Recipe apps you pay for once, or not at all. No monthly fee to keep your own recipes.
It's a strange feeling to pay rent on your own recipes. Plenty of good apps now charge monthly for features that used to be a one-time purchase, so here are the ones that don't.
Every app below is either free or a one-time buy. We've flagged the fine print (some 'one-time' apps charge per platform) so there are no surprises.
Ours, so first place is our bias showing. Judge it accordingly. Gratin is free on every platform, with no tier gates. The only optional cost is $12/year or a one-time $39 for hosted sync, which you can self-host yourself if you're technical.
A true one-time purchase and no subscription. Just note you buy it again on each platform you use.
Free to try, with a one-time unlock per Apple platform. No subscription, gorgeous design, iCloud sync.
One-time Pro upgrade rather than a subscription, and it runs on Windows too. The upgrade is per platform.
A one-time Crouton Plus unlock covers the essentials; only the optional AI add-on is a subscription. Apple-only.
Completely free and open source, supported by donations. Web/PWA, and self-hostable if you're technical.
Free forever. There's no trial and no locked tier. Only optional hosted sync costs money ($12/year or a one-time $39), and you can self-host the relay yourself if you're technically inclined.
Usually yes, versus a subscription, but watch for per-platform charges. Paprika and Recipe Keeper, for instance, are bought again on each device type.
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