Samsung Food vs Well Stockd: the pantry is behind the paywall

Samsung Food is free, but its pantry sits behind the Food+ paywall. In Well Stockd the kitchen inventory with expiry dates is free; Pro adds planning ahead and a shared household kitchen.

Weighing more than two apps? Read Samsung Food cost (2026): is Food+ worth it, and alternatives.

What you keep

A big recipe library. More than 5,700 recipes, already in the app.
A pantry, without paying for it. Inventory and expiry tracking are free here.
Meal plans built from what is in the fridge: by hand on Free, filled for you on Pro.
A shopping list with a Walmart cart you review first, and any other store by list.

Month view of the meal planner, with the number of meals planned on each day of the current week — The planner, on the same account as your pantry Pro

Recipe grid with a badge on each recipe showing how many items are missing, and Can make now where nothing is — Recipes sorted by what you have, with the pantry on Free Free

Shopping list grouped by food type, with a price on each item and an estimated total at the top — A shopping list built from the kitchen Free

What it costs

Samsung Food prices as of September 2026. Prices move, so check their current listing before deciding.
What matters	Samsung Food	Well Stockd
Price	The app is free. Samsung Food+ is $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year in the App Store in-app purchase list.	Free inventory of up to 30 foods, recipe matching, shopping lists and step-by-step cook mode. Pro has no food limit and is $7.99 a month or $79 a year.
Free tier	Large. Recipe saving, search and sharing, meal plans, and calorie tracking, which moved from paid to free.	Inventory of up to 30 foods with estimated best-by dates and reminders, the full catalog, can-make matching, a shopping list you can send to a Walmart or Kroger cart after checking it, and step-by-step cook mode. Two custom recipe lists and unlimited personal recipes.
Trial	A Food+ trial is widely reported but is not readable on a vendor page, so no length is quoted here.	7 days of full Pro, no card, starting when you confirm your email.

Side by side

Side-by-side as of September 2026. Competitor details change, so check their current listings before deciding.
What matters	Samsung Food	Well Stockd
Status	Alive and actively updated through 2026. Owned by Samsung since the Whisk acquisition in 2019.	Inventory, recipes, shopping and cooking are available in one account.
What the paid tier holds	Samsung Food+ carries automated pantry management, AI weekly plans, smart cooking mode, nutrition tracking and an ad-free app.	Inventory, expiry tracking, can-make matching and the catalog are free. Pro adds planning weeks ahead with Pick for me, household sync and the hands-free cook assistant.
Getting your data out	No first-party bulk export is documented. The help center covers sharing a single recipe by link, email or text. Third-party exporters exist because of this.	Export everything you own at any time, on Free: your recipes with their photos, your kitchen, lists and plan, as one ZIP file of CSV and JSON. You can also delete your account in Settings.
Who owns it	An appliance company, and the pantry is one feature inside a much larger app.	Inventory, recipes, shopping and cooking are available in one account.

Sources

The pages we read for what this guide says about Samsung Food. Each may have changed since the date shown.

Apple App Store: Samsung Food listing (opens in a new tab), checked September 2026
SamMobile: report on Samsung Food’s update for free users (opens in a new tab), checked September 2026
Samsung Food: help article on sharing saved recipes (opens in a new tab), checked September 2026

This page was last updated November 6, 2026.

What you gain

Best-by dates. The app shows estimates and sorts items needing attention near the top. Free on every account.
Can-make matching. Every recipe says whether you can cook it tonight with what you already have.
A shopping list that reflects what you already own. Use it at any store, or check the matches and send it to a Walmart or Kroger cart.
Pro household sync. One shared kitchen for members, rather than separate inventories.

The honest trade-off

What you may miss: Samsung Food’s free tier is genuinely big, its recipe import from the web is strong, and it costs nothing to keep installed. If you never touch the pantry features, there is no reason to pay anyone. Well Stockd is the better deal specifically when the pantry is the part you want.

When you should stay with Samsung Food

Stay with Samsung Food if:

You use it as a free recipe saver and never needed a pantry, dates or a can-make filter.
You are inside the Samsung ecosystem and the appliance integrations matter to you.

How to move off Samsung Food

There is no documented bulk export, so start by sharing or copying out the handful of recipes you would genuinely miss.
Search your regulars in the catalog. More than 5,700 recipes are already here, so most of them do not need moving at all.
Save the rest as your own recipes, unlimited on Free.
Stock the fridge, freezer and pantry. Here that is free, and it is what makes the catalog filter to tonight.
Create a free account and confirm your email. Seven days of full Pro start right then, with no card.

Founding offer ended

The switch offer has closed. Free includes inventory, recipe matching, shopping lists and step-by-step cook mode; current Pro pricing is on the pricing page.

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Common questions

How much is Samsung Food+?

As of September 2026 the App Store lists Samsung Food+ at $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year. The core Samsung Food app is free.

Is Samsung Food’s pantry free?

Automated pantry management is listed as a Samsung Food+ feature, so it sits behind the subscription. In Well Stockd, inventory and expiry tracking are free on every account, for up to 30 foods.

Can I export my Samsung Food recipes?

No first-party bulk export is documented. The help center covers sharing one recipe at a time by link, email or text, which is why third-party exporters exist.