Best Recipe App for Android in 2026 (Health Connect + Material You)
Android-specific recipe app picker — Health Connect, Material You, Wear OS, and share-target integration. Forktastic, Paprika, Recime, AnyList compared.
The Android recipe-app conversation gets less attention than the iPhone one, which is annoying because Android in 2026 has caught up — or surpassed — on most of the integrations that matter. Health Connect, Material You theming, Google Assistant, Wear OS, the share-target model. This is the Android-specific picker.
What "best for Android" actually means
Same test as iPhone: does the app use what Android gives it? Health Connect for meal logging, Material You dynamic theming, Google Assistant integration, share-target from any browser, Wear OS for glances, and Google Sign-In for friction-free account creation.
The leaders for Android in 2026
Forktastic
Health Connect integration (meal logging with full macros). Material You theming respects your wallpaper-derived color palette. Share-target registration so any browser or app can save into Forktastic. Cross-platform parity with iOS — no second-class Android experience. Health Connect walkthrough.
Paprika
Solid Android port of the iOS app. Reliable, offline-first, mature. Doesn't ship Health Connect or modern Android integrations but the core experience is stable.
Recime
Genuine Android parity with their iOS app. Strong for social-import workflow. Recime vs Forktastic.
AnyList
The Android app exists and works; historically iOS has been their lead platform but Android catches all the major features.
Google Keep + Google Tasks
Free, built-in. No structured recipe model but unmatched cross-app integration if you live in Google's ecosystem.
Health Connect matters
Health Connect is the Android equivalent of HealthKit — a unified store for fitness and nutrition data across apps. If you track nutrition in Fitbit, Samsung Health, or any other Android health app, Forktastic logs your cooked recipes directly to Health Connect so the data is unified. Setup walkthrough.
Material You
Material You generates a color palette from your wallpaper and applies it across system apps. The recipe apps that respect Material You feel native; the ones that don't feel like ports. Forktastic respects it.
Wear OS
The wearable story on Android is fragmented across Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch, and Wear OS more broadly. Most recipe apps don't ship a Wear OS companion. Worth checking the specific app you're considering if you wear a watch and care about glance-level Cook Mode.
Where to go next
For the iPhone version, best recipe app iPhone 2026. For the broader comparison, 2026 honest comparison. For Health Connect setup specifically, Health Connect walkthrough.