# Meal Mentor - Vegan Meal Plan — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of Meal Mentor by Happy Herbivore Inc, rated 3.00/5 from 40 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-mentor-vegan-meal-plan/id1439825363/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-mentor-vegan-meal-plan/id1439825363.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 17 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 15 ## Newest reviews (12 of 38) ### 2/5 — There’s Potential | submitted issues with no resolution *2023-01-03* On multiple occasions I reached out to support with issues that I had come across which made the app a pain to use. One example was ingredients for sauces not populating in the shopping list until you have opened each individual recipe. I sent a screen recording to Scott and he was quick to respond. However, it has been over a year with no fix or updates to the app. Super disappointing because this has the potential to be a blockbuster app for those wanting a quick and easy vegan meal plan. I was able to find another app with a better user experience. Until they invest some time and possibly money into this app, I unfortunately won’t be a return customer. ### 2/5 — Frustrated! *2021-11-28* I absolutely love these recipes and I’m successfully losing weight but the app has so many issues that have been around since it’s launch. I would think that these issues would have been addressed and corrected. This has the potential to be so much more than it is so that’s where my frustration lies. When I open the app it crashes once or twice. When it finally stops crashing it takes 5 minutes to fully open to where I can see all of the ingredients for the recipe. If I want to save a recipe as a favorite I click on the heart but it can take 10 seconds for it to acknowledge that and add it to my favorites. I also wish there was a way to add my own notes to the recipes I try. The glitches in the app are so frustrating and I really hope these can be addressed and corrected soon because I want to continue my subscription. ### 3/5 — Inconsistent *2021-04-23* The app itself is okay. The grocery list doesn’t aggregate common ingredients, which is annoying. The bigger problem is the meal plans are sometimes sent out for the wrong week/repeated. ### 3/5 — It could be so amazing if only... *2020-07-21* After using this app on and off for a few months now, these are my thoughts. Food is an amazing 5 stars and the app is at best 2. This would make the app 5 stars and better showcase the incredibly delicious recipes, that are being completely overshadowed by a poorly functioning app. *ability to write our own personal notes on each recipe page. *allow recipes to be swapped out for others in recipe box and moved around on the menu page. Therefore the ability to customize the weekly menu. *grocery list listing the total amount for each ingredient, not listing the same ingredient multiple times. *the ability to rate recipes. ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2020-01-04, version 1.0.17* This app is terrible which is surprising as I know Lindsey is so smart and takes such pride in her work. ### 4/5 — Like it, but have suggestions *2019-07-09* I love all the meals. I love how the recipes are there. I love how you can choose family or individual still. However I would like to add to things or suggestions. The first suggestion is to have this app linked up with apples health app so that the data of things that are being eaten can be included in your overall health data collection. The second thing I would like to add is that I have trouble using when I do a grocery shop and I get home, I want to look up the recipe but I have to then going to search to find the recipe that about the groceries for so. So I’m either I’m not using this app efficiently or there could be a minor tweak. Thank you for all that you have done and set up for us who are still trying to figure out how to eat healthy even on a vegan diet. ❤️ Absolutely love your leadership! ### 2/5 — Frustrating App *2019-04-07* I have been using Meal Mentor for over a year and love it. Amazing recipes and I love the organization of it all. I also love the idea of the app but it just doesn’t work well. It crashes. It doesn’t save favorite recipes which leaves me having to search. But the search function also does not work and I get an error message when I try to use it. Hoping these problems can be resolved soon so that we can enjoy the app and the recipes as it was intended. ### 2/5 — It’s helpful - when it works *2019-01-19* Long time meal mentor customer here. I love all about this and the app is something I’ve been waiting for. It simplifies shopping...when it works. I’m really struggling with it. I click on something and nothing happens or it finally unchecks after like 20 seconds. It crashes on me a lot and I just find that touching to navigate isn’t working. I just end up tapping like mad to get something to go and nothing. I also find that I like to select items across a few weeks. When I open the app it only shows this week, which means the list only reflects this week. So while I am shopping I have to keep clicking back through past weeks to get my list. With some big and user experience fixes it’s solid gold. Not sure how to share feedback other than here but I’m happy to share more with Lindsay. ### 3/5 — Frustrated *2018-12-30* The app certainly seemed like a good idea. I had hoped it would function much like the forks over knives app in which you can load ingredients into the shopping list and save for later. I have loaded recipes in twice and each time they disappear. This app has a lot of potential but it’s frustrating at the moment. ### 3/5 — Shopping list is a fail! *2018-11-13, version 1.0* The weekly shopping list in the pdf version was a big part of the value of mealmentor for me. Now there is a separate shopping list for each recipe, with no way to aggregate them into one shopping list. The user now has to create a weekly shopping list by going through each recipe and adding up ingredients. The aggregated weekly shopping list used to be included. If I wanted to select recipes and create my own shopping list, I’d use a cookbook. Same annual price, less convenient, less value. ### 2/5 — Not impressed *2018-11-11, version 1.0* Initially, I was excited about this app......until I tried to use it. My biggest issue is I am paying for something that I can’t keep. I don’t understand why the PDF option has gone away. Another big annoyance is I can’t use it on my iPad. Normally, my iPad is where i look at meal plans. And now, with the annual plan I have had for YEARS, I get less (i.e. blueprints, etc). I feel there should be some loyalty incentive. Honestly, I don’t think I will renew next year. Sorry. ### 4/5 — Great start *2018-11-11, version 1.0* This app just debuted, so I do expect a few bugs and missing features. That said, I’ve been a member for many years, and I just love seeing the program transition to an app. It makes things much easier for me. Previously, I would screenshot recipes to take to the store with me, now I can skip that cumbersome step. Things I would like to see in future editions: 1a. Photos for all recipes 1b. Option for users to upload photos 2. Option for users to rate recipes 3. option for users to review recipes. Thanks for making this app, great start! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs to sync between devices *2020-01-05, version 1.0.17* So my wife and I can collaborate on meal plans. What one of us selects/checks on one device should replicate to the other. ### 1/5 — Difficult to navigate *2019-08-22* I’ve been a member for almost two years. Was excited about the app when it was ready to launch. However I don’t even use it now because it is so frustrating and difficult to navigate. I press on a recipe, things don’t save to the grocery list and I’m constantly having to go back and find what I looking for. So I just stopped using it. Wish MM would update and work on it. I dropped my subscription. There is a absolutely ZERO coaching/ mentoring anymore. It’s not the program I paid for. I feel that I have been ripped off this last year. Too bad it was a thriving community and mentor program before. ### 1/5 — A Lot To Be Desired! *2019-07-08* You would think an app would be an upgrade to a subscription service, but this app is so basic and glitchy that is was actually a downgrade. Also, I believe Lindsay Nixon and her husband are no longer spearheading the company. Lindsay was very passionate and concerned about quality, and her positive motivation was contagious, but she seems non existent now and so does the quality. ### 1/5 — Login??? *2019-06-13* I just downloaded this app it wants me to login, but it doesn’t show where I can sign up for an account. You can only login if you have an account. So I guess I will be deleting this app. ### 1/5 — Buggy to the point I can’t use *2019-05-11* I was open to using an app for this service, but this app has not impressed. The shopping list will not save ingredients from other weeks if you want to customize your menu using meals from previous weeks, and it seems to have problems saving the previous recipes you’ve selected so you have to write it all down anyway. That completely defeats the purpose of this service as it was advertised. Users have also requested enhancements (like being able to add other items to the shopping list like shampoo, paper towels, etc or aggregating ingredients when they are used across more than one recipe) and the support team says they will explore those options, but the enhancements and performance improvements do not seem to be rolling out. ### 1/5 — Useless as a meal planning app *2019-04-23, version 1.0.13* List of what makes it useless 1) inefficient 2) not really customizable 3) cannot change number of servings 4) food is meh 5) ineffective grocery list Worst app I've ever paid for. I feel like I've been scammed. ### 1/5 — TN Runner Gal *2019-01-26, version 1.0.12* So disappointed! Used the meal plans for years, I finally had to drop my subscription. The app is such a step down from the ease of the meal plans. The app is not as promised. ### 1/5 — Too many kinks *2018-12-31* This app was definitely released prematurely. It doesn’t function properly and is extremely frustrating to try to use. Recipes get unsaved when you log out, favorites don’t show up when you search for them, and all ingredients for each recipe aren’t in the grocery list... some real problems for those of us who want convenience and ease of use. Hoping for a better product in the future, but for now, I’ll be looking elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Um, nope *2018-11-12, version 1.0* I’ve been a member for years. Got used to paper, but would often find I’d forgotten to print the list and recipes at work, so I had to use my phone/iPad. No one was more excited for an app than I was. I was super excited to be able to create a custom plan for myself every week! But sorry, this app is useless. The shopping list is unusable, and so far I have figured out how to actually view the “sub” recipes I’ve selected without going back and searching for them in the app again. Overall it’s just far more time consuming than time saving. Hard pass. ### 1/5 — Awful *2018-11-08, version 1.0* I have canceled my subscription. If you want an app have one. But keep what you had for people who don’t want it. Member for 5 years ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Vegan Meal Plan *2025-12-29* This is a fabulous vegan meal plan. If you are interested in eating plant based/vegan, then this is the meal plan app to get. Lindsay’s recipes are easy to fix and taste delicious. ### 5/5 — Delicious Recipes! *2025-12-29* No other vegan meal planner has recipes as yummy, culturally diverse, and easy to follow as Meal Mentor. It’s such a relief to have my meals planned out and organized knowing that I’m going to feast on great meals all week. ### 5/5 — Highly recommend *2025-12-17* I’ve been a subscriber for years and I love it! The app is easy to use and the recipes are excellent. For anyone wanting to be vegan, I highly recommend subscribing. It’s how I learned to be vegan. ### 5/5 — Well tested recipes *2025-12-09* Meal Mentor gives you tested recipes that are clearly written and easy to execute. I highly recommend this app. The Happy Herbivore makes light work of dietary restrictions. ### 5/5 — Last Night the Meal Mentor Saved My Life! *2024-02-20* Haha, all kidding aside, Meal Mentor (and this app) will save your days and nights from wondering what in the heck you’ll be eating! You’ll know the answer because you’ll be organized, prepped, and ready to eat the most delicious, easy to make, and nutritious vegan meals around! Seriously, this program and app will have you cooking like a vegan/WFPBNO pro in no time! Don’t delay, just download now! Meal Mentor will have you saving time and money, and all with a happy and satisfied belly 😋 ### 5/5 — Love it! *2021-11-01* I’ve used Lindsay’s meal plans on and off for many years and was so happy when she made an app! Her plans and this app have always helped me get back on track with being healthy and plant-based when I need it. I also find the app to be very easy to navigate with helpful features. Very thankful! ### 5/5 — Quarantine Saver *2020-04-30* I’ve been a meal mentor member for five years and I’ve used this app on and off when I’m home and not traveling. With the shelter in place I have put this app to the true test and used it for the last 45 days and I am so thankful that I’m not stressing about what to cook or what I need from the store. The menu is delicious and flavorful. Best part they are simple and not complicated. Thanks Happy Herbivore. ### 5/5 — A Lifesaver *2019-12-01* I am astonished at all of the negative reviews... there are a few tweaks here and there that would make the app itself perfect, like the option of including the “slimming” version or gluten free of recipes in the grocery list, having the meal that you selected for the week from previous weeks in one section and able to click on. The content is unbeatable and you cannot find it anywhere else. Meal Mentor is the only way I have ever lost 70 pounds without feeling deprived and it’s truly saved my life. You get use to how the meal plans work and it becomes second nature after awhile. I think the negative reviews are from people who are impatient and maybe not the most tech saavy. Keep putting these meal plans out they are great and I can’t wait to see where the app goes from here! ### 5/5 — Happier than I expected *2019-01-20* 4*s for the app and 5*s for the food I’ve been a subscriber to the meal plans for several years. Lindsay manages to create recipes that are healthy, taste good and are satisfying while still low enough in calories and fat that I can lose weight and keep it off. I’ve always cooked from the recipes on my iPad rather than printing them out. With this app on my iPad I don’t need reading glasses and checking off the ingredients and steps is actually more helpful than I expected. As a subscriber I have access to the web planner. I’ve been creating a pdf each week and adding it to my iPad library for reference but I shop and cook from the app. ### 5/5 — Buggy but fantastic *2018-11-10, version 1.0* The app definitely has some bugs that need to be worked out- some recipes are missing the sauce recipe, doesn’t format perfectly etc. but the purpose of the app is functional which is to get a new meal plan every weak with grocery list and options to customize. I’ve used this every day since it came out and to get groceries and it’s fantastic. It makes plant based eating so easy and Lindsey is a genius at easy, healthy recipes. I cancelled my old membership because I didn’t like the weekly PDF’s but this is so much better, I can’t imagine ever cancelling. My family loves the food, groceries were only $50 last week, and she’s helped me lose 20 lbs easily in the past that I’ve kept off, definitely a fan! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-13.*