Umami is built around a recipe manager. 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 a free plan, a pantry you fill by scanning your receipt, and Saucepan inside ChatGPT and Claude.
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 | Umami | Saucepan |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android, plus a web app at umami.recipes and a Chrome extension.umami.recipes | 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 | Syncs automatically. You can edit recipes on the web.umami.recipes | Sign in and your library syncs to every device. Without an account, recipes stay on your phone.Saucepan |
| Saves from | Any website through its recipe browser or a pasted link, and Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.umami.recipes | Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook and most recipe websites, plus cookbook pages, handwritten cards and screenshots.Saucepan |
| Gets recipes out | PDF, Markdown, HTML, plain text and Recipe JSON Schema.umami.recipes | Not stated yet. |
| Last App Store update | Version 3.36, October 26, 2026.App Store | New. Launches November 13, 2026. |
| Ratings | 4.8 stars from 482 ratingsApp Store | None yet. It launches soon. |
You want a low-priced manager that works on iPhone, Android and the web, and gives your recipes back in open formats.
You want a free plan, a pantry you fill by scanning your receipt, and Saucepan inside ChatGPT and Claude.
You do not have to choose today. Keep Umami while you try Saucepan on a few recipes.
| Feature | Umami | 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 | Partlyumami.recipes | YesSaucepan |
| Save from websites | Yesumami.recipes | YesSaucepan |
| Scan cookbook pages and cards | Yesumami.recipes | YesSaucepan |
| Planning & shopping | ||
| Meal plan | YesApp Store | YesSaucepan |
| Grocery list | YesApp Store | YesSaucepan |
| Shared with a household | Yesumami.recipes | YesSaucepan |
| Send the list to grocery delivery | Not found | No |
| Kitchen | ||
| Pantry | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Receipt scan | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| What can I make from what I have | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Cook mode | YesApp Store | YesSaucepan |
| Timers | Not found | YesSaucepan |
| Nutrition | Not found | 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 | Yesumami.recipes | Partly |
| Free plan | NoApp Store | YesSaucepan |
Tap a mark for the note. “Not found” means we looked on their own pages and did not see it.
Saucepan has free plan. Umami’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, Pantry, receipt scan, what can i make from what i have, timers, nutrition, widgets, Live Activities and Siri and shortcuts. We did not find these on Umami’s pages.
No free plan
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 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.
Umami lets you export your recipes. PDF, Markdown, HTML, plain text and Recipe JSON Schema. Saucepan's Import from another app reads common recipe files such as .json, .zip and .html. We have not tested Umami's export yet, so check the summary and keep your Umami library until you are sure.
Umami: 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. 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.
Umami: Partly. Instagram, Facebook and TikTok; recipe must be in the post text/description Saucepan: Yes. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Facebook. Reads the caption and, for videos, the on-screen text and narration.
Umami: Yes. Google Play: 'Umami - Recipe Manager', 4.5 stars (337 reviews), 10K+ downloads Saucepan: Android is coming soon. It runs on iPhone now.
We found no ChatGPT, Claude or MCP connector from Umami on its own pages. Saucepan connects to both for free.
The US App Store lists Umami at version 3.36, updated October 26, 2026. We checked on November 4, 2026.
Umami lets you export your recipes. PDF, Markdown, HTML, plain text and Recipe JSON Schema. Saucepan's Import from another app reads common recipe files such as .json, .zip and .html. We have not tested Umami's export yet, so check the summary and keep your Umami library until you are sure.
Choose Umami if you want a low-priced manager that works on iPhone, Android and the web, and gives your recipes back in open formats.
