A Paprika alternative: Recimora vs Paprika Recipe Manager
Paprika has been the classic recipe manager for years, and with Paprika 4 (November 2026) it moved to a free download with a Premium subscription. Recimora is newer and built around a different habit: saving recipes as screenshots from TikTok and Instagram, and letting the app sort them. Here is an honest side-by-side.
Side by side
| Recimora | Paprika | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android and Apple Watch |
| Websites | Yes – share the link | Yes, free |
| TikTok and Instagram | Yes – share the link or a screenshot | Yes, with Premium – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube |
| Screenshots and handwritten recipes | Yes. Several screenshots of the same recipe become one | Scanning a cookbook page or recipe card, with Premium |
| Sorting | Automatic – every recipe lands in the right category | Your own categories and subcategories; Premium suggests categories from the ones you have |
| Shopping list | Sorted by store section | By aisle or by recipe, with matching items merged |
| Meal planning | A week view | Day, week and month, with reusable menus, plus a pantry |
| Free | 5 AI imports in the first week, then Premium. The shopping list and typing a recipe yourself are always free | Up to 50 recipes, one shopping list and one cookbook, no sync; Premium is a subscription |
Choose Paprika if …
- you plan meals by the month, keep a pantry, or cook from a Mac, a Windows PC or an Android phone.
- you mostly save recipes from websites – that part of Paprika is free.
- you want an app with a long track record: Paprika has had a loyal following for years.
Choose Recimora if …
- your recipes come from TikTok, Instagram and screenshots rather than websites.
- you don’t want to build and maintain categories yourself.
- you want the dish’s photo from the screenshot, so the cookbook looks like a cookbook.
Recimora
Free on the App Store
All your recipes
in one place.
Automatically.
Take a screenshot of a recipe and share it to Recimora – the cookbook that writes itself.
Ad-free appFreeNo account
- Screenshot becomes recipe
- Sorts itself
- Shopping list in one tap
Scan with your phone
Try it without installing
Questions
Can I move my recipes from Paprika to Recimora?
Recimora has no import from Paprika files. You can share a recipe’s original link, or a screenshot of it, to Recimora one at a time.
Is Recimora free?
Recimora is free to download from the App Store. The first week includes 5 AI imports; after that they need Premium. The shopping list and recipes you type yourself are always free.
Is there a Mac, Windows or Android version?
Not yet. Right now Recimora is available for iPhone.
Guides
- Save recipes from TikTok→
- Save recipes from Instagram→
- Save recipes from Facebook→
- Save recipes from Pinterest→
- Save recipes from YouTube→
- Save recipes from websites and food blogs→
- Digitize handwritten recipes→
What this page says about Paprika was read on Paprika’s own pages and in the App Store on 10 November 2026, four days after Paprika 4 was released, and may have changed since: www.paprikaapp.com/ · www.paprikaapp.com/news/ · apps.apple.com/se/app/id1303222868