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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Epicurious vs Tasty

  • 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
Tasty #8 in Recipe Apps 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Tasty

Epicurious leads on 3 checks, Tasty on 2, and 0 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 Tasty
  • Most featuresEpicurious · 2 of 4

Epicurious scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.7 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Tasty offers free plan; Epicurious doesn't. Epicurious offers meal planning; Tasty doesn't publish it. Tasty offers guided cooking; Epicurious doesn't publish it. Epicurious leads on recipe library size: 50000 recipes versus 10000 recipes. Epicurious offers grocery lists; Tasty doesn't publish it.

Epicurious is the better fit for home cooks who want an organized recipe archive. Tasty is the better fit for video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking.

  • Epicurious fits best

    Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive

  • Tasty fits best

    Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking

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Side by side

Feature Epicurious 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Tasty 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.2
Ranking #4 in Recipe Apps #8 in Recipe Apps
Best for Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS iOS, Android
Support Live chat, Email Email
Built for Solo, Small business Solo
Features Epicurious 2/4 · Tasty 1/4
Recipe import Not published Not published
Meal planning ✓ (best) Not published
Guided cooking Not published ✓ (best)
Grocery lists ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Recipe library size 50000 recipes (best) 10000 recipes
Platforms iOS, 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
  • 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
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
  • Available only on iOS and Android
  • Recipe library is smaller than some category alternatives
  • Tasty+ requires an optional in-app subscription
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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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,…

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  1. EpicuriousRecipe Apps 8.77-day trial
  2. TastyRecipe Apps 8.2Free plan

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

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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