How it scores

Usefulness

3/5

Saves social-video recipes that are otherwise hard to copy, but Android Police found failed and incomplete imports and individual reviewers report dropped ingredients

Ease of use

4/5

Share from TikTok or Instagram straight into the app via the share sheet (Kenji Meals, Smarter Living); some features missing on web

Value for money

3/5

Free tier capped at 5 imports a week; UK Plus prices listed without periods; card required for the trial (recime.app, Plan to Eat)

Privacy and trust

3/5

Says it does not sell data; no AI-training statement; Australia and US storage; adults only (recime.app privacy policy)

Momentum in 2026

4/5

Claims 15 million users (App Store notes), #29 in UK Food & Drink, Magic Meal Plan launched Oct 2026

Verdict

ReciMe turns a shared TikTok or Instagram cooking post into a written recipe with a shopping list, which is the job most people download it for. It works when the creator wrote the recipe in the caption, but Android Police found it failed on a video with no text and missed a key step on another, and individual reviewers report dropped ingredients. Free users get 5 AI imports a week, and the trial needs a card up front.

Best for

Cooks who save recipes from TikTok and Instagram

Skip if

Anyone saving recipes only from websites, which free apps already handle

Key facts

Category

Home, family & everyday life

Made by

ReciMe Pty Ltd

Based in

Australia

Launched

2021

Works on

iPhone, Android, Web

In the UK

Yes

Free plan

5 recipe imports a week; grocery list, meal planner and cookbooks free (recime.app FAQ)

What it does

• saves recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube
• imports recipes from screenshots and photos of handwritten recipes
• builds grocery lists ordered by supermarket aisle or recipe
• plans meals for the week
• saves recipes from the web with a Chrome extension

Ratings

• App Store (UK)4.719,562 ratings
• Google Play (UK)4.6109,274 ratings

What people say

Little independent user discussion turned up beyond the company's own user forum, where users like the app but report imports that silently drop an ingredient and calorie counts that look doubled. On X it is discussed mainly as a TikTok-marketing success story. Store ratings are high (4.73 from 19,562 UK ratings), far warmer than the few user reviews comments found.

“Love the app but..”

Individual user review, 12 October 2025 · source

“Happened to me on a few recipes, too. It just eliminated an essential ingredient.”

Individual user review, 6 March 2026 · source

“Trying the app and I like a lot of the features. However, the calorie count seems to, at a minimum, always double.”

Individual user review, 28 April 2026 · source

“Recime is the biggest, but it’s buggy and the experience is poor.”

Post on X, 28 December 2025 · source

Press reviews

• Android Police 2025-11-12

  Of four viral recipe apps, ReciMe 'couldn't understand some videos', failed one import outright and missed a crucial step; Flavorish won.

• Smarter Living 2025-11-19

  About 95% of imports were spot-on, but TikTok posts without full captions left gaps and the free version is 'pretty limited'.

• Plan to Eat (rival app's blog) 2026-08-31

  Import works, but the free cap of 5 imports a week and a card-up-front trial draw steady complaints.

Privacy

Trains on your data

it says usage data is used to evaluate and improve the service

Opt-out

Google Analytics opt-out and cookie controls; UK and EU residents can request access, correction and deletion

Retention

'only retained for as long as is necessary or as required by law'; stored in Australia, the US and the user's country

Age limit

18+ (privacy policy); UK App Store rating 16+

FAQ

Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.