# PlateJoy — Personalized meal planner

> Personalized meal planning and grocery lists for health and fitness goals. (iPhone/iPad app by PlateJoy, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/platejoy/id1105164430 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PlateJoy, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1105164429)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.67/5 from 1,872 App Store ratings · 111 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2016-05-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/platejoy/id1105164430/reviews.md

## What is PlateJoy?

Healthy eating, simplified. Achieve your health & fitness goals with custom-designed meal plans and grocery lists tailored to you.

Personalized meal plans for any lifestyle: Paleo, Gluten Free, Weight Loss, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian, Vegan, Low Carb, Low Fat, Diabetic & Prediabetic, Low FODMAP and more.

HOW IT WORKS:
1) Take the lifestyle quiz to tell us how you like to eat. Share your taste preferences, fitness goals, dietary preferences, allergies and schedule. 
2) PlateJoy's algorithms use 50 different data points about you to create an ultra-personalized menu (rather than a one-size-fits-all plan).
3) Get tailor-made meal plans on your schedule, to make healthy eating simple, convenient and delicious. Optional grocery delivery.

If you have an account, sign in using your existing email and password. Otherwise, you can subscribe to PlateJoy through Apple's in-app subscriptions. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account when the free trial ends.

Once subscribed, you can easily manage your subscription from your iTunes Account Settings.

Subscription renews automatically, at the plan cost ($69 for 6-month, $99 for 12-month), unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period.

For PlateJoy Health users (weight loss or diabetes prevention), the PlateJoy iOS app integrates with Apple Health to automatically track your daily steps. To activate the Apple Health integration, tap "Activity Tracking" from your home dashboard.

Terms of Use: https://www.platejoy.com/terms-of-use

## Key features

- Personalized meal plans
- Customizable dietary options
- Grocery list generation
- Lifestyle quiz
- Integration with Apple Health
- Optional grocery delivery

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual PlateJoy Subscription | $99.99 | one-time |
| 6 Month PlateJoy Subscription | $69.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of PlateJoy?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Helpful features
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🍴 Helps reduce grocery costs
- 🍽️ Delicious recipes
- 🧠 Expanded cooking skills
- 🕰️ Time-saving

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 📋 Limited recipe options
- 🔒 Inflexible and rigid
- 🛒 Inaccurate shopping lists
- 🌍 Not suitable for international users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login screen issues
- Instacart integration problems
- Recipes disappearing after updates

**Most requested features**

- Add own recipes and photos
- Improved calendar and scheduling
- More dietary customization options
- Nutritional tracking for off-app meals
- Easier navigation and UI improvements

## Recent user reviews (10 of 111)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/platejoy/id1105164430/reviews.md

### 5/5 — So helpful

*2025-01-28, version 1.9.5*

All the features are organized well and so helpful. Keeps me on track throughout the week and UX is great

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2024-12-01, version 1.9.5*

Just downloaded it and ready to sign up. App freezes. No point paying any money for that.

### 5/5 — Helps reduce grocery costs

*2024-07-21, version 1.9.5*

This app has inflation proofed my grocery shopping. It helps me keep track of what I have so I only purchase what I need. I’ve learned to cook with so many different ingredients and we have tried new foods while keeping our costs low.

### 1/5 — Expensive AND Feature-Lacking

*2024-07-15*

Absolutely shocked how bad this app is after reading a multiple lists that named it #1 - they must just have the biggest influencer budget, probably based on their excessive subscription cost for the limited features.

I subscribed and asked for a meal plan for a week, which included a grocery list that seemed to call for about 3x as much quantity of ingredients as I could eat in a week.  Thankfully now that I am home and planning to cook I cut down on those portions, because once I’ve made these meals I am definitely unsubscribing.

There is incredibly little flexibility around the features.  You cannot shift days easily from what they set in stone for you.  There are no nutritional tracking options for meals you plan off-app.  Half of the things on the app that you naturally want to click for more details or options are just pictures.  

The recipes themselves… aside from the huge portions for what was requested, they also seemingly dont have options for quick meals, which I found only AFTER shopping and seeing that the average dinner time was over an hour despite selecting under 20 minutes in my onboarding.

Save your money and go elsewhere unless you just need an expensive recipe book.

### 1/5 — Was a fan...

*2024-01-26, version 1.9.5*

I was a FAN of this app. It changed my life at first. Had it for a few years, but it changed. You can't see all recipes available, when you look at your past meals, only 5 shows. Right now, I want to see all the recipes that the app can give you, the filter are DINNER + ALL RECIPES and only 12 recipes are showing. Not a lot of choice of recipes anymore. The custom recipes you can't add a picture, your own ingredients, you can't delete a recipe... for this price, it is really ridiculous. I found another app that solved all my problems with this app, for a ridiculously lower price.

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2023-09-09, version 1.9.5*

There are free apps that do this better. Minimal anything.

### 1/5 — Buggy app

*2023-09-09, version 1.9.5*

Downloaded to try it out. Immediately hung when trying to browse recipes and look at nutritional info.  No way to exit other than to kill the app.

### 4/5 — Very helpful

*2023-06-08, version 1.9.5*

This app allowed me to eat healthy meals easily and was very easy to follow the instructions

### 2/5 — Better options out there

*2023-01-26*

I thought I was being smart when I paid for the annual subscription, but I found out a few months in, the recipes within are extremely limited and many are even taken from elsewhere. How many times can you suggest I put a different protein on a store-bought salad kit? 

Other services that are similar let you filter and show many more and better options, this one seemingly recycles the same options over and over again and doesn’t let you expand any further unless you put in specific keywords. I found it extremely limiting and not worth it. There are other sites where I could simply collect recipes that are similar or even the same in some cases. Totally not worth the price.

### 1/5 — Waste of money.

*2023-01-09, version 1.9.5*

Not worth the cost.  Poor customer service.

## Frequently asked questions about PlateJoy

### What does PlateJoy do?

PlateJoy creates personalized meal plans and grocery lists designed to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. It tailors these plans based on your lifestyle, taste preferences, dietary needs, allergies, and schedule.

### What kind of diets does PlateJoy support?

The app offers personalized meal plans for a wide range of diets including Paleo, Gluten Free, Weight Loss, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian, Vegan, Low Carb, Low Fat, Diabetic & Prediabetic, and Low FODMAP, among others.

### How much does PlateJoy cost?

PlateJoy operates on a subscription model with options for 6-month ($69) and 12-month ($99) plans. Payments are handled through Apple's in-app subscriptions and will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off.

### Is PlateJoy compatible with Apple Health?

Yes, for PlateJoy Health users focused on weight loss or diabetes prevention, the app integrates with Apple Health. This integration allows for automatic tracking of your daily steps when activated from the home dashboard.

### How does PlateJoy personalize meal plans?

After taking a lifestyle quiz about your eating habits, preferences, goals, and allergies, PlateJoy's algorithms use over 50 data points to generate an ultra-personalized menu, moving beyond generic plans.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.5 — 2022-12-18

Fixes mailto links

### 1.9.4 — 2022-05-17

Fix dark mode color

### 1.9.3 — 2022-02-02

Fix crash when connecting Apple Health for health program participants.

### 1.9.2 — 2021-12-24

Fix magic sign in

### 1.9.1 — 2021-12-18

UX fixes

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