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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Cookpad vs Chefkoch

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Cookpad #2 in Recipe Apps 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Cookpad
Chefkoch #5 in Recipe Apps 8.6/10 Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Chefkoch

Cookpad leads on 0 checks, Chefkoch 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 featuresChefkoch · 3 of 4

Cookpad scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

Chefkoch offers meal planning; Cookpad doesn't publish it. Chefkoch offers grocery lists; Cookpad doesn't publish it.

Cookpad is the better fit for community recipes and personal collections. Chefkoch is the better fit for german-language recipe discovery and meal planning.

  • Cookpad fits best

    Community recipes and personal collections

  • Chefkoch fits best

    German-language recipe discovery and meal planning

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Side by side

Feature Cookpad 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Chefkoch 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #2 in Recipe Apps #5 in Recipe Apps
Best for Community recipes and personal collections German-language recipe discovery and meal planning
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 Email Email, Docs
Built for Solo Solo, Small business
Features Cookpad 1/4 · Chefkoch 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 389000 recipes
Platforms web, ios, android web, ios, android
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Search more than 389,000 recipes and save them to personal cookbooks.
  • PLUS imports recipes and searches by ingredients.
  • Weekly meal plans can generate grocery lists.
Cons
  • 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
  • Recipe importing and ingredient search require PLUS.
  • Ad-free use is part of the paid PLUS plan.
  • Guided cooking is not among its listed features.
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…

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Chefkoch is a recipe platform and cooking community for people looking to discover, organize, and share recipes, especially German-language everyday cooking. Available on web, iOS, and Android, it combines a searchable collection of more…

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  1. CookpadRecipe Apps 9.0Free plan
  2. ChefkochRecipe Apps 8.6Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

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

  • Chefkoch — where it wins

    • Search more than 389,000 recipes and save them to personal cookbooks.
    • PLUS imports recipes and searches by ingredients.
    • Weekly meal plans can generate grocery lists.

    Where it doesn't

    • Recipe importing and ingredient search require PLUS.
    • Ad-free use is part of the paid PLUS plan.
    • Guided cooking is not among its listed features.
  • Cookpad9.0/10 · Free plan

    A community recipe library with searchable personal collections and optional Premium tools.

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  • Chefkoch8.6/10 · Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

    A large German-language recipe community with free basics and practical PLUS planning tools.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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