Comparison

slotho vs Menu Planner 2

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

Head to head
About

slotho

Features
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slotho is your complete health and wellness companion. Track what you eat, how you move and how you sleep — then discover the connections between them. FOOD LOGGING - Barcode search - Name search - Offline food catalogue — no connection needed - Favourite foods for faster logging - Build meals and recipes from your own ingredients - Works with Apple Health INSIGHTS (PRO) - Discover how what you eat affects how you feel - Correlations worked out on your device — your data never leaves your iPhone - Weekly recap: this week against last, metric by metric - Daily balance score - Your full history, as far back as you have logged NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION - Daily consumption chart - Dietary energy vs energy spent - Water intake - Caffeine intake - Alcohol intake - Weight logging - Track carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre, sugars and sodium FASTING TIMER - Set your fasting schedule for each day of the week - Eating window notifications WORKOUT PLANS - Create them on iPhone, track them on Apple Watch SLEEP AND DIGESTION - Review your sleep stages and duration - Log bowel movements to keep track of digestive health APPLE WATCH - Log water, caffeine, weight and bowel movements - Run your workout plan from your wrist Also available on iPad and macOS, with logging actions synchronised through Apple Health and iCloud. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Menu Planner 2

Plan meals, organize recipes, and create smart shopping lists. This app helps manage pantry items, track nutrition, and sync data across devices. Features like recipe import and barcode scanning streamline meal preparation and grocery shopping.

Highlights
  • Create daily, weekly, or monthly meal plans
  • Save and import recipes with photos and nutrition info
  • Build smart shopping lists with pantry tracking
  • Sync data across all devices
  • Import recipes from websites and photos
  • Barcode scanner for quick item lookups
Features
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Menu Planner 2 is a complete redesign of one of the App Store’s original meal planning apps—rebuilt from the ground up with modern features, cloud sync, Apple Intelligence, and powerful organization tools. Plan meals, save recipes, manage pantry items, and build shopping lists that all work together seamlessly. Whether you’re cooking for yourself, your family, or managing meals across multiple households, Menu Planner 2 keeps everything organized in one place. Meal Planning, Elevated • Create daily, weekly, or monthly meal plans with ease. • Share meal plans with other Menu Planner 2 users. • Automatic notifications to remind you when it’s time to prep or time to eat. • Build reusable meal plan templates for busy weeks. • Create multiple profiles to plan meals for different people. • Each profile can have custom nutrition goals and preferred nutrition values displayed while planning. Your Recipes, Perfectly Organized • Save recipes with photos, notes, tags, nutrition info, and more. • Import recipes automatically from most major (and many smaller) recipe websites. • Import your data from the original Menu Planner app. • Add recipe images using the built-in image search. • Easily scale serving sizes and instantly update ingredient amounts. • Store full nutrition details for recipes—auto-calculate values when ingredients contain nutrition info. Smarter Shopping Lists • Create multiple shopping lists—great for vacations, special events, or organizing by purpose. • Share lists with other Menu Planner 2 users. • Add as many stores as you want, each with its own aisle layout. • Use Pantry Locations to track exactly where items are stored at home. • Built-in barcode scanner for quick item lookups (US products only). Pantry & Nutrition Tools • Track ingredients, pantry items, and on-hand quantities with full pantry inventory tracking. • Automatically add low-inventory items to your shopping list so you never run out. • After shopping, clearing a shopping list automatically replenishes your pantry inventory. • Store nutrition values for both recipes and pantry items. • Use your camera to scan nutrition labels—values import directly into the app. Powered by Apple Intelligence (iOS 26+) • Automatically generate recipe descriptions using ingredients, directions, and notes. • Import recipes from photos using the camera or your photo library. • Clean up ingredient lists and directions with one tap. • Customize your description style—concise, detailed, playful, or even pirate-themed. Advanced Organization Tools • Add tags to recipes and pantry items for fast filtering. • Use advanced filters to narrow down recipes and pantry items. • Create Smart Lists—saved filter sets you can reuse anywhere in the app. Cloud Sync & Family Sharing • Sync your data securely across all your devices. • Premium and Premium + Sync support Family Sharing—buy once for the entire family. • Automatic cloud backups keep your recipes, meal plans, and pantry items safe. Personalize Your Experience • Choose from multiple app icons and color themes. • Add images to recipes and pantry items with easy built-in image search. Use of this app is governed by Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mp2web.menu-planner.com/privacy

Screenshots

slotho4 screens
Menu Planner 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Menu Planner 2 at every 4 days against slotho's every 11 days. 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. slotho sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Menu Planner 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

slotho ships an update every 11 days, Menu Planner 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
slotho versus Menu Planner 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterslothoMenu Planner 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuiz Carlos Maia JuniorAlan Bowman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

slotho

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Search Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • PRO Search Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Menu Planner 2

Subscriptions2
  • Premium + Sync Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium + Sync Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$14.99

Questions

Is slotho free?
slotho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Menu Planner 2 free?
Menu Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do slotho or Menu Planner 2 have ads?
Neither slotho nor Menu Planner 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, slotho or Menu Planner 2?
slotho ships an update every 11 days, and Menu Planner 2 every 4 days. Most recently, slotho was updated on September 15, 2026 and Menu Planner 2 on July 4, 2026.

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