Comparison

Pick Up Limes vs MealStack

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

Head to head
About

Pick Up Limes

Discover a vast collection of vegan recipes and create personalized meal plans. This app offers nutrition guidance without calorie counting, grocery list generation, and the ability to import and create your own recipes. It's designed to make plant-based eating simple and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • 1700+ plant-based recipes
  • Personalized meal plans
  • Number-free nutrition tracking (Nourish Method)
  • Recipe import and customization
  • Grocery list builder
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Recipe scaling and notes
Features
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Plan your meals, feel nourished, and eat delicious plant-based food. The Pick Up Limes App brings together nourishing vegan recipes, personalized meal plans, grocery tools, nutrition support, and all your favourite online recipes in one place. Top features • 1800+ plant-based recipes, with new ones added every weekday • Personalized meal plans tailored to your age, activity level, and life stage • Number-free nutrition tracking with the Nourish Method • Edit any Pick Up Limes recipe and save your own version with updated nutrition info • Import recipes in one tap and get instant nutrition insights • Create custom recipes and items to track alongside your meals • Build grocery lists and add recipes to your weekly plan in seconds • Save favourites and organize them into your own collections Tools to fit your particular situation • Filter recipes by ingredient, meal type, or dietary need, including your own custom and imported recipes • Scale recipes for one or for the whole family • Add personal notes and discover easy ingredient swaps Personalized nutrition support We developed the Nourish Method to help you build balanced meals without counting calories. It’s a flexible, encouraging approach to nutrition that helps you focus on what to add to your plate, not what to restrict. • View each recipe across 9 Nourish food groups • Get personalized recipe suggestions to help support your intake • Create and reuse customized meal plans with ease • Add your own meals or scan items for accurate nutrition tracking Try It Free Start your plant-based journey with a 7-day free trial, then continue with a monthly or annual subscription. With love, Sadia and the Pick Up Limes team This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MealStack

Features
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Find recipes based on your tastes!

Screenshots

Pick Up Limes4 screens
MealStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MealStack at none against Pick Up Limes's 2. Pick Up Limes's advantage is chart position (#45 vs unranked). 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. Pick Up Limes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. MealStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Pick Up Limes versus MealStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPick Up LimesMealStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPick Up Limes B.V.Ruslan Gaydamashko

Bugs and requests

Pick Up Limes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues with Apple subscriptions
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Meal prep planning feature
  • Ability to sync grocery list across devices
  • Option to add non-vegan ingredients

MealStack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pick Up Limes

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access: monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited access: yearly7 Days trial$43.991 Year
None

MealStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pick Up Limes free?
Pick Up Limes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealStack free?
MealStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pick Up Limes or MealStack have ads?
Neither Pick Up Limes nor MealStack shows ads.

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