A SuperCook alternative that reads your fridge from a photo

SuperCook is the long-standing benchmark in this category and it is completely free. The one thing it asks of you every single time is that you tell it what you have. Pantry Pic starts from a photo instead.

Side by side

SuperCook details checked 8 September 2026. Both products change, so verify anything that matters to you before switching.

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How you enter ingredients

Photo of your fridge or pantry, plus manual edits

Tick from a list, type, or voice

Where recipes come from

Generated for your exact ingredients

Matched against a large database of recipes from food sites

Price

Free tier, then subscription

Completely free, no subscription and no in-app purchases

Dietary filters

Vegan, gluten-free, keto, low FODMAP and more

Basic

Meal planning

Shopping list for missing items

Platforms

iOS and Android

iOS, Android and web

When Pantry Pic is the better pick

You have abandoned a recipe app before because the typing was too much on a tired weeknight. Photo input removes that step.

You want recipes built around the exact things in front of you, including the half a cauliflower, rather than the nearest database match.

You want dietary preferences, skill level and time available taken into account, and the missing items collected into a shopping list.

When SuperCook is the better pick

You want it to cost nothing, ever. SuperCook is genuinely free with no subscription and no in-app purchases, and that is hard to argue with.

You prefer recipes that a person wrote and published on a food site, with the ratings and comments that come with them.

You want to use it in a browser on a laptop. Pantry Pic is a phone app, because the camera is the point.

You like the "missing one ingredient" filter, which surfaces near-misses. Pantry Pic handles that differently, by building the recipe around what you have.

Questions people ask

Is there a SuperCook alternative that does not make you type?

Yes. Pantry Pic uses ingredient detection on a photo of your fridge or pantry, then lets you edit the list before generating recipes. Deep-pantry items hidden behind others still need a quick manual add.

Is SuperCook still free?

Yes. As checked on 8 September 2026, SuperCook has no subscription and no in-app purchases. Pantry Pic has a free tier plus a paid plan for unlimited scans.

Which one gives better recipes?

They are answering different questions. SuperCook finds published recipes that match what you ticked. Pantry Pic writes one around what you actually have, which helps most when your fridge does not match any tested recipe.

Can I use SuperCook and Pantry Pic together?

Plenty of people do. Scan with Pantry Pic to see what you have and what it can become, and search SuperCook when you want a published recipe with reviews.

Both apps exist to answer the same question at 6pm on a Tuesday. SuperCook wants you to tell it what is in the fridge. Pantry Pic wants to look.

Cook Something Amazing with What You Already Have

Join the movement to reduce food waste and make mealtime effortless. Pantry Pic turns your pantry into a recipe book — one snap at a time

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