Recipe app comparison

A Paprika 4 alternative for iPhone and iPad

Paprika 4 came out on 6 November 2026 as a free download with a Premium subscription. If you’re thinking of switching, the table below shows what each app does, and your whole Paprika library comes into Spices from one export file.

Compare features Switching from Paprika

At a glance

Paprika export: .paprikarecipes
Spices import: Add → Import
Categories: kept

You can switch back to the recipe as written at any time.

Spices and Paprika, feature by feature

Spices and Paprika compared
	Spices	Paprika
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows
Pricing	Free up to 25 recipes; Pro monthly, yearly or once	Free download; Premium subscription. Owners of earlier versions get the Standard tier free
Save from websites	Yes	Yes
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube	Yes, from the caption or description	Premium
Photos and cookbook pages	Screenshots and cookbook pages, read on the device	Recipe scanning (Premium)
Unit conversion	US, UK, Australian and metric, based on where the recipe is from	Yes
Oven: °F, °C, fan, gas mark	Yes, for your fan or conventional oven	Not listed
Ingredient names by country	US, UK or Dutch names	Not listed
Scaling	Servings, pan size, or an ingredient you have	Yes
Meal planning	A week of dinners; shared with Pro	Day, week and month views
Shopping list	Built from the week; shared with Pro	Yes, sorted by aisle
Household sharing	Shared library, notes and week through iCloud (Pro)	Family accounts (Premium)
Account	None, uses iCloud	Paprika account
Cook mode	One step at a time, named timers, screen stays on	Current step, read aloud, screen stays on
Pantry	No	Yes, with expiry dates
Nutrition	No	Premium
Sync	iCloud	Paprika’s cloud

Paprika features checked on 10 November 2026 by Thien Nguyen, who makes Spices, against its official website, help pages and App Store listing. “Not listed” means we couldn’t find it there, not that the app lacks it. Prices change, so check the developer’s site.

Which one fits you?

Paprika runs on more devices and has a pantry and nutrition analysis. Spices converts the measures, oven settings and ingredient names in recipes from other countries.

Choose Spices if

You cook from recipes written in other countries and don’t want to convert cups, oven settings or ingredient names by hand.
You save from Instagram and TikTok and want that in the free plan.
You want household sharing through iCloud, with no account to create.
You scale to the pan you own or the pack you bought, not only to servings.

Choose Paprika if

You cook on Android or Windows as well as Apple devices.
You want pantry tracking with expiry dates, or nutrition analysis.
You like steps read aloud, or a monthly meal calendar.

Switching from Paprika

In Paprika, export your recipes (on iPhone or iPad: Settings → Export; on Mac or Windows: File → Export) and choose the Paprika Recipe format.
Save the export, .paprikarecipes, in the Files app.
In Spices, open Add → Import from another recipe app and pick the file.

Spices brings your categories across and shows any recipes that need a check. Your Paprika library stays where it is. The free plan holds up to 25 recipes; Pro holds the rest. Help with imports

Sources

Paprika Recipe Manager is a product of its developer. Spices is not affiliated with it.

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Questions

Is Paprika 4 a subscription?

Paprika 4 is a free download with an optional Premium subscription. According to Paprika, owners of earlier versions get its Standard tier free. Check paprikaapp.com for current details.

Can I move my Paprika recipes to Spices?

Yes. Export your recipes from Paprika in the Paprika Recipe format, save the .paprikarecipes file in Files, then open Add → Import from another recipe app in Spices. Your categories come along, and your Paprika library stays where it is.

Does Spices run on Android or Windows?

No. Spices is made for iPhone and iPad. If you need Android or Windows, Paprika is the better fit.

Let your recipes convert themselves

Spices shows every saved recipe in the units, oven setting and ingredient names you use, and you can switch back to the original at any time. In testing for iPhone and iPad.

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