Comparison

The Dinnerhub vs Easy Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

The Dinnerhub

Simplify meal planning and grocery shopping with customizable meal plans and recipes. Track nutrition, explore dietary options, and enjoy easy-to-follow instructions for quick, healthy dinners.

Highlights
  • Customizable meal plans
  • Nutrition tracking (calories, macros)
  • Heart-healthy low-sodium recipes
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Dietary options (gluten-free, vegan, etc.)
  • Automatic grocery list generation
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We are your hub for all things dinner! Our app = freedom from thinking up dinner & making a shopping list. Want to track nutrition? Our meal plans have the Calories & MACROS (fat, carbs, protein & sugar) calculated for you. Have a heart issue in your family? We are also your hub to learn how to cook heart-healthy low-sodium meals that still taste amazing! Want to raise confident cook(s)? Our yummy 20, 30 or 40 min. meal plans are easy to make w/ step-by-step instructions. Everybody in the household can participate in deciding what’s for dinner and helping with the prep and cooking. Don’t have 40 minutes? No problem, just eliminate this category. Have a dietary preference? We offer gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb & diabetic friendly. We also offer heart friendly, vegetarian & vegan meal plan options. The Dinnerhub: Load your own recipes OR use our tasty, 20, 30 or 40 min. meal plans. Ingredients from the meals you choose appear in your app’s shopping list with just the click of a button. You can add/delete items in your list anytime. Go ahead! You’ll LOVE the brain-break & time we save you plus the benefit that come from having healthy meals together. The Dinnerhub….Making Dinner Doable AND Making Healthy Happen.

About

Easy Meal Planner

Simplify your weeknight dinners with this app that helps you plan healthy, delicious meals. Choose cuisines, meal types, and generate organized shopping lists. Features AI chat for recipe modifications and ingredient questions.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal planning
  • Customizable meal types (Quick, Balanced, Gourmet)
  • Healthy and gluten-free friendly recipes
  • Organized weekly shopping lists
  • Generative AI culinary chat support
  • Cuisine type selection
Features
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My wife and I enjoy eating healthy meals we can make at home. The planning and groceries for the week not so much. We built this app to save us time and ensure we get a nice variety of healthy meals throughout the week. Here’s what you get: Three Meal Types: Quick Meals: Ready in under 30 minutes (sometimes we rely on store-bought sauces to save time). Balanced Meals: Done in 60 minutes or less, mostly from scratch for that wholesome, home-cooked goodness. Gourmet Meals: Perfect for when you have an hour or more and want to impress; slow cooker meals are in this category as well. What kind of meals? Balanced & Healthy: Each meal typically includes a protein, veggies, and grains to keep things fresh and nutritious. Gluten-Free Friendly: My wife is gluten-free, so every recipe is either already gluten-free or has easy substitutions. One Main & a Side: Each recipe comes with at least one tasty side to round out your plate. How does it work? Choose the Cuisine Type of food for each day, e.g. Italian, Latin, Asian, etc... Select how much time you have, e.g. Quick, Balanced, or Gourmet. Then select your meals, and generate an organized shopping list for the week. We've recently added a Generative AI chat feature that's been trained as a culinary expert. Missing ingredients, want to add/remove something, or just have general questions? No Problem! Our team of robo-chefs will take care of you and ensure your meal is a success. That's it. I hope this app helps bring healthy meals to your table and saves you some time!

Screenshots

The Dinnerhub4 screens
Easy Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Dinnerhub at 83% against Easy Meal Planner's 0%. The Dinnerhub also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2). Easy Meal Planner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Easy Meal Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Dinnerhub has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of The Dinnerhub's written reviews are positive against 0% of Easy Meal Planner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Dinnerhub ships an update every 3 weeks, Easy Meal Planner fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Dinnerhub versus Easy Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DinnerhubEasy Meal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelicious Family DinnersTycen McCann

Customer experience

The Dinnerhub

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Easy Meal Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Dinnerhub

No in-app purchases

None

Easy Meal Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Dinnerhub free?
The Dinnerhub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy Meal Planner free?
Easy Meal Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Dinnerhub or Easy Meal Planner?
Easy Meal Planner is rated higher. The Dinnerhub averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Easy Meal Planner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do The Dinnerhub or Easy Meal Planner have ads?
Neither The Dinnerhub nor Easy Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Dinnerhub or Easy Meal Planner?
The Dinnerhub ships an update every 3 weeks, and Easy Meal Planner fortnightly. Most recently, The Dinnerhub was updated on November 3, 2026 and Easy Meal Planner on November 3, 2026.

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