For me this app has everything that I’ve been looking for in meal planning. I’ve done weight watchers and even looked into getting a diet coach and buying their programs but nothing ever had what I was looking for which was simplicity and foods that not only I can eat but my family as well. All the meals have been customized to the info I entered and the food I already normally have and are in my budget. The best part is the shopping list that’s created for me on the day I chose to grocery shop. The list is organized and grouped perfect which made the chore I hate the most(grocery shopping) super easy. I love that I was able to add my family members and the portions include them as well! Overall super happy and impressed! I’ve been telling everyone about it and hopefully it helps you as much as it’s helped me!
Overall it’s a pretty good app. As far as the intention behind customizing goes the heart is in the right place. This app has great ideas! It just needs some minor updates- like as far as actually customizing your macros. It shows what your macros are but it’s always quite a bit higher in fat than I would like… which you can add in your own meals from the internet and that would fix that, but it would be nice to be able to edit the recipe inside the app and still be able to come back with accurate macros. I feel like if they either gave a section where we could add the carb/fat/protein ourselves like if we calculate it first in MyFitnessPal or if they separated recipes by even which recipes are higher in which macros. Also I sometimes find the grocery list a little unrealistic like calling for 50 sweet potatoes because where I live you can’t buy a bag of sweet potatoes so it would look really goofy to go check out 50 some individual potatoes. Otherwise this app is everything I could ever want it to be.
I like how simple it is to create a meal plan, especially being able to customize each meal with specific servings based on who is eating. Lunches are usually only 2 of us but dinners are sometimes 2 or 3, same with breakfast. The app lets you edit each individually to who is eating and swap out a recipe if it is not appealing. It also so helpful that it lists the portion sizes for each individual person so we are all staying at our calorie count. So far though we have only enjoyed about half the recipes we have tried. Most are bland and lack full flavor and several are difficult recipes because the ingredients are listed out of order or steps don’t make sense. I consider myself an experienced home chef and found I was spending time each day having to make guesses and adjustments to have the recipe work out. Not sure if we will keep using it but we are going to try for a few more weeks and see how it goes.
Developer Response
Appreciate you sharing this - I'm sorry to hear some of the recipes haven't been a hit! Do you mind reaching out to us directly at feedback@intentapp.com? We're a small team and we deeply care about the quality and consistency of our recipes, so I'd love to get your specific feedback on which recipes haven't been as approachable or delicious.I’ve used the app for a year before writing the review. I do think the app is generally really good for the paid version. It’s easy to choose to plan a certain number of meals for each day, it takes into account preferences and diet type, it gives you a pretty accurate calorie count for the meal (cross checked using my fitness pal).
The cons I have is that I love variety and near the end I was starting to get very frustrated that it kept suggesting the same meals over and over even though the database has a LOT more recipes than what was constantly being suggested even within my dietary guidelines. The side dishes and snacks are severely lacking in terms of variety so I end up deleting sides and picking other vegetables/fruits (many of which aren’t even options to log) from the grocery store. If you choose low carb be prepared for all of your suggested sides to be spaghetti squash or cauliflower rice. I like both but dang it can I get other options?!? Also I love foods from various countries. It’s obvious that the Indian, Thai, Chinese, etc meals are pretty whitewashed. Less flavor and sometimes odd pairings. I suggest finding more authentic recipes and tweaking them to fit your dietary needs or adding more spices than what’s suggested.
Overall it’ll get the job done but there’s definitely room for improvement.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to share this! Since this review, we've significantly overhauled our meal planning algorithm - we have thousands of options and it does a much better job of surfacing new recipes and responding to your preferences. We've also added over a hundred new side dishes, with more on the way. We're a small team, and we'll keep working on making it even better.After having tried the free trials of what seems like every meal planning diet app there is, I stumbled upon an intent as on Facebook, and decided I would add it to my list of failed diet apps. Intent is the one. This app does EVERYTHING. Food preferences, allergies, macro targets, weight targets, recipes, grocery list for said recipes, it does it all. You can even add people to your household. So in my household is me, my wife, and my son; all of whom have different calorie targets and it takes that into account! It takes almost all of the guesswork out of it. THE only thing I wish intent had was the suggested serving sizes for each dish. I’ll eat more servings than my wife but it never specified what the servings are.
Honestly I have used soooo many meal prepping apps. Ones you pay for and free ones all kinds. I have 4 kids and a husband and we all have very different preferences, allergies, and needs. This is the only app I have found that takes everyone into account EVEN MY TODDLER! Like wow I was pretty amazed. You can track your macros, log your foods, follow what you cooked as a full plan or mix and match like I do. And it puts it all in a nice convenient grocery list that is shareable. Like actually shareable not just hey you have to download the app too or a mass list you have to decipher. I can send the list to my husband to shop for me. I only had one (negative) thing to say if you can even really call it that and one of the co-founders who runs the app messaged me back immediately to help me fix it. They really have thought of everything. If you have a busy life and can’t go by a strict plan or a big family whatever I HIGHLY suggest this app.
As a software dev myself this app is beyond impressive. Figures out what foods you like and don’t like + can add allergies , and when you want to get the ingredients for a meal you simply just press a button to get the ingredients delivered from a nearby store.
Being in a city this is beyond easy and surpasses anything I’ve used. Makes finding what I want to eat 10x easier. Would recommend to anyone honestly. Can use it to lose weight, track nutrients, or even just find recipes. All recipes I’ve tried have been amazing. Truly impressive and well designed software
Let’s be honest here. I was a person who would start to focus on macros, do great for a few days, get confused because I have a son who’s in the “hot dog and pizza” phase of life. It helps me find new recipes that I wouldn’t even attempt to try because it’s too wild or I have to scroll through some woman’s life story to get there. This app not only helps me stay aligned with my macros but shows me new recipes, snack ideas and creates a grocery list. Game changer.
You can even order your groceries if you want!
Even my boyfriend says he loves this app. If I’m running late from work, I can send him the recipe so he can get started. My son can look and recipes to see what exactly goes into it. It helps him learn there’s so much more to food than chicken nuggets. Lol.
I love this app primarily for help with meal planning and grocery shopping, because as someone on the AuDHD spectrum that is an insurmountable task most days and I was finding myself not eating several days just because I had no idea what to eat. I like that the app provides an easy answer. It gives me healthy suggestions and tells me what I need to make them.
The only drawback in my opinion is that the recipes are often not very tasty. I feel like you have to have good cooking sense to add your own spin to them, otherwise you end up eating raw chickpeas mixed with a meager amount of olive oil and a copious amount of raw onions, or a roast beef sandwich with enough horseradish to singe your eyebrows. Most of the recipes have good potential, they just need a little seasoning and/or adjustments to ingredient portions.
First off I want to say this is a very wonderful app with features I love including Apple Health Sync, and the Stores that just automatically show you the items so no guesswork is needed, however I do have one main issue. So, when the grocery haul is finished and the groceries are bought for your current meal plan, there is no way to reuse those items for(or in) your next meal plan, allowing food waste.
Second, the meal plans are picky, but in a good way. Since the food waste is an issue, I keep on “reusing” the items from the last meal plan. It’s wonderful but if that is updated that would be nice like possibly an algorithm that knows the ingredients on your grocery items and uses those to make other dishes so we don’t waste food!
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