GRIND vs Zone Meal Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRIND
Order and pay for your coffee remotely at any Grind location. Skip the lines by collecting your custom drink directly from the barista. Earn and redeem loyalty points, and manage home coffee subscriptions.
- Customise and order coffee
- Pay remotely
- Skip the queue for collection
- Earn and redeem loyalty points
- Manage Grind at Home subscriptions
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The Grind® app for iPhone is the quickest and easiest way to order and pay for your coffee at any Grind. - Customise, order and pay for your coffee in any Grind, from anywhere. - Skip the queue and collect straight from the barista. - Pay using debit / credit card, Apple Pay, or with your Grind Card points. - Earn, redeem and track the points on your Grind Card. - Subscribe to Grind at Home subscriptions within the app so you never run out. - Manage your Grind at Home subscriptions within the app to make it work for you. London is a busy place, but an extra ten minutes in bed shouldn't cost you your morning coffee. With the Grind App, select a Grind, choose your drink and customise your order - with all your favourite orders saved for next time. Pay by credit card, debit card or Apple Pay, and we'll see you at the Grind for collection. Your coffee will be ready a few minutes after you place your order. Rewards are earned automatically and can be redeemed for free coffee or cocktails. If you have a Grind Card already, you can link it to your account and keep earning right where you left off.
Zone Meal Planner
This app helps you create meals following The Zone Diet's 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat ratio. It offers over 260 ingredients with ratings to guide your choices, simplifying meal preparation for improved performance and reduced inflammation.
- Zone Diet meal composition
- 40/30/30 macronutrient ratio guidance
- Over 260 rated ingredients
- No calorie tracking required
- Simplified meal preparation
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Meal Planner is the easiest way to help you compose meals according to The Zone Diet®. This diet promises better performance and reduced inflammation in the body. In fact, The Zone Diet® is even recommended by CrossFit®, saying that CrossFit's best performers are Zone eaters. Prepping meals using Meal Planner will ensure your meals follow a 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat ratio, all without keeping track of calories. Meal Planner lets you pick from a curated list of over 260 ingredients. Each ingredient has a rating indicating whether or not it contributes to getting you into "The Zone". No subscription needed. Note that this app is not affiliated in any way with The Zone Diet®.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GRIND at 57% against Zone Meal Planner's 0%. GRIND also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). Zone Meal Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#172 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
GRIND is free to download; Zone Meal Planner costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GRIND holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GRIND has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of GRIND's written reviews are positive against 0% of Zone Meal Planner's.
GRIND ships an update every 2 months, Zone Meal Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRIND | Zone Meal Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #172 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grind & Co. | Wesley Scheper |
Customer experience
GRIND
Zone Meal Planner
Bugs and requests
GRIND
Reported bugs
12 issues- Rewards don't work
- App crashes frequently
- Black card points not syncing
- Orders not going through with PayPal or Apple Pay
- App won't work without sharing location
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- Login issues (Facebook vs. email)
- Points not added correctly
- Apple Pay requires contact details after recent update
- App purchases not registered
- Loyalty card setup issues
- Virtual card money cannot be claimed back
- Home delivery is very slow
Requested features
18 requests- Allow ordering from any location, not just closest
- Ability to sign out and edit account details
- Fix points syncing issues for Black Card
- Allow ordering custom orders for shipping
- Make location sharing optional
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- Allow topping up less than £10
- Fix rewards not working
- Allow digital card for points collection
- Fix app crashing issues
- Fix Apple Pay requiring contact details
- Fix payment issues with PayPal/Apple Pay
- Fix Black Card not syncing points
- Fix app purchases not registering
- Fix loyalty card setup issues
- Fix location issues
- Fix minimum top-up issues
- Fix money trapped on virtual card
- Fix slow home delivery
Zone Meal Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GRIND
No in-app purchases
Zone Meal Planner
No in-app purchases
