Looking for a Paprika app alternative?
Your recipes come with you.
Coming in the next app update. The Paprika import arrives with Meally's next release for iPhone and Android; this page shows how it will work.
With its next update, Meally imports your whole Paprika library — every recipe, its photo and its categories — free, however many recipes you have. No retyping, no copy and paste, and no Paprika password.
Free to download · Free Paprika import, coming in the next update · No ads
What comes across
- Recipes
- Name, ingredients and directions. Ingredient headings stay headings, and directions are split into steps.
- Photos
- Each recipe's photo, at the best quality your export holds.
- Categories
- Every Paprika category becomes a Meally folder. A recipe in three categories sits in three folders.
- Notes
- Description, notes, nutrition and your star rating, kept together in the recipe's notes.
- Details
- Servings, times, the source link and its author.
Importing the same file twice adds nothing twice, and an import that gets interrupted picks up where it stopped.
Meally and Paprika Recipe Manager, side by side
Both apps keep your recipes, plan your meals and build a shopping list. Here is where they differ.
| Meally | Paprika Recipe Manager 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android, plus the web app at app.meallyapp.com. | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Mac and Windows. |
| Pricing model | Free to download; the free plan holds 20 recipes and 2 folders. Meally Premium is a subscription or a one-time purchase. | A one-time purchase on each platform, each sold separately, with cloud sync included. Android has a free version for up to 50 recipes, without sync. |
| Social-media import | Instagram, TikTok and Facebook: share the post or video to Meally. | Not in Paprika 3, which saves recipes from websites. Paprika 4, in open beta since September 28, 2026, adds TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. |
| Ads | No ads. | No ads. |
Paprika details as of October 22, 2026, from paprikaapp.com, its App Store and Google Play listings, and its Paprika 4 beta announcement, which says premium features will require a subscription once the beta ends.
Switch in three steps
Once the update is out:
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Export from Paprika
On iPhone, iPad or Android, open Settings → Export Recipes → All Recipes and choose “Paprika Recipe Format”. On a Mac or PC, choose File → Export, then move the file to your phone: AirDrop, iCloud Drive or email all work.
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Open the import in Meally
Install Meally and sign in. Tap + and choose Import from Paprika (it's in Settings → Import too), then choose the file. It ends in .paprikarecipes.
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Check, then import
Meally reads the file on your phone and shows what it found: recipes, photos, categories, and anything that's already in your book. Tap Import. You can leave the screen; it keeps going while Meally is open.
Questions
When can I import from Paprika?
With Meally's next app update for iPhone and Android. Until then you can already use Meally to save recipes from websites, Instagram and TikTok.
Is there a free alternative to the Paprika app?
Meally is one. It's free to download, has no ads, and its free plan holds 20 recipes and 2 folders, with Meally Premium (a subscription or a one-time purchase) for more. The Paprika import, coming in the next update, is free whatever the size of your library, and every recipe it brings stays yours.
Is the import really free?
Yes. Once it's out with the next update, importing from Paprika is free for everyone, whatever the size of your library. Meally's free plan holds 20 recipes: every recipe you import stays yours, and saving new recipes beyond 20 needs Meally Premium.
Do I need my Paprika account or password?
No. You export a file from Paprika and choose it in Meally. Meally never asks for your Paprika login, and it reads the file on your phone; only your recipes and their photos are saved to your Meally account.
What doesn't come across?
Paprika's recipe export holds recipes only, so meal plans, grocery lists and pantry items stay behind. Meally keeps one photo per recipe. Meally has its own meal planner and shopping list, built from the recipes you bring.
Can I undo an import?
Yes. Settings → Import → Remove last Paprika import deletes exactly the recipes, photos and folders that import added. Everything else stays as it was.
Is Meally part of Paprika?
No. Meally is an independent app made by a two-person team in Czechia. Paprika is a trademark of its owner, and Meally is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.