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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Epicurious vs BigOven

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Epicurious #4 in Recipe Apps 8.7/10 7-day trial ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Epicurious
BigOven #6 in Recipe Apps 8.5/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit BigOven

Epicurious leads on 0 checks, BigOven on 3, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreEpicurious · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly BigOven
  • Most featuresBigOven · 3 of 4

Epicurious scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

BigOven offers free plan; Epicurious doesn't. BigOven offers recipe import; Epicurious doesn't publish it. BigOven leads on recipe library size: 1e+06 recipes versus 50000 recipes.

Epicurious is the better fit for home cooks who want an organized recipe archive. BigOven is the better fit for home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists.

  • Epicurious fits best

    Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive

  • BigOven fits best

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

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Side by side

Feature Epicurious 8.7/10 Visit ↗ BigOven 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #4 in Recipe Apps #6 in Recipe Apps
Best for Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive Home cooks who want recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Free trial length 7 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS Web, iOS, Android
Support Live chat, Email Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Epicurious 2/4 · BigOven 3/4
Recipe import Not published ✓ (best)
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking Not published Not published
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 50000 recipes 1e+06 recipes (best)
Platforms iOS, web web, iOS, Android
Our review
Pros
  • Search across 50,000 recipes from Epicurious and Bon Appétit archives
  • Filter by dietary preference, cuisine, season, and cooking method
  • Save recipes, create shopping lists, and watch technique tutorials
  • 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
Cons
  • Requires a subscription after the 7-day free trial
  • No free plan is offered
  • Available on web and iOS, with the app limited to iOS
  • 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
Our verdict

Epicurious gives home cooks a searchable archive of recipes from Epicurious and Bon Appétit, alongside cooking videos and technique tutorials. Its library includes 50,000 recipes, with search by season, cuisine, and cooking method, plus…

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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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  1. EpicuriousRecipe Apps 8.77-day trial
  2. BigOvenRecipe Apps 8.5Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Epicurious — where it wins

    • Search across 50,000 recipes from Epicurious and Bon Appétit archives
    • Filter by dietary preference, cuisine, season, and cooking method
    • Save recipes, create shopping lists, and watch technique tutorials

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a subscription after the 7-day free trial
    • No free plan is offered
    • Available on web and iOS, with the app limited to iOS

  • 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
  • Epicurious8.7/10 · 7-day trial

    A paid recipe archive with dietary filters, cooking tutorials, and shopping lists.

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  • 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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