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Chefra vs Recipe Keeper
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Works in any browser, installs to your home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play.
At a glance
Recipe Keeper by Tudorspan and Chefra, side by side. Every fact about Recipe Keeper 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 Recipe Keeper if you want:
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.
- 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.
Side by side
Feature by feature
| Feature | Chefra | Recipe Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| 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 '~'. | Recipe Keeper 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. | Recipe Keeper Groups shopping-list items by aisle automatically, and you can keep several shopping lists, such as one for each store.2 |
| 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. | Recipe Keeper Adds all the ingredients from the meal planner to the shopping list in one step.2 |
| 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. | Recipe Keeper Adds recipes found on the web, scans recipes with your phone's camera or from photos and PDF files, takes recipes copied and pasted from documents or other apps, and adds recipes from other Recipe Keeper users with a tap.2 |
| 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). | Recipe Keeper Adds recipes found on Instagram and TikTok.2 |
| 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). | Recipe Keeper Transfers your recipes from other recipe apps: its store listings name 11, including Paprika Recipe Manager, MasterCook and BigOven, "and many more".1,4,5 |
| 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. | Recipe Keeper A weekly and monthly meal planner, and it can create a random meal plan from your hints and suggestions.3 |
| 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. | Recipe Keeper Create a shared family recipe collection, and share your meal plan with your family.2,3 |
| 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. | Recipe Keeper Shares recipes by email and to social networks; its website names Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.2 |
| Where it runs | Chefra Works in any browser, installs to your home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play. | Recipe Keeper Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Windows PCs and Macs, which sync your recipes, shopping lists and meal plans across your devices. Its store listings say each platform needs a separate purchase.2,4,5 |
| Getting your data out | Chefra Download all your data — a full account archive, plus your recipes as a CSV file. | Recipe Keeper Creates cookbooks of your recipes as PDF files, for printing or sharing.2 A full backup you can download: Not confirmed |
| Price | Chefra Free plan and Premium — see Pricing | Recipe Keeper Free to download, with in-app purchases.3,4 Recipe Keeper Pro Upgrade: US$19.99 on iPhone and iPad and US$29.99 on Mac.3,5 |
Not confirmed means Recipe Keeper's own pages don't say either way. It doesn't mean Recipe Keeper can't.
Beyond the table
Where Recipe Keeper is strong
- Cooks hands-free with step-by-step instructions through its Amazon Alexa skill, in English.2
- Adds a recipe's ingredients to the shopping list with a single tap, and your regular items with a favorites button.2
- Comes in 15 languages on the App Store.3
- Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 31K ratings on the App Store, and 4.7 from 20.2K reviews on Google Play, with 1M+ downloads there.3,4
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.
- 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.
Switching
Switching from Recipe Keeper
- 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).
About
About this comparison
- This page is written by the team that makes Chefra, one of the two apps it compares.
- Everything it says about Recipe Keeper comes from Recipe Keeper's own website, help pages or app store listings, each listed below with the day it was checked. Apps change, so check Recipe Keeper'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 Recipe Keeper's maker, who didn't review this page.
- Spotted something wrong or out of date? Tell us through the Contact page.
Sources
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 Chefra import recipes from Instagram or TikTok?
Yes. 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).
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.
Does Chefra have ads?
No ads, anywhere in Chefra.
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