mangia and Marmiton — what's different?
Marmiton is a massive community portal — free, but ad-funded. mangia is your own ad-free collection: a clean recipe view, weekly plan, list and export.
Feature by feature.
Marmiton has a huge recipe base and an active community — funded through ads. That's exactly the sore point for many: banners, pop-ups and constant cookie prompts interrupt the cooking flow. mangia is thought of differently: your own ad-free collection with plan, list and export.
| mangia | Marmiton | |
|---|---|---|
Huge community database with ratings Marmiton thrives on a large community with comments and ratings. With mangia you build your own collection — from web, photo, PDF. | Nein | Ja |
Your own recipes from any source (URL, photo, PDF) mangia automatically reads recipes from web pages, photos and PDFs and creates a clean recipe card. | Ja | Nein |
Ad-free reading & cooking mangia never shows ads. On ad-funded portals, banners and autoplay videos often interrupt right when your hands are sticky. | Ja | Nein |
Clean recipe view without a flood of cookie banners In mangia the recipe is the recipe — no recurring cookie prompts, no pop-ups between the steps. | Ja | Nein |
Export recipes (Markdown / CSV) With mangia you download your whole collection as a ZIP and take it with you. Your data is yours. | Ja | Nein |
Weekly plan + list from ALL your recipes mangia plans with every recipe you've collected and combines the shopping list automatically. | Ja | Nein |
Private collection instead of a public network mangia is your private collection, not a social network. What you save stays with you. | Ja | Nein |
Pricing Marmiton is free but funds itself through ads. mangia is ad-free on the free plan; Pro costs 6.90/mo or 49/year. | Free + Pro | Free (ad-supported) |
Last reviewed: June 2026
When Marmiton fits
When you need fresh ideas daily from a huge base and accept ads. The community is large and active, the ratings help you choose — if you're after inspiration, you'll always find something.
When mangia fits
When you want to collect your favourite recipes (also from Marmiton!) cleanly in one place — ad-free, without a cookie flood, with weekly plan, list and export. mangia is your private collection with plan and shopping right alongside.
Bringing Marmiton recipes into mangia
Copy the recipe link from marmiton.org, paste it under "Import recipe" → URL in mangia. mangia pulls the recipe out cleanly — without ads, without the backstory beforehand. Once it's in mangia, it belongs to your collection and can be exported any time.
Comparison FAQ
Marmiton is free — why mangia?
Marmiton is free but funds itself through ads — banners, pop-ups and cookie prompts are the price. mangia is ad-free on the free plan and gives you a clean recipe view plus weekly plan, list and export.
Can I take my favourite Marmiton recipes with me?
Yes. You import them into mangia by URL from marmiton.org. After that they belong to your collection, can be edited and exported any time.
Does mangia have ratings and comments too?
No — for that you go to the source page. mangia is your private collection, not a social network. The focus is on cooking, planning and shopping.
Ads while cooking annoy me — how is that in mangia?
mangia never shows ads, not even in step-by-step cooking mode. No banners, no pop-ups, no autoplay videos with sound.
Can I get my recipes back out of mangia?
Any time. 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. No cookie banner between you and the recipe.
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