Yummly is no longer an active recipe or meal-planning service. Its official site says the website and mobile apps permanently shut down, and that the Smart Thermometer app stopped functioning on December 18, 2024.
A useful replacement depends on which part of the old workflow you need now. This page compares only capabilities documented on current official product or help pages.
ChefsPantry: Inventory-Led Dinner Planning
ChefsPantry maintains a pantry inventory with expiry dates, suggests dinners from preferences and available food, and builds a grocery list from the approved plan. It can prepare that list for a supported store's pickup or delivery flow.
Choose it when a persistent inventory and household dinner workflow matter more than building a personal archive with a browser extension.
Mealime: Auto-Built Plans and Retail Handoffs
Mealime's official guide documents an Auto-builder, self-serve planning, food-waste-efficiency indicators, optional Pro selection of food already in the fridge or pantry, and grocery integrations. Choose it when curated plans and its supported retail handoffs fit your household.
Plan to Eat: Recipe Collection and Calendar
Plan to Eat's official help documents browser, URL, photo, manual, and bulk-file recipe imports, plus a drag-and-drop planning calendar and grocery-service handoffs. Choose it when preserving and organizing a personal recipe collection is the main goal.
What Yummly Users Should Look For
Write down the workflow that matters before comparing products:
If you want suggestions informed by an expiry-dated inventory: evaluate ChefsPantry.
If you want an automatic plan with documented retailer handoffs: evaluate Mealime and ChefsPantry against your exact retailer and location.
If recipe collecting and a manual calendar matter most: evaluate Plan to Eat.
The Bottom Line
No active app can preserve a discontinued service's exact workflow. Compare the current official documentation, test the retailer flow in your location, and avoid choosing on an old app-store price or an unsupported feature claim.
Sources and Methodology
Facts checked July 13, 2026. Shutdown source: Yummly's official service and Smart Thermometer discontinuation notice. Alternative sources: Mealime's official Getting Started Guide, Plan to Eat's official recipe-import guide, and the ChefsPantry public product page. We exclude unsourced historical superlatives and app-store anecdotes.