Every European recipe app reviewed
Berlin, Germany
Free €0/month; Premium €3,33/month billed annually (€39,99/year on the promotion shown); PRO €4,99/month billed annually (€59,90/year on the promotion shown)
Demo on request
Best for: Home cooks who want fresh daily dinner ideas with a shopping list and a low yearly price
KptnCook is the recipe app of KptnCook GmbH in Berlin, registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg as HRB 155002 B with Alexander Reeg listed as CEO. It publishes three new 30-minute recipes a day, and its pages count more than 4,000 recipes in all. Step-by-step cooking with timers comes with every plan.
KptnCook states that it has 7 million home cooks, a vendor claim. The free plan includes shopping lists and collections, Premium unlocks the full library and meal planning, and PRO adds the AI assistant Skippi. The hosting location is not stated, and the pages we read do not describe importing your own recipes.
What KptnCook does well
- Free plan with 3 new recipes every day
- Public prices in euros for Premium and PRO
- Shopping list sorted by aisle with supermarket deals
- Named German entity with commercial register number
- Cancel anytime is stated on the plans page
Where KptnCook falls short
- Full access to 4,000+ recipes needs a paid plan
- AI assistant only on the PRO plan
- Importing your own recipes is not described on the pages we read
- Hosting location is not stated
Standout feature. KptnCook ties its shopping list to local supermarket deals and sorts it by aisle.
Berlin, Germany
not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Cooks who like editorial recipes with photos and a German or English interface
Kitchen Stories is a cooking platform operated by AJNS New Media GmbH at Storkower Strasse 115 in Berlin, entered as HRB 153258 B, with Leo Garb named managing director. The website shows public recipes, and the footer says it was made in Berlin.
Kitchen Stories keeps account, community and premium features in the app only. German law governs the terms, and Berlin is the place of jurisdiction for merchants. The privacy policy names Sentry, a San Francisco service, for stability monitoring. The Plus price, recipe import and shopping list are not described on the pages we read.
What Kitchen Stories does well
- Named Berlin company with register number and managing director
- Public recipes readable on the website
- German law and Berlin jurisdiction in the terms
- Terms and imprint available in English
- App with community and premium features
Where Kitchen Stories falls short
- Account features only in the app
- No price shown for Plus on the pages we read
- No recipe import described
- US service Sentry named for monitoring
Standout feature. Kitchen Stories keeps its web content publicly accessible and limits account functions to the app.
Grasse, France
Free account (60 recipes, 1 shopping list, 50 credits a month, ads); Premium account 6€ (billing period not shown in the text we read)
Demo on request
Best for: People who collect recipes from many websites and books and want one private cookbook
Cookmate is an online cookbook of MAADINFO SERVICES, a French SARL with capital of 5,000 euros, registered in Grasse under number 788 421 311. Its website is hosted by OVH in Roubaix. The service is designed for gathering recipes from many places into one private cookbook.
Import works through a bookmarklet, a browser extension, scans of books and magazines, and four legacy file formats. Meal planning, shopping lists, sharing and printed recipe books are also listed. A banner on the site mentions a fire at the data centre where its server was hosted. The AI generator is based on ChatGPT.
What Cookmate does well
- Free account without a card
- Many import routes including scans and legacy file formats
- Named French company with trade register number
- Hosting named: OVH in France
- Meal planning and shopping lists included
Where Cookmate falls short
- Free account capped at 60 recipes
- Ads on the free account
- Billing period for Premium not shown in the text we read
- AI generator uses ChatGPT
Standout feature. Cookmate accepts scanned pages from books and magazines as well as old Meal Master and MasterCook files.
Bonn, Germany
PLUS offered with a free trial; amount not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: German-speaking cooks who want a large community recipe base with ratings and forums
Chefkoch is the recipe platform of Chefkoch GmbH, Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 33 in Bonn, entered at Amtsgericht Bonn as HRB 18761 and described in its imprint as part of the FUNKE Mediengruppe. The home page counts 380,000 recipes for cooking and baking.
Around the library sit forums, groups, videos, a magazine, a weekly planner and a cookbook. Registration works by email or Facebook login. PLUS adds magazine recipes and Plus profiles after a free trial, with payments via Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. The interface is German, no PLUS price is shown and no import is described.
What Chefkoch does well
- 380,000 recipes on the home page
- Weekly planner and cookbook in the main menu
- Named German company with commercial register number
- Community forums and groups
- PLUS offered with a free trial
Where Chefkoch falls short
- German language only on the pages we read
- PLUS price not shown
- Advertising-funded model implied by the privacy notice
- No import of your own recipes described
Standout feature. Chefkoch combines the largest recipe count reviewed here with active forums and user groups.
Paris, France
Subscription with a 30-day term in its conditions; price not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: French speakers who want everyday family recipes and budget menus
Marmiton is published by MARMITON SAS, a simplified joint-stock company at the Paris RCS under number 433 434 156, and the site states that it belongs to the Reworld Media group. The terms give 8 rue Saint Fiacre in Paris as registered office, and another legal page lists Boulogne-Billancourt.
Recipes can be browsed by category, diet and occasion, and a section covers anti-waste cooking. Menus are offered at 3€, 2€ and 1€. A logged-in user finds My Recipes and personalised suggestions. The subscription conditions give a 30-day term and no price, and no planner or shopping list is described.
What Marmiton does well
- Named French company with RCS number
- Filters by category, diet and occasion
- Budget menus at 3€, 2€ and 1€
- Saved recipes in a user account
- Anti-waste recipe section
Where Marmiton falls short
- French language only
- Subscription price not shown
- Part of a media group
- No planner or shopping list described
Standout feature. Marmiton offers complete menus at three fixed budget levels of 3€, 2€ and 1€.
Wollerau, Switzerland
Free trial offered; membership price not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Thermomix owners who want guided recipes and a weekly plan
Cookidoo describes itself as the official Thermomix recipe platform, and its international imprint names Vorwerk Home & Co. KmG at Verenastrasse 39 in Wollerau, Switzerland, commercial register number CH-108.361.353. The menu lists Menu For You, Explore, My Recipes, My Week, Shopping List and Membership.
My Week is the weekly planner, and Menu For You makes suggestions. A free trial is offered but the membership price is not shown. The pages do not state whether a Thermomix is needed, and the recipes are built around it. Hosting is not stated and importing your own recipes is not described.
What Cookidoo does well
- Weekly planner My Week
- Shopping list included
- Named Swiss entity with commercial register number
- Free trial offered
- Menu For You suggestions
Where Cookidoo falls short
- Built around Thermomix
- Membership price not shown
- Hosting location not stated
- No import of own recipes described
Standout feature. Cookidoo is the only service reviewed here that is built around a specific kitchen appliance.
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Subscribe option offered; price not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: UK cooks who want tested magazine recipes and ready-made meal plans
BBC Good Food is owned and published by Immediate Media Company Limited, and the domain is used under licence from BBC Studios Distribution Limited. The BBC name therefore does not make the BBC the operator. The UK holds an EU adequacy decision and sits outside the EEA.
The meal plans section holds budget, quick family and freezer-friendly plans, with seven-day plans for meal prep. Recipes filter by meal type, diet and occasion, and there are health and product review sections and an app. The subscription price is not shown, and no shopping list or import appears on the pages we read.
What BBC Good Food does well
- Named UK publisher
- Meal plans for several budgets and goals
- Filters by meal type and diet
- App available
- Health and product review sections
Where BBC Good Food falls short
- Subscription price not shown
- No recipe import described
- No shopping list described
- Media company model with advertising
Standout feature. BBC Good Food provides ready-made seven-day meal plans split by budget and goal.
Saint-Denis, France
Recipes from 0,89€ a portion; app price not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: French households who want menus and groceries in one flow
Jow is edited by JOW SAS at 31 rue Pleyel in Saint-Denis, registered at the Bobigny RCS under number 828 508 903, with terms dated 19 March 2025. Its home page describes it as the recipe app that does your shopping and states more than 5,000 recipes.
A personalised menu becomes a basket with the right quantities in one click, at the same prices as in shops plus Jow promotions, with recipes from 0,89€ a portion. The legal notice places the site in French data centres of Amazon Web Services Inc., a US company. The app price is not shown, and only France is served.
What Jow does well
- 5,000+ recipes
- Menu becomes a basket in one click
- Named French company with RCS number
- Recipes from 0,89€ a portion stated
- Consumer mediation scheme named in the terms
Where Jow falls short
- France and French retailers only
- US hosting provider with French data centres
- App price not shown
- No personal recipe import described
Standout feature. Jow converts a chosen weekly menu into a retailer basket with quantities already calculated.
Basel, Switzerland
not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Cooks in German, French or Italian Switzerland who want seasonal recipes
Fooby is operated by Coop Genossenschaft at Thiersteinerallee 12 in Basel, a Swiss cooperative, and the terms name Basel-Stadt as sole place of jurisdiction. The imprint lists technical partners including Unic AG, b-nova Schweiz GmbH, Raytion GmbH, bitforge AG and Obvious Design GmbH.
The site comes in German, French, Italian and English, with Android and iOS apps. Swipe & Cook and a menu configurator help pick recipes, and a cookery school, how-tos and a seasonal calendar sit alongside. The account is called myFOOBY. As a retailer brand it shows no prices, shopping list or import.
What Fooby does well
- Four interface languages
- Swipe & Cook and menu configurator
- Cookery school and how-tos
- Named Swiss operator with address
- Apps for Android and iOS
Where Fooby falls short
- Retailer-run site
- No import described
- No shopping list described
- Hosting not stated
Standout feature. Fooby offers Swipe & Cook and a menu configurator to decide what to make.
Milan, Italy
not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Italian speakers who want classic Italian recipes with ratings
GialloZafferano is an Italian recipe site whose privacy notice names Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. as controller, registered office Via Gian Battista Vico 42 in Milan, administrative office Via Mondadori 1 in Segrate. The company is described as parent of the Mondadori group.
Recipes are listed for starters, first and second courses, desserts and leavened bakes, with ratings. An ingredient encyclopedia, videos, a shopping section and a blog creator are also offered. We read only the home page and the privacy notice, so planning, import and price are unconfirmed. A data protection officer contact is published.
What GialloZafferano does well
- Named Italian publisher
- Recipes by course
- Ratings on recipes
- Ingredient encyclopedia
- DPO contact published
Where GialloZafferano falls short
- Italian language only
- Few pages read
- No planner confirmed
- Publisher advertising model
Standout feature. GialloZafferano includes an ingredient encyclopedia next to its rated Italian recipes.
Zurich, Switzerland
Described as a free app; paid options not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: Households that mainly need a shared grocery list with occasional recipe ideas
Bring! is provided by Bring! Labs AG at Räffelstrasse 26 in Zurich, with Raphael Thommen listed as CEO. The home page calls it the free shopping list app for sharing and gives 20 million users, which is a vendor claim.
Households share lists, put local offers on the list and keep loyalty cards in the app. Seasonal recipes appear as inspiration and a recipe partner programme exists for businesses. The privacy policy names Amazon Web Services for hosting and Google Firebase Analytics and AppsFlyer for analytics. Paid options, a personal cookbook and meal planning are not described.
What Bring! does well
- Free app as described
- Shared lists for households
- Local offers on the list
- Named Swiss company
- Loyalty card storage
Where Bring! falls short
- Recipes secondary to lists
- AWS and Firebase named
- No personal cookbook described
- Paid options not shown
Standout feature. Bring! keeps supermarket loyalty cards in the same app as the shared household list.
Falkensee, Germany
free scope plus paid contracts; amounts not shown on the pages we read
Demo on request
Best for: People who want a personal shared recipe space run by a small German operator
Tandoor Recipes is a hosted recipe manager run by the sole proprietor Benedikt Sienz at Poststrasse 27 in Falkensee, Germany. The terms are governed by German law, with Germany as place of jurisdiction, and the privacy policy names Hetzner Online GmbH as hosting provider.
The service has a recipe editor, ingredient-based search, share links with a permission system, secret recipes and a shopping function. The terms say use is free within a stated scope and paid contracts also exist, with amounts not shown. There is no recipe library, and one person running the service is a continuity risk.
What Tandoor Recipes does well
- German operator and hosting provider named
- Share links with permissions
- Search by ingredients on hand
- Shopping function
- German law and jurisdiction
Where Tandoor Recipes falls short
- Single-person operator
- Prices not shown
- No recipe library
- Licence and self-hosting not stated here
Standout feature. Tandoor Recipes can search for recipes you can cook with the ingredients you already have.
