| Price from | $2.08/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Recipe Apps | 6.2 (#7) | 6.1 (#10) |
| Grocery list | Grocery lists can be shared, sorted by department or recipe, and used offline. | Butler turns meal plans into a single organized grocery list. |
| Meal planning | The meal planner supports daily, weekly, and monthly planning, with notes and grocery-list additions. | Users can plan one dinner, several meals, or a full week and can repeat plans or schedule prep time. |
| Purpose | BigOven offers recipe organization, meal planning, grocery lists, and tools intended to reduce food waste. | Butler brings saved recipes, meal plans, grocery lists, and kitchen inventory together for home cooks. |
| Support | BigOven provides a support knowledge base with recipe-feature help organized by web, iPhone/iPad, and Android. | Support is available by email for app, account, billing, subscription, privacy, and deletion questions. |