# Best recipe apps with grocery lists

By the rule below, the best recipe app with a grocery list is AnyList (16 of 18 points), if the grocery list is what you really need, you share it with a partner, and recipes are a nice extra. Next are Samsung Food (16 of 18 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone; and Honeydew (14 of 18 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. 23 apps qualify.

https://getsaucepan.com/best/recipe-apps-with-grocery-lists · checked November 4, 2026 · For people who want recipes and the shopping list in one place.

## Ranked

1. AnyList: 16 of 18. Pick it if the grocery list is what you really need, you share it with a partner, and recipes are a nice extra. Short of full marks: Pantry (not found). Price: Free. AnyList Complete is $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anylist-grocery-shopping-list/id522167641)
2. Samsung Food: 16 of 18. Pick it if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Short of full marks: Apple Watch (no). Price: Free for saving recipes, planning and shared lists. Samsung Food+ is $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with a 7-day trial. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/samsung-food-meal-planner/id1133637674)
3. Honeydew: 14 of 18. Pick it if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. Short of full marks: Apple Watch (no) and Web app (no). Price: Free with a limited number of saves. Plus is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6714449541)
4. SideChef: 14 of 18. Pick it if you want a big catalog of guided recipes with a photo or video at every step, and you order groceries from Walmart, Instacart or Amazon Fresh. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (no) and Apple Watch (no). Price: Free to download and use. Recipes, meal plans and grocery ordering do not need a subscription. SideChef Premium adds 800+ cooking classes and premium recipes for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, after a 7-day free trial. (https://www.sidechef.com/premium/)
5. CookNest: 13 of 18. Pick it if you want a free plan with sharing, Android and the web, or a printed cookbook of your recipes. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (partly) and Widgets (not found). Price: Free with 3 automatic imports a week and no card. The App Store lists PRO purchases from $3.99 to $29.99, with periods not shown. (https://cooknest.app/)
6. Paprika: 12 of 18. Pick it if you want to pay once, you cook with an Apple Watch or on Windows, or your library already lives in Paprika. Paprika 4 is in beta and says premium features will need a subscription afterwards. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Widgets (partly) and Web app (no). Price: iPhone and iPad $4.99, once. Mac $29.99. Each version is sold separately. (https://www.paprikaapp.com/)
7. Cooklist: 12 of 18. Pick it if you shop at a US retailer it connects to and you want the pantry to fill from your loyalty account. Short of full marks: Apple Watch (no), Widgets (not found) and Web app (not found). Price: Free with ads. The App Store lists Pro at $7.99 a month and $49.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cooklist-pantry-meals-recipes/id1352600944)
8. Deglaze: 12 of 18. Pick it if you want free household sharing, a web app and Android, and a connector for ChatGPT and Claude with a paid plan. Short of full marks: Pantry (no), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: Free: 20 imports, then 5 a week, with household sharing. Pro is $49.99 a year, with a 7-day trial. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6443578246)
9. Pestle: 12 of 18. Pick it if you want a design-led recipe manager with an Apple Watch app and a Chrome extension, and you are fine paying for Pro. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Android (no) and Web app (not found). Price: Free for 15 recipes. Pestle Pro is $24.99 a year, with a 14-day trial. The App Store also lists a monthly plan and lifetime purchases. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pestle-recipe-manager/id1574776971)
10. Saucepan (our app): 12 of 18. Pick it if you want to save from Instagram, TikTok and websites, fill a Pantry by scanning your receipt, and cook with timers that ring, on iPhone. It is new: it launches November 13, 2026. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (no), Apple Watch (partly), Android (coming) and Web app (partly). Price: Free to use, with no ads. Saucepan+ is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. (/pricing)
11. Plan to Eat: 11 of 18. Pick it if you plan the whole week on a calendar from your own recipe box, and you want the web and Android too. It has no free plan. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (partly), Pantry (no), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: No free plan. $5.95 a month or $49 a year, with a 14-day trial and no card. The App Store lists a one-year membership at $54.99. (https://www.plantoeat.com/pricing)
12. Recipe Keeper: 10 of 18. Pick it if you want to pay once, you have family on Android or Windows, or you have a big backlog of paper recipes. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no) and Web app (not found). Price: Free download. Pro Upgrade is $19.99, once, on iPhone and iPad. The Mac version is $29.99. Each platform is a separate purchase. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recipe-keeper/id974683711)
13. Crouton: 10 of 18. Pick it if you use a Mac or an Apple Watch in the kitchen, or you want SharePlay cooking, and you keep everything on iCloud. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Android (no) and Web app (no). Price: Free with limits. The App Store lists Crouton Plus at $24.99 and Crouton Discover at $1.99 a month or $14.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987)
14. Copy Me That: 10 of 18. Pick it if you mostly clip recipes from websites, want the lowest price, and like to use a browser as much as the phone. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (partly), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: Free up to 40 recipes. $0.99 a month for unlimited recipes, or $65 for lifetime. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copy-me-that-recipe-manager/id956800243)
15. Umami: 10 of 18. Pick it if you want a low-priced manager that works on iPhone, Android and the web, and gives your recipes back in open formats. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: 30-day trial, then a subscription or lifetime purchase to add recipes. You can still view and export. The App Store lists $0.99 or $3.99 a month, $9.99 or $19.99 a year, $19.99 or $59.99 lifetime. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594)
16. NYT Cooking: 9 of 18. Pick it if you want a large catalog of tested New York Times recipes and videos, and you are happy to pay for it. Short of full marks: Meal plan (not found), Shared with a household (partly), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: Free to download, with a limited set of recipes. The App Store lists Cooking at $5.99 to $7.99 a month or $54.99 to $69.99 a year, and All Access at $29.99 a month. Cooking is included in All Access and Home Delivery. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-cooking-quick-tasty-meals/id911422904)
17. ReciMe: 9 of 18. Pick it if you want the most widely used social-video saver, you are on Android too, and you do not need a pantry. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (partly), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no), Widgets (not found) and Web app (partly). Price: Free with 5 imports a week. In the US the yearly plan is $39.99, with a 7-day trial. (https://recime.app/help/en/articles/11630592-wie-viel-kostet-das-recime-abo)
18. Kitchen Stories: 8 of 18. Pick it if you want a large catalog of tested recipes with step-by-step photos and videos, on iPhone, Apple TV or Android. Short of full marks: Meal plan (partly), Shared with a household (not found), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no) and Web app (partly). Price: Free for recipes, cookbooks and shopping lists. Kitchen Stories Plus adds recipe import and fridge-based suggestions; the App Store lists it at $6.99, $7.99 and $79.99, with a 7-day free trial. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kitchen-stories-easy-recipes/id771068291)
19. BigOven: 8 of 18. Pick it if you want a long-running recipe and meal planning app with an Apple Watch app and a shared grocery list. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Widgets (not found), Android (not found) and Web app (not found). Price: Free download. The App Store lists BigOven Pro at $2.99, $19.99 and $24.99, with periods not shown, and credit packs. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bigoven-recipes-meal-planner/id294363034)
20. Cookpad: 8 of 18. Pick it if you want a large community of home-cook recipes with photos from people who cooked them, on iPhone, Android and the web. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (not found), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no) and Widgets (not found). Price: Free, with no ads. The App Store lists Premium Service at $4.99 and $1.99. Premium puts the most popular recipes first in search, allows unlimited imports and adds advanced filters. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookpad-recipe-meal-planner/id585332633)
21. Foodie: 6 of 18. Pick it if you want a new iPhone app that also shares a household list. It is young and has too few ratings on the App Store to show a score. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no), Widgets (not found), Android (no) and Web app (not found). Price: Free: 3 AI imports and 5 chef messages every 7 days. Premium is $6.49 a month or $44.99 a year. (https://foodie.chewable.fit/)
22. Mela: 8 of 18. Pick it if you want a quiet Apple-only library on iCloud with a one-time price and a Mac app. Its last App Store update was June 2025. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (no), Android (no) and Web app (no). Price: Free to download. Mela+ is a one-time unlock: $6.99 on iPhone and iPad, $14.99 on Mac, bought separately. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1548466041) Not updated since June 2025.
23. Pepperplate: 6 of 18. Pick it if you already use it and it still works for you. The iPhone app was last updated in April 2023, and it has 54 ratings on the US App Store. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (not found), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Pantry (not found), Apple Watch (not found), Widgets (not found) and Android (not found). Price: Free download. The App Store lists an auto-renewing monthly membership at $2.99. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pepperplate-cooking-planner/id403188971) Not updated since April 2023.

Partly qualify, not ranked: Tasty (Shoppable recipes put a recipe's ingredients in a Walmart cart for pickup or delivery. A separate shopping list is not described.); Eat This Much (Automatic grocery list from the weekly plan, minus what is in your pantry. Premium only.).

## Feature by feature

- AnyList: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry not found; Apple Watch yes; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Samsung Food: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry yes; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Honeydew: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry yes; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app no
- SideChef: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household no; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry yes; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- CookNest: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry partly; Apple Watch yes; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Paprika: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry yes; Apple Watch yes; Widgets partly; Android yes; Web app no
- Cooklist: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry yes; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app not found
- Deglaze: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry no; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Pestle: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry yes; Apple Watch yes; Widgets yes; Android no; Web app not found
- Saucepan: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery no; Pantry yes; Apple Watch partly; Widgets yes; Android coming; Web app partly
- Plan to Eat: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery partly; Pantry no; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Recipe Keeper: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app not found
- Crouton: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch yes; Widgets yes; Android no; Web app no
- Copy Me That: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry partly; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Umami: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- NYT Cooking: Grocery list yes; Meal plan not found; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- ReciMe: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery partly; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app partly
- Kitchen Stories: Grocery list yes; Meal plan partly; Shared with a household not found; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android yes; Web app partly
- BigOven: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch yes; Widgets not found; Android not found; Web app not found
- Cookpad: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household not found; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Foodie: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets not found; Android no; Web app not found
- Mela: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch no; Widgets yes; Android no; Web app no
- Pepperplate: Grocery list yes; Meal plan yes; Shared with a household not found; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; Pantry not found; Apple Watch not found; Widgets not found; Android not found; Web app yes

## How we ranked

A grocery list is required. Then what helps in the store and at home: a plan that fills it, sharing it, delivery, a pantry, the list on your wrist or Home Screen, and the list on other devices.

- To qualify, an app must have “Grocery list” (Yes, not Partly). Closed apps and general tools like Apple Notes and Notion are left out.
- Score: 2 points for Yes, 1 for Partly, 0 for No, Not found or Coming, over 9 features: Grocery list, Meal plan, Shared with a household, Send the list to grocery delivery, Pantry, Apple Watch, Widgets, Android and Web app. Most is 18.
- Apps with no App Store update since November 2025 go below the ones that are kept up.
- Ties go to the app with more US App Store ratings. Saucepan has none yet, so it goes below any app it ties with.
- “Not found” scores zero: we credit only what an app’s own pages show. That can undercount an app that does more than its pages say.

## Questions

### What is the best recipe app with a grocery list?
By the rule below, the best recipe app with a grocery list is AnyList (16 of 18 points), if the grocery list is what you really need, you share it with a partner, and recipes are a nice extra. Next are Samsung Food (16 of 18 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone; and Honeydew (14 of 18 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. 23 apps qualify.

### How did you rank these apps?
To qualify, an app must have “Grocery list” (Yes, not Partly). Closed apps and general tools like Apple Notes and Notion are left out. Score: 2 points for Yes, 1 for Partly, 0 for No, Not found or Coming, over 9 features: Grocery list, Meal plan, Shared with a household, Send the list to grocery delivery, Pantry, Apple Watch, Widgets, Android and Web app. Most is 18. Apps with no App Store update since November 2025 go below the ones that are kept up. Ties go to the app with more US App Store ratings. Saucepan has none yet, so it goes below any app it ties with. “Not found” scores zero: we credit only what an app’s own pages show. That can undercount an app that does more than its pages say.

### Which of these have a free plan?
AnyList, Samsung Food, Honeydew, SideChef, CookNest, Cooklist, Deglaze, Pestle, Saucepan, Recipe Keeper, Crouton, Copy Me That, ReciMe, Kitchen Stories, BigOven, Cookpad, Foodie and Mela. Free plans have limits; each app’s line above says what it is.

### Which of these work on Android?
AnyList, Samsung Food, Honeydew, SideChef, CookNest, Paprika, Cooklist, Deglaze, Plan to Eat, Recipe Keeper, Copy Me That, Umami, NYT Cooking, ReciMe, Kitchen Stories and Cookpad, as their own pages say.

### Is Saucepan on this list because you make it?
Saucepan is our app, so we score it by the same rule from its own feature list, and say so on the list. It ranks #10 of 23 here. It launches on November 13, 2026 and has no ratings yet.

### When was this checked?
Feature marks were read from each app’s App Store listing, website and help pages on November 1, 2026, and prices, platforms and update dates on November 4, 2026. Apps change often.