Comparison

SiChef vs Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

SiChef

Easily plan your weekly meals, create recipes with detailed instructions, and automatically generate shopping lists. Save time, reduce food waste, and eat healthier by organizing your food for the week.

Highlights
  • Weekly menu planning
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Automatic shopping list generation
  • Recipe filtering by category
  • Share menus and recipes
  • Printable weekly menus
Features
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With this application you can easily create the weekly planning of all the meals you want for the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner...). To do this you will have to create the recipes of your favorite meals adding all the information you want (ingredients, category, steps, cooking time...), and assign them to the meals of the day and of the week. You can also create the shopping list automatically. HOW IS IT USED: - Create the weekly menu by pressing the '+' button and selecting the schedules you want for the day (you can create new schedules and reorder them). - Click on the '+' button on the schedule and select the recipes you want to assign to that schedule. - You can copy menus from one week to another, or from one day to another. - You can add or remove schedules any day of the week. - Create your recipes, add the name, cooking time, category, ingredients, instructions, a photo, and even extra notes and a star rating. - You can see a new recipe of the day every day, and save it in your application or share it in PDF or Text with whoever you want. - Add the category of the recipe to later be able to filter recipes by category, or by name. - Add ingredients to the recipe from the ingredients list of the application, you can add the amount of the ingredient needed for the recipe. - Add the necessary instructions to prepare the recipe. - Select a photo for the recipe, you can choose it from your gallery or take it with the camera directly. - Create an empty shopping list and add ingredients by selecting from the ingredients list. - Create a shopping list by selecting the weekly menu, and it will be created automatically with the ingredients of the recipes for that week. - Create a shopping list by selecting the recipes and it will be created automatically with the ingredients of the recipes. - Mark purchased ingredients by tapping on them, or remove them by swiping left. - You can share your weekly menus, your recipes, or your shopping lists with whoever you want, in PDF or Text format. - Print your weekly menus to have them visible in your kitchen. WHY USE THIS APP? - Save time by having the week's meals planned from the start, without having to think about what to do or what to buy for the rest of the week. - Spend less money on the purchase since you will have the week's food prepared and the shopping list made automatically to buy only what is necessary. - Do not waste food, since you will only have what is necessary for the week in the fridge. - Healthier life knowing that you will have to eat every day and be able to prepare it when you can, without having to improvise or buy fast food. - Completely free application, you only have to pay if you want to remove advertising or help the developer to improve the application. - Available for Apple Watch and with a very useful Widget. FEATURES: - Create the weekly menu with the daily meals you want. - Create the schedules you want for the day. - See the planned meals of the week or the whole month, and the most used dishes of the month. - Create all the recipes you want and assign them to the meals of the week. - Filter recipes by category or by name. - Create shopping lists and add the ingredients you want. - Create automatic shopping lists from selected recipes, or weekly menu planning. - Add ingredients to the list of ingredients in the application. - Share recipes, menus, or shopping lists in PDF or text with your contacts. - Save the recipe of the day that our chef has created to share with the users of the application, a new recipe every day. - Use the Apple Watch application to see your weekly menu and your shopping lists whenever you want and quickly. - Use the application Widget to see the menu of the day at a glance.

About

Meal Planner

Effortlessly plan your weekly meals, save favorite recipes, and automatically generate organized shopping lists. This app makes healthy eating and culinary organization simple and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Streamlined weekly meal planning
  • Personalized recipe keeper
  • Intelligent grocery list generator
  • Customizable meal plan visuals
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Meet WeekEats, Your Ultimate Meal Planner! WeekEats transforms your meal planning experience, making it easy to organize weekly menus, save recipes, and prepare smart shopping lists. Dive into a world where convenience, variety, and healthy eating unite, all at your fingertips. Why Choose WeekEats? 1. Streamlined Meal Planning: WeekEats makes meal planning straightforward. Organize your weekly menus, ensuring balanced and delightful meals from breakfast to dinner. 2. Recipe Keeper at Your Service: Store and manage your favorite recipes efficiently. With options to add photos, steps, categories and ingredients, your personalized recipe library is always ready to inspire your next meal. 3. Intelligent Grocery Lists: Based on your meal plan, WeekEats auto-generates your shopping list. Every ingredient needed for your weekly recipes is listed, ensuring nothing is forgotten. 4. Fun and Interactive Planning: Playful stickers enhance your meal planning visuals, making the organization not just efficient but delightful. WeekEats Features: Meal Planner: Craft detailed meal plans for each day. The app’s flexibility supports multiple plans, accommodating every lifestyle. Each plan allows you to have a diverse and balanced meal ready for every part of the day. Recipe Keeper: Create your favorites recipes. Every recipe is stored and easily accessible, complete with detailed ingredients and preparation steps. The recipe keeper ensures your culinary creativity is showcased, and favorite dishes are always ready for repetition. Grocery List Generator: Transform recipes into detailed shopping lists. Ingredients for every meal are systematically listed, ensuring efficient and complete shopping trips. Every recipe ingredient is accounted for, alongside the option to add additional shopping items as needed. Customizable Experience: Visualize your meal plans with an array of colorful and playful stickers, making meal planning a personalized experience. iCloud Sync for Seamless Access: WeekEats integrates iCloud syncing, ensuring your meal plans and recipes are accessible across all your Apple devices in real-time. Update a recipe or meal plan on one device, and see the changes instantly on another, making your meal planning as flexible as you are. Join the WeekEats Family! WeekEats is about simplicity, efficiency, and enjoying a rich variety of meals. Each recipe added enriches your options, and every meal planned is a step towards healthy living. Discover the ease and joy of having your recipes and meal plans accessible and synced, wherever you go. Welcome to a world where every recipe is a journey. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/weekeats/privacy-policy Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SiChef4 screens
Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Meal Planner at none against SiChef's shown. Meal Planner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). SiChef's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SiChef sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Meal Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SiChef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meal Planner has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SiChef ships an update every 12 months, Meal Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SiChef versus Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiChefMeal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio Musoles TornadorDavid Manso

Customer experience

SiChef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Meal Planner

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SiChef

One-time2
  • Coffee$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • PRO (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • PRO (1 Year)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is SiChef free?
SiChef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meal Planner free?
Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SiChef or Meal Planner?
SiChef is rated higher. SiChef averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Meal Planner averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do SiChef or Meal Planner have ads?
SiChef shows ads; Meal Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, SiChef or Meal Planner?
SiChef ships an update every 12 months, and Meal Planner every 5 days. Most recently, SiChef was updated on June 6, 2026 and Meal Planner on September 26, 2026.

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