Comparison

Plan to Eat vs Sipper AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Plan to Eat

Organize your recipes, plan your weekly meals, and automatically generate a shopping list. This app helps you find joy in meal preparation and makes cooking easier with step-by-step instructions.

Highlights
  • Recipe storage and import
  • Automated grocery list generation
  • Personalized meal planning
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Recipe sharing with friends and family
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Meal planning doesn’t have to feel like an inconvenience. Store all your recipes in one place, auto-generate a shopping list for your week, and let Plan to Eat help you find joy in meal planning again. Plan to Eat is the meal planning app designed with the planner in mind. Try Plan to Eat FREE for 14 days, no payment information required at sign-up. After that, annual subscriptions can be purchased in the app. Key features of the app include: - ALL YOUR RECIPES IN ONE PLACE: Tap the share icon in your web browser to import recipes from the web, or enter your family recipes manually in the app. - PERSONALIZED PLANNING: Create meal plans that work for you and your schedule. You can scale servings, reschedule recipes, plan leftovers, and track frozen meals. - UPGRADE YOUR SHOPPING LIST: The shopping list auto-generates an organized grocery list based on the ingredients in your meal plan. You can also add extra items to your list, add frequently purchased items from the staples list, customize and re-order your list categories, and create lists for specific stores. - SHARE WITH FRIENDS: Connect with friends and family to share recipes and saved menus, or send a recipe by text or email. - STEP-BY-STEP COOKING: Tap "Start Cooking" when viewing a recipe to get step-by-step recipe instructions that make cooking easy. - FIND THE PERFECT RECIPE: Search your recipe book based on title, ingredients, course, main ingredient, tags, recipe rating, and more! - STAY IN SYNC: Your Plan to Eat account automatically syncs your recipes, planner, and shopping list across all of your devices, and your family's, too! Sign in on all of your mobile devices, and at plantoeat.com, to share recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists. If you want to feel more organized, save a ton of money, and share your favorite recipes easily, sign up today! Reach out to us at help@plantoeat.com with questions or feedback. Thanks for using Plan to Eat!

About

Sipper AI

Recreate your favorite coffee shop drinks at home with AI-generated recipes. Get exact ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and track your savings. Offers smart ingredient sourcing options for various shopping preferences.

Highlights
  • AI-generated drink recipes
  • Exact ingredients and measurements
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Ingredient sourcing guidance
  • Cost comparison and savings tracking
  • Personalized savings goals
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Stop overpaying for expensive coffee shop drinks. Sipper AI uses artificial intelligence to recreate your favorite coffee shop beverages at home for a fraction of the cost. Simply describe any coffee drink - from Starbucks lattes to specialty cafe creations - and get an instant recipe with: Exact ingredients with measurements - Step-by-step instructions - Where to buy each ingredient - Cost comparison (coffee shop vs homemade) - Personalized savings tracking SMART INGREDIENT SOURCING Choose how you prefer to shop: • Grocery Store Mode - Find everything at Walmart, Target, etc. •Online Order Mode - Specialty items from Amazon • Specialty Shops Mode - Premium ingredients from Whole Foods • Budget Saver Mode - Maximum savings with store brands PREMIUM FEATURES • Unlimited recipe searches • Save recipes to your collection • Share recipes with friends • Track your total savings • Milestone rewards • No ads Whether you're craving an iced matcha latte, caramel macchiato, or pink drink - Sipper AI helps you make it at home and shows you exactly how much money you're saving. Stop wasting money on overpriced coffee. Start saving today. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Plan to Eat4 screens
Sipper AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Plan to Eat at 6.1K against Sipper AI's 1. Plan to Eat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plan to Eat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sipper AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sipper AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan to Eat has 6.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan to Eat ships an update fortnightly, Sipper AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Plan to Eat versus Sipper AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan to EatSipper AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlan To Eat, LLCGriffin Hayward

Bugs and requests

Plan to Eat

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional recipe import failures
  • Inconsistent behavior when updating the shopping list
  • App crashes or becomes unresponsive at times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to scan recipes from cookbooks
  • Integrate with grocery delivery services
  • Improve syncing and offline access
  • Add more customization options for recipe organization
  • Enhance freezer and leftover tracking features

Sipper AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plan to Eat

One-time1
  • One-Year Membership$54.99
2 purchases

Sipper AI

Subscriptions2
  • Sipper AI Premium$9.991 Month
  • Sipper AI Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Plan to Eat free?
Plan to Eat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sipper AI free?
Sipper AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plan to Eat or Sipper AI?
Sipper AI is rated higher. Plan to Eat averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Sipper AI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plan to Eat or Sipper AI have ads?
Neither Plan to Eat nor Sipper AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan to Eat or Sipper AI?
Plan to Eat ships an update fortnightly, and Sipper AI every 2 months. Most recently, Plan to Eat was updated on November 10, 2026 and Sipper AI on October 30, 2026.

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