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    ReciMe Alternative

    AI recipe import, with a pay-once option

    ReciMe is good at pulling recipes out of social video, and its free tier is generous. Culinary Card does the same kind of AI import, then focuses on the recipe book itself: family sharing and printing. You can pay yearly or monthly, or once with Lifetime if that suits you better.

    Try it free See a sample book
    Pay yearly, monthly, or one time with Lifetime.
    Share a family book by link that nobody needs an account to read.
    An AI illustration for any recipe without a photo.

    9 free credits · No credit card needed

    ReciMe vs. Culinary Card

    ReciMeCulinary Card
    What you payA free tier with 5 imports a week. ReciMe Plus is a subscription.9 free credits to start. Then $10 a year for 100 credits, $5 a month for 50, or $49 once for 300 credits if you'd rather pay one time.
    How much you can import on a paid planUnlimited imports on ReciMe Plus.A set number of credits. A link or photo import is 2 credits, so the yearly plan covers about 50 imports, fewer if you add AI pictures. Unused credits roll over up to 500.
    Light, ongoing free useFive imports every week, for free, indefinitely.Nine free credits once. After that you need a plan.
    AppsiPhone and Android apps, a web app and a Chrome extension.A web app that works in any phone or computer browser. No native app.
    Social videoInstagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest links. For Instagram or Facebook, paste the caption or a screenshot.
    Handwritten cards and screenshotsBoth supported.Both supported, and the photo of the original card can stay on the recipe.
    Recipe picturesYour own photos.Your own photos, or an AI illustration in one of three styles.
    Nutrition and unit conversionBoth, on ReciMe Plus.Neither yet.
    Meal planning and grocery listsBoth, with the list sorted by supermarket aisle.Neither. Culinary Card is a recipe book; it has no planner.
    Sharing with familyShare a recipe by link, or invite friends to build a cookbook with you.Share a whole book by link or QR code, let relatives add their own recipes, or send one file that opens offline. Readers need no account. Single recipes can't be shared by link yet.
    PrintingPrint or export a recipe as a PDF, on ReciMe Plus.Full-page cards or 4×6 index cards, one recipe or the whole collection.

    Checked October 2026 against recime.app and its help center. ReciMe's pricing varies by region and changes, so check its app store listing for what is current. Where ReciMe is ahead, the row says so.

    What you get by switching

    Pick how you pay

    Pay yearly, monthly, or once. Lifetime is $49 once for 300 credits, for people who'd rather pay one time and be done.

    A family book anyone can open

    Share a book by link or QR code and relatives read it in their browser with no app and no account. Switch the link to "Add their recipes" and they can put their own in.

    A picture for every recipe

    Recipes without a photo get an AI illustration in the style you pick, so the collection looks like one cookbook instead of a grid of gaps.

    The original card stays

    Photograph a handwritten card and the handwriting is read into a recipe, with the photo of the card kept in its own "The Original" section.

    Made to print

    Print a single card for the fridge, a whole collection as a PDF, or 4×6 index cards for the recipe box.

    When ReciMe is the better choice

    ReciMe is a good app, and for some people it is the right one. Switching is not worth it if any of these describe you:

    • You plan meals and shop from the same app. ReciMe has a meal planner and an aisle-sorted grocery list; Culinary Card has neither.
    • Most of your recipes come from Instagram or Facebook. ReciMe imports those links directly; here you paste the caption.
    • You want a native phone app from the App Store or Play Store.
    • You only save a few recipes a week and never want to pay. ReciMe's free tier keeps going; ours is 9 credits once.
    • You import a lot of recipes. ReciMe Plus imports are unlimited; Culinary Card plans come with a set number of credits.
    • You want nutrition info or unit conversion. ReciMe Plus has both; Culinary Card has neither yet.

    Switching from ReciMe, honestly answered

    Is Culinary Card cheaper than ReciMe?

    It depends how much you import. If you save a few recipes a week and never need more, ReciMe's free tier costs nothing and ours runs out after 9 credits. If you import a lot, ReciMe Plus is unlimited and Culinary Card is not: the $10 yearly plan comes with 100 credits, which is about 50 link or photo imports. Culinary Card makes more sense for a collection that grows slowly, where unused credits roll over and Lifetime ($49 once for 300 credits, about 150 link or photo imports) can last years. Check ReciMe's app for its current price, since it varies by region.

    Can Culinary Card import from Instagram like ReciMe?

    Not from an Instagram link. TikTok and YouTube links work, and so do Pinterest pins. For an Instagram or Facebook recipe, copy the caption and paste it in, or upload a screenshot.

    Does Culinary Card have a meal planner and grocery list?

    No. ReciMe has both, with the grocery list sorted by aisle. If you plan the week inside your recipe app, ReciMe is the better fit.

    Is there an app?

    Culinary Card runs in your phone's browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens full-screen like an app. There is no App Store or Play Store version yet.

    Can I move my ReciMe recipes over?

    There is no bulk importer. You can paste each recipe's text, or import the original link again, one recipe at a time.

    Try it before you move anything

    Nine free credits, no card. Import a few recipes, photograph one card, and see whether it is better than what you have.

    Try Culinary Card free

    Related guides

    Save recipes from websites

    How link import works for blogs, Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube.

    How to share a family recipe book

    Share by link or QR code, let relatives add recipes, or send one offline file.