AnyList Alternative: Only Recipes vs AnyList
Shared grocery list with recipes and meal planning. Here is how Only Recipes compares as a AnyList alternative, including where AnyList is the better choice.
Recipe manager for web, iPhone and Android
Premium $2.99/month or $24.99/year
The free plan saves up to 15 recipes from any website and is ad-free. Premium adds unlimited recipes, collections, grocery lists, ingredient scaling, video imports and a shared kitchen, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
- Web, iPhone and iPad, Android
Shared grocery list with recipes and meal planning
AnyList Complete is $9.99/year for an individual or $14.99/year for a household, per anylist.com.
- iPhone and iPad, Android, Mac, Web, Apple Watch
What is AnyList?
AnyList is a shared grocery list first, with a recipe box and meal planning calendar built in. Lists sync in real time between household members and sort into store categories. AnyList Complete adds web recipe import, the meal planning calendar, recipe scaling and desktop access.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Only Recipes | AnyList |
|---|---|---|
| Save recipes from websites | Yes | AnyList Complete |
| Grocery list | Premium | Yes |
| Meal planning calendar | No | AnyList Complete |
| Ingredient scaling | Premium | AnyList Complete |
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone and iPad app | Yes | Yes |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
| Mac app | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes (15 recipes) | Yes |
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Rows only appear where AnyList's own website or app store listing states the feature.
Where AnyList is the better choice
- The grocery list is the main event: AnyList shares lists in real time and sorts them by store category.
- You want one subscription for a whole household: the household plan is $14.99/year.
- You want voice entry with Siri or Alexa, or your list on an Apple Watch.
- You want a meal planning calendar (AnyList Complete).
- You want a lower yearly price: AnyList Complete is $9.99/year for an individual.
- Importing recipes from the web, the meal planning calendar and recipe scaling need AnyList Complete.
- Its App Store listing describes recipe import from blogs and websites, not from social video.
Who is AnyList best for?
Households who share a grocery list and want recipes attached to it.
AnyList is the better choice if your household runs on a shared grocery list. Only Recipes is the better choice if the recipes are the point: it saves from websites for free and imports from social video on Premium.
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Pricing and features checked on October 14, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change; check AnyList's listing before you buy. Only Recipes pricing is from our pricing page.
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