Comparison

Plan to Eat vs Chefra

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

Chefra

Features
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Chefra is a social recipe and meal planning community for people who love food. SAVE & ORGANIZE RECIPES Import recipes from websites, plus TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — ingredients, steps, and photos come across automatically when the source includes them. You can also snap a photo of a recipe card or cookbook page. Organize recipes into cookbooks and search them instantly. PLAN YOUR MEALS Drag and drop recipes onto your meal planner, then build your grocery list from whatever you planned. Free covers today plus the next 3 days, with 5 moves per day. Premium opens the full week and month views with unlimited moves. GROCERY LISTS Build grocery lists automatically from your meal plan, or add items manually. Free gives you a simple checklist. Premium organizes it by store, aisle, and category. CALORIES & NUTRITION Get calorie and nutrition data for any recipe. Free includes 2 calculations per day; Premium is unlimited. COOK WITH YOUR COMMUNITY Join public Kitchens — topic-based communities where food lovers share recipes, tips, and inspiration. SHARE PRIVATELY Create private Circles — invite your family or friends to share recipes and plan meals together. NO ADS Chefra doesn't run ads. FREE: up to 150 recipes, unlimited cookbooks, meal planning for today plus 3 days with 5 moves per day, grocery lists, 2 nutrition calculations per day, and full access to Kitchens and Circles PREMIUM: unlimited recipes, full week and month meal planning with unlimited moves, smart grocery organization, unlimited nutrition calculations, and bulk import of up to 200 recipes at once Chefra Premium — subscription details Chefra Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Monthly: $4.99 per month, sold through Apple In-App Purchase. Every new account also receives a 14-day free trial that Chefra grants in the app at account creation; it requires no purchase and no payment method, and it is not a store introductory offer. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your device's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getchefra.com/help/terms Chefra Terms of Service: https://getchefra.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getchefra.com/privacy

Screenshots

Plan to Eat4 screens
Chefra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Plan to Eat at #43 against Chefra's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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 Chefra sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Plan to Eat versus Chefra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan to EatChefra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPlan To Eat, LLCChefra LLC

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

Chefra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plan to Eat

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

Chefra

Subscriptions1
  • Chefra Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Plan to Eat free?
Plan to Eat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chefra free?
Chefra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plan to Eat or Chefra have ads?
Neither Plan to Eat nor Chefra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan to Eat or Chefra?
Plan to Eat ships an update fortnightly, and Chefra fortnightly. Most recently, Plan to Eat was updated on October 20, 2026 and Chefra on October 9, 2026.

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