# Best apps to scan cookbooks and recipe cards

https://getsaucepan.com/uk/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.

For people with cookbooks, printouts or a box of family recipe cards. Checked November 4, 2026.

## The ranking

1. #### [Samsung Food](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/samsung-food)
  Вам потрібне безплатне планування харчування зі спільними списками на Android і в мережі, а також на iPhone.
  **14** of 14 points4.8 (6.4K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/samsung-food-meal-planner/id1133637674)
2. #### [Деглейз](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/deglaze)
  Вам потрібен безкоштовний спільний доступ у домогосподарстві, вебзастосунок і Android, і конектор для ChatGPT і Claude з платним планом.
  **13** of 14 points4.9 (4.1K ratings) on the US App Store
  **Short of full marks:** Mac and iPad (partly).
  **Price.** Free: 20 imports, then 5 a week, with household sharing. Pro is $49.99 a year, with a 7-day trial. [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6443578246)
3. #### [Honeydew](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/honeydew)
  Вам потрібне домогосподарство, яке ділиться всім на iPhone та Android, і ви готові платити за Plus.
  **13** of 14 points4.8 (1.8K ratings) on the US App Store
  **Short of full marks:** Mac and iPad (partly).
  **Price.** Free with a limited number of saves. Plus is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year. [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6714449541)
4. #### [Pestle](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/pestle)
  Вам потрібен рецептний застосунок з дизайном, застосунок для Apple Watch і розширення для Chrome, і ви готові платити за Pro.
  **13** of 14 points4.7 (1.8K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pestle-recipe-manager/id1574776971)
5. #### 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.
  **13** of 14 pointsNo ratings yet
  **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](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/pricing)
6. #### [Crouton](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/crouton)
  Ви використовуєте Mac або Apple Watch на кухні, або хочете готувати разом через SharePlay, і зберігаєте все в iCloud.
  **12** of 14 points4.8 (2.9K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987)
7. #### [CookNest](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/cooknest)
  Вам потрібен безплатний тариф зі спільним доступом, Android і веб або друкована кулінарна книга з вашими рецептами.
  **12** of 14 points4.8 (45 ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://cooknest.app/)
8. #### [ReciMe](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/recime)
  Ви хочете найпоширеніший застосунок для збереження відео з соцмереж, ви також на Android і вам не потрібна комора.
  **11** of 14 points4.8 (325K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://recime.app/help/en/articles/11630592-wie-viel-kostet-das-recime-abo)
9. #### [Recipe Keeper](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/recipe-keeper)
  Ви хочете заплатити один раз, у вас є родина на Android або Windows, або велика кількість паперових рецептів.
  **11** of 14 points4.8 (31K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recipe-keeper/id974683711)
10. #### [Plan to Eat](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/plan-to-eat)
  Ви плануєте весь тиждень у календарі зі своєї колекції рецептів і хочете також веб-версію та Android. Безкоштовного тарифу немає.
  **11** of 14 points4.8 (6.1K ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://www.plantoeat.com/pricing)
11. #### [Cookpad](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/cookpad)
  You want a large community of home-cook recipes with photos from people who cooked them, on iPhone, Android and the web.
  **9** of 14 points4.4 (7,335 ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookpad-recipe-meal-planner/id585332633)
12. #### [Umami](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/umami)
  Вам потрібен недорогий менеджер, який працює на iPhone, Android і в вебі, і повертає ваші рецепти у відкритих форматах.
  **8** of 14 points4.8 (482 ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594)
13. #### [BigOven](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/bigoven)
  Вам потрібен довготривалий застосунок для рецептів і планування харчування з застосунком для Apple Watch та спільним списком покупок.
  **7** of 14 points4.7 (14,222 ratings) on the US App Store
  **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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bigoven-recipes-meal-planner/id294363034)
14. #### [Mela](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/mela)
  Вам потрібна тиха бібліотека лише для Apple в iCloud з разовою ціною і застосунком для Mac. Останнє оновлення в App Store було в червні 2025.
  **14** of 14 points4.6 (884 ratings) on the US App StoreNot updated since June 2025
  **Price.** Free to download. Mela+ is a one-time unlock: $6.99 on iPhone and iPad, $14.99 on Mac, bought separately. [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1548466041)

Partly qualify, so not ranked: [Paprika](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/paprika) (Photo scanning of cookbook pages/recipe cards only in Paprika 4 open beta; not in Paprika 3 guide); [Foodie](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/foodie) (Photo of a cookbook page; handwritten cards not mentioned); [Kitchen Stories](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/kitchen-stories) (The importer reads screenshots and handwritten notes, with Kitchen Stories Plus only. Scanning cookbook pages is not mentioned).

## Функція за функцією

- Так
- Частково
- Ні
- Не знайдено
- Незабаром

| Застосунок | Сканування | Websites | Social video | Режим готування | Таймери | Mac і iPad | Безкоштовний план |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Samsung Food](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/samsung-food) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так |
| [Деглейз](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/deglaze) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Так |
| [Honeydew](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/honeydew) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Так |
| [Pestle](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/pestle) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Так |
| Saucepan (ours) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Так |
| [Crouton](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/crouton) | Так | Так | Не знайдено | Так | Так | Так | Так |
| [CookNest](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/cooknest) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Не знайдено | Так | Так |
| [ReciMe](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/recime) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Не знайдено | Частково | Так |
| [Recipe Keeper](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/recipe-keeper) | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Не знайдено | Так | Так |
| [Plan to Eat](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/plan-to-eat) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Частково | Ні |
| [Cookpad](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/cookpad) | Так | Так | Так | Не знайдено | Не знайдено | Частково | Так |
| [Umami](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/umami) | Так | Так | Частково | Так | Не знайдено | Частково | Ні |
| [BigOven](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/bigoven) | Так | Так | Не знайдено | Не знайдено | Не знайдено | Частково | Так |
| [Mela](https://getsaucepan.com/uk/vs/mela) | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так | Так |

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.

## Питання

### 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.

**Перевірено 4 листопада 2026.** Дані про кожен застосунок взято зі сторінки в App Store, з сайту та довідкових сторінок, посилання на які наведено поруч із кожним рядком. Позначки функцій перевіряли 1 листопада, а ціну, платформи і дати оновлень — 4 листопада. «Не знайдено» означає, що ми перевірили ці сторінки і не знайшли функції, але це не означає, що її немає в застосунку. Застосунки часто змінюються.

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