# Weekly Chefs vs Meal Planner

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weekly Chefs at none against Meal Planner's 11. Weekly Chefs also leads on ratings volume (145 vs 20) and review sentiment (68% vs 57%). Meal Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Meal Planner sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Weekly Chefs asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Weekly Chefs against 4.6 for Meal Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekly Chefs has 145 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Weekly Chefs's written reviews are positive against 57% of Meal Planner's.

Weekly Chefs ships an update monthly, Meal Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Weekly Chefs | Meal Planner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (145 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weekly-chefs-meal-planner/id1236472936/reviews) | **[4.6 (20 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-planner-grocery-list/id6443649573/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **145** | 20 |
| Positive reviews | **67.6% of reviews** | 57.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 21 MB | 170 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Seraphin Hochart](https://appshunter.io/developer/360660892) | [Francois Thibault](https://appshunter.io/developer/1552750229) |

## What reviewers say

### Weekly Chefs

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weekly-chefs-meal-planner/id1236472936)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration

**In-app purchases:** none


### Meal Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-planner-grocery-list/id6443649573)

Plan your weekly meals, manage your pantry inventory, and generate smart grocery lists. Import recipes from various sources, track expiring items, and reduce food waste with this intuitive kitchen management tool.

**Highlights:** Import recipes from websites, photos, or text, Automatically map ingredients to pantry items, Plan weekly meals and generate grocery lists, Update pantry inventory after shopping, Track pantry, fridge, and freezer items, Get alerts for expiring items, Scan barcodes or take photos to log items

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Weekly | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Weekly Access Pass | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Access Pass | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium Semi-annual | $7.99 | per 6 months |
| Premium Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| 6-months Pass | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| Premium Yearly | $17.99 | per year |
| Annual Access Pass | $19.99 | per year |
| Lifetime access | $29.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime access | $39.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Weekly Chefs free?

Weekly Chefs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Meal Planner free?

Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Weekly Chefs or Meal Planner?

Meal Planner is rated higher. Weekly Chefs averages 4.5 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Meal Planner averages 4.6 from 20 ratings.

### Do Weekly Chefs or Meal Planner have ads?

Neither Weekly Chefs nor Meal Planner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Weekly Chefs or Meal Planner?

Weekly Chefs ships an update monthly, and Meal Planner every 5 days. Most recently, Weekly Chefs was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meal Planner on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*