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Chefra vs ReciMe

Written by the team that makes Chefra.

By Chefra · Published September 29, 2026 · Last updated September 29, 2026

Works in any browser, installs to your home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play.

01At a glance

ReciMe and Chefra, side by side. Every fact about ReciMe on this page comes from its maker's own website, help pages or app store listings, checked on September 26, 2026; the sources are listed at the end.

Choose ReciMe if you want:

Imports that can read a recipe from a video's audio, after trying the caption.¹
To order groceries from your list through a grocery store partner, in the free plan.^2,3
A Chrome extension that imports recipes straight from your browser.⁴

Choose Chefra if you want to:

Follow other cooks and scroll a live feed — like, comment, repost, save and share posts, and choose whether each post is public, followers-only or private.
Inside a Kitchen or Circle, post photos and recipes, comment, like, @mention members and search past posts.
Message people one-to-one or in group chats — send photos and recipes, send a recipe to several people at once, and pin, mute, archive or mark chats unread.
Download all your data — a full account archive, plus your recipes as a CSV file.

02Side by side

Feature by feature

Chefra and ReciMe, feature by feature
Feature	Chefra	ReciMe
Totals on the grocery list	Chefra Chefra totals your grocery list automatically. Items that can't be added together show as one line marked 'Listed separately', and 'to taste' items stay their own row. For everyday foods Chefra estimates across different measures (cups and grams, pieces and cups) using USDA FoodData Central weights, marked with '~'.	ReciMe Not confirmed
How the list is organized	Chefra Grocery items sort themselves into food groups (Premium), and each item can carry its own store and a note.	ReciMe Sorts the grocery list by supermarket aisle, by recipe, from A to Z, or by most recently added.⁵
From meal plan to grocery list	Chefra Send the ingredients from today's, this week's or this month's meal plan to your grocery list, skipping what's already on it.	ReciMe The grocery list builds itself from whatever you've planned for the week.⁶
Getting recipes in	Chefra Import a recipe from a link, a photo or screenshot, or pasted text — or share it into Chefra straight from another app.Sharing straight into Chefra from another app works in the Android app and in the web app installed on an Android phone; it is not available in the iPhone or iPad app yet.	ReciMe Imports recipes from websites, including with its Chrome extension, from screenshots and photos of printed pages, and from pasted text.^4,7,8
Social media	Chefra Import a recipe by pasting a link from a recipe website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook or X.Works when the post or page has readable text, captions or speech; some posts can't be read (login walls, no text at all).	ReciMe Imports through the share button from apps including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook (reels, public groups and pages), reading the caption or description, the video's audio, or the recipe's original website.^1,9,10,11
Many recipes at once	Chefra Import a big batch of recipes at once from a list of links or a spreadsheet, straight into a cookbook — it runs in the background and keeps a history (Premium).	ReciMe ReciMe's help center says recipes can't be saved in bulk. Its Google Play listing mentions saving recipes from apps such as Paprika and Evernote, and its help center describes importing a recipe by pasting its text.^8,12,13
Meal planner	Chefra Plan meals on a day, week or month calendar — saved recipes or quick free-text meals, with your own meal times — then adjust servings, undo changes, clear a stretch, or copy a day's plan to other dates.	ReciMe A weekly meal planner with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack slots, in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps.^6,14
Cooking with other people	Chefra Follow other cooks and scroll a live feed — like, comment, repost, save and share posts, and choose whether each post is public, followers-only or private. Inside a Kitchen or Circle, post photos and recipes, comment, like, @mention members and search past posts.	ReciMe Invite people to collaborate on your cookbooks; recipe collaboration works on iPhone and iPad only for now.^15,16 ReciMe's community meets in a Facebook group.¹⁷
Sharing a recipe	Chefra Share any recipe as a web link anyone can open without an account — with a rich preview in iMessage and WhatsApp — or send it to your feed, a Kitchen, email, text or your phone's share sheet.Only recipes set to Public or Unlisted can be shared by link; private recipes can't.	ReciMe Sends recipes by email, text, WhatsApp, Messenger or AirDrop, or as a link that opens in a browser or in ReciMe.^15,18
Where it runs	Chefra Works in any browser, installs to your home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play.	ReciMe Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, which also run on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later and on Apple Vision.^13,14 A web app in beta, for desktop and laptop computers, imports, shows and edits recipes; meal plans and grocery lists are listed as coming soon.¹⁹
Getting your data out	Chefra Download all your data — a full account archive, plus your recipes as a CSV file.	ReciMe Export a recipe to PDF or print it (ReciMe Plus).^3,18,20 For a copy of all your saved recipes, its help center says to email ReciMe's support team.²¹
Price	Chefra Free plan and Premium — see Pricing	ReciMe A free plan with grocery lists, meal plans, cookbooks and grocery checkout.³ ReciMe Plus: the yearly plan is US$39.99 in the United States; the price depends on the plan and the country.²²

Not confirmed means ReciMe's own pages don't say either way. It doesn't mean ReciMe can't.

03Beyond the table

Where ReciMe is strong

Cooking Mode with step-by-step guidance, a nutrition calculator and a measurement converter (ReciMe Plus).^3,20
Converts the temperatures in a recipe's instructions between Celsius and Fahrenheit.¹⁷
Comes in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.¹⁴
Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 298K ratings on the App Store, and 4.7 from 105K reviews on Google Play, with 1M+ downloads there.^13,14

Also in Chefra

Chefra won't merge things that only look alike — dried and fresh oregano, ground and whole cumin, red and white onions, salted and unsalted butter, canned and fresh tomatoes all stay on separate lines, even when the difference is written in brackets. Prep words like chopped, diced or minced don't keep lines apart.
Snap a photo of a grocery list — handwritten or printed — and Chefra turns it into items on your list.
Clearing checked-off grocery items doesn't delete them — they move into that list's library, and one tap adds them back.
Deleted grocery items go to that list's trash and can be restored — an item deleted while ticked comes back ticked.
Keep a private cooking journal on every recipe — note what you changed and pin the entries that matter.
No ads, anywhere in Chefra.

04Switching

Switching from ReciMe

Import a recipe from a link, a photo or screenshot, or pasted text — or share it into Chefra straight from another app.Sharing straight into Chefra from another app works in the Android app and in the web app installed on an Android phone; it is not available in the iPhone or iPad app yet.
Import a big batch of recipes at once from a list of links or a spreadsheet, straight into a cookbook — it runs in the background and keeps a history (Premium).

05About

About this comparison

This page is written by the team that makes Chefra, one of the two apps it compares.
Everything it says about ReciMe comes from ReciMe's own website, help pages or app store listings, each listed below with the day it was checked. Apps change, so check ReciMe's own pages too before you decide.
"Not confirmed" means those pages don't say either way.
Prices are US prices, as shown on the day they were checked.
Product names belong to their owners. Chefra isn't affiliated with ReciMe's maker, who didn't review this page.
Spotted something wrong or out of date? Tell us through the Contact page.

Sources

ReciMe Help: Import from Instagram, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How to use Grocery Checkout, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Is there a free version of the app?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Add the ReciMe Chrome Extension, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How to use Groceries, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How to Use Your Meal Plan, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Import from Images, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Import Recipes From Your Notes, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Import from TikTok, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Import from YouTube, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Import from Facebook, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner on Google Play, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner on the App Store, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: What is ReciMe?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: I Can't Access a Shared Recipe or Cookbook, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How can I get the most out of ReciMe?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Can I print or export my recipes?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: Can I access ReciMe using a computer?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: What are the benefits of ReciMe Plus?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How Do I Request My Data or Delete My Account?, checked September 26, 2026
ReciMe Help: How much does the ReciMe subscription cost?, checked September 26, 2026

Questions

How do I get my recipes into Chefra?

Import a recipe from a link, a photo or screenshot, or pasted text — or share it into Chefra straight from another app. Sharing straight into Chefra from another app works in the Android app and in the web app installed on an Android phone; it is not available in the iPhone or iPad app yet.

Does Chefra total the grocery list?

Yes. Chefra totals your grocery list automatically. Items that can't be added together show as one line marked 'Listed separately', and 'to taste' items stay their own row. For everyday foods Chefra estimates across different measures (cups and grams, pieces and cups) using USDA FoodData Central weights, marked with '~'.

Can I follow other cooks on Chefra?

Yes. Follow other cooks and scroll a live feed — like, comment, repost, save and share posts, and choose whether each post is public, followers-only or private.

Can I message other cooks in Chefra?

Yes. Message people one-to-one or in group chats — send photos and recipes, send a recipe to several people at once, and pin, mute, archive or mark chats unread.

Does Chefra have ads?

No ads, anywhere in Chefra.