What happened to the Allrecipes app?

Short answer: Allrecipes shut down its original app on March 20, 2023, to focus on its website. Your saved Allrecipes recipes were not lost. They moved to MyRecipes, a sister site from the same company, and in 2026 that company released a MyRecipes app for iPhone and Android.

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Where your saved Allrecipes recipes are now

The MyRecipes help center says: “Everything you’ve saved on Allrecipes is now found in your Saves on MyRecipes.” Here is how to get to them.

1
Go to myrecipes.com
Your saved Allrecipes recipes and collections were moved to MyRecipes, a sister site run by the same company.
2
Log in with your Allrecipes email
Use the exact same email address as your Allrecipes account. The two accounts are linked, so there is no new password to set up.
3
Open Saves
Click Saves in the upper right corner to open Saves & Collections. Your old Allrecipes collections are there too.
4
Find recipes you wrote yourself on Allrecipes
Personal recipes you typed into Allrecipes did not move. They stay on allrecipes.com under My Account > My Profile.

Timeline: from Dinner Spinner to MyRecipes

The Allrecipes app ran for more than 14 years and passed 20 million downloads. Then your saves moved twice: first into the Allrecipes website in 2023, then into MyRecipes in 2025.

December 2008
Allrecipes launches Dinner Spinner, its first iPhone app.
Allrecipes press release, 2015
February 2010
Dinner Spinner Pro arrives at $2.99. The free app has passed 2.8 million downloads.
Allrecipes press release
March 2011
Dinner Spinner comes to Android. The iPhone version is close to six million downloads.
Allrecipes press release
March 2012
Meredith completes its purchase of Allrecipes from Reader’s Digest, a deal valued at $175 million.
Meredith SEC filing
December 2013
A rebuilt app adds Recipe Boxes that sync with the website, a serving scaler and a shopping list. Downloads pass 15 million.
Allrecipes press release
December 2015
More than 20 million people have downloaded the app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Kindle.
Allrecipes press release
December 2021
Dotdash buys Meredith. Allrecipes becomes part of Dotdash Meredith.
IAC SEC filing
March 6, 2023
Allrecipes posts a notice on its support site: the app will stop on March 20. Saved recipes move to Saved Items & Collections on allrecipes.com.
Allrecipes support notice (archived copy)
March 20, 2023
The app shuts down, and Allrecipes is website only until 2026. Many users find out only when the app stops loading.
r/Cooking thread, April 2023
Spring 2025
Allrecipes saves and collections move again, this time to MyRecipes.com. You log in with your Allrecipes email. At the same time, every Allrecipes profile becomes public.
Allrecipes article “Meet MyRecipes”
July 31, 2025
Dotdash Meredith renames itself People Inc.
People Inc. announcement
December 2025
MyRecipes passes two million users and can now save recipes from more than 1,000 additional websites.
Allrecipes article
August 27, 2026
The MyRecipes app appears on the US App Store, published by People Inc. Group. Allrecipes fans have an app again.
App Store listing
September 23, 2026
People Inc. formally announces the MyRecipes app, with a free tier and a paid MyRecipes+ tier. Kroger is the launch sponsor.
People Inc. press release

“Unfortunately, as of March 20, 2023, the app will no longer be available. We have decided to focus our efforts on our website”

Allrecipes Team, notice on the Allrecipes support site, March 6, 2023

How Allrecipes app users reacted

We read an 84-comment r/Cooking thread from 2023 and the US App Store reviews of the new MyRecipes app. The quotes below are exact, including the writers’ own spelling.

When the app shut down (2023)

“I’m so unhappy about this. All my saved recipes are still in the app but there’s no content in them”
r/Cooking post, April 2023
“It’s such a shame that they discontinued it without giving notice or anything.”
r/Cooking comment, May 2023
“would have gladly paid an annual subscription fee for the convenience of the app”
r/Cooking comment, May 2023

How people got their recipes back

“Found all my saved recipes on the allrecipes.com site under ‘saved items and collections’.”
r/Cooking comment, April 2023
“Fix on iPhone: just add the website to your home screen.”
r/Cooking comment, August 2023
“I immediately logged on the websites and printed out around 90 recipes that I wanted. I built a fancy binder”
r/Cooking comment, June 2023

Where people moved their recipes

“Paprika is currently my app of choice. Grab recipes from Allrecipes, saves it offline”
r/Cooking comment, October 2023
“Whisk looks like a decent alternative. It even let’s me bookmark recipes from any site, including all recipes.”
r/Cooking comment, April 2023

On the new MyRecipes app (2026)

“I used my old AllRecipes email to register and it even remembers some of the old recipes from that app!”
App Store review of MyRecipes, 5 stars, August 2026
“I miss the Allrecipes dinner spinner app. That was so much better than this.”
App Store review of MyRecipes, 1 star, September 2026
“Had an account on AllRecipes for years without any problems. Then MyRecipes comes along.”
App Store review of MyRecipes, 1 star, October 2026

One pattern stands out. The calmest posts came from people who already had their own copy, in another recipe app such as Paprika (see Recipe Notes vs Paprika) or in a printed binder. People who kept recipes only in the app’s saves had to go looking for them, and those saves have now moved twice. Whatever app you use next, pick one that lets you export your recipes. Recipe Notes can export your whole library as Markdown and JSON files.

The MyRecipes app at a glance

The app is the official successor for Allrecipes fans. What it does and what it costs, from MyRecipes’ own help pages:

Feature	MyRecipes (free)	MyRecipes+
Price	Free, with ads	$6.99 / month or $39.99 / year, 7-day free trial
Allrecipes and other People Inc. recipes	100,000+	100,000+
Your old Allrecipes saves	Yes, synced after sign-in	Yes
Save from other food websites	Yes (1,800+ supported sites)	Yes
Save from Instagram and TikTok	No	Yes
If you cancel	—	Social media saves become locked cards
Where it works	iPhone and Android, US only at launch	Same

What MyRecipes app users are saying

As of October 24, 2026, the app is rated 4.0 out of 5 from 174 ratings on the US App Store and 3.1 from 140 reviews on Google Play (100K+ downloads). It is a new app, so these numbers will move.

Praise in store reviews

All saved recipes in one place, including old Allrecipes saves after signing in.
Saving from social media (a MyRecipes+ feature).
The size of the recipe catalog.

Complaints in store reviews

Sign-in problems and crashes.
Collections missing or not loading (the developer replied that a later update fixed this).
Ads in the free version, and the trial and paywall.
Features from the Allrecipes website are missing, such as recipe reviews, scaling servings and searching your saves.

Your options now

Which one fits depends on whether you mainly cook from Allrecipes, or keep recipes from many sites and social media.

Feature	Allrecipes website	MyRecipes (free)	MyRecipes+	Recipe Notes (free)
Price	Free	Free	$6.99 / month or $39.99 / year	Free (Pro $34.99 / year)
Your old Allrecipes saves	Moved to MyRecipes	Yes	Yes	Save any Allrecipes page yourself
Recipes from other websites	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, 30 imports a week
Save from Instagram and TikTok	No	No	Yes	Yes, 20 imports a week (up to 5 a day)
Ads	Yes	Yes	No	No
Meal plan and grocery list	Not checked	Not stated by MyRecipes	Not stated by MyRecipes	Yes
Platforms	Web	iPhone, Android (US)	iPhone, Android (US)	iPhone, iPad, Android, web

Recipe Notes limits are on our pricing page.

Moving your Allrecipes recipes to Recipe Notes

Allrecipes is the recipe website Recipe Notes users saved from most between July 21 and October 18, 2026, ranked by number of people importing from it. If you want your Allrecipes favorites in the same place as recipes from Instagram, TikTok and other sites, Recipe Notes keeps an editable copy of each one, free and without ads. Your copy stays the same even if the original page changes.

Saving one takes three steps.

1
Open the recipe on allrecipes.com
Use Safari or Chrome on your phone, or any browser on a computer.
2
Share it to Recipe Notes
Tap Share, then choose Recipe Notes. On a computer, paste the link into Import on my.recipenotes.app.
3
Keep your own copy
Recipe Notes saves the title, ingredients, steps and photo as a recipe you can edit, so it stays the same even if the original page changes.

“I switched to this app after using RecipeBox, which after adding a bunch of recipes suddenly was asking for a monthly subscription. So far, this app makes it actually easier to import recipes, including using a photo on your phone.”

Galkster, 5-star App Store review of Recipe Notes, December 2025

Sources

Recipe Notes is an independent recipe app and is not affiliated with Allrecipes, MyRecipes or People Inc. The facts on this page come from Allrecipes notices, official help pages, press releases and app store listings, all checked on October 24, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Where are my saved Allrecipes recipes?

On MyRecipes. According to the MyRecipes help center, everything you saved on Allrecipes is now in your Saves on MyRecipes. Log in at myrecipes.com with the same email as your Allrecipes account and click Saves. Personal recipes you entered yourself stay on your Allrecipes profile.

Is there still an Allrecipes app?

Not under the Allrecipes name. Allrecipes shut down its original app on March 20, 2023, two weeks after a notice on its support site. People Inc., which owns Allrecipes, now offers the MyRecipes app, which includes Allrecipes recipes and syncs your saves.

Is the MyRecipes app free?

Yes, with ads. The free version lets you browse, search and save 100,000+ recipes, organize them into collections, and save recipes from other food websites. MyRecipes+ ($6.99 a month or $39.99 a year, 7-day free trial) removes ads and adds saving from Instagram and TikTok. Checked October 24, 2026.

What happens to recipes I saved from TikTok or Instagram if I cancel MyRecipes+?

According to the MyRecipes billing FAQ, they stay in your Saves as locked recipe cards that you cannot open without an active MyRecipes+ membership.

Which MyRecipes app is the official one?

The official app is published by People Inc. Group: “MyRecipes” on the App Store (id 6755009073) and com.people.myrecipes on Google Play. Apps with similar names, such as “MyRecipes: Recipe Keeper”, are from other developers.

Is Recipe Notes connected to Allrecipes or MyRecipes?

No. Recipe Notes is an independent recipe app. It can save recipes from Allrecipes and most other recipe websites, but it is not affiliated with Allrecipes, MyRecipes or People Inc.