Best recipe apps with a grocery list (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
Every app here turns recipes into a grocery list. They differ in where the recipes come from and what the list can do. Fixins lists only what you’re missing from your pantry and sends it to Instacart checkout. AnyList, Paprika and Plan to Eat build lists from recipes you save, ReciMe from recipes you save from social apps, and NYT Cooking from its own tested recipes.
See what your own kitchen can make.
On iPhone. Scan your kitchen, see what you can cook tonight.
First
The short version
What to look for
Look for a list that combines ingredients across recipes and sorts them the way you shop. If someone else shops too, look for sharing. If you order groceries online, check which stores the list can go to.
The list
The apps, one by one
Fixins
The list starts from your pantry: pick a creator recipe and only the ingredients you’re missing go on the list, grouped by aisle. One tap sends it to Instacart checkout.
- 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
AnyList
A grocery list first, shared in real time and sorted into categories you can arrange to match your store, with recipes that add their ingredients in one tap.
Paprika
Grocery lists that combine ingredients across recipes and sort them by aisle, from a recipe library you pay for once.
- Where it runs
- iOS, Mac, Android and Windows; the iPhone and iPad app needs iOS 12 or latersource 1source 2
- Scan your pantry with the camera
- Not stated on its listing. It has a pantry you fill in yourself, with expiry datessource
- Where recipes come from
- Recipes you download from websites or add yourselfsource
- Missing ingredients
- Grocery lists that combine ingredients and sort them by aisle; no ordering or delivery stated on its listingsource
ReciMe
Grocery lists sorted by aisle or by recipe, built from recipes you save from social apps, with in-app ordering for delivery.
- 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
Plan to Eat
A shopping list built from your weekly meal plan, organized by store and aisle.
- 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
NYT Cooking
A built-in grocery list for over 20,000 tested recipes, with delivery via Instacart.
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
Which recipe apps send the grocery list to Instacart?
Fixins sends what you’re missing to Instacart checkout. NYT Cooking offers grocery delivery via Instacart. ReciMe offers in-app grocery ordering for delivery.
Which ones can I share with my partner?
AnyList shares lists in real time, and Plan to Eat syncs across your family’s devices. In Fixins, your household can share one kitchen, pantry and list.
Which ones are free?
AnyList is free with an optional paid plan, and ReciMe has a free version. Paprika is paid once per platform. Plan to Eat, NYT Cooking and Fixins are subscriptions.
Keep reading
Related guides
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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.