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MealsUp

MealsUp

Plan your meals and groceries

294 ratings
54 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
🍔 Food & Drink
Free
In-App Purchases

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Released
June 20, 2017
Updated
July 6, 2022

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Developer

Benjamin Styles
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Plan your weekly meals and manage your grocery lists with this app. Save favorite recipes, share plans with housemates, and reduce food waste by buying only what you need. Enjoy offline access and real-time syncing for seamless collaboration.

✓Meal planning for days and weeks
✓Save and access favorite recipes
✓Real-time shared accounts with housemates
✓Automated grocery list generation
✓Offline support with seamless syncing
✓Metric and US unit conversion
✓Intelligent ingredient suggestions
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What users say about MealsUp

Reviews of MealsUp are mixed: the Food & Drink app is rated 4.7/5 from 294 App Store ratings. What users like most: easy to use and functional, "Surprise me" option is helpful. Top complaints: grocery list duplicates items, grocery list not sorted by department. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use and functional
  • 💡"Surprise me" option is helpful
  • 👍Great for meal planning
  • 👍Simplifies grocery shopping
  • 👍Allows saving custom meals
  • 👍Syncs across devices/users
  • 👍Can save recipe links
  • 👍Good for organizing family meals
  • 👍Free to use
  • 👍Clear and well-thought-out design
  • 👍Stores full history of meals
  • 👍Can add snacks, sides, starters, desserts

Negative things

  • 🐛Grocery list duplicates items
  • 🐛Grocery list not sorted by department
  • 🐛Cannot add recipe steps, only ingredients
  • 🐛Difficulty adding recipes without workarounds
  • 🐛Payment issues with shopping list
  • 🐛Cannot create account (password field issue)
  • 🐛Confusing to add breakfast/lunch separately
  • 🐛Sensitivity issues when adding dishes
  • 🐛Limited to 2 sides per meal
  • 🐛Cannot modify or add categories
  • 🐛Not compatible with Android
  • 🐛Ingredient input by quantity not option
  • 🐛Invite members via code does not work
  • 🐛App crashes on startup
  • 🐛UI glitches (words on top of each other)
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What's New in MealsUp

1.20.9

July 6, 2022

With this update, a feature that has been requested by many users over many years now: a combined shopping list! You can now switch the shopping list to combine duplicate ingredients for different dishes under a single entry. Shopping for some egg mayo sandwiches today and a French omelette tomorrow? You no longer need to check off eggs multiple times when you just bought a single box. This feature has taken a long time to implement because we have experimented with many different approaches. It's not easy to make a complicated combination of different amounts and different units (for example, 100ml of milk plus 3tsp of milk) easy to read, while still allowing you to check off only parts of the combined ingredients. But we think we have found something that works well. Please let us know what you think!

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$1.99

Shopping List

Unlock the shopping list, which allows you to see all the ingredients you need to buy for upcoming meals, tick them off when you've bought them, and add extra items you may need to go shopping for.

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User reviews

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Really useful app?

Use this app every week to plan our meals. Nothing else out there quite like it that I can see. Wish there was a search function though, so I could check when I last had a particular meal.
DDaveyMainMain

The only way I can manage dinners

I have 2 little kids, I work and I just don’t have the energy to think about what’s for dinner. So I do a meal plan for the week, do a big shop and then check the app when it’s time til cook so that I can remember what I’m making.
I love the “surprise me”option, when even scrolling through my meals is too overwhelming.
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MMrsChickenLady

Best

This app changed my life meal planning wise!
AAliMary12345

Please add a widget for iPhone!

Great app, really like it but please add a widget for iPhone so I can see my meals at a glance on my home screen!
LLWall75

Great but…

This app is genuinely excellent however it would be even better if I could categorise my dishes into breakfast, lunch and dinner to make it easier to navigate through the list of meals. Otherwise this is an excellent app!
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Reported Bugs

10 issues

Grocery list duplicates items

Bug

Grocery list not sorted by department

Bug

Payment issues with shopping list

Bug

Cannot create account (password field issue)

Bug

Confusing to add breakfast/lunch separately

Bug

Sensitivity issues when adding dishes

Bug

Invite members via code does not work

Bug

App crashes on startup

Bug

UI glitches (words on top of each other)

Bug

View options (1 month/1 week) not changing

Bug
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Requested Features

19 requests

Add a widget for iPhone

Feature

Categorize dishes into breakfast, lunch, dinner

Feature

Screenshot feature to add recipes from cookbooks

Feature

Categorized "surprise me" option (e.g., Indian, Mexican)

Feature

Ability to export shopping list to other apps or print

Feature

Web interface for easier recipe copying

Feature

Option to paste text recipes or include photos

Feature

Printable calendar view

Feature

Add own categories for recipes (e.g., soups, fish)

Feature

Ability to tag meals (e.g., vegan, GF)

Feature

Create repeat entries for recurring meals

Feature

Option to drag and drop dishes into days/meals

Feature

Upload photo or screenshot of recipe

Feature

"Cup" measurement option and variations

Feature

Add more than 2 sides to a meal

Feature

Modify or add categories

Feature

Android compatibility

Feature

Add ingredients by quantity

Feature

Link to recipes from other apps

Feature

FAQ

What does MealsUp do?

MealsUp helps you plan your meals for the days and weeks ahead. You can save your favorite recipes, create shared meal plans with housemates, and automatically generate grocery lists based on your planned meals. The app aims to help you save money and reduce food waste by ensuring you only buy the ingredients you need.

What are the key features of MealsUp?

Key features include planning meals for extended periods, saving recipes for easy access, real-time shared accounts for collaborative planning with partners or housemates, automated grocery list generation, and intelligent ingredient suggestions. It also offers excellent offline support and the ability to convert between metric and US units.

Is MealsUp free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. This means you can access core functionalities without initial cost, and choose to purchase additional features or content if desired.

Can I use MealsUp offline?

Yes, MealsUp offers first-class offline support. You can use the app and plan your meals or manage your grocery lists even when you are not connected to the internet. All your changes will seamlessly sync once you are back online.

Who is MealsUp designed for?

This app is ideal for individuals, couples, and families who want to streamline their meal planning and grocery shopping process. It's particularly useful for those living with others, as it allows for shared plans and lists, and for anyone looking to be more organized in the kitchen and reduce their food expenses.