Whisk started as a clever way to save web recipes and turn them into shopping lists. As Samsung Food it still saves recipes for free and suggests meals with AI, but now comes with a social feed and a $59.99/year Food+ upgrade.
If you don’t want a Samsung account, ads, or a service tracking how your household eats, Gratin keeps your recipes on your own devices.
Gratin vs Samsung Food at a glance
Figures come from each app’s public pricing and help pages. Trademarks belong to their owners. Samsung Food website ↗
Samsung Food+ is $59.99/year to remove ads and turn on offline access. Gratin does both for free, and you only pay ($12/year or $39 once) for Hosted sync.
See Gratin’s pricing and the 5-year Pay-once guarantee →What Samsung Food does well, and what gets in the way
What Samsung Food does well
- Saves web recipes for free and has a lot of features
- AI meal planning, nutrition tracking and shopping lists
- Web clipper on every platform, plus a social feed
What gets in the way
- The free version has ads and often asks you to upgrade to Food+
- Owned by Samsung, so your cooking activity feeds into its wider consumer business
- Needs a cloud account, and your recipes are kept on their servers
Why people switch from Samsung Food to Gratin
No Samsung login and no ad tracking
Gratin has no account wall, no ads and no tracking of what you cook.
Offline is included, not a $60/year upgrade
Samsung Food puts offline access and ad-free browsing behind Food+. Gratin works offline with no ads, for free.
Desktop apps for Mac and Windows
Gratin has proper apps for Mac and Windows, so you’re not cooking from a browser tab.
Nutrition and tags worked out on your device
Gratin’s AI runs on your device, so what you cook isn’t sent to an ad network.
Bottom line
Samsung Food is built around an account and a social feed. Gratin is a quiet, ad-free recipe app that stays on your own devices.
Questions about Samsung Food and Gratin
Can Gratin save recipes from websites like Whisk did?
Yes. Paste a recipe link or use the browser extension, and Gratin saves just the recipe without the blog clutter.
How much does Gratin cost compared with Samsung Food+?
Samsung Food+ is $6.99/month or $59.99/year. Gratin’s app is free. Hosted sync is optional and costs $12/year or $39 once, or nothing if you run your own sync server.
Can I export my recipes from Gratin?
Yes. Export your whole library in a standard recipe format with photos included, or single recipes as Cooklang files.