Comparison · recipe apps in Sweden
Which recipe app should you actually pay for?
Samla, SmakShare, Paprika and the notes app you already have. What each one costs, what each one does, and the one thing Samla does not do yet.
25 kr / month
Or 20 kr a month billed yearly. A free plan that keeps working, with no card.
59 kr / month
Or 33 kr a month billed yearly (399 kr). Seven-day trial, then it stops.
~$5 once, per platform
Bought once per platform, so iPhone and Mac are two purchases. No subscription.
Free
Free, and it will hold text. It will not plan a week or write a shopping list.
| Feature | Samla | SmakShare | Paprika | Apple Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A free plan that keeps working, not a trial | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Save a recipe from a link | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Samla reads a page that has no structured recipe | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Import from a photo of a printed page | Yes | Yes | No | Partly |
| Plan the week | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shopping list from the plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| A household: everyone sees the same recipes and lists | Yes | Not published | Partly | Partly |
| Swedish interface | Yes | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Works in a browser, nothing to install | Yes | Not published | No | Partly |
| iPhone and Android app | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Everything about other apps was checked on 2026-09-16 against their own pages: SmakShare: smakshare.com · SmakShare: App Store · Paprika: paprikaapp.com
Where Samla loses, today
Samla has no iPhone or Android app yet; they are in development. SmakShare and Paprika both do, and if you want an app icon on your home screen this week, that is a real reason to pick one of them. Samla runs in the browser on a phone and is built mobile-first, but that is not the same thing.
What Samla does have is a free plan you can stay on: unlimited recipes you write yourself, 50 link imports a month, and no card to start. The other two ask for money before you know whether you like them.