Comparison

Easy Meal Plan vs GastroScan

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

Head to head
About

Easy Meal Plan

Effortlessly plan your family's weekly meals with this intuitive app. Automatically generate shopping lists from your favorite dishes and manage your freezer inventory to reduce waste and save money. Sync your plan to your calendar for easy family access.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal plan generation
  • Automatic shopping list creation
  • Freezer inventory management
  • Customizable recipes and dishes
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Collaborative meal planning (subscription)
Features
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A simple and quick way to create your family's weekly meal plan. Create all of your favorite dishes, and with one click, your dishes are distributed throughout the week. The ingredients you have added to your dishes are automatically transferred to an interactive shopping list, making it easy to buy goods and ingredients for the week. If the automatically distributed meal plan doesn't quite fit, you can manually select a dish from your entered dishes instead. In addition to the flexible meal plan, you can also take control of your freezer. Type in which dishes you have in the freezer, and choose them when you make your meal plan. You can also type in ingredients in your freezer, so when you generate the shopping list for your meal plan, our freezer feature automatically finds which ingredients you already have in the freezer, so you don't spend money on unnecessary items. ** Your very own cookbook: Create your own dishes, where you can add ingredients and instructions yourself. You can also specify which days of the week the dish may be included in your meal plan. ** Meal Plan: Distribute the dishes on a weekly basis with a single tap. The dishes are sorted according to the days you have chosen for them to be included. ** Tailor your meal plan: If you want to tailor your meal plan for the week, you can choose a different dish, a dish from the freezer, whether you should have takeout, or something completely different. ** Shopping List: A shopping list is automatically generated for your meal plan from the ingredients in your dishes. ** Calendar Synchronization: Export your meal plan to a calendar, so your whole family can see what you're having for dinner throughout the week. ** Collaboration: Invite more users to your Easy Meal Plan account, so you can together create dishes and share meal plans (requires Easy Meal Plan+ subscription). ** Complete dishes and recipes: Buy completed dishes with ingredients and instructions already typed inside the app. ** Freezer: Keep track of everything in your freezer with our Freezer feature. Create dishes or ingredients in your freezer that you can use in your meal plan and shopping list. ** Best Before: Set a "Best Before" date on your frozen items, so your frozen items are used in time, and don't lie around for years before you use them. ** Organize your freezer: Organize your freezer according to drawers, baskets, or whatever you want, so you can easily find your frozen items. ** iPad Support: If you would like a little more space to organize your dishes, meal plan, or freezer, we also support iPad. ** Dark Mode: Tired of being blinded by bright light? No problem, Easy Meal Plan of course supports Dark Mode. With your Easy Meal Plan account, you will always have your dishes, in case your app is deleted, or if you switch phones. This also means that you can use as many devices as you like. Easy Meal Plan+ subscription: You can sign up for an Easy Meal Plan+ subscription if you wish to have more than 15 dishes or more than 15 items in the freezer. With an Easy Meal Plan+ subscription, you can also invite other users to your household. To prevent further payment for a new month, make sure to cancel your subscription at the latest the day before your next payment date. You can do this under Settings -> Tap on your name -> Subscriptions. We do not store your payment or card details, as these are exclusively handled by Apple. If you have suggestions for new features, missing ingredients, or if you have found a bug, please contact us at support@householdapps.dk. Terms and conditions: https://nem-madplan.dk/terms-and-conditions/ as well as privacy policy: https://nem-madplan.dk/privacy-policy/

About

GastroScan

Features
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With GastroScan, what's already in your fridge becomes a delicious meal β€” without the food waste. Point your camera at your fridge, and the app finds your ingredients in seconds. Get recipes that match exactly what you have, and save money by finding your groceries cheapest at nearby supermarkets. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan your fridge β€” take a photo or a short video 2. The app finds your ingredients automatically 3. Get recipes based on what you have right now 4. Finish your shopping list and see where you'll save the most WHAT YOU GET - Recipes tailored to what's in your fridge - Find your groceries at the cheapest nearby store - Track expiry dates so nothing gets thrown out - Share shopping lists with your family in real time - Follow your nutrition and macros - Notifications when food is about to expire - Personalized recipe suggestions based on your preferences WHY PEOPLE LOVE GASTROSCAN - Use what you have β€” instead of throwing it away - Save money on groceries every single week - Find inspiration when you're staring into an open fridge with no ideas - Fewer trips, fewer leftovers, less stress in your daily life Households throw away food worth billions every year. GastroScan helps turn that around β€” one scan at a time. Terms of Use: https://gastroscan.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gastroscan.app/privacy

Screenshots

Easy Meal Plan4 screens
GastroScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Easy Meal Plan and GastroScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Easy Meal Plan sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and GastroScan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Easy Meal Plan versus GastroScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Meal PlanGastroScan
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size74 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHousehold AppsGastroScan ApS

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Easy Meal Plan

Subscriptions1
  • Easy Meal Plan+ subscription$0.991 Month
One-time6
  • The little donation$0.49
  • The slightly bigger donation$0.99
  • Standard pakken$0.99
Show 3 more
  • The satisfied donation$2.99
  • Unlimited items$2.99
  • Big spender donation$5.99
5 purchases

GastroScan

Subscriptions2
  • GastroScan Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • GastroScan Pro Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 extra scans.$0.99
  • 10 extra scans$1.99
  • 20 extra scans$2.99

Questions

Is Easy Meal Plan free?
Easy Meal Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GastroScan free?
GastroScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy Meal Plan or GastroScan have ads?
Neither Easy Meal Plan nor GastroScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Meal Plan or GastroScan?
Easy Meal Plan ships an update fortnightly, and GastroScan fortnightly. Most recently, Easy Meal Plan was updated on September 22, 2026 and GastroScan on September 17, 2026.

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