Comparison

MealBoard vs Easy 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

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/

Screenshots

MealBoard4 screens
Easy Meal Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MealBoard at weekly against Easy Meal Plan's fortnightly. Easy Meal Plan's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. MealBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Easy Meal Plan sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MealBoard ships an update weekly, Easy Meal Plan fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MealBoard versus Easy Meal Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealBoardEasy Meal Plan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRay BernardoHousehold Apps

Customer experience

MealBoard

All ratings2,861 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.3%

Easy Meal Plan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Easy Meal Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MealBoard

One-time1
  • Full Version Upgrade$12.99
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

Questions

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

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