Comparison

DietOne vs Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

DietOne

This app provides personalized diet plans developed by nutritionists. It helps users lose weight safely and improve their lifestyle through scientifically backed meal plans and habit tracking. Users can customize their diets based on preferences and goals.

Highlights
  • Personalized diet plans
  • Weight loss up to 1kg per week
  • Mediterranean diet based
  • BMI and caloric needs calculator
  • Customizable meal options
  • Recipe and video recipe library
  • Weekly weight monitoring
Features
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DietOne brings together in a single app everything you need for a balanced diet and well-being: personalized diet, food diary, recipes, calorie counter, BMI calculator, and fitness programs. Join over 2.5 million people who have chosen us. With over 6 million downloads, it is one of the most highly rated diet apps in Italy. Menus are supervised by nutritionists and dietitians, based on the SINU LARN and CREA guidelines. YOUR PERSONALIZED DIET (DIETONE PRO) Getting started is intuitive: enter your age, height, weight, lifestyle, and goal to receive a personalized weekly menu from over 20,000 combinations. The plan includes 3 meals and 3 daily snacks, and provides: • weekly renewed menu; • automatic shopping list; • nutritionally equivalent substitutions; • Mediterranean dishes for the whole family. From the Diet section, you check your daily meal plan, shopping list, and activities. Enter your weight weekly, and the algorithm will automatically recalibrate the plan. CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH FOR YOU (DIETONE PRO) We offer plans for every need: • classic Mediterranean; • practical; • vegetarian; • sandwich (eating out); • lactose-free; • gluten-free; • low-cholesterol; • low-nickel; • weight gain. Exclude up to two foods and change your diet anytime. Once you reach your goal, switch to maintenance. YOUR FOOD DIARY (FREE) Log meals and compare calories with your daily goal. The summary also shows carbs, proteins, and fats. Search foods by name, use filters, or scan barcodes. Logging what you eat is quick and easy. The diary helps you follow your journey with greater awareness. TOOLS FOR YOUR WELL-BEING (FREE) You have access to free tools: • calorie counter (foods and activities); • BMI assessment; • calorie needs calculator; • somatotype analysis; • 3D simulator. RECIPES, INSIGHTS AND FITNESS (PRO AND FREE) Browse free recipes and articles on health, plus quizzes and workouts. With DietOne Pro, access video recipes and a personalized training program tailored to your goals. REDDY, YOUR VIRTUAL ASSISTANT (FREE) Reddy helps you use the app and find info on diet and recipes. START YOUR JOURNEY Download DietOne to take care of your well-being every day. Free features are always active. Try DietOne Pro for free for 7 days, then choose your plan. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://www.melarossa.it/privacy.htm Terms and conditions: http://www.melarossa.it/termini-e-condizioni-ios.html

About

Meal Planner

Effortlessly create weekly meal plans with this app. It helps schedule your diet, track meals, and build balanced eating habits by categorizing recipes and generating smart shopping lists. Sync nutritional data with health apps and enjoy voice assistant integration.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning calendar
  • Recipe import from web
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Ingredient grouping by supermarket aisle
  • Macronutrient tracking
  • Health app data sync
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Siri)
Features
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Download Menu Plan and make a weekly meal plan with a few simple taps. Menu Plan will help you schedule your diet and serves as a meal tracker. Whatever your dietary choices, eating a varied diet is good for you. It's easy to forget what you cooked last week! Menu Plan stores each recipe you cook, with a color associated with its food group. Add the missing food types, and build a balanced diet. Your weekly calendar displays how balanced your plan is. Plan what you know how to cook best, or insert new recipes easily from the includes search engine. With web recipes, you will get also the ingredients; ingredients will be used to generate automatic shopping lists, sorted like your supermarket layout. Menu Plan comes with a widget, displaying your menu every day. You can ask Alexa or Siri about today or tomorrow's meals. WHY SHOULD I PLAN MY MENUS? 1) Save Time With 5-7 minutes of planning once a week, you will save up to 10 minutes every day. A whole hour of your time reclaimed, each week. 2) Save Money When you enter the grocery store you will have a list of the food you need: it's easier to buy your ingredients and skip the rest. 3) Save Food Say goodbye to a fridge stuffed with expired items: you will buy just what you need, cook it, and be done with that. 4) Eat better On top of that, you can invest what you have saved by buying and cooking better food. 5) Be aware Menu Plan also works as a meal tracker: you will always know what you have been eating. You can also track your nutritional macros, and sync them to the Healh app automatically TOP FEATURES • Easily insert recipes by selecting or adding new ones into the calendar • Recipes are categorized by course and customizable food group • 7 days view of your menu; manage one week of meals, starting from the day you go shopping • Browse the calendar, to select the starting of your list • Pick a single recipe for a simple menu, add more for a balanced meal; all menus are stored, Menu Plan is also an easy meal tracker. • Import recipes from the web (Allrecipes, etc), with their ingredients • Tweak ingredients, specifying quantity and unit • Generate a grocery list • While shopping for groceries, simply check items as you put them into your cart • Grocery lists group ingredients by aisle • Configure the aisles to match your supermarket layout in the Settings panel • Set your dietary choices • Track your macronutrients; automatic sync with Health Kit and the Health app • Manage up to 6 meals per day • Print your meal plan or empty printables • Menu Plan comes with its printable generator • Full support for Calendar and Reminders export • Data are saved and shared across devices with the same iCloud account • Integration with Alexa and Siri • Dynamic type and accessibility • Dark mode support • Today's menu Widget • Share Extension to import recipes from your browser FAQ Why should I plan my meals? Because it saves you time and money. The best meals are the ones that you plan. Can I use Menu Plan as a food tracker? Every menu is stored on Menu Plan, so yes. You'll no longer wonder what you ate yesterday Can I share the menu with my wife/husband/friends/family etc? Menu Plan lets you export your meals to the iOS Calendar app; you can share a calendar with your friends and family. Similarly, if you're not the one getting the family groceries, you can export your list to Reminders, and share it. Is Menu Plan free? You can test the app for free, and add up to seven recipes. Then you can purchase a subscription. What can I do once I subscribe? Subscribe to unlock the whole app and enjoy Menu Plan at its best! Can I print my menus? Yes, you can print them, and also generate an empty printable plan. Can I use vocal assistants? Yes, Menu Plan integrates with Alexa and Siri. Info at https://menuplan.app Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DietOne4 screens
Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DietOne at 86% against Meal Planner's 47%. DietOne also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (102 vs 32). Meal Planner's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. DietOne sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Meal Planner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DietOne holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DietOne's written reviews are positive against 47% of Meal Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DietOne ships an update monthly, Meal Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DietOne versus Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDietOneMeal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (102 ratings) — better4.2 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better47.3% of reviews
Number of ratings102 — better32
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB162 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGraphoDavide Benini

Customer experience

DietOne

All ratings102 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews341 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.1%

Meal Planner

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative41.9%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

DietOne

Subscriptions11
  • Dieta Melarossa$0.997 Days
  • DietOne7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Dieta Melarossa$2.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • 1M DietOne7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • DietOne$3.991 Month
  • DietOne7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • 3M DietOne7 Days trial$8.993 Months
  • DietOne7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • 6M DietOne7 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • DietOne7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • 12M DietOne7 Days trial$29.991 Year
9 purchases

Meal Planner

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription$3.493 Months
  • 3 Months Subscription$4.493 Months
Show 4 more
  • 3 Months Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$4.993 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • One Year Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3 Months Subscription$1.99
  • 1 Year subscriptions$4.99

Questions

Is DietOne free?
DietOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meal Planner free?
Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DietOne or Meal Planner?
DietOne is rated higher. DietOne averages 4.6 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Meal Planner averages 4.2 from 32 ratings.
Do DietOne or Meal Planner have ads?
Neither DietOne nor Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DietOne or Meal Planner?
DietOne ships an update monthly, and Meal Planner weekly. Most recently, DietOne was updated on October 21, 2026 and Meal Planner on October 14, 2026.

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