Head-to-head · Recipe Apps
BigOven vs Tasty
BigOven leads on 4 checks, Tasty on 1, and 1 is 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 featuresBigOven · 3 of 4
BigOven scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.5 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.
BigOven offers recipe import; Tasty doesn't publish it. BigOven offers meal planning; Tasty doesn't publish it. Tasty offers guided cooking; BigOven doesn't publish it. BigOven leads on recipe library size: 1e+06 recipes versus 10000 recipes. BigOven offers grocery lists; Tasty doesn't publish it.
BigOven is the better fit for home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists. Tasty is the better fit for video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking.
- BigOven fits best
Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists
- Tasty fits best
Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking
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Side by side
| Feature | BigOven 8.5/10 Visit ↗ | Tasty 8.2/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Ranking | #6 in Recipe Apps | #8 in Recipe Apps |
| Best for | Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists | Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Support | Docs | |
| Integrations | 1 integrations | 1 integrations |
| Built for | Solo, Small business | Solo |
| Features BigOven 3/4 · Tasty 1/4 | ||
| Recipe import | ✓ (best) | Not published |
| Meal planning | ✓ (best) | Not published |
| Guided cooking | Not published | ✓ (best) |
| Grocery lists | ✓ (best) | Not published |
| Specs | ||
| Recipe library size | 1e+06 recipes (best) | 10000 recipes |
| Platforms | web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
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| 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… Read the review → |
Tasty is BuzzFeed’s recipe-discovery and cooking app for home cooks who want video-led instructions on a phone or tablet. Its library includes more than 10,000 recipes, with search filters for ingredients, cuisine, dietary needs,… Read the review → |
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
Tasty — where it wins
- Filter recipes by ingredients, cuisine, dietary needs and more
- Follow recipe videos in step-by-step cooking mode
- Save recipes to custom cookbooks and shop through Walmart
Where it doesn't
- Available only on iOS and Android
- Recipe library is smaller than some category alternatives
- Tasty+ requires an optional in-app subscription
- BigOven8.5/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial
A recipe organizer with meal planning, grocery lists, and a library of over one million recipes.
Visit BigOvenFull verdict → - Tasty8.2/10 · Free plan
A video-led recipe app with guided cooking, cookbooks and Walmart grocery shopping.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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