Recipe apps compared

Which recipe apps work with ChatGPT and Claude

These connect through MCP, so you can ask the assistant to find, save or plan recipes in the app. Saucepan is one of 5.

Recipe apps with ChatGPT and Claude connectors
App	ChatGPT	Claude	Other MCP apps	Cards in chat	Connector price
Saucepan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Free. No Saucepan+ needed.
Connector price Free. No Saucepan+ needed.
Honeydew	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not stated.
Connector price Not stated.
Deglaze	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Pro, per the App Store listing. Their connector page does not state a plan.
Connector price Pro, per the App Store listing. Their connector page does not state a plan.
Foodie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Free Foodie accounts get 50 connector calls a day. Premium is unlimited.
Connector price Free Foodie accounts get 50 connector calls a day. Premium is unlimited.
CookNest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Works on free CookNest accounts. Imports count toward the weekly limit.
Connector price Works on free CookNest accounts. Imports count toward the weekly limit.

We found no ChatGPT or Claude connector from ReciMe, Paprika, Crouton, Pestle, Mealime, Samsung Food, Mela, AnyList, Plan to Eat, Copy Me That, Recipe Keeper, Cooklist, Umami, BigOven, Pepperplate, Apple Notes, Notion, Yummly, NYT Cooking, Allrecipes, Tasty, Kitchen Stories, SideChef, Cookpad, SuperCook, Eat This Much and Pinterest. What each connector can do

Every app, every feature

Saucepan is the first column. Each app’s name opens a side-by-side page with every source.

Yes
Partly
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Not found
Coming

32 recipe apps compared on 26 features
Feature	Saucepan	ReciMe	Paprika	Honeydew	Crouton	Pestle	Mealimeclosed	Samsung Food	Deglaze	Foodie	CookNest	Mela	AnyList	Plan to Eat	Copy Me That	Recipe Keeper	Cooklist	Umami	BigOven	Pepperplate	Apple Notes	Notion	Yummlyclosed	NYT Cooking	Allrecipes	Tasty	Kitchen Stories	SideChef	Cookpad	SuperCook	Eat This Much	Pinterest
AI assistants & MCP
Works in ChatGPT	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Works in Claude	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Other AI apps via MCP	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Interactive cards in the chat	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Saving
Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found
Save from websites	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	No	No	No	Partly	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Partly
Scan cookbook pages and cards	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found
Planning & shopping
Meal plan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Partly	Yes	Not found	Not found	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found
Grocery list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Not found	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Partly	Not found
Shared with a household	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Partly	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	No	Not found	Not found	Yes	Partly
Send the list to grocery delivery	No	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Partly	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Partly	Partly
Kitchen
Pantry	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	No	Not found	Partly	Not found	Not found	No	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Partly	Not found
Receipt scan	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
What can I make from what I have	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Partly	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Not found
Cook mode	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Partly	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found
Timers	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Nutrition	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Partly	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Partly	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found
Apple extras
Widgets	Yes	Not found	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	No	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes
Live Activities	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	No	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Apple Watch	Partly	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Not found	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Siri and Shortcuts	Yes	Not found	Partly	Not found	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	No	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Mac and iPad	Partly	Partly	Yes	Partly	Yes	Partly	Not found	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	No	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly
CarPlay	Partly	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	No	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Platforms & price
Android	Coming	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Not found	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Web app	Partly	Partly	No	No	No	Not found	No	Yes	Yes	Not found	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	Not found	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Free plan	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	No	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Widgets, Live Activities and Apple Watch

What shows outside the app: on the Home Screen, the Lock Screen and your wrist.

Yes
Partly
No
Not found
Coming

Apple extras by app
App	Widgets	Live Activities	Apple Watch	Siri
Saucepan	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes
Crouton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pestle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AnyList	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CookNest	Not found	Not found	Yes	Yes
Mela	Yes	Yes	No	Not found
Paprika	Partly	Not found	Yes	Partly
Honeydew	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
Samsung Food	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
Deglaze	Not found	Not found	No	Yes
Recipe Keeper	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
BigOven	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found
Apple Notes	Not found	Not found	Yes	Not found
Kitchen Stories	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
SideChef	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
Eat This Much	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
Pinterest	Yes	Not found	No	Not found
ReciMe	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Mealimeclosed	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Foodie	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Plan to Eat	Not found	Not found	No	Partly
Copy Me That	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Cooklist	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Umami	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Pepperplate	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Notion	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Yummlyclosed	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
NYT Cooking	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Allrecipes	No	No	No	No
Tasty	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
Cookpad	Not found	Not found	No	Not found
SuperCook	Not found	Not found	No	Not found

What each app shows, with sources

Saucepan vs each app

Best apps for one job

Apps ranked by a rule printed on each page, from the marks above.

Head to head

Two other apps side by side.