Fixins vs Supercook
Supercook is a free recipe search engine: you choose the ingredients you have and it finds recipes from thousands of recipe websites that use them. Fixins is an iPhone app where you scan your groceries with the camera, browse recipes from creators that use what you have, and send anything missing to Instacart.
Both start from the ingredients you already have. Supercook is free and searches a very large collection of recipes from other recipe websites, on the web or on iPhone and iPad. Fixins is an iPhone subscription app that builds your pantry with the camera, shows recipes from creators that use it, and turns anything missing into a grocery list or an Instacart order.
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At a glance
Fact by fact
| Fact | Fixins | Supercook |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | FixinsiPhone, iOS 26 or later (United States and Canada)source | SupercookWeb (supercook.com), plus an iPhone and iPad app (iOS 11 or later)source 1source 2 |
| Price | FixinsSubscriptionsource | SupercookFree on the App Store; no paid plan stated on its listingsource |
| Scan your pantry with the camera | FixinsYes: point the camera at a grocery item or barcodesource | SupercookNot stated on its listing. You add ingredients from a list or by saying them out loudsource |
| Where recipes come from | FixinsRecipes from creators, plus your own handwritten or cookbook recipessource 1source 2 | SupercookRecipes from other recipe websites: over 11 million from 18,000 sites, per its listingsource |
| Missing ingredients | FixinsA grocery list of what you're missing, grouped by aisle; one tap sends it to Instacart checkoutsource | SupercookNot stated on its listing. It shows recipes that use the ingredients you already havesource |
In detail
How Fixins and Supercook differ
Where it runs
Supercook runs in any web browser at supercook.com and as an app for iPhone and iPad that works back to iOS 11, so it suits older devices and people who like to look up recipes on a computer. Fixins is an iPhone app that needs iOS 26 or later, in the United States and Canada. If you cook with a laptop or an older iPad on the counter, Supercook covers that.
Sources: Fixins, Supercook 1, Supercook 2
Price
Scan your pantry with the camera
Supercook’s listing doesn’t mention a camera scan: you add ingredients by picking them from a list or by saying them out loud, which is quick for a handful of staples. In Fixins you point the iPhone camera at a grocery item or its barcode and it goes into your pantry, which suits people who’d rather not type out a whole shop.
Where recipes come from
Supercook searches recipes from other recipe websites: over 11 million from 18,000 sites, per its App Store listing. That breadth is its strength. Fixins shows recipes that creators post in Fixins themselves, and the scanner adds your own handwritten or cookbook recipes.
Missing ingredients
Trying Fixins
Getting started with Fixins
Get Fixins on your iPhone
Fixins needs iOS 26 or later and is available in the United States and Canada.
Scan your groceries
Point the camera at a grocery item or its barcode and it goes into your digital pantry.
Add your own recipes
The same scanner adds your own handwritten or cookbook recipes, like a family recipe card or a page from a cookbook you love.
Cook tonight
See the creator recipes you can make with what you already have. Anything missing goes on your grocery list, grouped by aisle, and one tap sends it to Instacart checkout.
Questions
Questions people ask
Is Supercook free?
Yes. Supercook is free on the App Store, and its listing states no paid plan. Fixins is a subscription app.
Can Supercook scan my pantry with the camera?
Its App Store listing doesn’t mention a camera scan. You add ingredients from a list or by saying them out loud. Fixins scans grocery items and barcodes with the iPhone camera.
Where do Supercook’s recipes come from?
From other recipe websites: over 11 million recipes from 18,000 sites, per its listing. Fixins recipes come from creators who post them in Fixins, plus any of your own you add with the scanner.
Which devices do they run on?
Supercook runs on the web and on iPhone and iPad (iOS 11 or later). Fixins runs on iPhone with iOS 26 or later, in the United States and Canada.
Who it suits
Who each is best for
Fixins
iPhone cooks who want to scan what they have and cook a creator recipe tonight.
Supercook
People who want a free, web-based way to search a very large recipe collection by the ingredients they have.
Facts checked on October 4, 2026. Each fact links to the page it came from. “Not stated on its listing” means that page doesn’t say.
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