Comparison

Grocery AI vs MealHack.ai

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

Head to head
About

Grocery AI

Manage your kitchen inventory, plan meals, and create smart shopping lists to reduce food waste and save money. Get expiry alerts, discover recipes based on available ingredients, and organize your groceries efficiently.

Highlights
  • Track pantry, fridge, and freezer inventory
  • Receive expiry and low stock alerts
  • Plan meals based on available ingredients
  • Generate smart, color-coded shopping lists
  • Import recipes from various sources
  • AI-powered recipe suggestions and meal planning
  • Barcode scanning for product information
Features
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Stop food waste, save money, and keep your kitchen organized with Grocery AI. Know what’s in your pantry, fridge, and freezer, get expiry alerts, plan meals around what you already have, and shop before you run out. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Home Screen widgets, and now fully optimized for iPhone Duo. === REDUCE FOOD WASTE & STAY STOCKED ◆ Track groceries by quantity or percentage left, so you always know what you have. ◆ Organize pantry, fridge, freezer, and other storage locations with custom inventory areas. ◆ Add expiry dates, photos, barcodes, notes, and multipack sizes for better accuracy. ◆ Get alerts for low stock, out-of-stock, expiring soon, and expired items. ◆ Search your whole pantry and filter by expired, expiring soon, low, or empty items. ◆ Automatically update inventory as items are purchased, used, or consumed. ◆ Import inventory from receipts, notes, pantry photos, CSV files, and Excel spreadsheets. === SMART SHOPPING LISTS ◆ Create color-coded shopping lists for different stores, trips, or occasions. ◆ Add items fast by search, barcode, Voice Add, Siri, receipt, note, or photo import, or recipe ingredients. ◆ Scan a barcode to see the product, photo, retailer prices, and if it’s already on a list (U.S.). ◆ Search across all your lists by item, category, sub-category, or #tag. ◆ Organize items with quantity, unit, size, brand, notes, photos, barcode, priority, and favorites. ◆ Sort by aisle, category, favorites, priority, checked status, or Smart AI Sorting. ◆ Compare prices across retailers and track coupon savings, taxes, and totals. ◆ Add expiry dates while you shop so they carry into your pantry at checkout. ◆ Save receipts to checkout history for returns, bookkeeping, and price tracking. ◆ Keep rewards cards linked to your list for faster checkout. ◆ Bulk edit items to move, copy, tag, recategorize, or update multiple items at once. === RECIPES & MEAL PLANNING ◆ Save and organize recipes in folders so meal ideas are always easy to find. ◆ Import recipes from links, Safari, Instagram, TikTok, cookbook pages, or a photo of any dish. ◆ Create recipes from a dish name or your ingredients, with a photo of the finished dish. ◆ Chef AI suggests meals from the pantry items you choose, plus substitutions and recipe help. ◆ See which ingredients you have and update pantry stock right from a recipe. ◆ Add recipe ingredients to one or more shopping lists with scaled quantities. ◆ Plan your week with recipes or quick meals, built around what needs using soon. ◆ Mark meals as eaten to keep inventory honest and up to date. ◆ Email or print your meal plan for the family or the fridge. === AI TOOLS THAT SAVE TIME ◆ Voice Add 2.0 turns natural speech into grocery items with quantities, sizes, brands, units, and notes. ◆ AI sorts and organizes imported items, so you spend less time cleaning up. ◆ Scan a dish photo for an estimated nutrition card. === SIRI, APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS & SYNC ◆ Ask Siri to add items, read, check off, or open a list, or make custom phrases in Shortcuts. ◆ Use Apple Watch to view lists, check off items, and glance at inventory alerts. ◆ Add Home Screen widgets for lists, inventory, recipes, and meal plans, with interactive check-off on supported iOS versions. ◆ Sync lists, inventory, recipes, and meal plans across devices with one Grocery AI account. === FULLY OPTIMIZED FOR IPHONE DUO ◆ Use the outer screen on the go, then unfold to see your pantry, lists, and recipes side by side. ◆ Fold, unfold, or rotate anytime. The layout adapts instantly and keeps your place. ◆ Tabletop cooking shows a supported recipe’s video above the steps. Some advanced AI, sync, import, and sharing features may require Premium. Subscription options may include monthly or yearly billing, and auto-renewal can be managed in your Apple ID account settings. Terms Of Use: https://www.groceryai.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.groceryai.com/privacypolicy

About

MealHack.ai

Features
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Tired of recipe apps that just don’t work the way you do? Our AI-centric app changes the game—adapting to your cooking style, preferences, and needs: Recipe Generation: • 100% unique recipes generated based on your preferences and dietary needs. • Request new recipes anytime through a simple chat interface. • Modify recipes on the fly—adjust ingredients, cooking methods, or portion sizes with ease. • Receive personalized recipe recommendations for any occasion or meal type. • AI adapts and learns your preferences, ensuring every recipe fits your style and taste perfectly. Importing Recipes: • Import recipes instantly via URL or by snapping a photo—no manual input needed. • Centralize all your favorite recipes in one convenient place for easy access. • AI transcribes and formats imported recipes into a user-friendly format. • Modify and update imported recipes anytime through chat—adjust ingredients, portions, or steps effortlessly. • Adds calorie counts and nutritional details, even to your mom’s classic meatloaf recipe. • Perfect for organizing family favorites, online finds, or handwritten recipes all in one app. Grocery Lists: • Manage your grocery list effortlessly with AI—just use natural language to add or update items. • No manual input needed—simply chat, and the AI organizes everything for you. • Automatically sorts items into categories (e.g., produce, dairy, pantry) for a streamlined shopping experience. • Easily modify quantities or replace items; the AI instantly adjusts the list to match your needs. • Add ingredients directly from recipes to your grocery list with a single tap or command. • Keeps your grocery list organized and up-to-date, saving you time and effort every trip. Meal Planning: • Easily organize your meals for the week using natural language commands—just chat with the AI to plan your menu. • AI helps structure and organize meal plans, keeping everything clear and easy to follow. • Add meals, adjust days, and manage your plan effortlessly with simple updates via chat. • Link recipes directly to meal plans, so you have everything you need in one place. • Simplifies the meal planning process without the hassle of manual organization. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Grocery AI4 screens
MealHack.ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MealHack.ai at 13.4 against Grocery AI's 16.6. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grocery AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and MealHack.ai sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Grocery AI versus MealHack.ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery AIMealHack.ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (165 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings165 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocket LabsDANIEL PETER MARCUS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Grocery AI

Subscriptions4
  • Grocery AI Monthly$6.991 Month
  • GK Premium - Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • GK Premium - 1 Year$59.991 Year
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  • GroceryAI Premium - Yearly1 Year trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

MealHack.ai

Subscriptions1
  • MealHack Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Grocery AI free?
Grocery AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealHack.ai free?
MealHack.ai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grocery AI or MealHack.ai have ads?
Neither Grocery AI nor MealHack.ai shows ads.

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