TastySave vs mako's My Recipe Book: Which One Fits the Way You Cook?
By TastySave · Updated September 17, 2026
In September 2026 the mako app added "ספר המתכונים שלי", a recipe book feature that saves recipes you find on TikTok, Instagram and the web into one place inside the app. TastySave is a dedicated recipe and cooking app that starts with the same step.
The interesting part of this comparison is not the saving itself, because both handle it. The difference starts after the recipe has been saved.
Disclosure and Date Checked
This comparison was checked on September 17, 2026. Product capabilities change, so check the current state of both before deciding.
This comparison is published by TastySave, one of the two products being compared.
The mako recipe book was checked against mako's own official how-to guide, its current App Store listing, and a hands-on session in the app on September 17, 2026. TastySave capabilities were checked against the live product and our own official pages. We ran no speed, accuracy or performance benchmark on either product, and no score or rating is assigned anywhere on this page. mako and the trademarks associated with it are the property of their respective owners. TastySave is not affiliated with mako, with Keshet, or with the mako app.
The Short Answer
Both TastySave and the mako recipe book let you save a recipe you found on TikTok, Instagram or a website, and turn it into an organized recipe page with an ingredient list and preparation instructions. At that step the two do similar work.
The My Recipe Book feature lives inside the mako app and is built around saving and reading. A saved recipe is marked with the source it came from and shows preparation time, and mako's official guide says an English recipe is translated into Hebrew automatically.
TastySave is a dedicated recipe and cooking app, and it continues past the saving step: turning a screenshot into a recipe, adjusting quantities to the number of servings, building a shopping list from the ingredients, a personal searchable cookbook, recipe editing, private notes and a built-in timer for while you cook.
The practical difference is simple. If you want one place to save recipes into and read them from, the mako recipe book covers that. If you want the saved recipe to keep working for you right up to the moment you are standing in the kitchen, that is where TastySave comes in.
The Comparison
This table is based on a hands-on check carried out on September 17, 2026 and on the official sources listed at the end of this page. Where a row says we did not find something, that is exactly what it means: we did not find it in our check on that date, not that it does not exist or will not arrive later.
| Capability | TastySave | My Recipe Book (mako) |
|---|---|---|
| Type of product | A dedicated recipe and cooking app | A feature inside the mako content app |
| Saving recipes from TikTok, Instagram and websites | Yes | Yes |
| Turning a screenshot into a recipe | Yes, when the image contains visible recipe information | We did not find this option |
| Adjusting quantities to the number of servings | Yes, Smart Quantity Scaling | We did not find this option |
| Shopping list from saved recipes | Yes | We did not find this option |
| Personal recipe library synced to your account | Yes, synchronized to your account once you sign in | A recipe book inside the app. We did not find a way to sign in to an account for synchronization between devices |
| Recipe search and filtering | Yes, search and filtering across your personal recipe library | We did not find this option |
| Meal planning | Yes | We did not find this option |
| Recipe editing, private notes and a built-in timer | Yes | We did not find these options |
What Happens After the Recipe Is Saved
Saving a recipe solves the first problem, which is losing it. The rest of cooking is a separate set of problems, and that is the ground TastySave is built to cover.
From a screenshot to an organized recipe
Plenty of recipes never arrive as a link. They are screenshots in your camera roll, a photo of a cookbook page, or a recipe someone sent you in a message. TastySave turns an image that contains visible recipe information into an organized recipe with ingredients and instructions.
Quantities that match the number of people
A recipe written for four is not much help when six are coming. TastySave recalculates ingredient quantities when you change the serving count, so the amounts you cook from and the amounts you shop for are the same amounts.
From an ingredient list to a shopping list
Ingredients from a saved recipe can be added to the Shopping List, and ingredients from several recipes you plan to cook can feed one shopping trip, alongside items you add yourself.
A cookbook that stays with you
Saved recipes live in a searchable personal cookbook. From there you can edit the recipe, add private notes on what you changed last time, and start a built-in timer while you cook without leaving the recipe. Once you register or sign in, recipes are synchronized to your TastySave account, so they are available when you sign in on another device.
Free vs Freemium
This deserves to be said plainly rather than buried. The mako app is free to download, and its App Store listing shows no in-app purchases, so the recipe book is offered as part of a free app.
TastySave is also free to download and runs on a freemium model: a number of free scans, additional scans through rewarded ads, and a Pro subscription that removes ads and lifts the scan and edit limits while the subscription is active. Current prices and benefits vary by store and region.
These are two different kinds of product. One is a saving feature inside a free content app. The other is a dedicated app that continues from saving into organizing, adjusting, shopping and cooking. If all you need is somewhere to save recipes and read them, the mako recipe book does that at no cost. If you want the tools that come after saving, that is what TastySave charges for.
Is TastySave an Alternative to the mako Recipe Book?
For the saving step, TastySave does the same job: a recipe from TikTok, Instagram or a website becomes an organized recipe you can cook from.
As a replacement for the mako app itself, no. mako is a news and content app, and its recipe book sits inside that wider experience alongside mako's own editorial recipes. TastySave does not publish editorial content and is not trying to replace that.
So the honest answer depends on what you are replacing. If you want a recipe tool that goes further than saving, TastySave is a genuine alternative. If what you value is mako's own recipe content and having everything inside one app you already use, the recipe book is doing something TastySave does not.
What You Get Beyond Saving the Recipe
If the goal is simply to keep a recipe you found online in one place, the mako recipe book is a simple and accessible way to do it, at no cost, inside an app you may already use.
If you want to keep working with the recipe after it is saved, TastySave offers a fuller and more functional experience. It lets you not only save recipes but search and filter them inside your personal library, turn a screenshot into a recipe, adjust quantities to the number of servings, build a shopping list from the ingredients, plan meals, edit the recipe, add private notes and use a built-in timer. In our check on September 17, 2026 we did not find equivalents for these capabilities in the mako recipe book.
That gap is the practical difference. One saves the recipe; the other carries it through the rest of the cooking, from the moment you find it to the moment you are standing at the stove.
For anyone looking for a dedicated recipe app rather than somewhere to store recipes, TastySave is the more comprehensive and more functional option.
Sources Checked
- How to use the mako recipe book (mako official guide)
- Mako app on the App Store (Apple App Store listing)