Pestle Alternative: Only Recipes vs Pestle
iPhone and iPad recipe manager with guided cooking. Here is how Only Recipes compares as a Pestle alternative, including where Pestle 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
iPhone and iPad recipe manager with guided cooking
Pestle Pro is $24.99/year on pestlechef.app, with a 14-day free trial. The US App Store also lists Pestle Pro at $2.99 monthly and lifetime options at $39.99 and $49.99. The free plan keeps 15 recipes.
- iPhone and iPad
What is Pestle?
Pestle saves recipes from websites and from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube, then turns them into a guided, step-by-step cooking mode with hands-free control and timers. Pestle Pro adds unlimited recipes, sync, households, meal planning and discovery.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Only Recipes | Pestle |
|---|---|---|
| Save recipes from websites | Yes | Yes |
| Import recipes from videos (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) | Premium (10 min/month) | Yes |
| Grocery list | Premium | Yes |
| Meal planning calendar | No | Pestle Pro |
| Ingredient scaling | Premium | Yes |
| Cooking timers | Premium, iOS only | Yes |
| Shared recipe library with another person | Premium (2 members) | Pestle Pro |
| Scan recipes from a cookbook | No | Yes |
| iPhone and iPad app | Yes | Yes |
| One-time purchase option | No | Lifetime option |
| Free plan | Yes (15 recipes) | Yes (15 recipes) |
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Rows only appear where Pestle's own website or app store listing states the feature.
Where Pestle is the better choice
- You want hands-free guided cooking with as many timers as you need.
- You want a lifetime purchase option instead of a subscription.
- You want to scan recipes from paper.
- You want Handoff between iPhone and iPad.
- You want a 14-day meal plan you can build with your household (Pestle Pro).
- Pestle's site and App Store listing describe it on iPhone and iPad; neither lists an Android or web app.
- Sync between devices, households and meal planning need Pestle Pro.
Who is Pestle best for?
iPhone and iPad cooks who want a guided cooking mode.
Pestle and Only Recipes cost the same per year. Pestle is the better pick for guided cooking, meal planning and a lifetime option on iPhone and iPad. Only Recipes is the better pick if anyone in your kitchen uses Android or a browser.
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Pricing and features checked on October 14, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change; check Pestle's listing before you buy. Only Recipes pricing is from our pricing page.
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