Prepful
How they compare
| Feature | Prepful | Yummly (before shutdown) |
|---|---|---|
| Import from TikTok / Instagram | Yes | Never had it |
| Import from a website or blog | Yes | Yes |
| Import from a photo | Yes | No |
| Meal planning | Yes | Basic |
| Shopping list | Aisle-sorted | Yes |
| Cook mode | Inline quantities, timers, voice control | No dedicated mode |
| Status | Active | Shut down Dec 2024 |
Yummly details above reflect its last available feature set before it shut down permanently on December 20, 2024, based on contemporary reporting. Whirlpool has not announced a replacement or any way to recover saved recipes.
Where Prepful is different
Yummly's Taste Profile was ahead of its time, learning what you liked from what you saved and skipped. But it was built for a web where recipes lived on blogs, and by the end it couldn't import from TikTok or Instagram, which is where most recipe discovery actually happens now. Prepful starts from there: save a recipe from a video, a post, a blog, or a photo, plan the week around it, and get a shopping list at the end.
Your old Yummly collection isn't recoverable. But if you remember roughly what you saved, a quick search usually turns up the same recipe on the blog it originally came from, and importing it into Prepful takes about as long as it takes to read this sentence.
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Common questions about switching from Yummly
Is Yummly still available?
No, Yummly shut down permanently on December 20, 2024. Whirlpool hasn't announced a replacement or any way to recover saved recipes.
Can I get my old Yummly recipes back?
There's no official recovery path. If you saved recipes as links or screenshots elsewhere, Prepful can import them from a link, a photo, or TikTok and Instagram if you'd re-saved anything there.
What's the closest replacement for Yummly?
Prepful covers what Yummly did (import, meal planning, shopping list) and adds TikTok/Instagram import and a real cook mode, none of which Yummly had even before shutting down.