Mostly Recipes vs ReciMe
ReciMe is a recipe app known for saving recipes from Instagram and TikTok, with a paid ReciMe Plus plan.
Here’s how the two compare, including where ReciMe is the better choice. Both are good places for recipes to live.
What each one does
| Topic | Mostly Recipes | ReciMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: up to 5 recipes without an account, or 250 with a free Mostly Account. Mostly+ is $24 per year for more recipes, sync, and Chef AI. | Free with 5 recipe imports a week. ReciMe Plus is $6.99 a month, or $39.99 a year after a 7-day free trial. |
| Devices | Any modern browser on a phone, tablet, or computer. Install it like an app, with nothing to download from a store. | iPhone, Android, the web, and a Chrome extension. |
| Sync | Across your devices with Mostly+. Free accounts keep recipes on one device, with backup and restore. | Cloud sync is listed among its features. |
| Offline | Saved recipes open without a connection. | Not listed. |
| Saving recipes | Recipe links, including YouTube, the Recipe Clipper for Chrome, and ChatGPT or Claude. Chef AI reads photos and pasted text, such as social posts, with credits or Mostly+. | Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube posts, plus screenshots, photos, and handwritten cards. |
| Grocery list | Free. Add a recipe or the week’s meal plan to one list grouped by aisle, with a Pantry. | Grocery lists ordered by aisle or by recipe. |
| Meal planning | Free weekly Meal Planner from your saved recipes. | Weekly meal planner. |
| Nutrition | Estimates from a recipe’s ingredients, with Mostly+. | A nutrition calculator with ReciMe Plus. |
ReciMe details checked October 27, 2026 from ReciMe’s website and its App Store listing, with prices from the app. “Not listed” means its pages don’t say. Prices are in US dollars and may change.
Compare every app side by sideChoose ReciMe if
- Most of your recipes come from Instagram and TikTok.
- You want native phone apps.
Choose Mostly Recipes if
- You save from recipe websites: link imports are free, up to 25 a day with a free account.
- You want saved recipes to open without a connection.
- You work out recipes with ChatGPT or Claude.
Also in Mostly Recipes
More of what your cookbook can do. Features marked Mostly+ come with a subscription, and Chef AI also works with Mostly AI Credits.
Cook Mode
Walks through a recipe one step at a time, with timers where a step calls for one.
Scaling and units
Scale servings and switch between US, imperial, and metric units.
Tidy Up
Finds recipes missing a photo, times, or servings, and cleans up your tags.
Insights
Your top cuisines, categories, and sources, and how long your recipes take.
Chef AI cover images
Mostly+Gives a recipe without a photo a cover image.
Share links
Mostly+Send a recipe as a link that someone can preview and save to their own cookbook.
Bring your favorites with you
Paste each recipe’s original link, or open it and use the Recipe Clipper. Mostly Recipes saves a clean copy, so your recipes stay with you even if the page changes.