Paprika Recipe Manager 3 App: Windows or Mac $15, iOS or Android

The ideal use case for having both versions is that the desktop is easier to use if you anticipate that you'll do ongoing recipe maintenance (creating your own recipes, making edits, organizing, adding notes, etc.). It's similar situation to browsing on a phone vs a computer, consumption is awesome on a mobile device but once you start getting to repetitive data entry then a mouse/keyboard makes a big difference. Importing from websites is super easy on mobile devices so at least there is that but both versions can be a nice to have.

Paprika is great, I have had it for years (started with the prior version) and it was probably the first app I used to earnestly record recipes. However, if you're iOS/macOS only then I'd highly suggest you look at more recent alternatives and I'd specifically recommend Mela and Crouton. Not having to make it work across multiple platforms and generally being newer and seeing more ongoing development is a big advantage but I'll highlight two unique benefits that I've seen.

syncing recipes - Mela/Crouton use iCloud sync as opposed to a proprietary account/sync system.

web recipe importing - all three have easy recipe sharing extensions to import recipes but Mela/Crouton do a much much better job of it. On major websites they're all on even footing but once you start importing recipes from recipe/lifestyle blogs then Paprika starts showing its age. You'll end up with a lot the personal story bits in the instructions whereas Mela/Crouton do an excellent job of keeping the instruction free of clutter while still adding some important tips in notes. Admittedly recipe blogs are tough because there is so much content so no app is 100% perfect all the time but even with that the difference can be night and day.

I hesitate to detract from the love-fest that Paprika is getting on here because it truly is a great app but yeah if I could only buy one it'd be Mela, followed by Crouton, then Paprika.

There are newer recipe apps out there, but Paprika just works. We have it loaded up on an old beater android tablet in the kitchen - an HP Touchpad from one of the best slickdeals of all time actually! - and it's wonderful. Highly recommended.

This is one of the few apps I purchased and support. I don't use a lot of their features for shopping and meal prepping, but I love the recipe scraping. It's great for taking a long winded bloggers recipe that you like and pulling only the info you actually want: ingredients and directions.