Pluck vs ReciMe: AI-Powered Recipe App Alternative
ReciMe is one of the biggest recipe savers around. It imports from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest, reading the caption and falling back to the video's audio, scans photos and handwritten recipes, and has a web app, meal planner and grocery delivery. Pluck competes on what's left: it also reads the frames and on-screen text, turns carousels into one recipe, puts an AI cooking assistant inside cook mode, and starts at $2.99/month.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Pluck | ReciMe |
|---|---|---|
| Web recipe extraction | AI (reads the page) | AI import |
| Instagram, TikTok, Facebook | Yes | Yes (caption, then audio) |
| YouTube recipes | Yes (incl. Shorts) | Yes (description, website, then audio) |
| Via the recipe's web link | Yes | |
| Video extraction method | Frames, on-screen text, audio and caption together | Caption and audio transcript (no frames found) |
| Photo / image extraction | Yes (cookbooks, handwriting, screenshots) | Yes (photos, screenshots, handwriting) |
| AI cooking assistant | Yes, in cook mode (paid plans) | None found |
| Cook mode | Yes (step timers, ingredients per step) | Yes |
| Meal planning | Yes (weekly; free: current week) | Yes (weekly) |
| Plans the week for you | Fill my week, from your own recipes (Plus and Pro) | No (manual weekly planner) |
| Grocery list | Yes (merged, sorted by aisle, shared with up to 5 people) | Yes (by aisle or recipe, delivery ordering; shared through one login) |
| Cook from what you have | "What can I cook?" search (free) and pantry scan from a photo | Ingredient search filter |
| Shared collections | No (share single recipes by link) | Yes |
| Nutrition | No | Yes (premium) |
| App languages | 6 | 5 |
| Platforms | iOS, Android | iOS, Android, web, Chrome extension |
| Free plan | 3 extractions/mo, 10 saved recipes | 5 imports/week |
| Price | Paid plans from $2.99/mo ($23.99/yr) | Plus about $39.99/yr (US) |
Where ReciMe falls short
No sign that it reads the picture
ReciMe's help docs describe reading the caption, then the audio transcript, then searching for the source website. We found nothing about reading video frames or on-screen text. When a TikTok shows the quantities as text overlays and the creator never says them, that's the part that gets lost.
No assistant while you cook
ReciMe has AI import and AI nutrition, but we found no chat assistant. Mid-recipe questions (a substitution, half the servings, what "fold in" means) are on you.
A higher price to unlock it
ReciMe's free plan is generous at 5 imports a week. Past that, ReciMe Plus is about $39.99/year in the US. Pluck's paid plans start at $2.99/month or $23.99/year (Light), AI cooking assistant included.
What Pluck does differently
Reads frames and on-screen text, not just words
Pluck watches the video, reads text overlays, listens to the narration and reads the caption, and writes one recipe from all of it. Instagram and TikTok photo carousels come out as a single recipe.
AI cooking assistant inside cook mode
Tap "Ask about this step" for a substitution, scaling or technique help. The assistant knows the recipe and the step you're on, and can apply its changes to your saved recipe.
"What can I cook?" over your own recipes
Type what's in the fridge, or take a photo of it, and Pluck ranks the recipes you've saved by what you can make now, ignoring staples like salt and oil. Typed search is free and unlimited on every plan; the free plan includes 1 photo scan a month. How it works.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pluck better than ReciMe for saving recipes?
It depends on what you save. ReciMe imports from the same social apps, reads captions and audio, scans photos, and has a web app and grocery delivery. Pluck also reads video frames and on-screen text, turns carousels into one recipe, and has an AI cooking assistant in cook mode. If many of your recipes are text-overlay videos, or you want help while cooking, Pluck is the better fit.
Doesn't ReciMe already save TikTok and Instagram recipes?
Yes. ReciMe imports from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest. It reads the caption first and uses the video's audio transcript when the caption isn't enough. The difference with Pluck is what's on screen: Pluck also reads the frames and text overlays.
Can Pluck import my recipes from ReciMe?
Pluck imports Paprika, Mela, Crouton, CopyMeThat and JSON-LD files, and ReciMe's own export format isn't one of them. If your export is JSON-LD it loads straight in; otherwise, share the original links to Pluck and it re-extracts each recipe.
Does Pluck have meal planning and grocery lists like ReciMe?
Yes. Pluck has a weekly meal plan and builds a grocery list from the plan or any single recipe, with duplicates merged and items sorted by aisle. The list can be shared with up to 5 other people, and on Plus and Pro, Fill my week plans the empty days from your own saved recipes. The free plan covers the current week; paid plans can plan any week. ReciMe adds grocery delivery ordering and shared collections, which Pluck has no equivalent for.
Where is ReciMe ahead?
ReciMe has a web app and Chrome extension, Pinterest import, nutrition, shared collections, grocery delivery, and a more generous free plan (5 imports a week vs Pluck's 3 a month). Pluck is phone-only on iOS and Android.
Does Pluck work on both iOS and Android like ReciMe?
Yes. Pluck works on iOS and Android phones. It has no web app.
Read our in-depth Pluck vs ReciMe comparison.
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