ReciMe app review: what it costs, what is free, and who it is for
ReciMe is one of the most popular recipe saver apps: 4.8 stars from more than 315,000 ratings on the US App Store, and over a million installs on Google Play. Most people searching for it want to know two things: is it free, and what does it cost?
Disclosure: Recipe Notes is a competing app. Every ReciMe fact below comes from ReciMe’s own help center or app store listings, checked on October 19, 2026. Sources are listed at the end.
Also on the web at my.recipenotes.app · Updated October 2026
Short answer
- Price: ReciMe Plus is $39.99 a year in the US. ReciMe does not publish a US monthly price.
- Free plan: 5 imports every 7 days. Grocery list, meal planning and cookbooks stay free.
- Trial: 7 days, then the subscription starts unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end.
- Platforms: iPhone, iPad and Android. The web version is a desktop beta without meal plans or grocery lists yet.
Is ReciMe’s free plan enough for you?
How many recipes do you save in a typical week?
From social media
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
From websites
Food blogs and recipe sites
What each app would cost you
At 4 recipes a week, ReciMe is free and Recipe Notes is free.
| ReciMe | Recipe Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Free imports per week | 5, all sources combined | 20 social (up to 5 a day) + 30 website |
| Your week | 4 of 5 | Social3 of 20 Website1 of 30 |
| Your cost per year | $0 Free plan is enough | $0 Free plan is enough |
Compares import limits only, using each app’s official limits. Typing in a recipe by hand does not count toward either limit. ReciMe does not publish a US monthly price, so only yearly prices are shown.
How much does ReciMe cost?
ReciMe’s help center gives one US price: $39.99 a year for ReciMe Plus, with local prices shown in the app. ReciMe also sells Plus gift cards: $39.99 for one year and $19.99 for three months.
The App Store lists ReciMe Plus purchases at $29.99, $39.99 and $59.99 without saying which is monthly or yearly. Earlier reviews quoted $59.99 a year, so the $59.99 entry is probably an older or regional price. We could not confirm a US monthly price; check the Subscribe screen in the app before you start a trial.
| Plan | Price (US) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ReciMe free | $0 | ReciMe help center |
| ReciMe Plus, yearly | $39.99 / year | ReciMe help center, Aug 2026 |
| ReciMe Plus, monthly | Not published | App Store lists no billing periods |
| ReciMe Plus gift, 3 months | $19.99 | recime.app gift cards |
| Family plan | None found | Not in help center or App Store |
What the free version of ReciMe includes
The free plan is generous with planning and tight on imports. That is the trade-off to understand before you choose.
Free
Limited: imports
ReciMe Plus only
Web
What reviewers like and dislike
A summary of the public reviews we read. Plan to Eat publishes a competing app, so we attribute its points to it.
Praise
- Fast, reliable import from Instagram, TikTok and recipe blogs (App Store reviews, Plan to Eat).
- A clean layout that is easy to learn (App Store reviews).
- Grocery list sorted by aisle, serving scaling and a cook mode that keeps the screen on (App Store listing).
Complaints
- The free import cap is the most common complaint (Plan to Eat, App Store reviews).
- The most-upvoted Google Play review reports being charged the yearly fee after a cancellation did not go through.
- Plan to Eat reports that duplicate grocery items are not merged and that the grocery list does not update when the meal plan changes.
- Some Android reviews report logouts and slow loading (Sep 2026).
ReciMe vs Recipe Notes on the free plan
Neither free plan wins everywhere. ReciMe gives more free meal planning; Recipe Notes gives more free imports. Recipe Notes limits are from our pricing page.
| Feature | ReciMe (free) | Recipe Notes (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Imports | 5 every 7 days, all sources | 20 social a week (up to 5 a day) + 30 website a week |
| Photo and document imports | Count toward the 5 | 5 a day |
| Meal planning | Free | Today and tomorrow (Pro: any day) |
| Grocery list | Free, sorted by aisle | Up to 5 recipes, 10 duplicate merges a month |
| Cookbooks | Free | 2 (Pro: unlimited) |
| Ads | Not stated by ReciMe | Never |
| Paid plan | $39.99 / year | $34.99 / year or $4.99 / month |
| Family plan | None found | $49.99 / year for up to 6 people |
| Web app | Desktop beta, no meal plans or lists yet | Full web app at my.recipenotes.app |
Who should pick ReciMe
ReciMe is a good fit if you
- save fewer than 5 recipes a week and plan meals a week ahead for free
- want in-app grocery ordering and an AI recipe assistant, and are happy to pay for Plus
- cook mostly from your phone
Consider an alternative if you
- regularly hit the 5-imports-a-week cap
- want a Family plan that shares one subscription
- plan meals or shop from a computer
Sources
All checked on October 19, 2026. Prices and limits change; the official pages are the final word.
- ReciMe Help: How much does the ReciMe subscription cost? (updated Aug 9, 2026)
- ReciMe Help: Is there a free version of the app? (updated Aug 9, 2026)
- ReciMe Help: How your 5 free weekly imports work (updated May 6, 2026)
- ReciMe Help: What are the benefits of ReciMe Plus? (updated Aug 16, 2026)
- ReciMe Help: Can I access ReciMe using a computer? (updated Aug 9, 2026)
- ReciMe on the US App Store
- ReciMe on Google Play
- Plan to Eat: ReciMe app review, pros and cons (competitor blog)
Related guides
Free ReciMe alternative
Feature-by-feature comparison of Recipe Notes and ReciMe.
Recipe Notes pricing
Free vs Pro vs Family, with every limit in one table.
Meal planning with your own recipes
Plan four meals a day and shop for the week in one list.
Save recipes from TikTok
Turn cooking videos into recipes with real ingredient lists.
Frequently asked questions
ReciMe is free to download, and the free plan keeps the grocery list, meal planning and cookbooks. The main limit is imports: 5 every 7 days. Unlimited imports, the nutrition calculator, export and print, and guided cooking need ReciMe Plus. (Checked October 19, 2026.)
ReciMe’s help center lists ReciMe Plus at $39.99 a year in the US, with local prices shown on the in-app Subscribe screen. ReciMe does not publish a US monthly price; the App Store lists ReciMe Plus purchases of $29.99, $39.99 and $59.99 without naming the billing period. (Checked October 19, 2026.)
5 imports every 7 days. Imports from social media, websites, images and pasted text all count. The 7-day window starts from the date you created your account, not from Monday. Failed imports do not count.
Yes, 7 days. According to the App Store listing, the subscription starts automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends.
If you import more than 5 recipes a week and want the nutrition calculator and cook mode, ReciMe Plus at $39.99 a year is in line with other recipe apps. If you mostly save a few recipes a week, the free plan may be enough. If the import cap is the problem, look at apps with a higher free import limit.
Cancel where you subscribed. On iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → ReciMe. On Android: Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription.
Recipe Notes has a free plan with 20 social imports a week (up to 5 a day) plus 30 website imports a week, an unlimited recipe library and no ads. See the full comparison on our ReciMe alternative page.