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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

NYT Cooking vs Cookpad

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score NYT Cooking #1 in Recipe Apps 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit NYT Cooking
Cookpad #2 in Recipe Apps 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Cookpad

NYT Cooking leads on 3 checks, Cookpad 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 scoreNYT Cooking · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Cookpad
  • Most featuresNYT Cooking · 3 of 4

NYT Cooking scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.2 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Cookpad offers free plan; NYT Cooking doesn't. Cookpad offers recipe import; NYT Cooking doesn't. NYT Cooking offers meal planning; Cookpad doesn't publish it. NYT Cooking offers guided cooking; Cookpad doesn't publish it. NYT Cooking offers grocery lists; Cookpad doesn't publish it.

NYT Cooking is the better fit for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking. Cookpad is the better fit for community recipes and personal collections.

  • NYT Cooking fits best

    NYT recipes and polished guided cooking

  • Cookpad fits best

    Community recipes and personal collections

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Side by side

Feature NYT Cooking 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Cookpad 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.0
Ranking #1 in Recipe Apps #2 in Recipe Apps
Best for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking Community recipes and personal collections
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
Built for Solo, Small business Solo
Features NYT Cooking 3/4 · Cookpad 1/4
Recipe import — ✓ (best)
Meal planning ✓ (best) Not published
Guided cooking ✓ (best) Not published
Grocery lists ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Recipe library size 20000 recipes Not published
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 community recipes by ingredient, dish name, or cooking utensil
  • Save recipes in searchable collections and organize them into folders
  • Write recipes to keep private or share with others
Cons
  • Recipe Box features are limited without a Cooking or All Access subscription
  • Grocery Lists are subscriber-only
  • Recipe importing is not supported
  • Recipe imports require Premium and are available only in the app
  • Personal recipe notes require Premium and are available only in the app
  • Advanced search filters are reserved for Premium
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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Cookpad is a recipe-sharing service for home cooks who want to discover community-published recipes and keep their own collection organized. Recipes can be searched by ingredient, dish name, or cooking utensil, then saved to a searchable…

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  1. NYT CookingRecipe Apps 9.2Paid
  2. CookpadRecipe Apps 9.0Free plan

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

  • Cookpad — where it wins

    • Search community recipes by ingredient, dish name, or cooking utensil
    • Save recipes in searchable collections and organize them into folders
    • Write recipes to keep private or share with others

    Where it doesn't

    • Recipe imports require Premium and are available only in the app
    • Personal recipe notes require Premium and are available only in the app
    • Advanced search filters are reserved for Premium

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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