Best apps to scan cookbooks and recipe cards
By the rule below, the best app to scan cookbooks and recipe cards is Samsung Food (14 of 14 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Next are Deglaze (13 of 14 points), if you want free household sharing, a web app and Android, and a connector for ChatGPT and Claude with a paid plan; and Honeydew (13 of 14 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. 14 apps qualify.
The ranking
Samsung Food
Je wilt gratis maaltijdplanning met gedeelde lijsten op Android en het web, net als op iPhone.
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. App Store
Pestle
Je wilt een designgedreven receptenmanager met een Apple Watch-app en een Chrome-extensie, en je vindt het prima om voor Pro te betalen.
Short of full marks: Mac and iPad (partly).
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. App Store
Saucepan our app
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: Mac and iPad (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. Saucepan
Crouton
Je gebruikt een Mac of een Apple Watch in de keuken, of je wilt SharePlay-koken, en je bewaart alles op iCloud.
Short of full marks: Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (not found).
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. App Store
CookNest
Je wilt een gratis abonnement met delen, Android en het web, of een gedrukt kookboek van je recepten.
Short of full marks: Timers (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. cooknest.app
ReciMe
Je wilt de meest gebruikte app om social video’s op te slaan, je zit ook op Android, en je hebt geen pantry nodig.
Short of full marks: Timers (not found), Mac and iPad (partly).
Price. Free with 5 imports a week. In the US the yearly plan is $39.99, with a 7-day trial. recime.app
Recipe Keeper
Je wilt eenmalig betalen, je hebt familie op Android of Windows, of je hebt een grote achterstand aan papieren recepten.
Short of full marks: Cook mode (partly), Timers (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. App Store
Plan to Eat
Je plant de hele week op een kalender uit je eigen receptenbox, en je wilt ook het web en Android. Het heeft geen gratis abonnement.
Short of full marks: Mac and iPad (partly), Free plan (no).
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. plantoeat.com
Cookpad
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: Cook mode (not found), Timers (not found), Mac and iPad (partly).
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. App Store
Umami
Je wilt een goedkope beheerder die werkt op iPhone, Android en het web, en je recepten in open formaten terugbrengt.
Short of full marks: Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (partly), Timers (not found), Mac and iPad (partly), Free plan (no).
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. App Store
BigOven
Je wilt een al lang bestaande recepten- en maaltijdplanningsapp met een Apple Watch-app en een gedeelde boodschappenlijst.
Short of full marks: Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (not found), Cook mode (not found), Timers (not found), Mac and iPad (partly).
Price. Free download. The App Store lists BigOven Pro at $2.99, $19.99 and $24.99, with periods not shown, and credit packs. App Store
Partly qualify, so not ranked: Paprika (Photo scanning of cookbook pages/recipe cards only in Paprika 4 open beta; not in Paprika 3 guide); Foodie (Photo of a cookbook page; handwritten cards not mentioned); Kitchen Stories (The importer reads screenshots and handwritten notes, with Kitchen Stories Plus only. Scanning cookbook pages is not mentioned).
Functie voor functie
- Ja
- Gedeeltelijk
- Nee
- Niet gevonden
- Komt eraan
| App | Scannen | Websites | Social video | Kookmodus | Timers | Mac en iPad | Gratis abonnement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Food | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja |
| Deglaze | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Honeydew | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Pestle | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Saucepan (ours) | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Crouton | Ja | Ja | Niet gevonden | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja |
| CookNest | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Niet gevonden | Ja | Ja |
| ReciMe | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Niet gevonden | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Recipe Keeper | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Niet gevonden | Ja | Ja |
| Plan to Eat | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Nee |
| Cookpad | Ja | Ja | Ja | Niet gevonden | Niet gevonden | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Umami | Ja | Ja | Gedeeltelijk | Ja | Niet gevonden | Gedeeltelijk | Nee |
| BigOven | Ja | Ja | Niet gevonden | Niet gevonden | Niet gevonden | Gedeeltelijk | Ja |
| Mela | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja | Ja |
Tap a mark for the note and its source. Each app’s name opens a page with every row.
How we ranked
Scanning a page or card is required. Then the other ways to bring recipes in, cooking from them, a bigger screen, and a free plan. The matrix says whether an app scans, not how well; we have not tested scan quality.
- To qualify, an app must have “Scan cookbook pages and cards” (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 7 features: Scan cookbook pages and cards, Save from websites, Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Cook mode, Timers, Mac and iPad and Free plan. Most is 14.
- 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.
Saucepan is our app. It is scored from its own feature list by the same rule.
Vragen
What is the best app to scan cookbooks and recipe cards?
By the rule below, the best app to scan cookbooks and recipe cards is Samsung Food (14 of 14 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Next are Deglaze (13 of 14 points), if you want free household sharing, a web app and Android, and a connector for ChatGPT and Claude with a paid plan; and Honeydew (13 of 14 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. 14 apps qualify.
How did you rank these apps?
To qualify, an app must have “Scan cookbook pages and cards” (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 7 features: Scan cookbook pages and cards, Save from websites, Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Cook mode, Timers, Mac and iPad and Free plan. Most is 14. 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?
Samsung Food, Deglaze, Honeydew, Pestle, Saucepan, Crouton, CookNest, ReciMe, Recipe Keeper, Cookpad, BigOven and Mela. Free plans have limits; each app’s line above says what it is.
Which of these work on Android?
Samsung Food, Deglaze, Honeydew, CookNest, ReciMe, Recipe Keeper, Plan to Eat, Cookpad and Umami, 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 #5 of 14 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.