Comparison

DashDietTracker vs Homemade Method・Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

DashDietTracker

Easily track your food intake and weight progress. Customize your own diet plans or follow established guidelines. Monitor your adherence to your plan with clear ratings and insights.

Highlights
  • Food serving tracking
  • Customizable diet plans
  • Weight tracking
  • Plan adherence ratings
  • Food group tracking
Features
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Track your food servings Set up your own diet plan tracking guide and food groups or use Dash Diet guidelines Track your weight See ratings to tell you whether you are sticking to your plan No meal or diet recommendations; just tracks your progress according to your plan

About

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.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal plans
  • Chef-guided cooking
  • Nutritionist coaching
  • Community support
  • Diet-free approach
  • Health improvement focus
Features
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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

Screenshots

DashDietTracker3 screens
Homemade Method・Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Homemade Method・Meal Planner at Free against DashDietTracker's $0.99. Homemade Method・Meal Planner also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 60%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). DashDietTracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Homemade Method・Meal Planner is free to download; DashDietTracker costs $0.99 up front. Homemade Method・Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $46.99 per month. DashDietTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Homemade Method・Meal Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Homemade Method・Meal Planner has 2K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of DashDietTracker's written reviews are positive against 97% of Homemade Method・Meal Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DashDietTracker ships an update every 2 months, Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
DashDietTracker versus Homemade Method・Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashDietTrackerHomemade Method・Meal Planner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (63 ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings632K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRick HutchinsonHOMEMADE COOKING INC.

Customer experience

DashDietTracker

All ratings63 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

All ratings1,995 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

DashDietTracker

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

None

DashDietTracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Homemade Method - Monthly7 Days trial$46.991 Month
  • Homemade Method - Quarterly7 Days trial$124.993 Months

Questions

Is DashDietTracker free?
DashDietTracker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Homemade Method・Meal Planner free?
Homemade Method・Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DashDietTracker or Homemade Method・Meal Planner?
Homemade Method・Meal Planner is rated higher. DashDietTracker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Homemade Method・Meal Planner averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do DashDietTracker or Homemade Method・Meal Planner have ads?
Neither DashDietTracker nor Homemade Method・Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DashDietTracker or Homemade Method・Meal Planner?
DashDietTracker ships an update every 2 months, and Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. Most recently, DashDietTracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Homemade Method・Meal Planner on October 17, 2026.

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