Comparison

Weekly Chefs vs 5 dinners 1 hour

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

Head to head
About

Weekly Chefs

Effortlessly plan your weekly meals, save recipes from any source, and generate smart grocery lists. This app helps busy families answer "What's for dinner?" by simplifying meal preparation and reducing food waste.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Recipe saving from URLs
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Recipe parsing with AI
Features
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Simple, FREE, No ads! Plan your weekly meals, save recipes, and create grocery lists effortlessly. Weekly Chefs is the simple meal planner that helps busy families answer the daily question: "What's for dinner?" PLAN YOUR WEEK IN MINUTES • Drag and drop recipes to any day of the week • See your entire meal plan at a glance • Easily swap meals between days • Support for breakfast, lunch, and dinner SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE • Paste any recipe URL to save it instantly • AI extracts title, ingredients, and cooking steps automatically • Take photos of handwritten recipes • Add your own notes and modifications SMART GROCERY LIST • Automatically generate shopping lists from your meal plan • Check off items as you shop • Sync with Apple Reminders for Siri and Apple Watch access • Share lists with family members COOKING MADE EASY • Step-by-step cooking mode • Built-in timers for each recipe step • Keep screen awake while cooking • Quick access to recipe source PRO FEATURES (Optional Subscription) • AI-powered recipe parsing from any URL • Interactive cooking timers • Smart ingredient extraction • Priority support SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • iCloud sync keeps your meal plans everywhere • Works on iPhone, iPad, and with Siri • Share your account with family members Weekly Chefs helps you: • Reduce food waste by planning ahead • Save money with organized shopping • Eat healthier with intentional meal choices • Spend less time wondering what to cook Download Weekly Chefs today and transform your meal planning!

About

5 dinners 1 hour

Simplify weeknight dinners with a unique prep-ahead system that helps you prepare five meals in an hour or less. Browse recipes, generate custom grocery lists, and reduce food waste with efficient meal planning.

Highlights
  • Prep-ahead meal system
  • Customizable meal plans
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Recipe browsing with new additions
  • Adjustable serving sizes
  • Multiple recipe plan options
Features
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Create meal plans, custom shopping list, browse recipes (new ones added monthly) and even adjust your serving sizes to fit your family. Our unique prep ahead system will help you prep all 5 dinners in 1 hour or less, dirty your kitchen only once a week and have you mastering dinner on even your busiest weeknights. All recipes come with step by step instructions to prep your dinners ahead. We have meals that will go from fridge to table in as little as 10 minutes! That is faster than take out! Features: RECIPES Choose from Classic (best for no diet restrictions), Clean Eating (this menu uses whole foods and lots of veggies) or a Combo plan where you get both Classic and Clean Eating plus the bonus cold lunch recipes. CUSTOM MENU BUILDER Build your own custom weekly menu by choosing dinners from our recipe database. Adjust serving sizes and a custom grocery list will generate for you. Don't forget to shop your pantry first! COOKING METHODS Our plans will have you baking, broiling, grilling, slow cooking and pressure cooking so that dinners never become stale and boring. Nobody wants to eat a crockpot meal EVERY night! Keep things interesting and tasty by using all the best cooking methods your kitchen has to offer. NO MORE FOOD WASTE Using a plan like 5 dinners 1 hour will help you eliminate those funky science experiments in the back of the fridge that started as a head of lettuce a few weeks ago. You only buy what you need, therefore eliminating wasted money and food. Join over 50,000 people who have used our meal plans to help ditch the drive thru! WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING... "I love this program!! We just spent $50.44 for 6 meals and I prep for 6!! Such a money saver!" Robin Y. "I love this plan. I look forward to dinner every night. It is so nice having dinner prepared and all I have to do is put it in the oven or crockpot. Tonight I'm having chicken tater tots casserole." Cathy W. "The Mississippi Pot roast was by far the best meal we have had! Wow!! That was delicious! Everyone in the house agrees...Even my picky son!" Karen C. Learn more about 5 dinners 1 hour at www.5dinners1hour.com If you have questions or feedback, reach out to us at support@5dinners1hour.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Weekly Chefs and 5 dinners 1 hour both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Weekly Chefs's written reviews are positive against 39% of 5 dinners 1 hour's. 5 dinners 1 hour's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (878 vs 145). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

5 dinners 1 hour holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 dinners 1 hour has 878 ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Weekly Chefs's written reviews are positive against 39% of 5 dinners 1 hour's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Weekly Chefs versus 5 dinners 1 hour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly Chefs5 dinners 1 hour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (145 ratings)4.7 (878 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings145878 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeraphin Hochart5 Dinners in 1 Hour LLC

Customer experience

Weekly Chefs

All ratings146 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral20.6%
Negative11.8%

5 dinners 1 hour

All ratings808 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral26.1%
Negative34.8%

Bugs and requests

Weekly Chefs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

5 dinners 1 hour

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inability to register/sign up
  • Recipes not syncing between devices
  • Difficulty printing recipes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to filter recipes by allergies/preferences
  • Improved app performance and stability
  • Better recipe customization options
  • Improved collaboration features for families
  • More variety in recipes

In-app purchases

None

Weekly Chefs

No in-app purchases

None

5 dinners 1 hour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekly Chefs free?
Weekly Chefs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 dinners 1 hour free?
5 dinners 1 hour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weekly Chefs or 5 dinners 1 hour?
5 dinners 1 hour is rated higher. Weekly Chefs averages 4.5 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while 5 dinners 1 hour averages 4.7 from 878 ratings.
Do Weekly Chefs or 5 dinners 1 hour have ads?
Neither Weekly Chefs nor 5 dinners 1 hour shows ads.

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