Copy Me That does one thing very well. Click its browser button on a food blog and it saves a clean copy of the recipe, without the ads.
After that, it falls behind. The free version stops at 40 recipes, you need an account first, the phone apps are thin wrappers around the website, and your recipes live on their servers. Gratin has a one-click browser extension too, and its apps keep recipes on your device.
Gratin vs Copy Me That at a glance
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Yearly prices are about the same (~$12/year for Copy Me That Premium, $12/year for Gratin Hosted sync). Gratin’s one-time sync ($39) costs less than Copy Me That’s $65 lifetime price, and the free app has no 40-recipe limit.
See Gratin’s pricing and the 5-year Pay-once guarantee →What Copy Me That does well, and what gets in the way
What Copy Me That does well
- Fast, reliable one-click browser button for saving web recipes
- No ads, even on the free version
- Keeps the original recipe next to your own edits
What gets in the way
- Needs an account and keeps your recipes on their servers
- The free version stops at 40 recipes
- Made for the web first, and the phone apps are mostly the website in an app
Why people switch from Copy Me That to Gratin
No 40-recipe limit
Copy Me That stops free users at 40 recipes. In Gratin you can save thousands for free.
Apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
Gratin has proper desktop and phone apps that work offline.
Made for cooking, too
Once a recipe is saved, Gratin shows amounts inside each step, converts between metric and imperial, and starts a timer when you tap a time.
Tags and nutrition, done on your device
When you save a recipe, Gratin’s on-device AI can tidy the formatting, add your usual tags and estimate nutrition.
Bottom line
Copy Me That is a dependable website for bookmarking recipes. Gratin gives you the same quick web clipping in a modern app, without the 40-recipe limit.
Questions about Copy Me That and Gratin
Does Gratin have a browser extension like Copy Me That?
Yes. Save recipes in one click from your desktop browser, including NYT Cooking and other sites you subscribe to. Or paste a recipe link into the app.
How does pricing compare if I want sync between devices?
Gratin’s Hosted sync is $12/year or $39 once for the life of Gratin 1. Copy Me That’s upgrade is ~$12/year or $65 lifetime. Running your own sync server is free.
Do I need an account to use Gratin?
No. Install the app and start saving recipes.