Paprika alternatives (2026)
We make Fixins, so we’ve put it first. Every other app here is described as fairly as we can, from its own website or app store listing.
Updated
Paprika is a recipe manager you pay for once per platform, and it saves recipes from websites into one library with grocery lists and a meal planner. If you’d rather cook from what’s already in your kitchen than build a library, Fixins scans your groceries and shows creator recipes you can make tonight. If you want another recipe manager, Crouton and Mela suit Apple devices, AnyList pairs recipes with a shared list, Plan to Eat adds a planner, and ReciMe saves recipes from social apps.
See what your own kitchen can make.
On iPhone. Scan your kitchen, see what you can cook tonight.
First
The short version
What Paprika does
Paprika downloads recipes from websites or lets you type your own, sorts grocery lists by aisle, keeps a pantry you fill in with expiry dates, and plans meals on a calendar. It runs on iOS, Mac, Android and Windows, each sold separately; the App Store version is $4.99.source 1source 2
What to look for instead
Check where your recipes live today and which devices you cook from. A one-time price, an import from Paprika and a meal planner matter more to some cooks than others, so the list below says plainly what each app does.
The list
The apps, one by one
Fixins
For cooks whose saved recipes go unmade. Instead of a library you fill, Fixins starts from your pantry: scan your groceries, see creator recipes you can make tonight, and add your own handwritten or cookbook recipes with the same scanner.
- Where it runs
- iPhone, iOS 26 or later (United States and Canada)source
- Price
- Subscriptionsource
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Yes: point the camera at a grocery item or barcode and it goes into your pantry with an expiration estimate; Fixins sends expiration alertssource 1source 2
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes from creators, plus your own handwritten or cookbook recipessource 1source 2
- Missing ingredients
- A grocery list of what you're missing, grouped by aisle; one tap sends it to Instacart checkoutsource
Crouton
A recipe manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch that imports from websites, cookbook pages and photos, with a step-by-step cooking view.
- Where it runs
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro; the iPhone app needs iOS 16.1 or latersource 1source 2
- Price
- Free to download, with optional paid upgrades on the App Storesource
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Not stated on its listingsource
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes you import from websites, cookbook pages, photos or text, or add yourselfsource
- Missing ingredients
- Shopping lists from your recipes, with Reminders integration; no ordering or delivery stated on its listingsource
Mela
A simple recipe manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced through iCloud, with a one-time purchase to unlock everything.
- Where it runs
- iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced with iCloud; the iPhone app needs iOS 15 or latersource 1source 2
- Price
- Free to download; a one-time purchase unlocks all featuressource
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Not stated on its listingsource
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes you save from websites and recipe blogs, or scan from a booksource
- Missing ingredients
- Groceries kept in Apple’s Reminders app; no ordering or delivery stated on its listingsource
AnyList
Recipes beside a grocery list your household shares in real time, on iPhone, Android, Mac and the web.
Plan to Eat
Your recipes on a meal-planning calendar, with one shopping list organized by store and aisle, on iPhone, Android and the web.
- Where it runs
- iPhone and iPad (iOS 15 or later), Android and the website plantoeat.comsource 1source 2
- Price
- 14-day free trial with no card needed, then $5.95 a month or $49 a yearsource
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Not stated on its listingsource
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes you import from the web or enter yourselfsource
- Missing ingredients
- A shopping list built from your meal plan, organized by store and aislesource
ReciMe
For recipes that live in your saved posts: it saves them from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube into meal plans and grocery lists.
- Price
- Free version (5 recipe imports a week), or a premium subscription with a 7-day free trialsource 1source 2
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Not stated on its listingsource
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes you save from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube, or from screenshots and photos of handwritten recipessource
- Missing ingredients
- Grocery lists sorted by aisle or recipe, with in-app grocery ordering for deliverysource
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 there a Paprika alternative without a subscription?
Mela is free to download, with a one-time purchase to unlock all features. Crouton is free to download, with optional paid upgrades. AnyList is free, with an optional paid plan. Fixins is a subscription.
Which alternatives run on Android?
AnyList, Plan to Eat and ReciMe run on Android. Crouton and Mela are for Apple devices. Fixins runs on iPhone with iOS 26 or later, in the United States and Canada.
Which ones take my own family recipes?
The Fixins scanner adds your own handwritten or cookbook recipes. Crouton and Mela scan recipes from a book, and Plan to Eat lets you enter family recipes by hand.
Keep reading
Related guides
- Fixins vs PaprikaFixins vs Paprika: Paprika saves recipes from any website, bought once per platform; Fixins scans your groceries and shows creator recipes. Sources linked.
- Best recipe apps for iPhone (2026)Recipe apps for iPhone: Fixins, Paprika, Crouton, Mela, NYT Cooking and ReciMe, compared on where recipes come from, price and the devices each runs on.
- Best recipe apps with a grocery list (2026)Recipe apps that build your grocery list: Fixins, AnyList, Paprika, ReciMe, Plan to Eat and NYT Cooking, compared on sorting, sharing and ordering.
- ReciMe alternatives (2026)ReciMe alternatives, free and paid: Fixins, Paprika, Crouton, Samsung Food and AnyList, with prices, platforms and recipe sources from each app’s own page.
Cook from what you have
Facts checked on October 21, 2026. Each fact links to the page it came from. “Not stated on its listing” means that page doesn’t say.
Cook a creator’s recipe tonight.
On iPhone. Scan your kitchen, see what you can cook tonight.