Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to RecipeMate

The easiest way search recipes by ingredients

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RecipeMate launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Instantly search 2M recipes▲349

   Recipe Search with Typesense

   2020 · recipe-search.typesense.org · its alternatives →

2. 2DR
   Discover Recipes by Ingredients▲55

   2014 · skipthepizza.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Foodies: Recipe by ingredients▲117

   Search recipes by ingredients. Tons of recipes to choose.

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   UnitStand▲69

   Recipe search engine by ingredients

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kitchenful▲284

   Meal planning and groceries, done for you

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kitchenese▲94

   Recipe discovery through inventory matching

   2023 · kitchenese.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cookii▲107

   AI to create recipe

   2023 · mikelally.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Recipe Finder▲11

   A smart recipe finder

   2025 · recipefinder-gamma.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9MC
   My cooking app that tells you what ingredients go well together▲25

   2011 · ingredientpairings.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Eatlicious▲163

    Simplify your mealtime process - from idea to plate

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    RecipeWriter▲125

    Author recipes. Simple and Beautiful.

    2014 · app.samsungfood.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tender▲99

    Recipe app that is Tinder for food

    2015 · tender.li · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Frise▲71

    Get recipes suggested based on your ingredients

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14RS
    Recipe search engine, built in vanilla PHP▲67

    1) Summary = RecipeHunt(http://recipehunt.app) is a Recipe Search Engine that gives you the only 3 things that matter in my opinion: (a) Picture, (b) Ingredients, (c) Directions 2) Problem = Every recipe site is bloated(e.g. full of ads, long backstory). I just want to see 3 things: Picture, Ingredients, Directions. 3) Solution = Built a simple Recipe Search Engine that gives you only those 3 things. 4) Tech Stack = Vanilla HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL (some JQuery). Frameworks are too complicated for me, so I just wanted to build with what I know. 5) Design -Main Feed = Similar…

    2022 · recipehunt.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DishTango▲83

    What's for dinner? Recipes using your ingredients

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Noodles▲93

    Cook better. A simple app for all your recipes.

    2014 · getnoodl.es · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CookMate AI▲7

    Your AI kitchen buddy for instant recipes

    2025 · cookmateai.com · its alternatives →

18. 18RA
    Recipelab, a simple nutrition calculator / recipe analyzer▲46

    2016 · recipelab.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PlateMate▲9

    Your all-in-one kitchen companion!

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WhatToCook.org▲61

    Search recipes by name, category, or by ingredients you have

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Recipe Finder Demo▲6

    Find recipes with whatever ingredients you have to hand.

    2025 · recipe-finder-demo.up.railway.app · its alternatives →

22. 22YF
    Yummify: Find the perfect recipes for your ingredients▲17

    2020 · yummify.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    RecipeyAI - AI Recipe Search Assistant▲7

    World's first recipe vibe-search app

    2025 · recipey.ai · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TasteBuddy - AI Chef▲9

    Transform your kitchen experience with AI-powered cooking

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →