# MealsUp — user reviews > 53 indexed App Store user reviews of MealsUp by Benjamin Styles, rated 4.70/5 from 283 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mealsup/id1200169378/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mealsup/id1200169378.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 224 · 4★ 43 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (15 of 53) ### 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! ### 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 ### 4/5 — Great App Simple & Useful *2022-01-01, version 1.18.13* Exactly what I wanted as a meal planner app but could do with a couple of updates to be even better. A collated and sorted shopping list would be much better I want to be able to see how many of each thing I need not that I need x no for each recipe on my shopping list. And the shopping list should be sorted into types of categories ie fresh, vegetables, cupboard etc Finally the ability to export the shopping list to other apps and or print it would be great so I can use it in my groceries ordering apps.. ### 5/5 — Helpful for Planning *2021-08-30, version 1.18.7* This app helps me plan our family’s meals weeks in advance if needed, and I appreciate the feature of adding original meals like date nights or snacks to the regular breakfast, lunch, dinner lineup. ### 4/5 — Love it *2021-07-19, version 1.18.7* Helped us out no end with meal planning. Would like a repeat button to set a meal as a recurring dish each week / month. Overall though it’s excellent. ### 5/5 — A meal plan that works! *2021-05-21, version 1.18.7* I rarely rate apps but when I do, it’s because I loved it. I FINALLY found a meal planner that works for me. You can add a dish, links to recipe and it even has a feature where you can “surprise” yourself and it will suggest you dishes you’ve already logged which is a game-changer whenever you can’t think of meals to prep. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2021-02-28, version 1.18.7* Great for tracking meals as a family. ### 5/5 — So efficient and user friendly *2021-01-17, version 1.18.7* My whole family is on it and can plan meals too. It helps me to efficiently grocery shop. It’s honestly allowed six people to be on the same page about meal time and have input on what’s for dinner! ### 4/5 — Great app room for improvements *2021-01-04, version 1.18.6* Love this app. Such a great way to organise mealtimes. However it would be really useful if you could tag meals - as for example, breakfast, lunch, dinner, vegan, GF, etc. So it’s then easy to find specific meals which suit the meal you need. ☺️ ### 4/5 — Exactly what I was looking for *2020-12-23, version 1.18.3* Was using another app to plan meals but it only allows you to add breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Mealsup allows you to add snacks, sides, starters, and even dessert. Also retains full history (you don't have to delete it weekly) and it's so easy to use. Just wish they had a web interface available too, would love to copy and paste a ton of recipes from the web which would be easily done on a computer vs a phone or tablet. ### 4/5 — Slight fault *2020-11-21, version 1.16.9* I’ve been searching for an app that allows me to plan my own meals in preparation for a detox programme, and this app seemed to fit the bill. I like that you can add a link to recipes you find online and add the ingredients and quantities. My only fault with the app (and I’ll try to describe this as best as I can) is the sensitivity causing the adding of a dish to be cancelled. I started the process of adding a dish - name, link, ingredients and quantities - using my iPhone. I wanted to scroll down to see the top of the screen but this instead cancelled the input, which meant I had to enter everything again. This happened twice. I was not happy! Learnt now that I have to name a dish, save it, and then go back to entering the ingredients. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this or I’m a just impatient and trying to enter the details too quickly. Other than that, a good app. ### 5/5 — As a mom, this is LIFE CHANGING!! *2020-09-16, version 1.16.8* I love this app! I’ve used several menu/meal prep apps but this one is by far my favorite!! Definitely recommended! A busy mom, wife, & business owner in Oklahoma, USA. ### 4/5 — Finaly *2020-09-11, version 1.16.2* I‘ve been looking for this really long. A meal planner where I can have all my possible meals and which doesn’t look horrible. Worth the 4 stars! Would be 5 if it could be possible to export the shopping List to “Bring”. ### 4/5 — Happy so far *2020-08-28, version 1.16.2* I’ve looked at several of these apps for something that would allow me to plan my family’s meals weeks in advance without having to pay more for extra weeks. This app is great. It’s simple and easy to use, and I have the option of linking it to my partner’s phone. The one suggestion I would make would be for there to be a way to create repeat entries (eg. every Monday to have the same dinner, every Sunday the same breakfast) without having to enter them individually. With toddlers, they like the structure of having certain meals on certain days, so this would be a feature that would come in handy. ### 4/5 — Good to organize but I wish... *2020-07-19, version 1.16.2* I appreciate this app’s organization abilities. It had a lot of potential. I wish it had the option for me to paste a text recipe or include a photo of a recipe and not just link to an online recipe or add ingredients. I’d also like a printable calendar view of the meals for a week or month at a glance. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs improvement *2022-03-31, version 1.19.8* The way the grocery list populates is frustrating. Every time we add an item it doesn’t take it from the existing list it adds a whole new entry so we end up with milk on the list 20 times. Also wish the list would be organized by department. ### 1/5 — Keeps asking me to pay *2021-01-29, version 1.18.7* I paid to unlock the shopping list function but every time I go to use it, it prompts me to pay again. Now it won’t even allow me to “restore my purchase”. I’m using the same device and I haven’t even removed the app from it so I’m not sure why it’s doing this. ### 1/5 — Can’t create an account *2021-01-28, version 1.18.7* Would love to use this, but I’m unable to create an account. I enter my email address, but can’t enter a password to create the account. ### 1/5 — Crap *2019-01-28, version 1.9.12* Nothing works 😫 DONT download. Can’t find any recipes and the surprise me button doesn’t do anything ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2018-05-20, version 1.7.36* Downloaded the app with great excitement. Was unable to set up account because all the words were written on top of each other. Kept sending me back to the start page. ### 1/5 — Invite members via code does not work *2017-07-30, version 1.2.8* My wife wanted us to start using this app to better plan our weekly meals. Unfortunately, I have been unable to join her "home" in the app via the code it generates. The app keeps generating codes and they continue to "not exist." Because of this issue, I cannot join her home, thus meaning we can't even use the app. Really disappointing. When this bug is fixed, we will give the app another try. ### 1/5 — This App didn't give me a chance to try it! *2017-07-20, version 1.1.11* Ok, so I downloaded the app, was so excited to try it, created an account and... it crushed. I didn't give up, tried to open it again but it kept crushing. Long story short: I deleted it without a chance to try it. What a disappointment! ### 2/5 — Ingredients based on qty *2020-02-05, version 1.12.10* Doesn’t seem like thats an option in the app. Instead of ounces Id love to also have an option to add ingredients by quantity. Can’t really use the app this way. ### 3/5 — Simplistic *2022-01-01, version 1.18.13* I like the simple user interface and design. Has potential, is a shame it doesn’t organise the grocery list by departments. Seems to be bug that means when I’m adding a recipe it thinks I’m adding a duplicate ingredient, meaning I can’t add recipes without doing a long work around. The ability to control quantities and units is better than other apps. ### 3/5 — Very confusing *2021-01-19, version 1.18.7* I can’t add breakfast and lunch as it registers one food item for both. I add what breakfast I what then try add to add what lunch and it copy’s over what I set for breakfast and set that as lunch as well ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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! ### 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?” ### 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! ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2021-12-19, version 1.18.13* This app has really helped me organize. I love that you’re able to save links to recipes because I’m always searching & saving new recipes, but have a hard time finding them on Pinterest & Yummly. ### 5/5 — An Awesome app *2021-12-12, version 1.18.13* The best app ever :)(:💅🏻 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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