# Saucepan vs SideChef

SideChef is built around a catalog of step-by-step recipes with photos or videos at each step, plus meal plans and shoppable grocery lists. Saucepan saves recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, websites, cookbook pages, handwritten cards, screenshots, shows what you can make tonight, and cooks hands-free. Choose Saucepan if you want to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, share your meal plan and grocery list with your household, and see your timers in Live Activities.

SideChef US App Store listing, 2026-11-04: "SideChef: Easy Cooking Recipes · Meal planner. Dinner ideas.".

## Feature by feature (checked 2026-11-04; "not found" means not on SideChef's own pages)

- Works in ChatGPT: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Works in Claude: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Other AI apps via MCP: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Interactive cards in the chat: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Save from websites: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928?see-all=version-history); Saucepan yes
- Scan cookbook pages and cards: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Meal plan: SideChef yes (https://www.sidechef.com/meal-planner/); Saucepan yes
- Grocery list: SideChef yes (https://www.sidechef.com/faq/); Saucepan yes
- Shared with a household: SideChef no (https://www.sidechef.com/faq/); Saucepan yes
- Send the list to grocery delivery: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan no
- Pantry: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928?see-all=version-history); Saucepan yes
- Receipt scan: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- What can I make from what I have: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan yes
- Cook mode: SideChef yes (https://www.sidechef.com/business/about-us); Saucepan yes
- Timers: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan yes
- Nutrition: SideChef yes (https://www.sidechef.com/recipes/60810/one_pot_shrimp_pesto_pasta/); Saucepan yes
- Widgets: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928?see-all=version-history); Saucepan yes
- Live Activities: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Apple Watch: SideChef no (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan partly
- Siri and Shortcuts: SideChef not found; Saucepan yes
- Mac and iPad: SideChef partly (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan partly
- CarPlay: SideChef not found; Saucepan partly
- Android: SideChef yes (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sidechef.sidechef&hl=en_US&gl=US); Saucepan coming
- Web app: SideChef yes (https://www.sidechef.com); Saucepan partly
- Free plan: SideChef yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side%D1%81hef-easy-cooking-recipes/id905229928); Saucepan yes

Saucepan: free to use; Saucepan+ is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. iPhone. Android is coming soon.