# Green Kitchen vs Plan to Eat

The clearest difference is price: Plan to Eat at Free against Green Kitchen's $3.99. Plan to Eat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 256). Green Kitchen's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Plan to Eat is free to download; Green Kitchen costs $3.99 up front. Green Kitchen sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Plan to Eat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Green Kitchen against 4.8 for Plan to Eat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan to Eat has 6.1K ratings behind it against 256, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Green Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 97% of Plan to Eat's.

Green Kitchen ships an update every 2 months, Plan to Eat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Green Kitchen | Plan to Eat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (256 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/green-kitchen/id466252999/reviews) | **[4.8 (6.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plan-to-eat/id1215348056/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 256 | **6.1K** |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | **96.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #69 | **#34** |
| Size | 413 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Green Kitchen Stories](https://appshunter.io/developer/1675330681) | [Plan To Eat, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1164609614) |

## What reviewers say

### Green Kitchen

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/green-kitchen/id466252999)

**Currently charting:** #69 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Discover a wide variety of healthy vegetarian recipes with beautiful photos and easy-to-follow instructions. This app offers premium recipes, many of which are gluten-free, sugar-free, and dairy-free, perfect for both vegetarians and those looking to eat more plant-based meals.

**Highlights:** 159 premium vegetarian recipes, Exclusive in-app purchase recipes, Vegan, raw, gluten-free, and whole grain options, Step-by-step cooking instructions, Smart timers, Shopping list generation, Multi-language support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Green & Clean 2015 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Smoothies Reinvented | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🌟 Delicious and healthy recipes
- 👍 Easy to follow instructions
- 💫 Beautiful and inspiring visuals
- 🧠 Unique and creative meal ideas
- 🍴 Great for vegetarian/vegan diets

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Lack of advanced filtering/search options
- 💰 Paid add-on content
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or glitches
- 🕰 Infrequent updates with new recipes

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to print recipes from the app
- Compatibility issues on older devices

**Requested features**

- Add shopping list functionality
- Include nutritional information for recipes
- Expand recipe categories (e.g. gluten-free, quick meals)
- Provide more frequent content updates


### Plan to Eat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plan-to-eat/id1215348056)

**Currently charting:** #34 Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One-Year Membership | $54.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Streamlines meal planning and grocery shopping
- 💡 Customizable recipe organization
- 👍 Helpful for families and busy schedules
- 👍 Saves time and money

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Limited customization options for recipe categories and tags
- 🔍 Clunky handling of metric measurements
- 🔍 Freezer and leftover tracking features could be improved
- 💰 Subscription-based model may be expensive for some

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional recipe import failures
- Inconsistent behavior when updating the shopping list
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive at times

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Green Kitchen free?

Green Kitchen costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Plan to Eat free?

Plan to Eat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Green Kitchen or Plan to Eat?

Plan to Eat is rated higher. Green Kitchen averages 4.8 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Plan to Eat averages 4.8 from 6.1K ratings.

### Do Green Kitchen or Plan to Eat have ads?

Neither Green Kitchen nor Plan to Eat shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Green Kitchen or Plan to Eat?

Green Kitchen ships an update every 2 months, and Plan to Eat fortnightly. Most recently, Green Kitchen was updated on November 1, 2026 and Plan to Eat on November 4, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Green Kitchen or Plan to Eat?

Green Kitchen currently peaks at #69 in the App Store charts, and Plan to Eat at #34. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*