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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

Food.com vs Tasty

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 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
Tasty #8 in Recipe Apps 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Tasty

Food.com leads on 1 check, Tasty on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 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 featuresTasty · 1 of 4

Food.com scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 8.8 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Tasty offers guided cooking; Food.com doesn't publish it. Food.com leads on recipe library size: 500000 recipes versus 10000 recipes.

Food.com is the better fit for free browsing of a large recipe catalog. Tasty is the better fit for video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking.

  • Food.com fits best

    Free browsing of a large recipe catalog

  • Tasty fits best

    Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking

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Side by side

Feature Food.com 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Tasty 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.2
Ranking #3 in Recipe Apps #8 in Recipe Apps
Best for Free browsing of a large recipe catalog Video-led recipes and guided mobile cooking
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android iOS, Android
Support Email, Docs Email
Built for Solo Solo
Features Food.com 0/4 · Tasty 1/4
Recipe import Not published Not published
Meal planning Not published Not published
Guided cooking Not published ✓ (best)
Grocery lists Not published Not published
Specs
Recipe library size 500000 recipes (best) 10000 recipes
Platforms web, iOS, Android 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
  • 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
  • Does not include recipe planning tools
  • Does not include recipe importing
  • Does not include grocery-list tools
  • Available only on iOS and Android
  • Recipe library is smaller than some category alternatives
  • Tasty+ requires an optional in-app subscription
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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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. Food.comRecipe Apps 8.8Free plan
  2. TastyRecipe Apps 8.2Free plan

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

  • 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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