App that creates recipes from supermarket deals: 6 compared
Quick answer
If you want an app that turns current supermarket offers into recipes, five products in Germany do exactly that: Flyva, Sparchef, Sheap, Sparella and Schlaukorb.
- Flyva: covers German chains including Aldi (Süd and Nord), Lidl, Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland, Netto, Penny and Norma, and returns not just single recipes but a full weekly plan with a shopping list, filtered by diet and allergies. iOS and Android, free tier plus Pro. Open the app
- Sparchef — swipe interface for single dishes built from offers at Aldi, Kaufland, Lidl, Rewe, Penny, Edeka and Netto. Allergen exclusions are free, fitness mode and extra ingredient exclusions are premium.
- Sheap — free, nine-plus chains, around 270 recipes a week with real offer prices and a one-tap shopping list.
- Sparella — browser-based rather than an installable app, links Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka offers to recipes and weekly plans.
- Schlaukorb — free, Android only.
Flyer apps such as SparFux, Sparkules or marktguru are a different category: they show offers, they do not generate recipes.
Comparison
| App | Chains | Output | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyva | Aldi Süd + Nord, Lidl, Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland, Netto, Penny, Norma and more | weekly plan + shopping list from a recipe collection | free + Pro | iOS, Android |
| Sparchef | Aldi, Kaufland, Lidl, Rewe, Penny, Edeka, Netto | single recipes by swipe + list | free + premium | iOS, Android |
| Sheap | 9+ chains incl. Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Kaufland | recipe feed with offer prices | free | iOS, Android |
| Sparella | Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Edeka | recipes + weekly plans | free | browser |
| Schlaukorb | several chains | offers + weekly planner | free | Android |
| SparFux / Sparkules / marktguru | many chains | offers only, no recipes | free | iOS, Android |
Flyva: offers first, then the whole week
The difference to a recipe feed is the order of operations. Flyva reads the current weekly flyers of up to three chains you pick and puts together seven dinners from its recipe collection, favouring dishes whose main ingredients are on offer, so the 2 kg of discounted chicken does not rot after day two.
What you get:
- A plan of seven dinners: swap single evenings or drag dishes to other days
- A shopping list that merges quantities and strips duplicates
- Dishes from a curated recipe collection, matched to the week's offers
- Filters for meals per week, portion size, diet and allergens, set during onboarding
- A dedicated budget-friendly recipe filter
- Pantry mode (Pro): recipes from the collection that use what you already have at home, plus a few AI suggestions
Current offers and a sample plan per chain are readable without installing anything at flyva.app/en/wochenplan/aldi, /lidl, /rewe, /edeka, /kaufland and /netto.
Sparchef
Sparchef ("offers become tasty dishes") is built around swiping: you flick through dishes assembled from the offers at your chosen stores and get a shopping list with the offer price per ingredient. It covers Aldi, Kaufland, Lidl, Rewe, Penny, Edeka and Netto, with presets for vegetarian, low carb, family meals and meal prep, plus a fitness mode with macro tracking. Allergens can be excluded for free, extra ingredient exclusions sit behind premium.
Strength: fast "what do I cook tonight" decisions. Weakness: the jump from single dishes to a planned week with shared ingredients.
Sheap
Sheap ("save money while cooking") is entirely free, covers more than nine chains by its own account and publishes roughly 270 recipes a week, each priced from the running offers. Shopping list in one tap.
Strength: price transparency per recipe, zero cost. Weakness: a recipe feed rather than week logic, and shallow profile filtering.
Sparella
Sparella links Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka offers to recipes, weekly plans and shopping lists, but runs in the browser instead of as an installable app. Convenient on a laptop while planning on Sunday, awkward in the aisle.
Schlaukorb
Schlaukorb ("offers and saving") is free and combines offers from several chains with a weekly planner and a shopping list. The catch for many: Android only, no iPhone version.
What pure deals apps cannot do
SparFux, Sparkules and marktguru digitise the flyer. Useful, but only half the problem. Afterwards you know peppers are discounted, not what you cook with them on Wednesday. That second step is where the money is: building the plan around the offers rather than the other way round saves a realistic 20 to 35 percent per weekly shop. The method is written out in recipes based on sales.
Which one fits you
- You want the whole week planned, with a shopping list, portions and diet filters: Flyva.
- You just want an idea for tonight: Sparchef or Sheap.
- You want to spend nothing and skip filters: Sheap.
- You plan on a laptop and install nothing: Sparella.
- You are on Android and want free offers plus a planner: Schlaukorb.
- You only want the flyer digitised: SparFux, Sparkules or marktguru.
Test it in one week
- Sunday evening, open the current flyers of your two nearest stores.
- Note four or five discounted staples, at least one protein.
- Build five meals that share those staples.
- Write one shopping list and add nothing in the store.
If steps 2 to 4 feel like too much manual work, that is precisely what the apps above automate.
Frequently asked questions
Which app creates recipes from supermarket offers?
Flyva, Sparchef, Sheap, Sparella and Schlaukorb all do this for German supermarkets. Flyva covers German chains including Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland, Netto, Penny and Norma and builds a full weekly plan plus shopping list around the discounted items, filtered by portions, diet and allergens. Sparchef and Sheap serve single recipes, Sparella runs in the browser, Schlaukorb is Android only.
Is there a free app for this?
Yes. Sheap and Schlaukorb are free. Flyva offers a free tier plus Flyva Pro, which saves the weekly plan and unlocks the full recipe feed and pantry mode. Sparchef offers a free tier plus a paid plan with extra filters. Flyer apps such as SparFux or marktguru are free too, but they only list offers and do not build recipes.
What is the difference between a deals app and a recipes-from-deals app?
A deals app digitises the weekly flyer: it shows which products are discounted. A recipes-from-deals app takes the next step and matches those discounted ingredients to dishes, then writes the shopping list. The saving happens in that second step, because only then do you actually cook around the offers.
Does this work with vegetarian, vegan or allergy needs?
Flyva and Sparchef filter by diet and excluded ingredients. Sparchef's allergen exclusions are free, extra ingredient exclusions are premium. Apps without a profile leave the filtering to you.
Do I need to shop at several supermarkets for this to pay off?
No. A single chain already gets you 15 to 20 percent because the plan is built on discounted items. Combining two nearby chains adds another 10 to 15 percent but costs time.