Leave a Review Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Meal planning made easy and cost effective
So this app runs beautifully. They have made it very streamline and user friendly. I wanted to find something that would truly be a go to tool for meal planning. Organizing my shopping list. I know it’s going to be healthy. However just a tiny thing and it is most likely a personal preference of how the order the instructions for cooking. Some things you would thing you would do before others type of thing. But so minor compared to how effective this app is. We try to plan about five meals a week. Leaving two night for us to go out. Two people eating and I do the four serving size so I can have lunch the next day. The most I have spent on groceries for just the meal planning has been $81. That’s honestly cheap for Fresh ingredients. I am honestly very impressed with this app.
*edit* just a thought as a step up for the app to offer for the subscription, or do a subscription pro with a section the has videos of the meals the person selects that week. So those that are learning to cook have more direction. Learning tools and basic knowledge.Show lessRave51295
Life changing!
I have never eaten healthier in my life because these recipes are so fresh and flavorsome that I don’t mind I’m eating so many veggies!
I look forward to cooking every day now I’m using this app and it makes grocery shopping a breeze. I never buy more than I need so my costs are down as well as not eating junk food.
Does crash occasionally when you open but I just reopen straight away - not enough to really bother me or lose a star.Show lessBelindaTree
For just starting out, goes above and beyond
After some time preparing to move out of my parents house and into college, I realized I really needed to try to understand meal planning, hopefully before I went and would be too caught in a frenzy to be organized. So I got this, mainly because it appealed to various diets, it showed to have quick recipes, it was free, and seemed to make itself as a “hassle-free” app. Surprise- it lets you restrict recipes based on ingredients you don’t like-which is great because unfortunately I have a sensitive stomach and I just don’t deal with some foods. There were lots of recipes. From what I’ve seen,most are kind of out there- not just spaghetti, meatloaf or special casserole - the stuff you know how to make and really don’t need a planner for. No, these are meals I guess would cater to those looking to try new things. That or I really don’t eat different stuff a lot. Either way I enjoy what is offered. It helped me learn the basics of meal planning, and honestly I don’t really do much else- the app provides a shopping list for you from the meals and you can also add more items to get the complete shopping trip
I use the 2 serving because I’ll make my dinner and use the second portion for next day lunch, which pinches more pennies and help me stay on the plan
Overall great!!Show lessSquidLyds
The app I tell everyone I know about!
I used a meal kit delivery for awhile and loved it but when it was time to start pinching some pennies and we eliminated that from our budget. I became so overwhelmed trying to meal plan that I thought we’d just eat the same thing every night because I couldn’t possibly come up with enough lunches and dinners for everyone. I decided to see if there was any kind of app that could possibly help me and stumbled upon Mealime and since my first time using it I have loved it so much I tell everyone I know about it. We have not had a bad recipe yet, my husband loves the meals, my kids love the meals, and I enjoy cooking with the app.
There are so many things that seem so simple they do but are missing from other apps:
In cooking mode, they list out the amount of each ingredient you need. This is huge because other apps don’t tell you how much and you’re constantly having to scroll from your list of ingredients back to the recipe part. They offer suggestions for alternative ingredients which has helped me save some money if something was too expensive or out of stock I could replace it.
After about 2 months using the app every week and being 100% satisfied I did decide to go with the pro version. And I still tell everyone I know to get this app! I love it and only have good things to say about it!Show lessJbp0307
Best Meal App EVER!
This app is an absolute LIFESAVER when it comes to saving time, money, and sanity! I’ve tried a plethora of grocery list and meal planning apps over the years, but they all seemed to fall short; using the apps actually turned out to be more stressful than worrying about meals. This app is like no other food planning app I’ve tried. It’s easy to use, it actually reduces stress instead of adding another thing to worry about, it LOOKS FABULOUS (so professional and inspiring), and it actually functions even if you don’t buy the premium version! One of the things that frustrates me the most when it comes to apps is the sneaky way many companies try to force you to buy the premium version of the app by making the free version virtually unusable! This is no such app, and I LOVE the way it works even without buying the premium version. I may just buy it to support the company and thank them for making my life so much easier without tricking me! Thank you so much Mealime makers!! 💗Show lessSwimmii711
Trying it out
I feel it’s a little early to properly rate this app but let me tell you my initial thoughts.
I used this for 3 meals last week, I was really happy with each of the meals (cooking for 4, 2 adult kids) and they turned out like the picture.
The portion size was good as well, one meal I added a bread stick to the table because I wasn’t sure if my 17 year old son would have enough, but it really wasn’t needed. I’ll try a few more meals and then I’ll probably subscribe, I found the shopping list made life easy and the cooking instructions well set out.Show lessObloo07
I love this app
Before this app I used to have a really simple rotation of boring stodgy meals that I would throw together. I also brought a lot of take aways. I don’t have a lot of cooking skills and I’ve always found organising my meals a hassle
Now I’m able to save money on take aways, I enjoy cooking and my food always tastes awesome. My friends keep commenting on how good my food looks. It’s also way healthier and I’m trying things I wouldn’t have before.
The shopping list is fantastic and so handy. It makes planning my week out so easy. Plus all the meals are super easy and fast to prepare.
I think this is the first review I’ve ever written. So you know I must be really into this app. Also I promise I’m a real person and I haven’t been paid off :pShow lessRhi007bondy
Helpful app, with some kinks :(
I like the recipes, the grocery list integration, and easy to follow recipes. It calculates macros. But if you want to modify any recipes you can’t remove ingredients and have it calculate for you. Still it makes meal prep a bit easier especially if you get bored of the same foods quickly like i do! What’s most annoying about this app is being unable to modify a meal plan. For example if I picked out 4 recipes for the week and I only meant to pick 3, you can’t just subtract it from your meal plan. You have to create a new one. In the FAQs the reason they gave was that this eliminates food waste. That is a LAME explanation, app developers!!! Fix this please. I am all for minimizing food waste. But what if you haven’t even made it to the store before buying what you need for the meal plan? Or you want to modify while at the store?? People have lives and things come up and we need flexibility in meal planning.... having to start a new one is a pain.
Overall, I would recommend this app. Upgrading seems to be worth it, I still have to see. But if you don’t upgrade the app is incessantly trying to get you to upgrade.Show lessMrsJLH
Fantastic app!
This is the first review I have written for any app ever. :) I’ve been really pleased with using this for the past month or so. I have a super long commute and an insane work schedule which used to make me dread coming home and either eating the same meal I’d eaten the entire week or ordering take out. With this app, I have an awesome variety of recipes at my finger tips which are nutritious, quick, and uncomplicated.
It is such a relief to have a grocery list already out together for my shopping trip; it’s cost- and time-effective. The cost usually ends up a bit less than if I had put together my own menu for two people for an entire week’s worth of lunches and dinners and it only takes 15 minutes to put a menu together. My boyfriend appreciates the variety, and I appreciate how much money we’re saving by not doing take out. :) I also really appreciate how little food waste I have at the end of the week.
All in all, I’m really pleased with this app. I use the free version now but am keen to try the paid version as it would be nice to look up lower calorie recipes and save our favorites.Show lessJopanee
Compelled to give it 5 stars!
I’m genuinely in love with the efficiency and simplicity of this app. As a college student and a person with loads of allergies, this app saves me time while also offering me amazing recipes which automatically pulls down the cookware and grocery items needed! Someone who’s inexperienced with cooking, this app is a life saver. This is the first app ever that I’m voluntarily writing a review on lol.
This app is selfless in a way that it offers great options without paying. And if you can go premium then definitely do it!
Great job guys!Show lessnated__
Developer Response
Wonderful - thank you so much!! Your review put a smile on all three of our faces :D
