# Saucepan vs Umami

Umami is built around a recipe manager. 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 a free plan, a pantry you fill by scanning your receipt, and Saucepan inside ChatGPT and Claude.

Umami US App Store listing, 2026-11-04: "Umami - Recipe Manager · Save recipes and meal plans".

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

- Works in ChatGPT: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Works in Claude: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Other AI apps via MCP: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Interactive cards in the chat: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: Umami partly (https://umami.recipes/faq); Saucepan yes
- Save from websites: Umami yes (https://umami.recipes/faq); Saucepan yes
- Scan cookbook pages and cards: Umami yes (https://umami.recipes/faq); Saucepan yes
- Meal plan: Umami yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); Saucepan yes
- Grocery list: Umami yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); Saucepan yes
- Shared with a household: Umami yes (https://umami.recipes/faq); Saucepan yes
- Send the list to grocery delivery: Umami not found; Saucepan no
- Pantry: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Receipt scan: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- What can I make from what I have: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Cook mode: Umami yes (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); Saucepan yes
- Timers: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Nutrition: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Widgets: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Live Activities: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Apple Watch: Umami no (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); Saucepan partly
- Siri and Shortcuts: Umami not found; Saucepan yes
- Mac and iPad: Umami partly (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); Saucepan partly
- CarPlay: Umami not found; Saucepan partly
- Android: Umami yes (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.umami.umami); Saucepan coming
- Web app: Umami yes (https://umami.recipes); Saucepan partly
- Free plan: Umami no (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594); 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.