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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Food.com vs Chefkoch

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Food.com #3 in Recipe Apps 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Food.com
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

Food.com leads on 1 check, Chefkoch on 3, and 1 is 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 scoreFood.com · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresChefkoch · 3 of 4

Food.com scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Chefkoch offers recipe import; Food.com doesn't publish it. Chefkoch offers meal planning; Food.com doesn't publish it. Food.com leads on recipe library size: 500000 recipes versus 389000 recipes. Chefkoch offers grocery lists; Food.com doesn't publish it.

Food.com is the better fit for free browsing of a large recipe catalog. Chefkoch is the better fit for german-language recipe discovery and meal planning.

  • Food.com fits best

    Free browsing of a large recipe catalog

  • Chefkoch fits best

    German-language recipe discovery and meal planning

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Side by side

Feature Food.com 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Chefkoch 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #3 in Recipe Apps #5 in Recipe Apps
Best for Free browsing of a large recipe catalog German-language recipe discovery and meal planning
Pricing model Free 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, Docs Email, Docs
Built for Solo Solo, Small business
Features Food.com 0/4 · Chefkoch 3/4
Recipe import Not published ✓ (best)
Meal planning Not published ✓ (best)
Guided cooking Not published Not published
Grocery lists Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Recipe library size 500000 recipes (best) 389000 recipes
Platforms web, iOS, Android web, ios, android
Our review
Pros
  • Browse 500,000 recipes by cuisine, diet, meal, and cooking method
  • Save favorites and organize them into collections or boards
  • Read nutrition information and community reviews, tweaks, and photos
  • 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
  • Does not include recipe planning tools
  • Does not include recipe importing
  • Does not include grocery-list tools
  • 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

Food.com is a free recipe site for home cooks who want to explore a broad catalog without paying for access. Its collection contains more than 500,000 user-created dishes, with browsing by category, cuisine, diet, meal, and cooking method,…

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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. Food.comRecipe Apps 8.8Free plan
  2. ChefkochRecipe Apps 8.6Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Food.com — where it wins

    • Browse 500,000 recipes by cuisine, diet, meal, and cooking method
    • Save favorites and organize them into collections or boards
    • Read nutrition information and community reviews, tweaks, and photos

    Where it doesn't

    • Does not include recipe planning tools
    • Does not include recipe importing
    • Does not include grocery-list tools

  • 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.
  • Food.com8.8/10 · Free plan

    A free recipe catalog for browsing, saving favorites, and sharing cooking notes.

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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.

    Visit ChefkochFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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