Tamarin vs Samsung Food
Both help you cook at home, in different ways. Everything below about Samsung Food comes from its own store listings and pages, checked on Nov 7, 2026, with a source for every claim.
A very large free catalogue, saving recipes from any site, and household meal plans that turn into shared shopping lists, with grocery-retailer and Samsung appliance integrations.
1M+ installs on Google Play; 4.8★ from 6,450 ratings on the US App Store.
Cooking hands-free: it reads each step aloud and answers your voice, then plans the week, builds a shopping list anyone can open from a link, and reminds you before pantry food expires.
Free (with ads) · PRO $6.99 a month. New accounts get PRO free for 5 cooks or 60 days.
Feature by feature
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find it in Samsung Food’s store listings or help pages, not that it’s missing.
| Feature | Tamarin | Samsung Food |
|---|---|---|
| Reads the steps aloud | Yes PRO | Unconfirmed Samsung documents read-aloud for SmartThings Food, a different product Source |
| Hands-free voice commands | Yes PRO · “read step”, “next step”, “go back”, “show ingredients” | Not listed Not mentioned in the listing Source |
| Step-by-step cook mode | Yes Step-by-step view free; guided “Let’s Cook” mode is PRO | Partly 124,000 guided recipes; Smart Cooking Mode for any recipe is Food+ Source |
| Built-in recipe catalogue | Yes 800 recipes, priced and with nutrition | Yes Over 240,000 public recipes Source |
| Import a recipe from any website | Yes PRO | Yes “Save any recipe from any website” Source |
| Meal planner | Yes PRO | Yes AI weekly plans, mostly Food+; free users get two full weeks Source |
| Shopping list you can share | Yes PRO · share a link; others check items off without an account | Yes Turn plans into lists and share them with family Source |
| Pantry with expiry reminders | Yes PRO · a reminder before anything expires | Partly Use-by alerts you set by hand; automated pantry is Food+ Source |
| Nutrition per recipe | Yes Calories and macros on every recipe; full breakdown is PRO | Yes Nutrition and health scores; goals and macros are free Source |
| Cost per recipe or serving | Yes Free · estimated ingredient cost on every recipe | Not listed Not mentioned Source |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web |
| Price | Free (with ads) · PRO $6.99 a month. New accounts get PRO free for 5 cooks or 60 days. | Free · Samsung Food+ $6.99 a month or $59.99 a yearSource |
Where Samsung Food is stronger
- A vastly bigger catalogue: over 240,000 public recipes against Tamarin’s 800.
- Grocery-retailer integrations and links to Samsung appliances.
- A web version, and two free weeks of AI meal plans.
Where Tamarin is different
- Tamarin reads each step aloud and answers voice commands. Samsung Food’s listing doesn’t mention voice.
- Tamarin’s pantry reminds you before food expires. Samsung Food alerts you before a use-by date you enter by hand; automated pantry management is Food+.
- Tamarin shows each recipe’s estimated ingredient cost, for free.
How Tamarin’s recipes are built
Steps you can follow at a glance
Every recipe is rewritten into short steps in cooking order, one action each. The prep the ingredient list asks for, like chopping, rinsing or softening, comes first as your mise en place. Code checks every number in a step against the original recipe, so the quantities, times and temperatures are the recipe’s own.
The ingredients, in the step that uses themPRO
In guided cooking, each step names its ingredients and shows them beside the step with the amount that step needs. Swap an ingredient for an alternative and the swap follows you through every step.
RemindersPRO
Plan a meal and Tamarin reminds you when it’s time to cook it. Keep a pantry and it reminds you before something expires.
Cost and nutrition, worked out ingredient by ingredient
Each recipe’s estimated cost and nutrition are added up from its ingredient lines, and when some lines couldn’t be counted, the recipe says how many it was based on. An ingredient whose nutrition had to be estimated is marked, and says how. The cost is free on every recipe; the full nutrition breakdown is PRO.
Which should you choose?
Choose Samsung Food if you want the largest catalogue, plan meals for a household, and use Samsung appliances or its grocery partners. Choose Tamarin if you want to cook without touching your phone, with each step read aloud and your voice answered, and keep your meal plan, shopping list and pantry in the same app.
Questions
- Does Samsung Food read recipes aloud?
- Reading steps aloud: unconfirmed. Samsung documents read-aloud for SmartThings Food, a different product. Voice commands: not listed in Samsung Food's store listings or help pages. Tamarin reads each step aloud and answers commands such as “next step”, “go back” and “show ingredients”, with PRO.
- How much does Samsung Food cost?
- Free · Samsung Food+ $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Tamarin is free with ads; PRO is $6.99 a month, and new accounts get PRO free for 5 cooks or 60 days.
- Does Samsung Food have a meal planner and a shared shopping list?
- Meal planner: yes. AI weekly plans, mostly Food+; free users get two full weeks. Shopping list: yes. Turn plans into lists and share them with family. Tamarin has both with PRO, and its list opens from a link for anyone, with no account needed.
- Which has more recipes, Tamarin or Samsung Food?
- Samsung Food: yes. Over 240,000 public recipes. Tamarin has 800 recipes, each with an estimated ingredient cost and nutrition, and it imports recipes from any website with PRO.
Sources
Checked on Nov 7, 2026.
- Samsung Food on the App Store (US)
- Samsung Food on Google Play
- Samsung Newsroom, IFA 2024
- Samsung support: SmartThings Food
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