Four kinds of recipe app
- Recipe managers (Paprika, Samsung Food, Plan to Eat): clip recipes from any website, organise them, scale servings, build lists. Ideal if you already have a collection.
- Recipe libraries and discovery (Yummly, Tasty, Kitchen Stories, Allrecipes): large catalogues, videos, personalised feeds. Great for inspiration, weak on what is in your fridge.
- Guided cooking (SideChef, Kitchen Stories): step-by-step instructions with timers, sometimes appliance integration.
- Ingredient-first apps (SuperCook, Cibello): start from what you have. SuperCook needs you to type or dictate ingredients; Cibello builds the inventory from photos, receipts and barcodes and keeps it updated.
Comparison table
| Feature | Cibello | Paprika | Samsung Food | Yummly | SideChef | SuperCook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipes from what you have at home | Yes (ranked by coverage) | No | No | Partly (pantry filter) | No | Yes (typed ingredients) |
| Inventory built from photos, receipts, barcodes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Save recipes from any website | Not a focus – recipes are matched to your inventory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | No |
| Built-in recipe catalogue | 9,000+ | No (your own) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 million (aggregated) |
| Weekly meal plan | Yes | Yes (calendar) | Partly | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shared household shopping list | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Expiry reminders | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Step-by-step cooking mode | Partly | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Price | Free trial, then subscription | One-time purchase | Free + subscription | Free + subscription | Free + subscription | Free |
| Languages | 12 | Several | Several | English | English | Several |
What Cibello does not do
Cibello does not yet import recipes from arbitrary websites and its catalogue is smaller than Yummly's or SuperCook's aggregated index. If your main need is a personal recipe archive, Paprika or Samsung Food are better fits. Cibello is the right choice when the question is not “where do I save recipes?” but “what can we cook with what is here, and how do we stop throwing food away?”. See the pantry app, recipes with ingredients you have and the broader meal planning app comparison.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best recipe app?
For saving your own recipes: Paprika or Samsung Food. For browsing and inspiration: Yummly or Tasty. For guided cooking: SideChef. For recipes from what you already have, with a weekly plan and shared list: Cibello.
Is there a recipe app that uses ingredients I already have?
SuperCook matches recipes to ingredients you type or dictate. Cibello builds the inventory from photos, receipts and barcodes and ranks recipes by how much you have.
Can I import my own recipes into Cibello?
Importing recipes from the web is not the focus; Cibello comes with more than 9,000 recipes and focuses on matching them to your food inventory.
Try Cibello for free
Snap your fridge, get dinner ideas from what you already have and share the shopping list with your household.
Updated 2026-09-04