Comparison

MealBoard vs Elevate Meal Plan

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

Head to head
About

MealBoard

Organize recipes, plan meals, and generate smart grocery lists. Track pantry inventory, set reminders, and sync data across devices. Customize categories and store aisles for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Recipe import and organization
  • Automated meal planning
  • Smart grocery list generation
  • Pantry inventory management
  • Recipe scaling and measurement conversion
  • Cross-device data syncing
Features
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MealBoard helps you organize your recipes, automatically build grocery lists, manage your pantry, and now—use AI to create meal plans for you. AI looks at your recipes and past meal plans to suggest what you could eat next, so you spend less time deciding what’s for dinner. RECIPE MANAGEMENT • Import recipes from websites and social media apps (Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, YouTube) • Scan recipes from cookbooks and magazines • Add and organize your own recipes • Search by name or ingredient • Scale recipes and convert measurements MEAL PLANNING • Generate balanced, varied meal plans with AI • Or manually plan meals by day and meal type • Reuse meal plans with templates • Set prep notifications so you stay on track • Mark leftovers and adjust your schedule easily • Export meal plans to your calendar app SMART GROCERY LIST • Automatically generate grocery lists from your meal plan • Combine similar ingredients into one item • Organize items by store aisle • Track prices and estimate total cost • Support for multiple stores • Check off items as you shop • Move purchased items directly to your pantry PANTRY & INVENTORY • Keep track of what’s in your pantry and avoid buying what you already have • Set quantities, locations, and expiration dates • Scan barcodes to quickly add items • Move out-of-stock items to your grocery list • Find recipes based on ingredients you need to use SYNC & SHARE • Sync your data across devices (with account) • Back up your recipes and plans • Share recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists • Import content from other MealBoard users • Print recipes, plans, and lists • Access recipes and meal plans from your computer via web interface NOTES: • The free version is limited to 30 recipes • Upgrade to unlock unlimited recipes and cloud sync (one-time purchase) • Sample recipes are included for demonstration purposes Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Elevate Meal Plan

This app aims to enhance the dining experience for college students by offering a convenient meal plan. It helps students avoid overpaying for meals, settling for low-quality food, and the stress of unused meal swipes at the end of the semester.

Highlights
  • Improved dining experience
  • Nationwide student service
  • Avoid overpaying for meals
  • No more subpar food
  • Manage meal swipes effectively
Features
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We've made it our goal to improve the dining experience of college students and in the past 10 years we've proudly served over 2 million meals to students nationwide. Overpaying for lunch and dinner, settling for subpar food, and scrambling to use up your swipes at the end of the semester will soon be things of the past.

Screenshots

MealBoard4 screens
Elevate Meal Plan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevate Meal Plan at none against MealBoard's 1. Elevate Meal Plan also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). MealBoard's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 151) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. MealBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elevate Meal Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for MealBoard against 4.7 for Elevate Meal Plan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MealBoard has 3.1K ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of MealBoard's written reviews are positive against 99% of Elevate Meal Plan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MealBoard ships an update weekly, Elevate Meal Plan every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MealBoard versus Elevate Meal Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealBoardElevate Meal Plan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings)4.7 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews98.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better151
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRay BernardoElevate Meal Plan

Customer experience

MealBoard

All ratings2,861 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews631 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%

Elevate Meal Plan

All ratings151 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.3%

Bugs and requests

MealBoard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Recipes not importing correctly
  • Pantry management feature not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track nutrition/calories
  • Improve syncing and sharing capabilities
  • Enhance recipe import functionality
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add support for more languages

Elevate Meal Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MealBoard

One-time1
  • Full Version Upgrade$12.99
None

Elevate Meal Plan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MealBoard free?
MealBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elevate Meal Plan free?
Elevate Meal Plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MealBoard or Elevate Meal Plan?
Elevate Meal Plan is rated higher. MealBoard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Elevate Meal Plan averages 4.7 from 151 ratings.
Do MealBoard or Elevate Meal Plan have ads?
Neither MealBoard nor Elevate Meal Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MealBoard or Elevate Meal Plan?
MealBoard ships an update weekly, and Elevate Meal Plan every 11 days. Most recently, MealBoard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Elevate Meal Plan on October 25, 2026.

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