Thymelist vs ReciMe
ReciMe is a polished, widely used recipe app, and it does the same everyday job as Thymelist: save recipes from social video and the web, plan your week, shop from one list. If you’re looking for a ReciMe alternative, here’s where each one is the better pick.
Facts checked 5 min readWritten by the maker of Thymelist, so every claim is sourced
The short answer
Choose ReciMe if you
- want the most imports on a free plan: 5 every week
- would rather use the app in French, German, Portuguese or Spanish
- want to use it on a computer too: its desktop web app is in beta
- want to try premium first: ReciMe Plus has a 7-day free trial
- like a big community: ReciMe says it has 15 million users
Choose Thymelist if you
- want step-by-step cooking mode without paying for it
- want your recipes and lists in Slovak or Czech, or translated into your language
- want allergens flagged on every recipe
- pay by the month: Pro is €4.99, ReciMe Monthly €5.99
- want a free plan with no trial to cancel and no card
Side by side
What each app does today, on its own terms. Where a fact about ReciMe could change, it says so.
| Feature | Thymelist | ReciMe |
|---|---|---|
| Saving recipes | ||
| Save from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook | Yes. | Yes.and Pinterest |
| Reads a recipe that’s only spoken in the video | Yes.listens when the caption isn’t enough | Yes.tries the video’s audio when there’s no written recipe |
| When a post has no full recipe | Yes.labels a method it had to write itself, and says so when there’s nothing to go on | Yes.looks for the creator’s original recipe website |
| Save from recipe websites | Yes. | Yes. |
| Translate a recipe into your language | Yes.offered when a recipe arrives in another language | No.not offered at the time of writing |
| Planning, shopping and cooking | ||
| Meal planning | Yes.by week or by month | Yes.weekly: breakfast, lunch and dinner |
| Shopping list from your recipes | Yes.the same ingredient merged across recipes, sorted into 13 store sections | Yes.sorted by aisle or by recipe |
| Step-by-step cooking mode | Yes.free, with timers that keep running | Partly.part of ReciMe Plus |
| Nutrition | Partly.Pro: estimates per serving | Partly.Plus: a nutrition calculator |
| Allergen flags | Yes.the 14 major allergens in EU food law, as a guide, not a guarantee | No.none at the time of writing |
| Languages, platforms and price | ||
| App languages | English, Slovak, Czech | English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish |
| iPhone and Android | Yes. | Yes. |
| Use it in a web browser | No.shared recipes and lists open in any browser; your library lives in the app | Partly.desktop beta: recipes and cookbooks, with meal plans and lists still to come |
| Free plan | Unlimited recipes, plans and lists; 10 AI imports and 10 lists from recipes a month | 5 imports every 7 days; recipes you type yourself are unlimited |
| Premium, euro App Store | €4.99 a month or €39.99 a year | Monthly €5.99; ReciMe Plus listed from €22.99 to €39.99, most often €34.99 |
| Free trial | None: the Free plan isn’t a trial | 7 days of ReciMe Plus, then billed unless you cancel |
Saving recipes from videos
Both apps take a share from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Facebook, and ReciMe takes Pinterest too. Both read the caption first and listen to the video when there’s no written recipe.
When that still isn’t enough, they part ways. ReciMe goes looking for the creator’s original recipe website. Thymelist labels any method it had to write itself, and tells you when a video has no recipe in it rather than guessing.
The free plans, side by side
ReciMe’s free plan gives you 5 imports every 7 days, and websites, videos, photos and pasted text all count. Thymelist’s gives you 10 AI imports a month, plus 10 shopping lists built from recipes. Over a month, ReciMe lets you import more for free.
What you get around those imports differs too. On both, the recipes, meal plans and lists you make by hand are unlimited. On ReciMe, step-by-step cooking mode and the nutrition calculator are part of Plus. On Thymelist, cooking mode is free, and Pro adds nutrition estimates.
Planning the week and shopping
Both plan meals for the week and build a shopping list from your recipes. ReciMe sorts it by aisle or by recipe. Thymelist merges the same ingredient across recipes into one line and sorts it into 13 store sections. Send the list as a link, and whoever does the shopping can tick it off in a browser while you watch the ticks arrive in the app.
At the stove, Thymelist shows one step at a time, with only the ingredients that step adds, and timers that keep running if you leave the screen.
Languages, allergens and price
ReciMe comes in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. Thymelist comes in English, Slovak and Czech, and offers to translate a recipe that arrives in another language. It also flags the 14 major allergens named in EU food law, as a guide rather than a guarantee.
In the same euro App Store, ReciMe Monthly is €5.99 and ReciMe Plus is listed between €22.99 and €39.99, most often €34.99. Thymelist Pro is €4.99 a month or €39.99 a year. So ReciMe is often cheaper by the year, and Thymelist by the month. ReciMe offers a 7-day trial of Plus. Thymelist has no trial, only a free plan that needs no card.
Questions people ask
Is ReciMe free?
Yes, with a weekly limit: 5 imports every 7 days, counted from the day you signed up. Recipes you type in yourself are unlimited. Unlimited imports, cooking mode and the nutrition calculator are part of ReciMe Plus.
Is Thymelist a good ReciMe alternative?
If you want cooking mode for free, your app in Slovak or Czech, or allergens flagged on your recipes, yes. If you import a lot and want to stay on a free plan, ReciMe gives you more imports.
Can either app read a recipe that’s only spoken in a video?
Both say they can. Each listens to the video when the caption has no recipe. Thymelist labels a method it had to fill in, and tells you when there is nothing to go on.
Can I use Thymelist on a computer?
Not for your library. Thymelist is an app for iPhone and Android. Recipes and lists you share open as web pages in any browser.
Our honest take
ReciMe is a strong, popular app with a more generous free import allowance. Thymelist suits you better if you want to cook step by step without paying, want your app in Slovak or Czech, or want allergens flagged on every recipe.
Try Thymelist free
The Free plan is not a trial and needs no card. On Android and iPhone.
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or open thymelist.com/app on your phone
Where these facts come from
Checked on . Apps change, so if something here is out of date, the source will be more current than this page.
- ReciMe Help: how your 5 free weekly imports work
- ReciMe Help: is there a free version of the app? (free plan, trial)
- ReciMe Help: what are the benefits of ReciMe Plus?
- ReciMe Help: import from Instagram (audio, original website)
- ReciMe Help: can I access ReciMe using a computer?
- ReciMe on the App Store, Slovakia (euro prices, languages, users)
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