mangia and Bring — what's different?
Both make shopping lists. But mangia builds yours from your weekly plan and recipes. Here's the honest comparison.
Feature by feature.
Bring is a pure shopping list app and does that well. mangia additionally does weekly plan, recipes and sorts the list automatically from your plan. Both ad-free in the list — but mangia has no ads in recipe mode either.
Shopping list
Generate list from weekly plan
Plan your recipes for the week, mangia builds the list with correct quantities.
Save and cook recipes
Your own recipes — photo, PDF or link. Bring only shows partner recipe inspirations.
Merge duplicate ingredients
"200g carrots" + "80g carrots" → "280g carrots" in one row.
Family sync (real-time)
Works offline
Seasonal balance
Swiss seasonal calendar built in. CH/DE/AT live.
Pricing
Both have a free plan. mangia only charges for Pro modules (balance, browse, taste profile).
Free + PlusFree + Premium
When Bring fits
When you only want a shopping list, no recipes, no weekly plan. Bring is lean, fast and well-known — for sharing a list with your partner, it's plenty.
When mangia fits
When you don't want to type everything by hand each week. You plan meals, mangia builds the list — quantities scaled, duplicates added, categories sorted. Plus recipes, balance and seasonal in the same app.
Switching from Bring to mangia
You don't have to retype anything. Take a screenshot of your Bring list and import it — mangia recognises items and creates them in your first list. You then invite family members with a link.
Comparison FAQ
Doesn't Bring also have recipes?
Bring shows partner recipe inspirations you can turn into a list. Managing your own recipes, building weekly plans or scaling quantities — that's mangia territory.
Can I use both at the same time?
Sure. Many users keep Bring for the quick "grab some milk" list and use mangia for the weekly main shop. Most gradually move everything to mangia.
Is mangia really ad-free?
Yes. Neither in the shopping list nor in the recipe area is there advertising. It's ruled out as a business model.
How does mangia compare in cost?
Weekly plan, list and recipes are free — like Bring. Plus modules (balance, browse, taste profile) are in Plus / Family. Exact prices after sign-up.
Is there a way to bring my existing Bring list?
Photo of your Bring list — mangia recognises items and creates them. No API connection, no login data shared.