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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

NYT Cooking vs Epicurious

  • 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
Epicurious #4 in Recipe Apps 8.7/10 7-day trial ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Epicurious

NYT Cooking leads on 1 check, Epicurious on 1, and 4 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
  • Most featuresNYT Cooking · 3 of 4

NYT Cooking scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.2 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

NYT Cooking offers guided cooking; Epicurious doesn't publish it. Epicurious leads on recipe library size: 50000 recipes versus 20000 recipes.

NYT Cooking is the better fit for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking. Epicurious is the better fit for home cooks who want an organized recipe archive.

  • NYT Cooking fits best

    NYT recipes and polished guided cooking

  • Epicurious fits best

    Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive

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Side by side

Feature NYT Cooking 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Epicurious 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.7
Ranking #1 in Recipe Apps #4 in Recipe Apps
Best for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking Home cooks who want an organized recipe archive
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS
Support Email Live chat, Email
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features NYT Cooking 3/4 · Epicurious 2/4
Recipe import — Not published
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking ✓ (best) Not published
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 20000 recipes 50000 recipes (best)
Platforms web, iOS, Android iOS, web
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 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
  • Recipe Box features are limited without a Cooking or All Access subscription
  • Grocery Lists are subscriber-only
  • Recipe importing is not supported
  • 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

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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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. NYT CookingRecipe Apps 9.2Paid
  2. EpicuriousRecipe Apps 8.77-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

  • 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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