NYT Cooking is built around a paid recipe catalog from The New York Times, with a recipe box and a grocery list. Saucepan saves recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and websites, shows which ones you can make tonight, and cooks them hands-free. Pick Saucepan if you want to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok or any website, keep a pantry filled by scanning a receipt, and plan meals across the week.
Ingredients, steps, a photo and credit to the creator.
It reads the receipt on your phone and lists the food it found.
Your saved recipes, checked against your Pantry.
| Detail | NYT Cooking | Saucepan |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.thenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | iPhone, and it runs on iPad. Android is coming soon. Your library, collections and grocery list are also on the web at getsaucepan.com/app.Saucepan |
| Syncs through | Your Recipe Box is tied to your New York Times account, on the web and in the apps.thenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | Sign in and your library syncs to every device. Without an account, recipes stay on your phone.Saucepan |
| Saves from | Not found on its own pages. | Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook and most recipe websites, plus cookbook pages, handwritten cards and screenshots.Saucepan |
| Last App Store update | Version 4.174.0, October 30, 2026.App Store | New. Launches November 13, 2026. |
| Ratings | 4.9 stars from 549,627 ratingsApp Store | None yet. It launches soon. |
You want a large catalog of tested New York Times recipes and videos, and you are happy to pay for it.
You want to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok or any website, keep a pantry filled by scanning a receipt, and plan meals across the week.
You do not have to choose today. Keep NYT Cooking while you try Saucepan on a few recipes.
| Feature | NYT Cooking | Saucepan |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistants & MCP | ||
| Works in ChatGPT | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Works in Claude | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Other AI apps via MCP | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Interactive cards in the chat | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Saving | ||
| Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Save from websites | Nothenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | YesSaucepan |
| Scan cookbook pages and cards | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Planning & shopping | ||
| Meal plan | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Grocery list | Yesthenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | YesSaucepan |
| Shared with a household | PartlyApp Store | YesSaucepan |
| Send the list to grocery delivery | Yesthenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | No |
| Kitchen | ||
| Pantry | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Receipt scan | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| What can I make from what I have | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Cook mode | Yesthenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | YesSaucepan |
| Timers | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Nutrition | Yesthenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | YesSaucepan |
| Apple extras | ||
| Widgets | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Live Activities | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Apple Watch | NoApp Store | PartlySaucepan |
| Siri and Shortcuts | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Mac and iPad | PartlyApp Store | Partly |
| CarPlay | Not found | PartlySaucepan |
| Platforms & price | ||
| Android | YesGoogle Play | Coming |
| Web app | Yesthenewyorktimeshelpcenter.helpjuice.com | Partly |
| Free plan | PartlyApp Store | YesSaucepan |
Tap a mark for the note. “Not found” means we looked on their own pages and did not see it.
Saucepan has save from websites. NYT Cooking’s own pages say it does not.
Saucepan has works in ChatGPT, works in Claude, other AI apps via MCP, interactive cards in the chat, save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, scan cookbook pages and cards, meal plan, Pantry, receipt scan, what can i make from what i have, timers, widgets, Live Activities and Siri and shortcuts. We did not find these on NYT Cooking’s pages.
Partly free plan
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.
App StoreYes free plan
Free to use, with no ads. Saving, Cook Mode, timers, meal plans, groceries and sharing are free. Saucepan+ is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial, and includes Family Sharing.
Saucepan pricingPrices are US dollars from each app’s own pages, checked November 4, 2026. Apps change them. In-app purchase lists on the App Store do not always say how long each one lasts, and we say so when they do not.
We found no way to export a whole library from NYT Cooking on its own pages. You can still bring recipes over one at a time: share the original link to Saucepan, paste the text, or use a screenshot or photo.
NYT Cooking: 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. Saucepan: Free to use, with no ads. Saucepan+ is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Prices checked November 4, 2026.
NYT Cooking: We did not find it on its own pages. Saucepan: Yes. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Facebook. Reads the caption and, for videos, the on-screen text and narration.
NYT Cooking: Yes. NYT Cooking on Google Play, from The New York Times Company. Saucepan: Android is coming soon. It runs on iPhone now.
We found no ChatGPT, Claude or MCP connector from NYT Cooking on its own pages. Saucepan connects to both for free.
The US App Store lists NYT Cooking at version 4.174.0, updated October 30, 2026. We checked on November 4, 2026.
We found no way to export a whole library from NYT Cooking on its own pages. You can still bring recipes over one at a time: share the original link to Saucepan, paste the text, or use a screenshot or photo.
Choose NYT Cooking if you want a large catalog of tested New York Times recipes and videos, and you are happy to pay for it.
