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Head-to-head · Recipe Apps

NYT Cooking vs Samsung Food

  • 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
Samsung Food #7 in Recipe Apps 8.4/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Samsung Food

NYT Cooking leads on 0 checks, Samsung Food on 3, and 3 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 Samsung Food
  • Most featuresSamsung Food · 4 of 4

NYT Cooking scores higher on our rubric for recipe apps: 9.2 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Samsung Food offers free plan; NYT Cooking doesn't. Samsung Food offers recipe import; NYT Cooking doesn't. Samsung Food leads on recipe library size: 180000 recipes versus 20000 recipes.

NYT Cooking is the better fit for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking. Samsung Food is the better fit for importing, planning, and cooking across devices.

  • NYT Cooking fits best

    NYT recipes and polished guided cooking

  • Samsung Food fits best

    Importing, planning, and cooking across devices

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Side by side

Feature NYT Cooking 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Samsung Food 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.4
Ranking #1 in Recipe Apps #7 in Recipe Apps
Best for NYT recipes and polished guided cooking Importing, planning, and cooking across devices
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support Email Docs, Email
Integrations 1 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features NYT Cooking 3/4 · Samsung Food 4/4
Recipe import — ✓ (best)
Meal planning ✓ ✓
Guided cooking ✓ ✓
Grocery lists ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe library size 20000 recipes 180000 recipes (best)
Platforms web, iOS, Android web, ios, android, chrome_extension
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
  • Save recipes from links, mobile share menus, images, or Chrome
  • Turn weekly meal plans into shareable shopping lists
  • Use guided cooking with timers for supported recipes
Cons
  • Recipe Box features are limited without a Cooking or All Access subscription
  • Grocery Lists are subscriber-only
  • Recipe importing is not supported
  • Food+ subscriptions can only be purchased on a mobile device
  • Nutrition tracking and AI personalization require Food+
  • Guided cooking with timers is limited to supported recipes
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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Samsung Food brings recipe saving, organization, meal planning, and cooking guidance together for home cooks who want to manage meals across web, iOS, Android, and Chrome. Recipes can be saved from links, mobile share menus, and the Chrome…

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  1. NYT CookingRecipe Apps 9.2Paid
  2. Samsung FoodRecipe Apps 8.4Free plan · 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

  • Samsung Food — where it wins

    • Save recipes from links, mobile share menus, images, or Chrome
    • Turn weekly meal plans into shareable shopping lists
    • Use guided cooking with timers for supported recipes

    Where it doesn't

    • Food+ subscriptions can only be purchased on a mobile device
    • Nutrition tracking and AI personalization require Food+
    • Guided cooking with timers is limited to supported recipes

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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