3 alternativesPaprika: $4.99 once
The best Paprika alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Paprika is Crouton, and the best free one is Mela.
CroutonPick this if you want a free recipe box with a step-by-step cooking mode and timers.Free to startCompare at a glance
Paprika is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | Watch | App Store | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paprika | $4.99 once | Pay once | 4.9 | |||||
| Crouton | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | |||||
 Mela | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.6 | |||||
 PlateDiary | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
Swipe the table sideways to see more
The alternatives, in order
-
Pick this if you want a free recipe box with a step-by-step cooking mode and timers.
Recipes from websites and cookbooks in 1 clean, ad-free place, with a free step-by-step cooking mode and timers.
-
Pick it if you mainly save recipes from blogs and want a clean iCloud cookbook, with Mela+ at $6.99 once.
Strips the ads and backstory off any recipe blog and keeps the recipe in a cookbook that syncs over iCloud.
-
Pick it if you eat out a lot and want to remember what you ordered, where, and who was at the table.
An iPhone food diary that cuts each dish out of a table photo and files it by place and company.
Paprika head to head
When Paprika is still the right pick
You cook from online recipes most weeks and want them, plus the shopping list, in 1 place.
Paprika prices and verdict$4.99 once