Comparison

RecipePT vs Meal Hack

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

Head to head
About

RecipePT

Discover personalized dinner ideas based on your taste history. Save, rate, and refine recipes to build a food memory that suggests better meals. Create grocery lists and cook step-by-step with a dedicated mode.

Highlights
  • Taste memory for personalized recommendations
  • Recipe refinement based on preferences
  • Step-by-step cook mode
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Shareable grocery lists
  • Save and rate favorite recipes
Features
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RecipePT helps you find the dinner you didn't know you wanted by remembering what you actually like. Most recipe apps make you start over every time. RecipePT builds a food memory from your saves, ratings, skips, cooked meals, and grocery lists, then uses that taste history to surface better dinner ideas when nothing obvious sounds good. Ask for ideas, refine the ones that are close, cook one step at a time, and turn recipes into grocery lists you can use or share. WHAT RECIPEPT DOES Taste memory Save, rate, unrate, skip, and cook recipes so RecipePT can recommend better ideas next time. Personal recipe ideas Get recipes based on your cravings, preferences, and the meals RecipePT already knows you like. Recipe refinement Ask for changes like more protein, less spice, faster prep, cheaper ingredients, or a different cuisine. Cook mode Follow recipes one step at a time with ingredients, timers, and progress in one place. Saved recipes Keep the meals you want to make again, with images and memory notes where available. Grocery lists Turn recipes into organized grocery lists, add your own items, and share lists with other users. RecipePT Pro Unlock the full cooking experience with Pro features built for people who want dinner to feel easier. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Meal Hack

Features
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Feeding your people shouldn't cost you your evening. Or your budget. Someone in your home answers "what's for dinner?" about a thousand times a year - on a budget, for other people, forever. Meal Hack exists to take that off you. It decides the week, prices it across the shops you already use, and hands you the list. You don't have to set anything up first. THE WEEK, DECIDED A full week of real dinners, built around your diet, your household and what you actually like. Don't fancy something? Swap it, and the plan keeps up. BUILT AROUND THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS Before the plan is written, we look at what's actually on special at your shop that week and build the meals around it - so the saving is in the food you're already going to cook. WHERE TO SHOP, SETTLED Your whole basket is priced across major South African supermarkets before you leave the house - so you know where it's cheaper this week, and by how much. Not the cheapest shelf price. The cheapest real basket, pack sizes and all. REWARDS CLAIMED WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THEM This week's specials and your store loyalty rewards are counted into the total for you. If there's a rand on the table, it's already in the number you're looking at. A LIST THAT IS ALREADY A BASKET Your list arrives sorted by aisle, with real products at real prices. Ingredients are combined across every recipe, so you buy one bag of tomatoes instead of five - and we tell you what's spare for next week. TONIGHT, HANDLED Every meal comes with a full recipe, timings and portions for your household. Want it lower carb, quicker to cook, or higher in protein? Swap the variant and carry on. DINNER FROM WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Photograph the fridge or the pantry shelf, or just describe what's in there, and get a real recipe that uses it. WHEN THE NEWS IS BAD, WE SAY SO If something isn't stocked at your shop, or a price is a few days old, we tell you plainly instead of quietly leaving it out. A number you can't check isn't worth having. MADE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN KITCHENS Real prices in rands, from the shops you already use. Ingredients, pack sizes and meals that match how people here actually cook and eat. FREE Meal Hack is free. If eating well shouldn't be a luxury of money, charging you to see what your food costs would be an odd way to prove it. YOUR DATA Your meal history and preferences stay yours. The camera is used only when you choose to photograph ingredients. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any retailer. Prices are sourced from publicly available information, are indicative, and may differ in store. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.meal-hack.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

RecipePT4 screens
Meal Hack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RecipePT at none against Meal Hack's shown. RecipePT also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. RecipePT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Meal Hack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecipePT ships an update every 4 days, Meal Hack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RecipePT versus Meal Hack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipePTMeal Hack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTONEG LLCRegan van Heerden

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RecipePT

Subscriptions2
  • RecipePT Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • RecipePT Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • RecipePT Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Meal Hack

Subscriptions2
  • Meal Hack Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Meal Hack Premium Yearly14 Days trial$37.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$116.99

Questions

Is RecipePT free?
RecipePT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meal Hack free?
Meal Hack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RecipePT or Meal Hack have ads?
Meal Hack shows ads; RecipePT does not.
Which is updated more often, RecipePT or Meal Hack?
RecipePT ships an update every 4 days, and Meal Hack every 3 weeks. Most recently, RecipePT was updated on November 3, 2026 and Meal Hack on October 31, 2026.

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