The Samsung Food alternative for your own recipes
The recipes your family actually cooks, close at hand. Save them, plan with them and keep them.
4.8 on the App Store · 2,534+ ratings
Your kitchen's recipes, all in one place
A copy of everything
Export your whole collection to one file, whenever you like.
Your week, from your own recipes
Drop the dishes you really cook into the weekly planner and share it with whoever cooks with you.
Say it, and it's writtenPRO
Tell a family recipe out loud and CookNest writes it up, with PRO.
Printed and bound
Family recipes, printed and bound with CookNest Books, for the shelf or as a gift. Ships within the EU.
A language for everyone
More than 30 languages for the whole family.
CookNest and Samsung Food, side by side
| CookNest | Samsung Food | |
|---|---|---|
| Read library files from other recipe apps | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodNot offeredHelp center |
| Dictate a recipe, written up for you | CookNestYesPRO | Samsung FoodNot offeredHelp center |
| Export every recipe to a file yourself | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodNot offeredHelp center |
| Order a printed, bound cookbook | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodNot offeredHelp center |
| More than 30 languages | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodPartly. 7 languages.App Store |
| Claude connector | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodNot offeredHelp center |
| Your shopping list on your Apple Watch | CookNestYes | Samsung FoodNot offeredApp Store |
We make CookNest, so we're not neutral. Facts about Samsung Food come from its help center and its store listings, checked November 3, 2026. Not offered means nothing about it on that app's own help pages, site or App Store listing when we checked them.
Bringing your recipes over
Bring over the recipes you really cook, straight from where you found them.
Open the original
Most saved recipes come from a site or a post. Open it and share it to CookNest, and the source link stays with the recipe.
Paste what's left
Copy the text of any recipe and paste it into “Paste a link or a recipe” to get ingredients and steps.
Say the rest
Dictate family recipes with PRO, or type them in.
Choose Samsung Food if…
- you'd like public food communities and Samsung SmartThings Cooking appliances. App Store
Frequently asked questions
What are apps like Samsung Food?
CookNest is one. We make it, so we're not neutral: it has a planner, a shared list and a web app, and it puts your own recipes first.
Can I keep a copy of my recipes?
Yes. Export every recipe to one file whenever you like, from your phone or the web, on the free plan too.
Can I share with my family?
Yes. Share collections, the meal plan and the shopping list with other accounts, on the free plan too.
