Comparison

Save Recipes vs PantryToCook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Save Recipes

Organize all your favorite recipes in one place. Save recipes from websites and social media, scan handwritten notes, and plan your meals with an automatically generated shopping list. Cook step-by-step with adjustable servings and nutritional information.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from any website or social media
  • Scan and digitize paper recipes
  • Generate meal plans and shopping lists
  • Recipe suggestions based on available ingredients
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Nutritional information per serving
  • Share recipe collections with others
Features
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Every recipe you love, in one place. Save recipes from Instagram, TikTok and any website with one tap, scan the ones on paper, and plan your week with a shopping list that writes itself. More than 145,000 home cooks use Mr. Cook as their recipe organizer. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE • Tap share in Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest or your browser – the recipe lands in your collection • A clean recipe card with ingredients and steps – no ads, no long blog stories SCAN PAPER RECIPES • Grandma's handwritten cards and pages from your cookbooks • Take a photo – the app reads ingredients and steps for you COOK WHAT YOU HAVE • Tell the app what's in your fridge, or snap a photo, and get recipe ideas in seconds • Every suggestion respects your allergies and preferences PLAN MEALS IN MINUTES • Add recipes to your weekly meal plan • Your shopping list fills itself with every ingredient you need COOK STEP BY STEP • Follow each step without losing your place • Scale servings up or down – amounts adjust automatically • See calories, protein and macros per serving ORGANIZE & SHARE • Sort recipes into cookbooks and find any dish in seconds • Share cookbooks with family and friends – always up to date for everyone ALWAYS WITH YOU • Your recipes are stored safely in your account • In sync on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web Start your recipe collection today. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our terms of service: https://www.mrcook.app/en/legal/terms Our privacy policy: https://www.mrcook.app/en/legal/privacy

About

PantryToCook

Features
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PantryToCook turns the ingredients you already have into meals you can actually make right now — no shopping trip, no scrolling endless recipe feeds. WHAT IT DOES • Tell it what's in your kitchen: tap the staples and ingredients you have on hand. • See what you can cook right now: a deterministic match engine checks every recipe against your pantry and lists the ones you can make with zero missing ingredients. • Full cooking steps: open any recipe for numbered, step-by-step instructions, cook time, servings, and a have/need ingredient checklist. • Estimated macros: every recipe shows Est. calories, protein, carbs and fat per serving so you can eat with intent. These are estimates (Est.), not lab values. • Dinner reminder: an optional daily nudge tells you what you can cook tonight from what's already in your kitchen. EVERYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE Your pantry stays on your phone. No account to create, nothing to hand over. ABOUT THE MACROS Macros are estimates derived from published per-ingredient reference values (USDA FoodData Central), shown for general guidance and labelled "Est." throughout the app. They are not a substitute for professional medical or dietary advice; consult your doctor or a registered dietitian before making any medical or dietary decisions. HONEST BY DESIGN Cooking from what you already have is free. PantryToCook Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks near-miss recipes — the meals you're just one or two ingredients short of — each with the exact shopping list to finish them. Clearly priced, cancel anytime. Subscription: auto-renews unless canceled ≥24h before the period ends; payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; manage/cancel in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pantrytocook.com/privacy

Screenshots

Save Recipes4 screens
PantryToCook2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Save Recipes at none against PantryToCook's shown. PantryToCook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Save Recipes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PantryToCook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save Recipes ships an update every 9 days, PantryToCook every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Save Recipes versus PantryToCook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave RecipesPantryToCook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFlowsen Software UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Tony AI

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Save Recipes

Subscriptions8
  • Mr. Cook Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Mr. Cook Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

PantryToCook

Subscriptions2
  • PantryToCook Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PantryToCook Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Save Recipes free?
Save Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PantryToCook free?
PantryToCook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Save Recipes or PantryToCook have ads?
PantryToCook shows ads; Save Recipes does not.
Which is updated more often, Save Recipes or PantryToCook?
Save Recipes ships an update every 9 days, and PantryToCook every 11 days. Most recently, Save Recipes was updated on November 8, 2026 and PantryToCook on October 31, 2026.

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