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24 alternatives to TigerChef

Duolingo for Cooking

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TigerChef launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Parsnip – Duolingo for Cooking▲536

   We're building Parsnip to create a "tech tree" of cooking skills that allows anyone to level up on the building blocks of cooking knowledge while tracking their progress over time. It took us a few iterations to figure out the right product; here's the story of our latest pivot: [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/a-new-hope] The goal is to create a personalized way to learn any recipe on the Internet, then use this as a springboard to help home cooks of all levels solve the problem of repeated meal planning in a 10x better way:…

   2022 · parsnip.ai · its alternatives →

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   Parsnip▲190

   Duolingo for cooking

   2022 · parsnip.ai · its alternatives →

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   CookLang – Recipe Markup Language▲415

   Cooklang is a markup language for recipes.

   2021 · cooklang.org · its alternatives →

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   EasyChef▲318

   Turn your ingredients into recipes instantly

   2024 · easychef.ai · its alternatives →

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   Duolingo▲309

   Learn languages completely free.

   2013 · duolingo.com · its alternatives →

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   Brewolingo by Duolingo▲183

   Drink beer, learn a language. It’s science.

   2018 · brewolingo.duolingo.com · its alternatives →

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   Find the best recipe for any two foods, based on over 600k recipes▲337

   2016 · foodpairing.ninja · its alternatives →

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   Flowlingo▲283

   Get fluent in a language through content immersion

   2018 · getflowlingo.com · its alternatives →

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   Mother Tongue Cooking Club▲78

   An online recipe club, cooking school, and community

   2022 · its alternatives →

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    Duolingo Ninja▲82

    Learn your Duolingo vocabulary while browsing the web

    2023 · duoninja.com · its alternatives →

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    I fine-tuned Flan-T5. Can it cook?▲55

    Checkout the app at https://www.lechef.fyi

    2022 · abuqader.substack.com · its alternatives →

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    Feasty▲81

    Easily make recipes from social media chefs

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Whisk▲139

    Cooking, connected. Turn recipes into shared shopping lists

    2019 · whisk.com · its alternatives →

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    StuChef▲101

    Helping low income college students who struggle w/ cooking

    2021 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

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    Sous▲71

    Transform recipes into voice-navigated, step-by-step cards

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    My AI Chef▲75

    AI chef sharing coolest recipes

    2023 · mychef.live · its alternatives →

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    Chowii▲121

    Curation of the best short video recipes, 40+ tastemakers

    2017 · chowii.com · its alternatives →

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    Noodles 2▲118

    Cook better with a home for all your recipes.

    2017 · getnoodl.es · its alternatives →

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    SousChef® - Smart Cookalong▲17

    The 1st real Cookalong app, cooking made easy, step by step

    2025 · souschef.app · its alternatives →

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    Cookly▲91

    Discover cooking classes anywhere in the world

    2015 · cookly.me · its alternatives →

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    Verbling▲74

    The best way to learn a language

    2015 · verbling.com · its alternatives →

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    Duolingify from Roshi.ai▲79

    Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly

    2022 · roshi.ai · its alternatives →

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    Cookii▲92

    Your recipes reimagined with AI & community flair

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Noodles▲93

    Cook better. A simple app for all your recipes.

    2014 · getnoodl.es · 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 →