Groceree vs ReciMe: an honest comparison
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ReciMe and Groceree do the same core job: share a TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or Facebook post into the app and get a written recipe back, even when the recipe is only said in the video. Both give five free imports a week. They differ in what surrounds that: ReciMe adds a meal planner and a web app; Groceree, a grocery list each person in the household shares from their own account.
ReciMe is the bigger and older of the two, with more than 300,000 ratings on the US App Store. If you are weighing them up, the deciding questions are usually whether you plan meals on a calendar, and whether more than one person shops from the list.
This page is written by the team behind Groceree. The ReciMe facts come from ReciMe’s own help center, website and app store listings, checked on October 4, 2026.
Feature comparison
Where the two apps actually differ, as of October 2026.
| Feature | Groceree | ReciMe |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 16.4+), Android | iPhone, iPad, Android; web app in beta; Chrome extension |
| Saving recipes from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook | Yes — share the post or paste its link; when the caption is not the whole recipe, the video itself is read | Yes — reads the caption, then the video’s audio if the recipe is not written there |
| Saving recipes from websites | Yes — share any public recipe page or paste its link | Yes — share sheet, Chrome extension or web app |
| Scanning cookbook pages and handwritten recipes | Yes — up to 8 photos of one recipe, handwriting included | ReciMe Plus |
| Pasting a recipe as text | Yes | Yes; whole recipe blocks on ReciMe Plus |
| Recipe imports on the free plan | 5 a week; unlimited on Groceree Plus | 5 a week; unlimited on ReciMe Plus |
| Reading a recipe in your own language | Yes — a Translate button on imported recipes, or translate every import automatically | Yes — imports can be translated into the app language automatically |
| Organizing recipes | Cookbooks (one recipe can be in several) and search | Cookbooks, tags, search |
| Scaling a recipe to more or fewer servings | Yes — amounts rescale as you change the serving count | Yes; unit conversion on ReciMe Plus |
| Meal planning calendar | No | Yes, free — a weekly calendar |
| Recipe ingredients to the shopping list | Yes — untick what you have; the rest is added by aisle and merged with what is already on the list | Yes — untick what you have; sorted by aisle |
| Shared lists | Free, unlimited members via invite link | By signing in to one shared account |
| Sharing recipes with your household | Yes, free — share a cookbook by invite link; the people who join read and cook from it, and only you change it | Collaborative cookbooks, on iOS only |
| Cooking mode | Yes — keeps the screen on; tap a step to cross it out | The screen stays on with a recipe open; step-by-step mode on ReciMe Plus |
| App languages | 13 | 5 |
| Web and desktop access | No — mobile only | Web app in beta, without the meal plan or list yet |
| Ads and paid upgrade | Ad-supported; Groceree Plus removes ads and makes recipe imports unlimited | ReciMe Plus subscription, $39.99 a year in the US; 7-day trial |
| Maturity | New — small but strong ratings base | Since 2021, 300,000+ ratings on the US App Store |
A cell marked “Not listed” means the feature is not mentioned in that app’s own store listing, website or help pages. It may still exist — we would rather say we could not confirm it than claim it is missing.
When ReciMe is the better choice
There are clear cases where we would point you at ReciMe instead.
- You plan meals. ReciMe has a free weekly meal planner with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack slots; Groceree has none.
- You want to work from a computer. ReciMe has a web app in beta and a Chrome extension for saving recipes; Groceree is phone-only.
- You want more around the recipe: a nutrition calculator, an assistant that answers questions about the recipe you are reading, and sending the list to an online grocery partner, mostly on ReciMe Plus.
- You want the most proven option. ReciMe has been importing recipes from social video for longer, for a far larger user base.
When Groceree is the better choice
And the cases where we think Groceree is the better fit.
- More than one person shops. In Groceree everyone has their own account on a list shared by link, and changes show on every phone straight away. ReciMe’s advice for sharing is to sign in to one account on every device.
- You scan cookbooks without paying. In Groceree a photo of a printed or handwritten recipe is an ordinary import on the free tier; in ReciMe, cookbook and handwritten scanning is part of ReciMe Plus.
- You want cooking mode for free. Groceree’s cooking mode keeps the screen on and lets you cross off steps on the free tier; ReciMe’s step-by-step mode is part of Plus.
- The recipe is on screen rather than spoken. Groceree watches the video itself, reading the quantities shown on screen as well as listening; ReciMe describes reading the caption and the audio.
- You use the app in a language ReciMe does not have. Groceree runs in 13 languages, including Italian, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish; ReciMe runs in five.
The short answer
If you plan the week on a calendar or want to work from a computer, ReciMe is the more complete product. If several people shop from one list, you scan cookbooks, or you cook in a language ReciMe does not offer, Groceree is the better fit — and both are free to try with five imports a week.
Common questions
- Do ReciMe and Groceree both import TikTok recipes?
- Yes. Both read the post’s caption and, when the recipe is not written there, turn to the video: ReciMe to its audio, Groceree to the video itself, sound and on-screen text. Both give five free imports a week.
- Can I share ReciMe with my partner?
- ReciMe’s help center suggests signing in to the same account on each device, and its collaborative cookbooks are on iOS only. In Groceree each person keeps their own account and joins a shared list or cookbook from an invite link, on iPhone or Android.
- Can I move my ReciMe recipes to Groceree?
- There is no direct import. Recipes you saved from public posts and pages can be shared into Groceree again from the original link.
- Is Groceree cheaper than ReciMe?
- Both are free with five imports a week. ReciMe Plus is $39.99 a year in the US and also unlocks scanning, cooking mode and unit conversion. In Groceree scanning and cooking mode are free, and Groceree Plus removes ads and makes imports unlimited.