FlourPower vs CopyMeThat
CopyMeThat is one of the most affordable recipe managers out there, and its browser extension makes clipping recipes dead simple. But if you need more than a bookmark folder for recipes — real family collaboration, AI-powered features, and structured data — FlourPower delivers where CopyMeThat stops short.
Feature Comparison
How the two apps stack up across the features that matter most.
| Feature | FlourPower | CopyMeThat |
|---|---|---|
| Family sharing with roles & permissions | ||
| Individual family member accounts | ||
| Collaborative recipe editing | ||
| Import from URLs | ||
| Browser extension for clipping | ||
| AI nutrition estimation | Premium | |
| AI cooking timers & difficulty scoring | Premium | |
| Ingredient substitutions | Premium | |
| Shopping lists | Premium | |
| Meal planning | ||
| Ingredient scaling | ||
| Recipe photo/PDF import | ||
| Cooking sessions with step tracking | ||
| Nutritional information | ||
| Data export in standard formats | HTML only | |
| Unit conversion | ||
| Dark mode | ||
| Community recipe sharing |
Pricing Comparison
FlourPower
Family-first recipe management
- Free tier: 25 recipes, full features
- Premium: unlimited recipes + AI features
- Up to 5 family members included
- 14-day free trial of Premium
CopyMeThat
Simple web recipe clipper
- Free tier: 40 recipes
- $0.99/month or $12/year for unlimited
- $65 lifetime option
- No family plan — shared login only
Why FlourPower Over CopyMeThat?
Family Accounts, Not Shared Logins
CopyMeThat's version of "family sharing" is everyone logging into the same account. That means one person's recipe edits affect everyone, there's no way to have personal recipes alongside shared ones, and there's zero sense of who added what. FlourPower gives every family member their own account with their own role. You share what you want through family cookbooks while keeping your personal collection personal.
Smarter Than a Clipboard
CopyMeThat is essentially a really good clipboard for recipes. It saves what's on the page. FlourPower actually understands your recipes — parsing ingredients into structured data, estimating nutrition, identifying cooking timers, scoring difficulty, and suggesting substitutions. When you're mid-cook and need to know if you can swap yogurt for buttermilk, FlourPower has the answer.
Import From Anywhere, Not Just Websites
CopyMeThat only imports via its browser extension or manual entry. FlourPower imports from URLs, JSON files, JSON-LD, CopyMeThat exports, Paprika, Pepperplate, and even photos of handwritten recipe cards or cookbook pages using AI-powered OCR. Your grandmother's recipe box? FlourPower can handle it.
Real Data Portability
CopyMeThat exports your recipes as an HTML file in a ZIP. It works, but it's not a format that other recipe apps can easily import. FlourPower exports in Schema.org-compliant JSON, PDF, and other standard formats that any modern recipe app can read. Your recipes are never locked in.
How to Switch with MoveMyRecipes
Free tool, no account needed, your data stays private.
Export from CopyMeThat
Log in to CopyMeThat on the web, go to More > Download (export) recipes. You'll get a ZIP file containing your recipes as HTML plus an images folder. Upload this ZIP directly to MoveMyRecipes.com for conversion. Alternatively, FlourPower can import CopyMeThat exports directly — just use our built-in CopyMeThat importer.
Convert with MoveMyRecipes
Head to MoveMyRecipes.com, upload your export file, and choose JSON as the output format. The conversion happens instantly, and your files are automatically deleted after 7 days.
Import into FlourPower
In FlourPower, go to your recipe collection and use the import tool. Upload the JSON file from MoveMyRecipes. Your recipes, ingredients, and instructions will be imported with full structure intact. FlourPower's AI will then automatically enrich them with nutrition data, cooking timers, and more.
More Than Just Recipe Clipping
FlourPower turns your recipe collection into a smart, shared family resource. Try it free.