Head-to-head · Recipe Apps
Cookpad vs BigOven
Cookpad leads on 0 checks, BigOven on 2, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreCookpad · 9.0/10
- Free planboth
- Most featuresBigOven · 3 of 4
Cookpad scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.0 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.
BigOven offers meal planning; Cookpad doesn't publish it. BigOven offers grocery lists; Cookpad doesn't publish it.
Cookpad is the better fit for community recipes and personal collections. BigOven is the better fit for home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists.
- Cookpad fits best
Community recipes and personal collections
- BigOven fits best
Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists
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Side by side
| Feature | Cookpad 9.0/10 Visit ↗ | BigOven 8.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| Ranking | #2 in Recipe Apps | #6 in Recipe Apps |
| Best for | Community recipes and personal collections | Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Support | Docs | |
| Built for | Solo | Solo, Small business |
| Features Cookpad 1/4 · BigOven 3/4 | ||
| Recipe import | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meal planning | Not published | ✓ (best) |
| Guided cooking | Not published | Not published |
| Grocery lists | Not published | ✓ (best) |
| Specs | ||
| Recipe library size | Not published | 1e+06 recipes |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, iOS, Android |
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| Our verdict | Cookpad is a recipe-sharing service for home cooks who want to discover community-published recipes and keep their own collection organized. Recipes can be searched by ingredient, dish name, or cooking utensil, then saved to a searchable… Read the review → |
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 → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Cookpad — where it wins
- Search community recipes by ingredient, dish name, or cooking utensil
- Save recipes in searchable collections and organize them into folders
- Write recipes to keep private or share with others
Where it doesn't
- Recipe imports require Premium and are available only in the app
- Personal recipe notes require Premium and are available only in the app
- Advanced search filters are reserved for Premium
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
- Cookpad9.0/10 · Free plan
A community recipe library with searchable personal collections and optional Premium tools.
Visit CookpadFull verdict → - 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 →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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