Guides
Plain guides to recipe, pantry and meal-planning apps. We make Fixins, so it comes first on each list; every other app is described from its own website or app store listing, with each fact linked and dated.
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Best apps
- Best apps to cook with what you have (2026)Apps that show recipes you can make from what’s already in your kitchen: Fixins, Supercook, Cooklist, KitchenPal, BigOven and Samsung Food, compared.
- Best pantry inventory apps with a barcode scanner (2026)Pantry inventory apps that scan barcodes: Fixins, Pantry Check, NoWaste, KitchenPal and Cooklist, with platforms, prices and recipe features for each.
- Best meal planning apps for families (2026)Meal planning apps for families: Fixins, Plan to Eat, Cozi, AnyList, eMeals and Samsung Food, compared on sharing, recipes, price and grocery ordering.
- 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.
- Best apps to use up the food you buy (2026)Apps to use up groceries and reduce food waste at home: Fixins, NoWaste, Pantry Check, Cooklist, BigOven and Supercook, described from their own pages.
- 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.
Alternatives
- Mealime alternatives (2026)Mealime closed on October 21, 2026. What to use now: Fixins, Meals Hub, Plan to Eat, Samsung Food, AnyList and Prepear, each described from its own page.
- Supercook alternatives (2026)Supercook alternatives that also start from what you have: Fixins, Cooklist, KitchenPal, BigOven and Samsung Food, each described from its own page.
- Paprika alternatives (2026)Paprika recipe app alternatives: Fixins, Crouton, Mela, AnyList, Plan to Eat and ReciMe, with platforms, prices and recipe sources from each app’s own page.
- 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.
- Samsung Food alternatives (2026)Samsung Food alternatives for planning meals and shopping: Fixins, Plan to Eat, AnyList, Prepear and Paprika, each described from its own page.
- Plan to Eat alternatives (2026)Plan to Eat alternatives, including free ones: Fixins, Paprika, AnyList, Samsung Food and Prepear, with prices and platforms from each app’s own page.
Comparisons
- Fixins vs SupercookFixins vs Supercook: Supercook searches recipes from other websites by ingredient; Fixins scans your groceries and shows creator recipes. Sources linked.
- 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.
- Fixins vs ReciMeFixins vs ReciMe: ReciMe saves recipes from social apps into meal plans; Fixins scans your groceries and shows creator recipes. Each fact sourced and dated.