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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

NYT Cooking vs Chefkoch

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score NYT Cooking #1 in Recipe Apps 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit NYT Cooking
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

NYT Cooking leads on 1 check, Chefkoch on 3, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreNYT Cooking · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Chefkoch

NYT Cooking scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.2 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

Chefkoch offers free plan; NYT Cooking doesn't. Chefkoch offers recipe import; NYT Cooking doesn't. NYT Cooking offers guided cooking; Chefkoch doesn't publish it. Chefkoch leads on recipe library size: 389000 recipes versus 20000 recipes.

NYT Cooking is the better fit for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking. Chefkoch is the better fit for german-language recipe discovery and meal planning.

  • NYT Cooking fits best

    NYT recipes and polished guided cooking

  • Chefkoch fits best

    German-language recipe discovery and meal planning

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Side by side

Feature NYT Cooking 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Chefkoch 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.6
Ranking #1 in Recipe Apps #5 in Recipe Apps
Best for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking German-language recipe discovery and meal planning
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Email Email, Docs
Integrations 1 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features NYT Cooking 3/4 · Chefkoch 3/4
Recipe import — ✓ (best)
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking ✓ (best) Not published
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 20000 recipes 389000 recipes (best)
Platforms web, iOS, Android web, ios, android
Our review
Pros
  • Search more than 20,000 recipes by diet, cuisine and meal type
  • Cook Mode and step-by-step videos guide recipe preparation
  • Build grocery lists from recipe ingredients and share them
  • 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
  • Recipe Box features are limited without a Cooking or All Access subscription
  • Grocery Lists are subscriber-only
  • Recipe importing is not supported
  • 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

NYT Cooking is a recipe service for home cooks who want to find, save and follow recipes from The New York Times. Its searchable collection contains more than 20,000 recipes, with filters for diet, cuisine and meal type. People can save…

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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. NYT CookingRecipe Apps 9.2Paid
  2. ChefkochRecipe Apps 8.6Free plan · paid from €2.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • NYT Cooking — where it wins

    • Search more than 20,000 recipes by diet, cuisine and meal type
    • Cook Mode and step-by-step videos guide recipe preparation
    • Build grocery lists from recipe ingredients and share them

    Where it doesn't

    • Recipe Box features are limited without a Cooking or All Access subscription
    • Grocery Lists are subscriber-only
    • Recipe importing is not supported

  • 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.
  • NYT Cooking9.2/10 · Paid

    A paid recipe service pairing a 20,000-recipe library with guided cooking and grocery 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.

    Visit ChefkochFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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