Copy Me That
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Best for home cooks who want free one-click recipe saving plus basic meal planning.
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Comparison
Copy Me That vs RecipeSage
Copy Me That lands on Depends, and RecipeSage lands on Worth it.
RecipeSage
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
A no-brainer for home cooks who want a free, unlimited recipe keeper with meal planning and shared shopping lists.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | Home cooks saving blog recipes | Home cooks organizing scattered recipes |
| Who it's not for | Security-conscious users . it was breached in 2021 | Anyone expecting a built-in recipe database |
| Privacy | Breached February 2021 with ~607,871 accounts exposed; no newer public vulnerability findings in reviewed sources.⁴ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Broken login notice; 2019 app removal friction | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Longtime fans praise one-click saving and call it their go-to, though Reddit threads often favor Paprika or Mela instead.¹ | Users consistently call it a free, capable recipe keeper they love, with self-hosting praised by technical users. |
| Biggest gotcha | Feb 2021 breach exposed ~607,871 accounts . use a unique password.⁴ | No public security disclosures found; the official security page 404s as of review. |
Pick Copy Me That when
- Home cooks saving blog recipes
- Instant Pot and community cook groups
- Casual meal planning with grocery lists
- Budget users wanting a free saver
When Copy Me That is not a fit
- Security-conscious users . it was breached in 2021
- Power users wanting deep features . Paprika or Mela fit better
- Free users importing large collections . 15-import cap
- Businesses or teams . consumer-only tool
Pick RecipeSage when
- Home cooks organizing scattered recipes
- Households sharing meal plans and shopping lists
- Privacy-minded users wanting self-hosting
- Migrants from Paprika or Pepperplate
When RecipeSage is not a fit
- Anyone expecting a built-in recipe database
- Commercial kitchens needing staff recipe management
- Buyers wanting vendor SLAs or formal support
- Non-technical users attempting self-hosting
Sources
- Copy Me That recipe manager - Apple App Storeapps.apple.comreview
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- Copy Me That Data Breach - DiscussCookingdiscusscooking.comsecurity
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- Mother of all breaches - Cybernewscybernews.comsecurity
- Copy Me That alternative: MainCourse vs Copy Me Thatgetmaincourse.comreview
- Copy Me That - Chrome Web Storechromewebstore.google.comofficial
- Copy Me That on Xx.comofficial
- copy me that app has been removed - Apple Discussionsdiscussions.apple.comnews
- When Recipe Apps Die: The Ziplist Shutdown - MoveMyRecipesmovemyrecipes.comnews
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- CopyMeThat Alternative - RecipeSagerecipesage.comofficial
- Hack Your Recipes - Hackadayhackaday.comreview
- RecipeSage Pricingrecipesage.comofficial
- RecipeSage homepagerecipesage.comofficial