mangia and Betty Bossi — what's different?
Betty Bossi delivers tested Swiss recipes behind a subscription. mangia is your own ad-free collection — free to use, with weekly plan, list and an export that hands your recipes back to you any time.
Feature by feature.
Betty Bossi has been a culinary institution in Switzerland for decades — tested recipes, magazine, products. mangia isn't trying to be a second Betty Bossi: it's your own collection, into which you pull recipes from any source, with weekly plan, shopping and balance right alongside — and with an export that hands your data back to you any time.
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Tested, curated recipes Betty Bossi tests its recipes in its own kitchen — that's the brand's strength. With mangia you build your own collection from sources you trust. | Nein | Ja |
Your own recipes from any source (URL, photo, PDF) mangia automatically reads recipes from web pages, photos and PDFs. Betty Bossi is built around its own recipe catalogue. | Ja | Nein |
Ad-free Neither shows ads. With mangia, ad-free is included even in the free plan. | Ja | Ja |
Usable without a subscription mangia has a permanently free plan. Full digital Betty Bossi access runs on a subscription. | Ja | Nein |
Export recipes (Markdown / CSV) With mangia you download your whole collection as a ZIP — recipes as Markdown, plans and lists as CSV. So the data truly belongs to you. | Ja | Nein |
Collection stays yours — even without an active subscription Your imported recipes in mangia stay put, even if you don't have mangia Pro. With subscription-bound collections, it's worth checking the cancellation terms beforehand. | Ja | Nein |
Weekly plan + list from ALL your recipes mangia plans with every recipe you've collected and pulls the shopping list together automatically. | Ja | Nein |
Pricing mangia is ad-free to use on the free plan; Pro costs 6.90/mo or 49/year. Betty Bossi bills digital access through a subscription. | Free + Pro | Subscription |
Last reviewed: June 2026
When Betty Bossi fits
When you want reliable, test-kitchen-checked Swiss recipes from a single source and value the familiar brand and its magazine. Betty Bossi is a culinary home for many households — if that's exactly what you're after, you're in good hands there.
When mangia fits
When you want to collect your favourite recipes from all kinds of sources (including the Betty Bossi booklet!) in one place — ad-free, with weekly plan, list and balance, and the peace of mind of being able to export your data any time.
Bringing Betty Bossi recipes into mangia
Betty Bossi doesn't offer an automatic bulk export — you bring your recipes over one at a time. Fastest by photo: snap a page from the booklet and mangia automatically reads out title, ingredients and steps. Recipes from the Betty Bossi website come in via URL import. Once in mangia, they're yours for good and you can export them again any time.
Comparison FAQ
Can mangia replace Betty Bossi?
It depends on what you're looking for. For tested Swiss recipes from a single editorial source, Betty Bossi is strong. For your own ad-free collection with weekly plan, list and export, mangia is built — and you can simply bring your favourite Betty Bossi recipes along.
Are Betty Bossi recipes legal in mangia?
For your private use, yes — you only save what you want to cook yourself. You'd only republish them once you have the rights to do so; for private use that's not an issue.
What happens to my recipes if I cancel my subscription?
With mangia your imported recipes stay put — even without mangia Pro — and you can export them as Markdown/CSV any time. How that's handled with other subscription services is in their cancellation terms; a test export before cancelling is always a good idea.
Is mangia a Swiss app too?
mangia is tailored to Swiss households — quantities, season and language in Swiss German (plus French, Italian, English, Spanish). You can fully export your data any time.
Does mangia have tested recipes too?
mangia has a curated catalogue to get you started, but the aim is different: you build your own collection — the recipes you actually cook. An editorial test kitchen like Betty Bossi is deliberately not what mangia is.
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