What is Honeydew?
Honeydew is a recipe app that uses AI to import recipes from TikTok, Instagram, screenshots and websites into a cookbook, meal plan and grocery list. Made by Red Honey LLC, it holds a 4.8 rating from more than 1,600 App Store ratings, and users have saved over 1 million recipes.
Recipes on social media are often buried in captions or spoken in videos; Honeydew's AI reads each one as it saves and pulls out ingredients, steps, times and servings into a clean card. From there you drag recipes onto a weekly calendar, and Honeydew merges ingredients into one grocery list grouped by aisle. It also shows nutrition, scales servings and connects to ChatGPT and Claude through an MCP server for AI meal planning. It can also suggest ingredient substitutions, which helps when you are missing something or cooking for allergies.
Main Features
- Imports recipes from TikTok, Instagram, websites and screenshots.
- Scans cookbook pages from photos.
- Extracts ingredients, steps, times and servings automatically.
- Plans meals on a weekly or monthly calendar.
- Builds one grocery list grouped by store aisle.
- Shows calories, protein, fat, carbs and fiber per day.
- Shares meal plans with up to six household members.
- Suggests ingredient substitutions for missing or unwanted items.
How to Get Started with Honeydew
- Download Honeydew on iOS or Android.
- Share a recipe video or link to Honeydew from TikTok, Instagram or your browser.
- Check the imported recipe and add it to your meal plan.
- Generate the grocery list for the week.
Honeydew Pricing
Honeydew is free to download and use with limits. Honeydew Plus costs $6.99 per month or $39.99 per year and adds unlimited recipe storage, household sharing and an ad-free experience. Prices may vary by region and app store.
Who Should Use It?
- Home cooks who save recipes from TikTok and Instagram.
- Families planning weekly meals together.
- People who want one grocery list for the week.
- Health-conscious cooks tracking nutrition.
- Anyone digitizing old cookbook recipes.
Honeydew Alternatives
- Samsung Food: free recipe saver with a large community
- ChefGPT: generates recipes from what you have
- Cal AI: focused on calorie tracking from photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Honeydew free?
Yes. Honeydew is free with limits, and Honeydew Plus costs $6.99 per month or $39.99 per year.
Can Honeydew save recipes from TikTok?
Yes. Honeydew imports recipes from TikTok, Instagram, websites and screenshots, and extracts ingredients and steps with AI.
Does Honeydew make grocery lists?
Yes. It combines ingredients from your planned meals into one list grouped by aisle.
Is Honeydew on Android?
Yes. Honeydew is available on both iOS and Android.