mangia and Umami — what's different?
Both collect and plan recipes. With mangia the core stays free for good — and the weekly plan, list, seasonal balance and per-kid preferences come built in.
Feature by feature.
Umami is a clean recipe manager with a weekly plan and shopping list. mangia goes one further: plan, list and recipes are linked, the core stays free for good, and you also get a seasonal calendar, a nutrition balance and per-kid preferences.
| mangia | Umami | |
|---|---|---|
Guided weekly plan Enter your time per day — mangia automatically composes a varied week from your recipes. Swap and lock included. | Ja | Nein |
Built-in weekly plan Both have a plan — in Umami you build it yourself. | Ja | Ja |
Shopping list from plan mangia merges duplicates and sorts by category. | Ja | Ja |
Collect and import your own recipes Photo, PDF or link in — clean recipe out, all in one place. | Ja | Ja |
Imported recipes auto-categorised mangia detects dish type, cooking time and dietary style on import — no field to fill in | Ja | Nein |
Recommended sorting What fits this week is on top — seasonal and balanced, automatically. | Ja | Nein |
Per-kid taste profile What do your kids like? mangia learns it from your ratings. | Ja | Nein |
Seasonal calendar Your season is covered automatically. | Ja | Nein |
Balance (plants / meat / seasonal) Weekly stats from your plan, no diary. | Ja | Nein |
Pricing Umami is free for 30 days; after that, adding new recipes, plans and lists needs a subscription. With mangia, plan, list and recipes stay free for good. | Free + Pro | Trial, then subscription |
Last reviewed: June 2026
When Umami fits
When you mainly want a recipe collection with a cook mode and timers, and you're happy to take a subscription (or a one-time lifetime purchase) after 30 days. Umami does that cleanly.
When mangia fits
When you want to collect recipes without sorting them by hand: mangia files every imported recipe itself and floats what fits to the top — ad-free, with weekly plan, list and seasonal balance in one app. And the core of plan, list and recipes stays free for good.
Switching from Umami to mangia
In Umami you export your recipes as a file — upload it to mangia and all your recipes land in your collection at once. mangia has a dedicated Umami import (and the same for Paprika). Single recipes work too: via link, photo or PDF.
Comparison FAQ
Isn't Umami free?
Umami is free for 30 days. After that you need a subscription to add new recipes, plans or lists. With mangia, the weekly plan, shopping list and recipes stay free for good.
Can I bring my Umami recipes over?
Yes, all at once. Umami exports your recipes as a file that you upload straight into mangia — there's a dedicated Umami import. No retyping one by one.
Is there a mangia app for my phone?
mangia runs in the browser on any device and as an app on Android — iOS follows. The weekly plan and list also work offline.
What can mangia do that a pure recipe app can't?
The plan and the list, built right in. You plan the week and the list writes itself — with quantities, no duplicates. Plus a seasonal balance and per-kid preferences.
Is mangia ad-free?
Yes, always. No ads while reading and none while cooking.