Plum Recipe Saver vs TableTogether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plum Recipe Saver
Easily save recipes from various online platforms and cookbooks into a step-by-step format. Enjoy cooking with features like screen lock prevention, automatic timers, and smart meal planning. Generate grocery lists and find recipe inspiration based on your ingredients.
- Import recipes from social media and blogs
- Scan printed recipes
- Step-by-step cooking mode
- Automatic timers
- Meal planning and suggestions
- Grocery list generation
- Ingredient substitution help
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Turn recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and blogs into step-by-step instructions. Cook without the screen turning off and automatic timers. Scan recipes from printed cookbooks. Plan meals with suggestions and create grocery lists with just a tap. FEATURES: - Import unlimited recipes from blogs, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest. Cleanly formatted, with no backstory and no ads. - Save recipes from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude - Save handwritten family recipes and share with your friends and family - Share recipes and cookbooks with friends who doesn't have the app via email, SMS, WhatsApp, or Airdrop - Find new recipes based on your preferences with ad-free recipe search and browsing - Craft and adjust new recipes based your ingredients - Re-watch recipe videos from within the app as you cook, no screen lock. - Plan meals in seconds with suggestions based on your mood for the week. - Cook confidently with step-by-step cooking mode. Check off ingredients as you go. - Set timers with a single tap based on each recipe step - Search for recipes by ingredients in your fridge or pantry, reduce food waste by making creative use of what you have - Print recipes and cookbooks - Get instant answers for ingredient substitutions, preparation, or scaling as you cook - Save time at the store with grocery lists organized by aisle. Grocery lists are synced with your Reminders app so you can check them off on your Apple Watch. Save time, eat better. No subscriptions. If you're happy, consider becoming a member of the Plum+ club with one-time upgrade to fund new features. Happy cooking!
TableTogether
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TableTogether brings your household together with effortless meal planning while respecting personal privacy. PLAN TOGETHER, COOK WITH CONFIDENCE Share recipes and weekly meal plans with family or housemates in real-time. Drag recipes onto a visual week planner, copy last week's plan, or start fresh. Smart suggestions learn your household's favourites and surface new ideas. RECIPES — THREE WAYS IN • Build recipes by hand with full ingredient and macro tracking • Import from any recipe website with automatic parsing • Generate custom recipes with AI based on ingredients you have, cooking style, time available, and dietary needs GROCERY LISTS THAT THINK Mark what's already in your pantry. TableTogether intelligently aggregates ingredients across all planned meals and creates shopping lists organised by aisle. See which meals need each ingredient. COOKING MODE Full-screen step-by-step guidance with large text, ingredient checklist, and built-in timer. Designed for messy hands and busy kitchens. PERSONAL NUTRITION TRACKING (OPTIONAL) Log meals privately — never shared with your household. Three ways to log: • Select from planned meals • "Describe what you ate" with on-device AI estimation • Manual macro entry Track daily and weekly macro trends with calm, judgment-free insights. Set personal nutrition goals or skip tracking entirely. Connect Apple Health to write nutrition data automatically. YOUR KITCHEN ON YOUR TV Display today's meals on Apple TV like a kitchen whiteboard. See what's cooking, who's eating, and when to start preparing. No personal data — just shared meal plans. REAL-TIME HOUSEHOLD SYNC Collaborate seamlessly via iCloud. Multiple people can plan, edit recipes, and check off grocery items simultaneously. No hierarchy — everyone has equal access. PRIVACY FIRST TableTogether respects one principle: food is shared, bodies are not. Recipes and meal plans sync across your household. Personal nutrition logs, goals, and insights stay private to you — encrypted in your personal iCloud storage. WORKS EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Plan on iPad, cook on iPhone, shop with your watch, display on TV. — Nutrition estimates sourced from USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts. Not a substitute for professional dietary advice. Consult a healthcare provider before making dietary changes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TableTogether at none against Plum Recipe Saver's 1. Plum Recipe Saver's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Plum Recipe Saver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TableTogether asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plum Recipe Saver ships an update every 2 weeks, TableTogether monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plum Recipe Saver | TableTogether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phu Nguyen | DARRYL JAMES CAULDWELL |
Bugs and requests
Plum Recipe Saver
Reported bugs
7 issues- Cannot import recipes from Facebook
- Recipes not saving or loading indefinitely
- Instagram import is buggy and often fails
- App crashes on startup
- Recipes lost after updates
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- App spins when saving from Instagram
- Unable to use between devices
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to alphabetically sort cookbook tabs
- More filter options, especially for recipes not in a cookbook
- Add to meal plan option from recipe interface
- Long press to mass add recipes to cookbooks
- Duplicate option for meal plan items
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- Premium update for sharing with spouse
TableTogether
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plum Recipe Saver
- Plum+$9.99
TableTogether
No in-app purchases
Questions
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