Pepper Alternative: Only Recipes vs Pepper
Social recipe organizer with shared cookbooks and grocery delivery. Here is how Only Recipes compares as a Pepper alternative, including where Pepper 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
Social recipe organizer with shared cookbooks and grocery delivery
Pepper is free to download. The US App Store lists its subscriptions at $4.99 a month or $39.99 to $49.99 a year.
- iPhone and iPad
What is Pepper?
Pepper is a social recipe organizer. It saves recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, recipe blogs or your Notes into a cookbook you share with friends and family, with collaborative folders, a community feed, a decorating game, grocery delivery from recipes or your list, and printed cookbooks.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Only Recipes | Pepper |
|---|---|---|
| Save recipes from websites | Yes | Yes |
| Import recipes from videos (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) | Premium (10 min/month) | Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest |
| Grocery list | Premium | Yes |
| Shared recipe library with another person | Premium (2 members) | Shared folders |
| Print recipes | Yes | Printed cookbooks |
| iPhone and iPad app | Yes | Yes |
AvailablePartialNot available
Rows only appear where Pepper's own website or app store listing states the feature.
Where Pepper is the better choice
- You want recipe saving to be social: Pepper builds shared cookbooks with friends and a community feed.
- You want to order groceries for delivery from a recipe or your list.
- You want to publish your cookbook as a printed book.
- Its subscriptions are listed at $39.99 to $49.99 a year, above Only Recipes Premium at $24.99/year.
- We could not confirm an Android or web app from its App Store listing.
Who is Pepper best for?
Couples, friends and families who want a shared, social cookbook.
Pepper is the pick if you want cooking to be social. Only Recipes is the quieter, cheaper Pepper alternative: a private recipe box on the web, iPhone and Android.
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Pricing and features checked on October 24, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change; check Pepper's listing before you buy. Only Recipes pricing is from our pricing page.
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