Preserve Smart vs Homemade Method・Meal Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preserve Smart
Access tested food preservation recipes and instructions tailored to your elevation and location. Get canning, freezing, and drying guidance for over 50 foods, based on research from Colorado State University Extension.
- Elevation-based recipe adjustments
- Seasonal produce information by state
- Canning, freezing, and drying instructions
- Recipes for over 50 foods
- Research-backed recommendations
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Preserve Smart provides a mobile-friendly way to access and use tested food preservation recipes and instructions, whether you live at sea level or high in the Rocky Mountains! Quickly determine the elevation of your kitchen, access seasonal produce information for your state, and get canning, freezing and drying instructions for over 50 foods—including fruits, vegetables and meats. Information provided is based on recommendations as determined by Colorado State University Extension and the National Center for Home Food Preservation—established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA).
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
This app offers a women's cooking community focused on healthy eating for long-term weight loss and improved health markers. It provides weekly meal plans, nutritionist coaching, and community support to help users enjoy food without restrictive dieting.
- Weekly meal plans
- Chef-guided cooking
- Nutritionist coaching
- Community support
- Diet-free approach
- Health improvement focus
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Women over 50 listen up! Ready to Lose Weight Without Dieting? Homemade Method is a fun new way to lose-weight and lower high blood sugar/pressure/cholesterol for the long-term. Homemade Method is a women's cooking community, each week we: - Cook a meal-plan with our chef. Each plan is designed to be easy, tasty and healthy. - Learn how to give up dieting and start to really enjoying food #FoodFreedom - Get coaching from our team of nutritionists - Get support/inspiration from our community of amazing women who have transformed their health through food Download the app and try our starter meal-plan for free. --- SUBSCRIPTION TERMS A subscription will be billed to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our: Terms of Service: https://hmde.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://hmde.me/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Homemade Method・Meal Planner at 97% against Preserve Smart's 10%. Homemade Method・Meal Planner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (2K vs 19). Preserve Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Homemade Method・Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $46.99 per month. Preserve Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Homemade Method・Meal Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Homemade Method・Meal Planner has 2K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Preserve Smart's written reviews are positive against 97% of Homemade Method・Meal Planner's.
Preserve Smart ships an update every 3 weeks, Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preserve Smart | Homemade Method・Meal Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colorado State University | HOMEMADE COOKING INC. |
Customer experience
Preserve Smart
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
Bugs and requests
Preserve Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to save custom recipes
- Improve search functionality
- Provide more filtering/sorting options
In-app purchases
Preserve Smart
No in-app purchases
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
- Homemade Method - Monthly7 Days trial$46.991 Month
- Homemade Method - Quarterly7 Days trial$124.993 Months
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