A Samsung Food alternative focused on your own recipes
Samsung Food, the app that used to be Whisk, is strong on meal planning and shopping. Snap and Simmer is built around a household's own recipe collection: saving from anywhere, sharing it and printing it.
Free while we are in beta. No credit card.
Snap and Simmer and Samsung Food side by side
| Snap and Simmer | Samsung Food | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free while in beta, no credit card | Free; Food+ is $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year |
| Runs on | Any web browser; iPhone app in beta; Android coming | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web |
| Save from a website link | Yes, plus a web clipper for sites that block importers | Yes |
| Social video | TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook and Pinterest, watching the video when needed | Facebook and Pinterest through the share button; TikTok and Instagram imports are not mentioned |
| Photo of a cookbook page or handwritten card | Yes, free while in beta | 3 free scans, then Food+ |
| Shared household | One shared kitchen of recipes, with an owner, partners and members | Shared meal plans and grocery lists; collections can be shared by link |
| Meal plan and grocery list | Yes | Yes |
| A whole cookbook as a print-ready PDF | Single recipes |
When Samsung Food is the better pick
- Meal planning and the weekly shop are the main thing you want help with.
- You want a native Android app today.
- You mostly save recipes from websites and Pinterest.
When Snap and Simmer is the better pick
- You want the household's own recipe collection in one shared kitchen, with each person signed in as themselves.
- You save from TikTok and Instagram Reels, including videos where the recipe is only spoken.
- You have a box of handwritten cards to photograph, without a scan limit.
- You want a printed family cookbook at the end.
Sources
Samsung Food's own pages: Samsung Food on the App Store and the Samsung Food help center's articles on Food+ pricing, adding recipes from other apps and recipe scans.
Checked against each app's own website and app store listing on October 14, 2026. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us at support@snapandsimmer.com.
Questions
Is Samsung Food the same as Whisk?
Yes. Samsung Food is the app that used to be called Whisk.
Can Samsung Food save recipes from TikTok?
Samsung Food's own help pages mention adding recipes from apps like Pinterest and Facebook; they do not mention TikTok or Instagram imports. Snap and Simmer saves from TikTok and Instagram Reels, and watches the video when it needs to.
Is there a free alternative to Samsung Food+?
Snap and Simmer is free while we are in beta, including photo scans of cookbook pages and handwritten cards.
Can I share recipes with my family?
In Snap and Simmer, your household shares one kitchen of recipes. Samsung Food shares meal plans and grocery lists, and collections by link.
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Start your kitchen, save your first recipe and invite the people you cook with.
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