 CCookZonecookzone.app
A recipe app with importing, meal planning, guided cooking, and grocery lists.
- 20 SSideChefsidechef.com
- 21 CCookBookcookbookmanager.com
- 22 DDinnrdinnr-app.com
A recipe app with importing, meal planning, guided cooking, and grocery lists.
- 23 FCFood.comfood.com
Free recipe service for Android, iOS and the web.
- 24 MCMr. Cookmrcook.app
Freemium app for imported recipes, meal plans, guided cooking and grocery lists on Android, iOS and web.
- 25 PRPlum Recipesplumrecipes.app
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How to choose
Which platforms does it need to run on?
Choose an app that supports the devices you use for cooking and shopping. The board lists support for iOS, Android, web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
A web app can work across computers without a desktop install, while a mobile app may suit kitchen use. Confirm the platform mark before you commit.
Does it have a free plan or trial?
Start with the free-plan mark, then compare the paid price and trial length. AnyList lists a free plan with paid plans from $9.99 per year; CookBook lists a free plan and paid plans from $6.99 per month with a 14-day trial.
Trial terms vary: BigOven lists 30 days, Butler lists seven days without a free plan, and Cookidoo lists plans from $65 per year with a 30-day trial.
Can it import recipes and plan meals?
Check the recipe-import and meal-planning fields together, because they cover moving recipes into the app and organizing what to cook.
The board also compares recipe-library size, which helps you judge whether you want a personal collection, a larger catalog, or both.
Does it support guided cooking and grocery lists?
Use the guided-cooking and grocery-list fields to match the way you cook and shop. Guided steps can matter at the counter, while grocery lists help turn a plan into a shopping list.
Compare these fields with the platforms you need, since an app that fits your cooking routine still has to run where you use it.
Questions
Which recipe apps have a free plan?
The board marks free plans for apps such as AnyList, BigOven, ChefBook, Chefkoch, Clemi, Clove, Cook, CookBook, Cooklist, and Cookmark.
What is the cheapest paid recipe app listed?
AnyList lists paid plans from $9.99 per year. Chefkoch lists paid plans from €2.50 per month on an annual plan. Prices and currencies differ, so compare the listing notes.
Which recipe apps offer a free trial?
Trial terms shown include 30 days for BigOven and Cookidoo, 14 days for CookBook, and seven days for Butler, Chefkoch, and Cook.
Can I use these recipe apps on iPhone and Android?
The board records platform support for iOS and Android, plus web, macOS, Windows, and Linux. Check the platform marks for the app you are considering.
Do these recipe apps provide grocery lists and meal planning?
Grocery lists and meal planning are comparison fields on the board. Review those marks for the apps you are considering.
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