Best Supercook alternatives in 2026
Supercook is a genuinely useful free tool, but it forgets your kitchen between visits. These are the apps to use when you want the same idea with memory, planning and nutrition.
What Supercook does well, and where it stops
Supercook is free, works in any browser and needs no account. You tick off the ingredients you have and it shows recipes built from them, which makes it one of the fastest ways to answer what can I make right now.
The limits show up on the second visit. Your pantry is a browser session rather than a saved list, so it does not follow you between phone and laptop, and it does not update as you cook. There is no nutrition data, no meal planning and no way to import your own recipes.
The best Supercook alternatives compared
Supercook is included so you can see exactly what you gain and give up by moving.
| App | Pantry tracking | Recipe import | Meal planning | Nutrition tracking | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supercook | Session only, not saved between visits | No | No | No | Free | Web, iOS, Android |
| Trova | Yes, core feature | Web, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, photo, text | Yes | Yes, per serving | Free, Pro from £3.99/mo | iOS |
| Paprika | No | Yes | Yes | Basic | £4.99 one off | iOS, Android, Mac, Windows |
| Mealime | No | Limited | Yes | Yes | Free, Pro tier | iOS, Android |
| Samsung Food | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free | iOS, Android, web |
| Plan to Eat | No | Yes | Yes | No | Paid, from about £4/mo | iOS, Android, web |
Prices are the published tiers at the time of writing and are converted to pounds where the developer charges in another currency.
Which one should you pick
Supercook
Still the right answer for a one off question on a borrowed computer. Free, instant, no sign up, no app to install. Keep using it if all you ever want is a quick list of ideas and you do not mind retyping your ingredients each time.
Trova
Best if you like Supercook's idea but want it to remember. Your pantry is saved and stays current as you cook, recipe matching shows what you can make now and what is one item away, nutrition is shown per serving, and you can import recipes from the web, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, a photo or plain text. Free on the App Store with an optional Pro tier from £3.99 a month. It is iOS only.
Paprika
Best if you want offline storage and a one off payment, and you cook from a desktop. £4.99 once, on iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, and stronger than Trova as a permanent recipe archive. It does not do pantry matching, so it will not answer the Supercook question at all.
Mealime
Best free meal planning if you do not care about your own pantry. It plans a week, builds the shopping list and shows nutrition, on iOS and Android. You shop for the plan rather than cook from what is in the cupboard.
Samsung Food
Best if you want a big browsable recipe library for free, across iOS, Android and the web, with import, planning and nutrition. Pantry features are partial, so ingredient matching is less precise than a dedicated pantry app.
Plan to Eat
Best for households planning a full week of shopping together. Excellent planner and shopping list, on iOS, Android and web, subscription only from about £4 a month, with no nutrition tracking and no pantry.
Frequently asked questions
Is Supercook still free?
Yes. Supercook is free to use on the web and needs no account, which is a large part of why people like it. You tick the ingredients you have and it returns recipes that use them.
Does Supercook remember my pantry?
Not reliably. Supercook keeps your ingredient selection for the session in your browser, so clearing site data, switching device or opening it fresh generally means starting again. There is no synced pantry that follows you.
What is the best Supercook alternative with a real pantry?
Trova. It saves your pantry properly, updates it as you cook, matches recipes against what you have and shows nutrition per serving. It is free on the App Store, with an optional Pro tier, and it is iOS only.
Is there an app like Supercook for calories and macros?
Supercook does not do nutrition. Trova shows nutrition per serving alongside pantry matching, and Mealime and Samsung Food both include nutrition information within their meal plans.
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Try Trova tonight
Add what is in your kitchen, and Trova shows you what you can actually cook right now.
Download Trova, free on the App StoreFree on the App Store. Pro tier optional, iOS only.