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title: mangia vs. Kitchen Stories — what's different? — mangia
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# mangia vs. Kitchen Stories — what's different? — mangia

> Kitchen Stories offers lovely video recipes with ads and a subscription. mangia is your own, ad-free collection — with weekly plan, list and export.

## mangia and Kitchen Stories — what's different?

Kitchen Stories is a beautifully made video-recipe app with ads and a premium subscription. mangia is your own, ad-free collection from any source — with weekly plan, list and export.

## Feature by feature.

Kitchen Stories is strong on curated video recipes — beautifully shot, explained step by step, funded by ads and a premium subscription. mangia is built differently: your own, ad-free collection from any source, with weekly plan, shopping and balance right alongside.

## Vergleich

| Funktion | mangia | Kitchen Stories | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curated video recipes | ✕ | ✓ | Kitchen Stories produces high-quality recipe videos. With mangia you build your own collection — from web, photo, PDF. |
| Your own recipes from any source (URL, photo, PDF) | ✓ | ✕ | mangia automatically reads recipes from websites, photos and PDFs. Kitchen Stories is built around its own editorial catalogue. |
| Ad-free already in the free plan | ✓ | ✕ | mangia never shows ads — not even while cooking. With Kitchen Stories the free use is ad-funded; ad-free comes with the premium subscription. |
| Your own notes & tweaks per recipe | ✓ | ✕ | In mangia you edit every recipe freely: change quantities, add steps, keep notes. |
| Export recipes (Markdown / CSV) | ✓ | ✕ | With mangia you download your whole collection as a ZIP and take it with you. Your data belongs to you. |
| Weekly plan + list from ALL your recipes | ✓ | ✕ | mangia plans with every recipe you've collected and combines the shopping list automatically. |
| Nutrition balance / plant diversity | ✓ | ✕ | Over the week, mangia shows you how plant-rich and seasonal you eat — as a gentle nudge. |
| Pricing | Free + Pro | Free + Premium | Kitchen Stories is free with ads; ad-free and more come with the premium subscription. mangia is ad-free in the free plan; Pro costs 6.90/mo or 49/year. |

## When Kitchen Stories fits

When you love being inspired by beautifully produced video recipes and want to see techniques step by step. As a visual cooking school, Kitchen Stories is excellently made.

## When mangia fits

When you want to collect your favourite recipes (also from Kitchen Stories!) cleanly in one place — ad-free, with weekly plan, list and export. mangia is your private collection with plan and shopping right alongside.

## Bringing Kitchen Stories recipes into mangia

Copy the recipe link from kitchenstories.com, paste it under "Import recipe" → URL in mangia. mangia pulls the recipe out cleanly — ad-free. Once it's in mangia, you can edit it freely and export it anytime.

## Comparison FAQ

**Kitchen Stories is free — why mangia?**

The free use of Kitchen Stories is ad-funded; ad-free comes with the premium subscription. mangia is ad-free already in the free plan and gives you your own collection plus weekly plan, list and export.

**Can I take my favourite Kitchen Stories recipes with me?**

Yes. You import them by URL from kitchenstories.com into mangia. After that they belong to your collection, can be edited and exported anytime.

**Does mangia have video recipes too?**

That's not the goal. mangia is your own collection with plan and shopping — the beautifully produced videos are Kitchen Stories' strength.

**Ads while cooking annoy me — how is it with mangia?**

mangia never shows ads, not even in step-by-step cooking mode. No banners, no pop-ups.

**Can I get my recipes back out of mangia?**

Anytime. One click exports your whole collection as a ZIP — recipes as Markdown, plans and lists as CSV. No lock-in.

## Plan, list, recipe. One app.

Ad-free. No credit card. Already in the free plan.

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