What ReciMe costs, and what’s free
ReciMe if you save a few recipes a week on your phone. ReelsMeals if you have hundreds to bring over.
ReciMe is a phone app for iPhone and Android that saves recipes from TikTok and Instagram, with five free imports every seven days. Its help centre lists $39.99 a year in the US. ReelsMeals imports a whole saved folder at once and runs in any browser. Prices checked on 9 November 2026.
ReciMe is a phone saver.
It saves recipes from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and websites, one link at a time, and plans meals on its paid plan. It runs on iPhone and Android. The free plan includes five imports every seven days. The optional trial asks for payment details up front.
ReelsMeals moves your saves.
It writes a recipe down from a reel’s caption, on-screen text and voiceover. It imports your Instagram saved folder from Instagram’s data export, or TikTok and YouTube links 50 at a time, credits every creator, and runs in the browser on any device.
ReciMe takes these one at a time.
Lasagna soup
McKenna Barry · Instagram reel
Paratha smash burger buns
khudi.nyc · TikTok
Cajun chicken and andouille gumbo
Rachel · Instagram reel
Spicy peanut noodles
vitacoco · Instagram reel
Each is a real recipe on ReelsMeals, written down from a reel. ReciMe imports reels too, one link at a time. ReelsMeals takes a whole saved folder, in batches of 50.
Feature by feature.
From each app’s own site and store listings, checked 9 November 2026. Where ReciMe does something ReelsMeals doesn’t, the table says so.
| Feature | ReelsMeals | ReciMe |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes from websites | ReelsMeals: YesPaste a link | ReciMe: Yes |
| Instagram Reels | ReelsMeals: YesCaption, on-screen text and voiceover | ReciMe: Yes |
| TikTok and YouTube videos | ReelsMeals: Yes | ReciMe: Yes |
| Move a whole saved folder | ReelsMeals: YesInstagram’s data export, or links 50 a batch | ReciMe: NoOne link at a time |
| Photos of paper recipes | ReelsMeals: YesScan a card | ReciMe: YesImage imports count toward the weekly limit |
| Meal planning | ReelsMeals: Yes1 to 7 dinners from your saved recipes, with a short reason for each | ReciMe: YesOn a paid plan |
| Where it runs | ReelsMeals: Any browserPhone, tablet, laptop | ReciMe: Phone appsiPhone and Android |
| Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants | ReelsMeals: YesOver MCP, revoke any time | ReciMe: Not listed |
| Share a recipe | ReelsMeals: YesPublic recipes get a page you can send as a link | ReciMe: Yes |
| Free to start | ReelsMeals: YesSave public recipes; 3 imports of links or scans | ReciMe: 5 imports every 7 daysResets from the account creation day; failed imports do not count |
When ReciMe wins.
You save a few at a time.
If you add a couple of recipes a week from your phone, ReciMe does that job in a native app.
You only cook from your phone.
ReciMe is built for iPhone and Android. ReelsMeals runs in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a laptop.
Moving from ReciMe.
First, keep ReciMe.
Nothing in it changes. Move a few recipes, cook from them for a week, then decide.
Then copy the source links.
Recipes ReciMe saved from a reel or a website usually keep the link they came from. Copy the links of the ones you still cook.
Paste them, 50 at a time.
ReelsMeals reads each page again and writes the recipe down, credited and linked. A free account includes 3 imports of links or scans, which you can spend on a small batch; a plan imports the rest. Keep the tab open until every batch is sent; queued imports carry on on the server.
Then bring the rest of the folder.
Request your saved posts from Instagram’s Download your information page and drop the file in. Paste TikTok and YouTube links in the same box.
Recipes you typed into ReciMe by hand have no link to follow: copy the recipe text into manual entry, or scan a printout. ReelsMeals can’t read ReciMe’s own export file yet.
Questions.
Which is better, ReciMe or ReelsMeals?
Both save recipes from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, so it depends on how many you have. If you save a few recipes a week and want a native phone app, ReciMe is the better choice, and its listed yearly price is lower. If you have hundreds of saved videos to bring over, or you cook from a laptop as well as a phone, ReelsMeals is the better choice. It imports a whole list of saved links at once and runs in any browser.
Is ReciMe free?
Yes. ReciMe includes five imports every seven days, resetting from the day the account was created. Social links, websites, images and pasted text share that allowance. Failed imports do not count. Unlimited imports require ReciMe Plus.
How much does ReciMe cost?
ReciMe's help centre lists $39.99 per year in the US and says the price depends on your plan and region. Reviews through 2026 report $59.99 per year and around $9.99 per month. Users consistently report that the price has risen over time.
Is ReciMe worth it?
If you save a few recipes a week from TikTok and Instagram, its five free weekly imports may be enough. The paid plan removes the import limit. Compare the local subscription price with how many recipes you expect to import.
Bring the whole folder over.
Paste one saved reel and get the recipe back, credited to its creator. You can usually try one without an account, and a free account adds 3 imports.
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