Comparison

Plan to Eat vs DishStack

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 discover new recipes and share your favorites with friends and family, making meal preparation more enjoyable and efficient.

Highlights
  • Recipe import and manual entry
  • Automated grocery list generation
  • Customizable meal planning
  • Recipe sharing with others
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Recipe search and filtering
  • 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

DishStack

Features
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DishStack – Your Personal Recipe & Meal Planning Hub DishStack is the all-in-one kitchen companion designed to help you save, organize, and cook your favorite recipes with ease. Whether you're a seasoned home chef or just getting started, DishStack brings everything you need into one beautiful, intuitive app. Save & Organize Recipes Import recipes from any website with a single URL, snap a photo of a handwritten recipe card, or add them manually. Every recipe is stored in your personal collection — searchable, filterable, and always at your fingertips. Smart Meal Planning Plan your meals for the week with DishStack's built-in meal planner. Assign recipes to specific days and meal types (breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack), and let the app keep track of what's coming up. Never stare blankly into the fridge again. Leftover Tracking DishStack automatically tracks how long your leftovers stay fresh based on each recipe's shelf life. Get timely reminders before food goes to waste, saving you money and reducing stress. Google Calendar Sync Sync your meal plan directly to Google Calendar so your cooking schedule lives alongside the rest of your life. Meal reminders and leftover expiry alerts are added automatically. Cook Mode Step into Cook Mode for a distraction-free cooking experience. Check off ingredients as you gather them and mark steps complete as you go — with the screen staying on the whole time so you never lose your place. Serving Scaler Cooking for two or feeding a crowd? DishStack's serving scaler automatically adjusts ingredient quantities for any number of servings with a tap. Discover New Recipes Browse thousands of recipes from around the world through the Discover tab. Filter by cuisine, category, diet, or allergens, and save anything you love directly to your collection. Share with Friends & Family Share your favorite recipes with anyone — send them directly through the app and they'll appear in the recipient's Shared With Me tab instantly. Dietary & Allergen Filters Tag recipes with dietary labels (vegetarian, vegan, keto, gluten-free, and more) and allergen flags so you always know what's safe to cook for everyone at the table. What Can I Make? Not sure what to cook? DishStack's AI-powered suggestion tool looks at your saved recipes and helps you decide based on what you're in the mood for. DishStack is built for real kitchens and real life — helping you spend less time planning and more time enjoying food with the people you love.

Screenshots

Plan to Eat4 screens
DishStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DishStack at none against Plan to Eat's 1. Plan to Eat's advantage is chart position (#45 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plan to Eat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DishStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Plan to Eat versus DishStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan to EatDishStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlan To Eat, LLCBlake Turley

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

DishStack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plan to Eat

One-time1
  • One-Year Membership$54.99
None

DishStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plan to Eat free?
Plan to Eat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DishStack free?
DishStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plan to Eat or DishStack have ads?
Neither Plan to Eat nor DishStack shows ads.

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