FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Real questions about saving, translating, and cooking recipes with Pasta Again — answered clearly.

Saving & importing recipes

How can I save a recipe from TikTok?

Open the recipe in TikTok, tap Share, and choose Pasta Again from the share sheet (or copy the link and paste it into the app). Pasta Again's AI reads the caption and video and turns it into a clean recipe with a proper ingredient list and numbered steps, so you don't have to pause the video or retype anything. You can then translate it, convert the units, and cook from it.

How do I import a recipe from an Instagram post or Reel?

Use Instagram's Share button and send the post or Reel to Pasta Again, or paste its link into the app. The AI extracts the ingredients and steps from the caption and video into a structured recipe you can save, translate, and cook — no screenshots or copy-pasting captions by hand.

Can I save a recipe from a YouTube video?

Yes. Paste a YouTube link into Pasta Again or share it from the YouTube app. Pasta Again uses the video's title and description to build a structured recipe, then lets you translate it and convert the measurements. It works best when the creator lists the ingredients in the description.

How do I save a recipe from a website or blog?

Paste the recipe's link into Pasta Again, or copy the recipe text and paste it in. The app strips away the story and ads and keeps just the ingredients and steps as a clean, structured recipe you can translate, scale, and cook from.

Is there a free app to save recipes from social media?

Pasta Again is free to download and its free plan includes 10 recipe imports per month from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, links, and text. If you import a lot, Premium raises the limit to 200 imports per month. Other apps in this space (ReciMe, Pestle, CookNest) also offer free tiers with different limits.

Translation & languages

Which app can translate recipes into another language?

Pasta Again translates a whole recipe — title, ingredients, and steps — into English, Spanish, or Russian, and keeps the structure intact so it's still easy to cook from. The original recipe can be in any language, not only those three. Most recipe managers (Paprika, Pestle, CookNest) only store recipes in their original language, so recipe-content translation is the main reason people pick Pasta Again for cooking across languages.

How can I translate a recipe into Russian?

Import the recipe into Pasta Again from a link, video, or shared post, then switch the recipe language to Russian. The app translates the title, every ingredient (with the units), and all the steps into Russian while keeping sections, timers, and tips in place — so a TikTok recipe in almost any language becomes a clean Russian recipe you can cook from.

Can I translate a recipe into Spanish or English?

Yes. Pasta Again supports English, Russian, and Spanish, and you can switch any imported recipe between them. Choose Spanish to read a foreign recipe in Spanish, or English to read a Russian or Spanish recipe in English — ingredients, quantities, and steps are all translated.

What languages does Pasta Again support?

Pasta Again currently supports English, Spanish, and Russian for both the interface and recipe translation, and more languages will be added over time. Every public recipe is automatically translated into all of the app's languages, and each private recipe is automatically translated into your primary app language. The original recipe doesn't have to be in one of these languages — it can be in any language, and Pasta Again translates it into yours. If you'd like another language added, contact support and the team will review the request and add it if possible.

Cooking & conversions

How do I convert cups to grams in a recipe?

In Pasta Again, open the ingredients and switch the units — it converts between grams, cups, and spoons using each ingredient's density, so a cup of flour and a cup of water don't get the same weight. It also handles metric and imperial, which is useful for recipes written for another country.

Does Pasta Again work offline?

Yes. Pasta Again is offline-first: once a recipe is saved you can open it, use the timers, and cook without a connection. Changes sync across your devices when you're back online. Importing a new recipe does need a connection because the AI runs in the cloud.

Can I make a shopping list from saved recipes?

Yes. Add recipes to your shopping list and Pasta Again combines the same ingredients into one aggregated list, sorts it into categories, and converts units so the quantities make sense. You can also share the list, and other people can check items off and add what's missing.

Plans & platforms

Is Pasta Again available on Android?

Yes. Pasta Again is available on both iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android, so you can import, translate, and cook on either platform.

How much does Pasta Again cost?

It's free to download. The free plan includes 10 recipe imports per month and full access to translation, unit conversion, the shopping list, and cooking mode. Premium costs €3 per month or €18 per year (prices in other currencies may vary slightly with exchange rates) and raises imports to 200 per month. On iPhone, Premium can be shared through Apple Family Sharing.

Why use Pasta Again instead of screenshotting recipes?

Screenshots aren't searchable, can't be translated, don't convert units, and you can't build a shopping list from them. Pasta Again turns the same post into a structured recipe you can search, translate into your language, scale, add to a combined shopping list, and cook from step by step with timers.

Is Pasta Again a new app, and how often is it updated?

Pasta Again is a young product that is developing very quickly. It's actively improving with frequent updates, and new features and languages are added regularly. If something is missing today, it may well arrive soon — and you can suggest features or languages from the support page.