The best apps to save recipes from TikTok and Instagram

Quick answers

• The recipe is only spoken in the video: pick an app that reads the video as well as the caption. Of the apps we checked, Prepful, ReciMe, Deglaze, and Honeydew say they read what's said in the video.
• You want to plan the week and shop from it for free: Prepful and ReciMe both include a meal plan and a shopping list without paying. Copy Me That does too, up to 40 recipes.
• You only use Apple devices and hate subscriptions: Mela unlocks with a one-time purchase, but it reads captions only and hasn't been updated since June 2025.
• You already use Paprika: Paprika 4, released November 6, 2026, adds TikTok and Instagram import as a Premium feature. It reads the post's caption or description, not the video.

At a glance

First checked September 30, 2026, and re-checked November 9, 2026, against each app's own website, help center, and App Store or Google Play listing. Prices are US prices. We make Prepful, so read our take on it with that in mind.

The question that matters most: caption or video?

A lot of TikTok and Instagram recipes live in two places at once. Some creators type the full ingredient list into the caption. Others say the amounts out loud and leave the caption to a hook and a few hashtags. An app that only reads the caption gets the first kind right and comes back nearly empty on the second.

The second kind is the common one. We read the captions of 152 viral TikTok recipes that food sites featured in their roundups: only 18 (about 12%) listed the ingredients with amounts, and 117 (77%) had no recipe in the caption at all. The method and the full breakdown are in our TikTok recipe caption study. For videos like those, a caption-only app has very little to work with.

Before you commit to an app, save one of your own spoken-only recipe videos with it. If the ingredients come back, it reads the video. If you get a title and a photo, it reads the caption. Whichever app you use, look over the result before you cook.

The apps, one by one

Prepful

Share a TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube post to Prepful, or paste the link, and it pulls the ingredients and steps from the caption and from what's said in the video. It also imports from any recipe website, from Pinterest pins (whether the pin links to a recipe site or is a picture of a recipe card), and from a photo of a cookbook page or handwritten card. Saved recipes go straight onto a weekly plan, and the shopping list is built from that plan with repeat ingredients combined. It runs on iPhone, Android, and the web, and it's free to start: importing, planning, and the shopping list don't need a paid plan.

Best for: getting from a saved video to a planned week and one shopping list. Guides: save from TikTok, save from Instagram.

ReciMe

ReciMe imports from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest through the share sheet. Its help center says it reads the caption first, then the video's audio, then the original recipe website. The grocery list (sortable by aisle or by recipe) and meal plan are free, but the free version caps you at 5 imports a week. ReciMe Plus removes the cap and adds Cooking Mode for $39.99 a year in the US. It's on iOS, Android, and the web.

Best for: heavy social savers who don't mind a subscription. Prepful vs ReciMe

Deglaze

Deglaze saves recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and websites. Its TikTok guide says it reads the caption, transcribes the audio, reads text overlaid on the video, and analyzes the scenes themselves, for videos up to 10 minutes long. The grocery list is free, but the meal planner, aisle sorting, and scaling need Deglaze Pro, listed at $49.99 on the App Store, and the free version allows a limited number of imports a week. It runs on iOS, Android, and the web.

Best for: spoken-only and on-screen-text recipes, if you're willing to pay for planning.

Honeydew

Honeydew reads Reels, TikToks, and screenshots, and its homepage shows it writing the instructions from the video's full transcript. Its own FAQ says capturing recipes from photos, screenshots, or social media posts is part of Honeydew Plus, which costs $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year. The free tier includes core meal planning and a grocery list with a limited number of recipe saves. It's on iOS and Android, with a Chrome extension.

Best for: people happy to subscribe for video reading on the phone.

Flavorish

Flavorish imports from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube when you share a post to it, and website imports are unlimited. The free plan includes unlimited meal plans and grocery lists and up to 5 social media imports (its homepage doesn't say whether that is per month or in total; a June 2025 post on its blog called it a one-time credit). Its site doesn't say whether it reads the video or only the caption, though an App Store release note mentions fixing audio transcription on some recipes. Premium is $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year on the App Store. It runs on iOS, Android, and the web.

Best for: mostly website recipes, with a few social saves.

Pestle

Pestle saves from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and websites through the share sheet; its App Store subtitle is now "Save from Instagram & TikTok." The free version keeps up to 15 recipes and includes shopping lists and guided cooking. Meal planning, photo import, and PDF import need Pestle Pro: $2.99 a month, $24.99 a year, or a lifetime unlock ($39.99 and $49.99 options are both listed on the App Store). It's Apple only (iPhone, iPad, Mac), with a Chrome extension.

Best for: Apple users who want a polished cookbook app and a lifetime option.

Copy Me That

Copy Me That's store listings say it saves recipes from any website and from most apps, including social media apps, through the Share button. Its listings don't say whether it reads the video or only the caption. Every feature is free up to 40 recipes, including a meal planner and a shopping list that sorts itself into aisles. After that it's $0.99 a month on the App Store (or $65 for lifetime). It runs on iOS and Android; it also has a web version, which we couldn't re-check because copymethat.com didn't load on November 9, 2026.

Best for: the cheapest unlimited plan on this list. Prepful vs Copy Me That

Mela

Mela extracts recipes from the video description on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, through its in-app browser or share extension, so spoken-only recipes won't come through. It keeps your meal plan in Apple Calendar and your grocery list in Apple Reminders. It's a free download, and unlocking everything is a one-time purchase ($6.99 for iPhone and iPad, $14.99 for Mac, sold separately) with no Android or web version. Its last App Store update was June 2025.

Best for: Apple users who want to pay once and like living in Calendar and Reminders. Prepful vs Mela

Paprika

Paprika 4 was released on November 6, 2026, for iOS, Mac, Android, and Windows, replacing Paprika 3. It's now a free download that keeps up to 50 recipes, and people who bought an earlier version get the free Standard version. Premium adds TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube import, recipe scanning, and sync. Its help guide says it reads the recipe from the text of the post, including its caption or description, so spoken-only recipes won't come through. Premium launched at an introductory $14.99 a year in the US, or $9.99 a year for existing users.

Best for: long-time Paprika users with big collections. Prepful vs Paprika

Samsung Food

Samsung Food (formerly Whisk) saves recipes from any website, and its free version includes a weekly meal planner and a smart shopping list. Its own materials don't describe importing a TikTok or Instagram video, so we can't recommend it for that. Food+ ($6.99 a month or $59.99 a year) adds AI meal plans, unlimited saved plans, and Smart Cooking Mode.

Best for: a free planner for website recipes. Prepful vs Samsung Food

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