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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Epicurious vs Chefkoch

  • 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
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

Epicurious leads on 0 checks, Chefkoch 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 Chefkoch
  • Most featuresChefkoch · 3 of 4

Epicurious scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

Chefkoch offers free plan; Epicurious doesn't. Chefkoch offers recipe import; Epicurious doesn't publish it. Chefkoch leads on recipe library size: 389000 recipes versus 50000 recipes.

Epicurious is the better fit for home cooks who want an organized recipe archive. Chefkoch is the better fit for german-language recipe discovery and meal planning.

  • Epicurious fits best

    Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive

  • Chefkoch fits best

    German-language recipe discovery and meal planning

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Side by side

Feature Epicurious 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Chefkoch 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #4 in Recipe Apps #5 in Recipe Apps
Best for Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive German-language recipe discovery and meal planning
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Free trial length 7 days 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS Web, iOS, Android
Support Live chat, Email Email, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Epicurious 2/4 · Chefkoch 3/4
Recipe import Not published ✓ (best)
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking Not published Not published
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 50000 recipes 389000 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 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
  • 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
  • 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

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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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. EpicuriousRecipe Apps 8.77-day trial
  2. ChefkochRecipe Apps 8.6Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-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

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

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

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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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