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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Food.com vs Epicurious

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 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
Epicurious #4 in Recipe Apps 8.7/10 7-day trial ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Epicurious

Food.com leads on 2 checks, Epicurious on 2, and 0 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 scoreFood.com · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly Food.com
  • Most featuresEpicurious · 2 of 4

Food.com scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.8 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #4.

Food.com offers free plan; Epicurious doesn't. Epicurious offers meal planning; Food.com doesn't publish it. Food.com leads on recipe library size: 500000 recipes versus 50000 recipes. Epicurious offers grocery lists; Food.com doesn't publish it.

Food.com is the better fit for free browsing of a large recipe catalog. Epicurious is the better fit for home cooks who want an organized recipe archive.

  • Food.com fits best

    Free browsing of a large recipe catalog

  • Epicurious fits best

    Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive

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Side by side

Feature Food.com 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Epicurious 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.7
Ranking #3 in Recipe Apps #4 in Recipe Apps
Best for Free browsing of a large recipe catalog Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS
Support Email, Docs Live chat, Email
Built for Solo Solo, Small business
Features Food.com 0/4 · Epicurious 2/4
Recipe import Not published Not published
Meal planning Not published ✓ (best)
Guided cooking Not published Not published
Grocery lists Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Recipe library size 500000 recipes (best) 50000 recipes
Platforms web, iOS, Android iOS, web
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 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
Cons
  • Does not include recipe planning tools
  • Does not include recipe importing
  • Does not include grocery-list tools
  • 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
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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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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  1. Food.comRecipe Apps 8.8Free plan
  2. EpicuriousRecipe Apps 8.77-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

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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