Exchange Diet vs Homemade Method・Meal Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exchange Diet
This app helps manage diets, particularly for individuals with diabetes, by using the Food Exchange System. It calculates personalized nutrition goals based on user profiles and allows easy logging of meals with a comprehensive food database and barcode scanner.
- Food Exchange tracking
- Personalized calorie and exchange budget calculator
- Custom daily budget option
- Food database search
- Barcode scanner
- Custom food creation
- Meal logging
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Exchange Diet is the smart nutrition tracker built specifically for people managing their diet (an essential tool for people with diabetes). Based on the trusted Food Exchange System — the gold standard recommended by registered dietitians — Exchange Diet makes it simple to stay on track every day. What is the Food Exchange System? The Food Exchange System groups foods by their nutritional profile into 8 categories: Starches, Fruits, Milk, Meat & Substitutes, Fats, Non-Starchy Vegetables, Sweets & Other Carbohydrates, and Combination Foods. By thinking in exchanges rather than counting every calorie, you build sustainable, balanced eating habits that keep blood sugar stable. Personalized to You Exchange Diet calculates your daily nutrition goals based on your personal profile — height, weight, age, activity level, and whether you want to lose, maintain, or gain weight. Using your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), the app recommends a calorie budget tailored to your body and your goals. Prefer to set your own targets? A fully custom budget mode gives you complete control. Track Every Meal with Ease Log Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks in seconds. Search from a large food database, scan a barcode, or create your own foods. Each food is mapped to its exchange values automatically, so you always know exactly where you stand against your daily budget — in real time. Key Features • Food Exchange tracking across all 8 exchange groups • Personalized calorie and exchange budget calculator (BMR/TDEE) • Custom daily budget option • Food database search powered by FatSecret • Barcode scanner for packaged foods • Add and save your own custom foods • Meal logging for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks • Daily nutrition summary with exchange totals • Clean, simple interface designed for everyday use Whether you're newly diagnosed, a long-time diabetes manager, or a caregiver helping a loved one, Exchange Diet gives you the tools to eat well and feel confident about every meal. Download Exchange Diet today and take control of your nutrition — one exchange at a time. Terms of Use - https://ga083.github.io/TermsOfUse.html Privacy Policy - https://ga083.github.io/PrivacyPolicy.html
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 Exchange Diet's 0%. Homemade Method・Meal Planner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Exchange Diet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Homemade Method・Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $46.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Homemade Method・Meal Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Homemade Method・Meal Planner has 2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Exchange Diet's written reviews are positive against 97% of Homemade Method・Meal Planner's.
Exchange Diet ships an update every 3 months, Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Exchange Diet | Homemade Method・Meal Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Solís | HOMEMADE COOKING INC. |
Customer experience
Exchange Diet
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
Bugs and requests
Exchange Diet
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
Exchange Diet
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- Quarterly subscription$9.993 Months
- Annual subscription$29.991 Year
Homemade Method・Meal Planner
- Homemade Method - Monthly7 Days trial$46.991 Month
- Homemade Method - Quarterly7 Days trial$124.993 Months
Questions
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