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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

BigOven vs Samsung Food

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score BigOven #6 in Recipe Apps 8.5/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit BigOven
Samsung Food #7 in Recipe Apps 8.4/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Samsung Food

BigOven leads on 1 check, Samsung Food on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBigOven · 8.5/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresSamsung Food · 4 of 4

BigOven scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

Samsung Food offers guided cooking; BigOven doesn't publish it. BigOven leads on recipe library size: 1e+06 recipes versus 180000 recipes.

BigOven is the better fit for home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists. Samsung Food is the better fit for importing, planning, and cooking across devices.

  • BigOven fits best

    Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists

  • Samsung Food fits best

    Importing, planning, and cooking across devices

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Side by side

Feature BigOven 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Samsung Food 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.4
Ranking #6 in Recipe Apps #7 in Recipe Apps
Best for Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists Importing, planning, and cooking across devices
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 30 days 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support Docs Docs, Email
Integrations 1 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features BigOven 3/4 · Samsung Food 4/4
Recipe import ✓ ✓
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking Not published ✓ (best)
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 1e+06 recipes (best) 180000 recipes
Platforms web, iOS, Android web, ios, android, chrome_extension
Our review
Pros
  • Search a library of over one million recipes by title, keyword, course, or ingredient
  • Clip web recipes, scan photos, and save up to 200 recipes on Basic
  • Turn meal plans into grocery lists and access viewed items offline on mobile
  • Save recipes from links, mobile share menus, images, or Chrome
  • Turn weekly meal plans into shareable shopping lists
  • Use guided cooking with timers for supported recipes
Cons
  • Basic limits recipe saving to 200 and includes one RecipeScan upload
  • Meal planning and unlimited recipe saving are Pro features
  • No native desktop apps; desktop access is through the web
  • Food+ subscriptions can only be purchased on a mobile device
  • Nutrition tracking and AI personalization require Food+
  • Guided cooking with timers is limited to supported recipes
Our verdict

BigOven brings recipe discovery and organization together with meal planning and grocery lists for home cooks. Its library contains more than one million recipes, searchable by title, keyword, course, or ingredient. Recipes can also be…

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Samsung Food brings recipe saving, organization, meal planning, and cooking guidance together for home cooks who want to manage meals across web, iOS, Android, and Chrome. Recipes can be saved from links, mobile share menus, and the Chrome…

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  1. BigOvenRecipe Apps 8.5Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Samsung FoodRecipe Apps 8.4Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • BigOven — where it wins

    • Search a library of over one million recipes by title, keyword, course, or ingredient
    • Clip web recipes, scan photos, and save up to 200 recipes on Basic
    • Turn meal plans into grocery lists and access viewed items offline on mobile

    Where it doesn't

    • Basic limits recipe saving to 200 and includes one RecipeScan upload
    • Meal planning and unlimited recipe saving are Pro features
    • No native desktop apps; desktop access is through the web

  • Samsung Food — where it wins

    • Save recipes from links, mobile share menus, images, or Chrome
    • Turn weekly meal plans into shareable shopping lists
    • Use guided cooking with timers for supported recipes

    Where it doesn't

    • Food+ subscriptions can only be purchased on a mobile device
    • Nutrition tracking and AI personalization require Food+
    • Guided cooking with timers is limited to supported recipes
  • BigOven8.5/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A recipe organizer with meal planning, grocery lists, and a library of over one million recipes.

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  • Samsung Food8.4/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

    A cross-device recipe organizer with meal planning, guided cooking, and optional Food+ features.

    Visit Samsung FoodFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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