Comparison

Meal Planner vs Io Sto Bene

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

Head to head
About

Meal Planner

Effortlessly create weekly meal plans with this app. It helps schedule your diet, track meals, and build balanced eating habits by categorizing recipes and generating smart shopping lists. Sync nutritional data with health apps and enjoy voice assistant integration.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning calendar
  • Recipe import from web
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Ingredient grouping by supermarket aisle
  • Macronutrient tracking
  • Health app data sync
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Siri)
Features
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Download Menu Plan and make a weekly meal plan with a few simple taps. Menu Plan will help you schedule your diet and serves as a meal tracker. Whatever your dietary choices, eating a varied diet is good for you. It's easy to forget what you cooked last week! Menu Plan stores each recipe you cook, with a color associated with its food group. Add the missing food types, and build a balanced diet. Your weekly calendar displays how balanced your plan is. Plan what you know how to cook best, or insert new recipes easily from the includes search engine. With web recipes, you will get also the ingredients; ingredients will be used to generate automatic shopping lists, sorted like your supermarket layout. Menu Plan comes with a widget, displaying your menu every day. You can ask Alexa or Siri about today or tomorrow's meals. WHY SHOULD I PLAN MY MENUS? 1) Save Time With 5-7 minutes of planning once a week, you will save up to 10 minutes every day. A whole hour of your time reclaimed, each week. 2) Save Money When you enter the grocery store you will have a list of the food you need: it's easier to buy your ingredients and skip the rest. 3) Save Food Say goodbye to a fridge stuffed with expired items: you will buy just what you need, cook it, and be done with that. 4) Eat better On top of that, you can invest what you have saved by buying and cooking better food. 5) Be aware Menu Plan also works as a meal tracker: you will always know what you have been eating. You can also track your nutritional macros, and sync them to the Healh app automatically TOP FEATURES • Easily insert recipes by selecting or adding new ones into the calendar • Recipes are categorized by course and customizable food group • 7 days view of your menu; manage one week of meals, starting from the day you go shopping • Browse the calendar, to select the starting of your list • Pick a single recipe for a simple menu, add more for a balanced meal; all menus are stored, Menu Plan is also an easy meal tracker. • Import recipes from the web (Allrecipes, etc), with their ingredients • Tweak ingredients, specifying quantity and unit • Generate a grocery list • While shopping for groceries, simply check items as you put them into your cart • Grocery lists group ingredients by aisle • Configure the aisles to match your supermarket layout in the Settings panel • Set your dietary choices • Track your macronutrients; automatic sync with Health Kit and the Health app • Manage up to 6 meals per day • Print your meal plan or empty printables • Menu Plan comes with its printable generator • Full support for Calendar and Reminders export • Data are saved and shared across devices with the same iCloud account • Integration with Alexa and Siri • Dynamic type and accessibility • Dark mode support • Today's menu Widget • Share Extension to import recipes from your browser FAQ Why should I plan my meals? Because it saves you time and money. The best meals are the ones that you plan. Can I use Menu Plan as a food tracker? Every menu is stored on Menu Plan, so yes. You'll no longer wonder what you ate yesterday Can I share the menu with my wife/husband/friends/family etc? Menu Plan lets you export your meals to the iOS Calendar app; you can share a calendar with your friends and family. Similarly, if you're not the one getting the family groceries, you can export your list to Reminders, and share it. Is Menu Plan free? You can test the app for free, and add up to seven recipes. Then you can purchase a subscription. What can I do once I subscribe? Subscribe to unlock the whole app and enjoy Menu Plan at its best! Can I print my menus? Yes, you can print them, and also generate an empty printable plan. Can I use vocal assistants? Yes, Menu Plan integrates with Alexa and Siri. Info at https://menuplan.app Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Io Sto Bene

Features
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Io sto bene è un’app pensata per prendersi cura delle persone, partendo da un gesto semplice ma fondamentale: far sapere a chi ci vuole bene che va tutto bene. È un’app dedicata soprattutto a anziani che vivono da soli, ma anche a chiunque desideri offrire tranquillità a un familiare, a un caregiver o a una persona di fiducia, senza dover telefonare o spiegare ogni volta. Un solo pulsante, zero complicazioni Il cuore dell’app è la sua semplicità. Con un solo pulsante ben visibile, l’utente può inviare una notifica immediata al caregiver per comunicare che sta bene. Nessun messaggio da scrivere. Nessun passaggio complicato. Nessuna tecnologia da imparare. Solo un’azione chiara, facile da ricordare e utilizzabile ogni giorno. Pensata per chi vive da solo Io sto bene nasce per ridurre l’ansia di chi assiste e allo stesso tempo preservare l’autonomia di chi vive da solo. Non è un sistema invasivo, non controlla continuamente, non crea allarmismi inutili: è uno strumento di comunicazione semplice e rispettosa. Premere il pulsante significa dire: “Sto bene, non preoccuparti.” Ideale per caregiver e familiari Per chi si prende cura di una persona cara, sapere che tutto va bene può fare una grande differenza. Una notifica al momento giusto: riduce lo stress evita telefonate ripetute migliora la serenità quotidiana rafforza il senso di connessione e presenza Un’interfaccia davvero accessibile L’app è progettata con attenzione particolare a: testi grandi e leggibili colori chiari e rassicuranti pulsanti ben distanziati nessuna funzione superflua Anche chi non è abituato a usare lo smartphone può utilizzarla senza difficoltà. Tecnologia al servizio delle persone Io sto bene non vuole sostituire il contatto umano, ma supportarlo, rendendolo più leggero e naturale. È una piccola abitudine quotidiana che porta grande tranquillità, sia a chi preme il pulsante sia a chi riceve la notifica. Perché a volte, sapere che va tutto bene… è già abbastanza

Screenshots

Meal Planner4 screens
Io Sto Bene4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Io Sto Bene at none against Meal Planner's 10. Io Sto Bene also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Meal Planner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Io Sto Bene asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meal Planner ships an update weekly, Io Sto Bene every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meal Planner versus Io Sto Bene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal PlannerIo Sto Bene
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavide BeniniThe Thinking Clouds

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Meal Planner

Subscriptions5
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$4.993 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • One Year Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3 Months Subscription$1.99
  • 1 Year subscriptions$4.99
None

Io Sto Bene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meal Planner free?
Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Io Sto Bene free?
Io Sto Bene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meal Planner or Io Sto Bene have ads?
Neither Meal Planner nor Io Sto Bene shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meal Planner or Io Sto Bene?
Meal Planner ships an update weekly, and Io Sto Bene every 2 days. Most recently, Meal Planner was updated on November 7, 2026 and Io Sto Bene on October 31, 2026.

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