Zone Meal Planner vs Crosstown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zone Meal Planner
This app helps you create meals following The Zone Diet's 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat ratio. It offers over 260 ingredients with ratings to guide your choices, simplifying meal preparation for improved performance and reduced inflammation.
- Zone Diet meal composition
- 40/30/30 macronutrient ratio guidance
- Over 260 rated ingredients
- No calorie tracking required
- Simplified meal preparation
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Meal Planner is the easiest way to help you compose meals according to The Zone Diet®. This diet promises better performance and reduced inflammation in the body. In fact, The Zone Diet® is even recommended by CrossFit®, saying that CrossFit's best performers are Zone eaters. Prepping meals using Meal Planner will ensure your meals follow a 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat ratio, all without keeping track of calories. Meal Planner lets you pick from a curated list of over 260 ingredients. Each ingredient has a rating indicating whether or not it contributes to getting you into "The Zone". No subscription needed. Note that this app is not affiliated in any way with The Zone Diet®.
Crosstown
Order delicious treats and specialty coffee on the go while earning points for every purchase. Unlock exclusive rewards like vouchers and free items as you accumulate points. Enjoy on-demand and next-day delivery for a variety of handcrafted goods.
- Order on the go
- Earn loyalty points
- Exclusive rewards program
- On-demand delivery
- Next-day delivery
- Specialty coffee and treats
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The Crosstown app is the perfect way to order on the go, whilst earning epic rewards for your purchases in-store, online, or via the Crosstown app. When you join Crosstown Loyalty, you’ll be entitled to: - a £5 voucher and a free coffee, once you’ve made your first purchase via the app or online - a free coffee in any Crosstown store once you’ve earned 25 points - a £5 voucher once you’ve earned 50 points in-store and online You’ll receive 1 point for every £1 you spend. Visit crosstown.co.uk/loyalty/ for more information on their loyalty scheme. ABOUT CROSSTOWN Crosstown specialise in sourdough doughnuts, handcrafted cookies, small-batch ice cream, extraordinary chocolate, and specialty coffee, offering on-demand and next-day delivery across England, Wales, and lowland Scotland.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crosstown at Free against Zone Meal Planner's $1.99. Crosstown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (40% vs 0%). Zone Meal Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Crosstown is free to download; Zone Meal Planner costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crosstown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Zone Meal Planner's written reviews are positive against 40% of Crosstown's.
Zone Meal Planner ships an update every 5 days, Crosstown every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zone Meal Planner | Crosstown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Scheper | Slerp |
Customer experience
Zone Meal Planner
Crosstown
In-app purchases
Zone Meal Planner
No in-app purchases
Crosstown
No in-app purchases
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