# MealsUp — Plan your meals and groceries

> Meal planning and grocery list app with shared accounts and offline support. (iPhone/iPad app by Benjamin Styles.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mealsup/id1200169378 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Benjamin Styles](https://appshunter.io/developer/856831184)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 283 App Store ratings · 53 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-06-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mealsup/id1200169378/reviews.md

## What is MealsUp?

• Plan your meals for the days and weeks ahead.
• Save recipes you know you can cook, so you always have inspiration in the kitchen.
• Everything is shared with your partner or housemates so you always know what meals you’re having and what ingredients you need to pick up.
• Save money and avoid waste – only buy the groceries you need.

Why choose MealsUp?

• First-class offline support: use MealsUp as normal, whether you’re online or not. Everything seamlessly syncs once you're back online.
• Realtime shared accounts: your meals, dishes and shopping list are shared between you and your housemates and update in realtime.
• Metric and US units: use either, or both, and instantly convert from one to the other.
• Receive intelligent ingredient suggestions when adding your dishes.
• Print your meal plan to share with relatives or stick on the fridge.

## Key features

- 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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shopping List | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of MealsUp?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 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

**Cons**

- 🐛 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)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Grocery list duplicates items
- Grocery list not sorted by department
- Payment issues with shopping list
- Cannot create account (password field issue)
- Confusing to add breakfast/lunch separately
- Sensitivity issues when adding dishes
- Invite members via code does not work
- App crashes on startup
- UI glitches (words on top of each other)
- View options (1 month/1 week) not changing

**Most requested features**

- Add a widget for iPhone
- Categorize dishes into breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Screenshot feature to add recipes from cookbooks
- Categorized "surprise me" option (e.g., Indian, Mexican)
- Ability to export shopping list to other apps or print
- Web interface for easier recipe copying
- Option to paste text recipes or include photos
- Printable calendar view
- Add own categories for recipes (e.g., soups, fish)
- Ability to tag meals (e.g., vegan, GF)
- Create repeat entries for recurring meals
- Option to drag and drop dishes into days/meals
- Upload photo or screenshot of recipe
- "Cup" measurement option and variations
- Add more than 2 sides to a meal
- Modify or add categories
- Android compatibility
- Add ingredients by quantity
- Link to recipes from other apps

## Recent user reviews (10 of 53)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mealsup/id1200169378/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The only way I can manage dinners

*2025-12-07, version 1.20.9*

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.

### 5/5 — Best

*2025-01-13, version 1.20.9*

This app changed my life meal planning wise!

### 4/5 — Please add a widget for iPhone!

*2023-11-03, version 1.20.9*

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!

### 5/5 — Great but…

*2023-10-08, version 1.20.9*

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!

### 5/5 — Suggestion for improvement

*2023-01-26, version 1.20.9*

The app is great but it would be good if you could screenshot so you could add a recipe from a cookbook and if when selecting a surprise there were categories for example Indian or Mexican but otherwise exactly what I wanted.

### 5/5 — Convenient, easy to use

*2022-08-23, version 1.20.9*

Great app. Have no complaints. Enables me to plan my meals week by week.

### 5/5 — App-solutely BRILLIANT!

*2022-08-10, version 1.20.9*

This is just what I needed in a food planning app. Ability to create your own meals (brunch is a must), create dishes that the app then remembers and it’s super easy to move things around and change days. This has truly made my weekly food planning so much more efficient. Thank you! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

### 5/5 — Finally, an app to put down my meals

*2022-08-07, version 1.20.9*

I tried four or five apps to meal plan for my family. I didn’t need complex features; all I wanted was the ability to list out what I planned for the week, maybe some notes (suggestion to the creators) and save a link. This is exactly what this is. It shows you the week or month you have planned out, it’s functional and simple, and doesn’t even hide behind a paywall. You can even invite other people to your household. I’m going to invite the kids so they stop the never-ending question of “what’s for dinner?”

### 4/5 — A honest review

*2022-06-19, version 1.19.8*

This app is a really good app, except for the fact that you can’t make the steps to the recipes and can only write down the ingredients. But it is fairly good whenever it comes to planning. So if your looking to find a good meal planning app this is the one. 

P.S if you want to get dark mode set your entire device to dark mode

### 5/5 — Perfect!

*2022-04-05, version 1.19.8*

I was looking for an app to simply act as a calendar without any fancy recipes or anything so that I could make a plan and stick with it by my own agenda. This app is the embodiment of doing something simple very well, and it is perfect for what I need along with a few extras such as the shopping list. Thank you developers for making something so honestly simple that fulfils it’s purpose so brilliantly!

## Frequently asked questions about MealsUp

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.20.9 — 2022-07-06

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!

### 1.19.8 — 2022-01-11

We fixed a bug related to adding ingredients to dishes. Please accept our apologies for letting this one slip in!

### 1.18.13 — 2021-10-30

This version adds support for the latest Apple devices.

### 1.18.12 — 2021-10-29

General performance improvements and a few potential bugs removed.

### 1.18.7 — 2021-01-15

This release fixes a bug which caused the app to crash occasionally. Sorry, we don’t usually let these kinds of bugs creep in!

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