Paprika alternative
A Paprika alternative that knows what to cook from your fridge
Keep your recipes, and get dinner ideas from a photo of what you have.
Paprika is a long-running recipe manager. Paprika 3 is a one-off purchase per platform, and Paprika 4's new features need a paid Premium plan. Pantry Pic saves your recipes from a photo, a link or pasted text, builds your pantry from a photo or receipt, and suggests meals from what you have.
Download Pantry Pic directly from your preferred app store:
Free on the App Store and Google Play
Inside Pantry Pic
Your recipes, plus ideas from your fridge
Inside Pantry Pic.
Dinner ideas built around your fridge, next to the recipes you saved.
Your week on one screen. Move a meal to another day in a tap.
Only the missing items, grouped by aisle.
One step at a time, with timers built in.
Side by side
Pantry Pic and Paprika compared
Recipe library
Your own recipes, plus meals generated for your ingredients
Your own recipes only
Adding recipes
A photo, a link or pasted text
Built-in browser and clipper. Photo, social and text import need Paprika 4 Premium
Pantry
Built from a photo, a receipt or a barcode
Typed in by hand. It unticks items you have on the grocery list
Recipe ideas from what you have
Meal planning
Grocery list
Only the missing items, grouped by aisle
Sorted by aisle, merges duplicates
Platforms
iOS and Android
iOS, Android, Mac and Windows
Price
Free tier, then subscription or Lifetime
Paprika 3 is a one-off purchase per platform. Paprika 4 Premium is planned as an annual fee
Which one suits you
When Pantry Pic is the better pick
You want dinner ideas from what is already in the fridge, not only a recipe box.
You want your pantry filled from a photo or a receipt instead of typing it in.
You want photo, link and pasted-text import in one app.
When Paprika is the better pick
You want native Mac and Windows apps that work offline.
You want to pay once for the core app on mobile.
You have a large collection to bring over from an export file. Pantry Pic cannot bulk import.
FAQ
Paprika questions
Paprika 4 is free to download, and its new features need Paprika 4 Premium. As checked on 21 October 2026, Paprika's FAQ says this will most likely be an annual fee, optional for existing users.
Paprika 3 is, per platform. iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows are each bought separately.
Yes, if you type it in. Its pantry unticks items you have when you add a recipe to the grocery list. Pantry Pic fills the pantry from a photo, a receipt or a barcode and suggests recipes from it.
One at a time, from a link, a photo or pasted text. Pantry Pic cannot import a Paprika export file.
Pantry Pic has a free tier on iPhone and Android.
Pantry Pic has a free tier on iPhone and Android, then a subscription or a one-off Lifetime plan.
Paprika is a superb recipe box. Pantry Pic is for the nights you open the fridge and need the box to suggest something.
Sources: Paprika 4 open beta, Paprika FAQ on Paprika 4 pricingCook Something Amazing with What You Already Have
Join the movement to reduce food waste and make mealtime easier. Pantry Pic turns your pantry into a recipe book, one snap at a time
Download Pantry Pic directly from your preferred app store:
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