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Paprika is a long-running recipe manager from Hindsight Labs. It saves recipes from websites with a built-in browser and has meal planning, aisle-sorted grocery lists, pantry tracking and a cook mode, all for a one-time price per platform.
Paprika's official siteScan to get Fooma
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Based on each app's own website and App Store listing, checked October 14, 2026. “Not advertised” means Paprika's own pages don't mention it.
FoomaSave recipes from TikTok & Instagram videos
Fooma
Yes
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook
Paprika
Not advertised
Built around web recipes
Save recipes from websites
Fooma
Yes
Share sheet, paste a link, or copy it and Fooma offers to import
Paprika
Yes
Built-in browser
Scan recipes from photos or cookbooks
Fooma
No
Not yet. Save by link or type the recipe in
Paprika
Not advertised
Meal planner
Fooma
Yes
Plan my week autofill and planned leftovers
Paprika
Yes
Daily, weekly, monthly; reusable menus
Grocery list sorted by aisle
Fooma
Yes
Merged items, iPhone widget, Reminders sync
Paprika
Yes
Sorted by aisle, combines items
Nutrition per serving
Fooma
Yes
Calories, macros, fiber, sugar, sodium
Paprika
Not advertised
AI recipe assistant
Fooma
Yes
AI Chef chat and Recipe Maker (Pro)
Paprika
Not advertised
Share with your household
Fooma
Yes
Shared recipes, list and meal plan, live
Paprika
Not advertised
Saved recipes work offline
Fooma
Yes
Your cookbook is stored on your phone
Paprika
Yes
Platforms
iPhone & iPad
iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac, Windows (each sold separately)
Pricing
Free download with free import tries. Meal planner, grocery list and household sharing are free; Fooma Pro adds unlimited imports and AI Chef.
One-time purchase per platform, no subscription
Prices and features change. Check Paprika's current details before you decide.
In Fooma you tap Share on a TikTok, Reel, Short or pin and pick Fooma. It writes up the ingredients with quantities, the steps, times and servings, and keeps a link to the original video. Recipe import in Fooma →
Paprika's website and App Store listing don't mention this (built around web recipes).
Fooma doesn't scan photos yet. Family recipes can be typed in as new recipes with their own photo.
Paprika's website and App Store listing don't mention this.
Fooma shows calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar and sodium per serving, and adds up each day in the meal planner. Nutrition facts in Fooma →
Paprika's website and App Store listing don't mention this.
Fooma's AI Chef suggests full recipes from what's in your fridge and answers cooking questions by text or voice. Recipe Maker builds a recipe around ingredients you pick. AI Chef in Fooma →
Paprika's website and App Store listing don't mention this.
In Fooma you create a household, invite people with a code and choose which recipes to share. The grocery list and meal plan can be shared too, and update live. Household sharing in Fooma →
Paprika's website and App Store listing don't mention this.
Save any recipe from TikTok, Instagram and the web
Share a video or paste a link. Fooma pulls out the ingredients, steps, times and photo, and turns them into a recipe card you can actually cook from.
See moreAn AI chef that cooks with what you have
Tell AI Chef what's in your fridge, how much time you have or what you're craving. Get recipe ideas with full steps, and save the one you like to your cookbook.
See moreKnow what's in every serving
Recipes in Fooma show calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar and sodium per serving, with a macro breakdown you can read at a glance.
See moreFooma doesn't read Paprika export files yet. Re-save recipes from their original links: share or paste each link into Fooma.
Start with the recipes you cook most, then add the rest over time.
Keep Paprika for archived recipes while you move; nothing is lost on its side.
Fooma is a good fit if your recipes come from TikTok and Instagram and you want AI help and nutrition on your iPhone. Paprika may suit you better if you want a one-time purchase and a desktop app, and most of your recipes come from food blogs.
Fooma doesn't import Paprika export files. The quickest way is to share each recipe's original link (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or a website) to Fooma, which rebuilds the full recipe. Recipes you wrote yourself can be typed in as new recipes.
Fooma is free to download, with free recipe import tries. The meal planner, grocery list and household sharing are free. Fooma Pro adds unlimited imports and AI Chef; prices are shown in the app before you subscribe.
Not yet. Fooma is available on iPhone and iPad today.
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We compared Paprika using its own public pages, checked on October 14, 2026. We don't list a feature as missing unless Paprika says so; anything its pages don't mention is marked “Not advertised”. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@fooma.app.
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