Substitutions vs Plan to Eat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Substitutions
This app provides a comprehensive database of nearly 1500 food and drink substitutions. It's designed to help users find alternatives for various dietary needs, allergies, and cooking requirements.
- Extensive substitution database
- Search functionality
- Covers allergies
- Supports dietary needs (gluten-free, vegan, low carb)
- Includes baking and cooking aids
- Categorized by ingredient type
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Substitutions. Food & Drink. iOS 11 or later. Now nearly 1500 substitutions. Search! Alcohol. Allergy. Baking. Cooking. Dairy. Gluten-Free. Herbs. Spices. Low Carb. Low Fat. Low Sodium. Migraine. Seafood. Meat. Utensil. Vegan. Twitter: @Gormaya
Plan to Eat
Organize your recipes, plan your weekly meals, and automatically generate a shopping list. This app helps you discover new recipes and share your favorites with friends and family, making meal preparation more enjoyable and efficient.
- Recipe import and manual entry
- Automated grocery list generation
- Customizable meal planning
- Recipe sharing with others
- Step-by-step cooking instructions
- Recipe search and filtering
- Cross-device syncing
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Meal planning doesn’t have to feel like an inconvenience. Store all your recipes in one place, auto-generate a shopping list for your week, and let Plan to Eat help you find joy in meal planning again. Plan to Eat is the meal planning app designed with the planner in mind. Try Plan to Eat FREE for 14 days, no payment information required at sign-up. After that, annual subscriptions can be purchased in the app. Key features of the app include: - ALL YOUR RECIPES IN ONE PLACE: Tap the share icon in your web browser to import recipes from the web, or enter your family recipes manually in the app. - PERSONALIZED PLANNING: Create meal plans that work for you and your schedule. You can scale servings, reschedule recipes, plan leftovers, and track frozen meals. - UPGRADE YOUR SHOPPING LIST: The shopping list auto-generates an organized grocery list based on the ingredients in your meal plan. You can also add extra items to your list, add frequently purchased items from the staples list, customize and re-order your list categories, and create lists for specific stores. - SHARE WITH FRIENDS: Connect with friends and family to share recipes and saved menus, or send a recipe by text or email. - STEP-BY-STEP COOKING: Tap "Start Cooking" when viewing a recipe to get step-by-step recipe instructions that make cooking easy. - FIND THE PERFECT RECIPE: Search your recipe book based on title, ingredients, course, main ingredient, tags, recipe rating, and more! - STAY IN SYNC: Your Plan to Eat account automatically syncs your recipes, planner, and shopping list across all of your devices, and your family's, too! Sign in on all of your mobile devices, and at plantoeat.com, to share recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists. If you want to feel more organized, save a ton of money, and share your favorite recipes easily, sign up today! Reach out to us at help@plantoeat.com with questions or feedback. Thanks for using Plan to Eat!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Plan to Eat at Free against Substitutions's $1.99. Plan to Eat also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (97% vs 60%). Substitutions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads, chart position 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
Plan to Eat is free to download; Substitutions costs $1.99 up front. Plan to Eat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Substitutions asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plan to Eat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan to Eat has 6.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Substitutions's written reviews are positive against 97% of Plan to Eat's.
Substitutions ships an update every 2 months, Plan to Eat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Substitutions | Plan to Eat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (29 ratings) | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #54 | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gormaya | Plan To Eat, LLC |
Customer experience
Substitutions
Plan to Eat
Bugs and requests
Substitutions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plan to Eat
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional recipe import failures
- Inconsistent behavior when updating the shopping list
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive at times
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to scan recipes from cookbooks
- Integrate with grocery delivery services
- Improve syncing and offline access
- Add more customization options for recipe organization
- Enhance freezer and leftover tracking features
In-app purchases
Substitutions
No in-app purchases
Plan to Eat
- One-Year Membership$54.99
Questions
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