Recipe Storage Apps for Android Pepperplate vs Food Planner vs Yummly ... and 7 more
Edited by Chris Stipe, Eng, Maria Quinney
Whether you are a hardcore foodie or just love to cook, there is a high probability that you have a list of recipes for dishes that you would just love to try. Maybe you even have a bunch of handed down recipes from a family member.
Whatever the case may be, you could keep them together in a file folder on a bunch of index cards, but wouldn't you prefer a better method to keep all your recipes organized and stored in one location that is easy to get to whenever you need?
Here is a list of recipe storage apps for Android that will give you the power to organize and keep all your recipes together for quick and easy access (without forgetting or misplacing a file folder).
Method 1: Pepperplate
With Pepperplate you can seamlessly manage your recipes, shopping lists and menus on the web, Android Phone and Android Tablet. With multiple cooking timers, you can go into the kitchen with your Android Tablet and cook your whole menu. You can even share recipes with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, and email. And, take your entire recipe collection to the store or while you are traveling, no internet connection required.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- COOK NOW feature on Android Tablets allows you to set multiple timers for all the recipes in your menu if you are in need of helping hand.
- Automatic synchronization of your collection from the website is backed up on your device automatically without the need to connect to a computer.
- Unlimited categories allows you to organize your recipe collection how you see fit.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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Method 2: Food Planner
Looking for an app that can keep an integrated meal plan, grocery list, inventory and recipe collection, then Food Planner is the app for you. Not only that, but it syncs them to the cloud and gives you access to them across multiple platforms too. Food Planner is available on Android, iOS, Amazon and Online.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Quickly plan your meals using a selection of recipes downloaded from all your favorite recipe sites and cooking blogs.
- Use your own recipes or import new ones free from their massive list of supported sites in 8 different languages.
- Make grocery shopping a breeze by simply selecting which days you are shopping for and instantly have all your grocery items it a user-friendly checklist.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version or $4 Pro version.
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Method 3: Yummly
With over 1 million recipes to match your cooking lifestyles, food allergies, nutrition and favorite cuisines, Yummly creates that personal food experience for you that finds the recipes you want, when you want them from thousands of the world's top recipe blogs and sites. Yummly has even been featured on the Today Show. So whether you want healthy, quick, Italian or even Gluten-free, Yummly has your needs covered.
- 1LifestyleType:
- Digital Recipe Box allows you to collect, store and organize all of your favorite recipes all in one convenient and easy to access location.
- Personalized Diets will scour the web for recipes that match your tastes, food allergies, and diets while automatically filtering out those that don't.
- Add entire recipes to your grocery list in 1 click, letting Yummly automatically categorizing your shopping list by both aisles and recipes to make your trip to the grocery store a snap.
- Free version.
Method 4: BigOven
The all-new, redesigned BigOven app, makes cooking more simple. With over 350,000 recipes and more than 12 million downloads, BigOven is the most complete tool to help cooks get organized and inspired in the kitchen and on the go. This app was even featured in the 25th Anniversary issue of Martha Stewart Living, so it must be good - right? Test it out for yourself and see.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Get ideas and find recipe inspiration right when you open the app. See what your friends, family and favorite bloggers are making and with one single tap, save that recipe into your collection.
- My Recipes lets you organize your recipes into folders, filter them by categories and even view them by recently used/saved recipes.
- Use up your leftovers by simply typing in three ingredients and letting BigOven show you what you can make with them.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version with in-app purchases.
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Method 5: Paprika
From aspiring cooks to professional chefs, Paprika is a delightful and simple to use recipe management app for everyone. With ingredient scaling, meal planning, and grocery lists, Paprika is the perfect kitchen companion. Do you love to cook? Get Paprika and see why it will be the most useful app that you've ever downloaded!
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Enter in your own custom recipes and add recipes to multiple categories with the customizable categories feature.
- Quickly scale recipe ingredients to your desired serving size to make the recipe work for you.
- Easily manage your grocery list, add recipes with a single click as well as your own items.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- $4.99 to purchase.
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Method 6: Cheftap
If your main focus on building a recipe storage collection is saving them from around the web, then Cheftap is the app you want. It is the only recipe app that can automatically clip recipes from any websites. No need it highlighting, cutting or copying text, and no list of "supported websites". Simply share an English language web page with Cheftap directly from your mobile browser and the app will automatically take care of the rest. Simple and easy!
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Automatically import your entire recipe box from Epicurious and allrecipes.com.
- Smart shopping lists will automatically create grocery lists for you based on your recipes.
- View your clipped recipes offline! That's right, no network connection required once you have the recipe clipped into the app.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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Method 7: My CookBook
Store all your favorite recipes in one place! My CookBook is a recipe manager app that even includes search and import features. Create your own digital cookbook and build your own recipe database by gathering recipes from around the web and using the import feature to add your own. It is you and your own cookery!
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Synchronize your recipes on different devices using Dropbox.
- Serve more or fewer people by being able to scale the ingredients of your recipes.
- Use the speech feature to have recipes read out to you instead of having to read the ingredient list, etc., on your device's screen.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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Method 8: Cookpad
If you are looking for a unique social and safe environment for people to search and save recipes, publish photos and recipes, or share privately with friends and family in the new chat feature, then Cookpad is the app that will bring that all to you. Now cooking will never feel lonely.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Publish recipes or keep them private, you have the option to choose what you want. Giving you the power to still have all of your recipes in one location but keeping recipes private, if you don't want to share the family recipe.
- Chat and share, never feeling lonely again when it comes to cooking as Cookpad Chat allows you to share recipes, cooking moments, photos, advice, and questions all in real time.
- Cookpad diary that, if you give Cookpad access to your phone pics, you will see your cooking photos from the past 3 years with the app.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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Method 9: Recipe Keeper
Available across all your devices, Recipe Keeper is the easy to use, all-in-one recipe organizer, shopping list and meal planner that will fit all your recipe storage needs. Quickly and easily enter all of your favorite recipes and organize them exactly how you want. You can enter as much or as little information as you need and can group your recipes by courses and categories that you define, making Recipe Keeper work for you.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Import recipes automatically from many popular recipe websites and then tailor them for your own needs.
- With one-click you can add ingredients to your shopping list straight from a recipe. Then while at the store, you can view the list on your phone.
- Built-in meal planner lets you plan out your meals for the week and with one-click, you can add the ingredients for those meals to your shopping list.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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Method 10: Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
Designed to delight, the Allrecipes Dinner Spinner app has been reinvented as the most popular food-focused social app with a community of over 30 million home cooks who play an integral part sharing and discovering the joy of home cooking. And now the latest version of the app is better than ever.
- 1LifestyleType:
- 2Features:
- Favorites and Collections allow you to save your recipes for quick access from anywhere while allowing you to create, share and organize recipe collections to make finding your favorite recipes a snap.
- Cook with what's on sale. That's right! See which ingredients are on sale near you and the app will also suggest a recipe to you once you walk into the store (select stores).
- Over 1000 step-by-step cooking videos that provide you the step-by-step instructions you need to try out that new recipe you've always wanted to try.
- 3Cost/Fees:
- Free version.
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