Comparison

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu vs FridgeCatalyst

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

Head to head
About

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu

This app helps you plan your weekly meals, organize recipes, and automatically generate grocery lists. It also includes a simple calorie counter to track your macros and supports features like meal prep and batch cooking.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Recipe organization
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Calorie and macro tracking
  • Meal prep and batch cooking support
  • Family sharing of recipes and plans
Features
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Did you know that meal planning can improve your health and mood? YouMealPlan is a beautiful all-in-one weekly meal planner that makes meal planning and preparation simple and fun. PLAN YOUR MEALS WITH A BEAUTIFUL DESIGN Create weekly meal plans, organize recipes and automatically generate grocery lists. Always have your meal planner, digital recipe keeper and grocery list at your fingertips. WEEKLY MEAL PLAN With this meal plan organizer, planning is quick and easy. In just a few minutes a week, you'll have your meal plan ready. Save your favorite meal plans and repeat them whenever you want. YOUR RECIPE KEEPER Organize recipes, create your personal recipe book and take it with you wherever you go. Your recipe collection will be your best ally in maintaining a balanced diet and healthy eating habits. SMART GROCERY LIST Turn meal plan ingredients into an automatic grocery list. Add only what you need, reduce food waste and save money. It's perfect for your diet and budget. Also ideal for meal prep and batch cooking. SIMPLE CALORIE COUNTER Track your macros without complications. The built-in calorie counter shows calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber and sugar for your meals, so you always know what you're eating and reach your goals more easily. SAVE TIME, MONEY AND FOOD - Reduce your budget by shopping with purpose - Stop wasting food (how many times have you bought onions you already had?) - Sync with your family and share recipes and meal plans easily - A great companion for intermittent fasting or keto diet planning FREE AND AD-FREE You can use the weekly planner, save recipes and organize grocery lists without ads or cost. The premium version supports development and unlocks multiple weekly meal plans, custom templates and unlimited sync. DOWNLOAD NOW AND TRANSFORM YOUR DIET Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FridgeCatalyst

This app helps you manage your kitchen inventory and plan meals. It tracks ingredients, suggests recipes based on what you have, and generates shopping lists to reduce food waste and simplify cooking.

Highlights
  • Smart ingredient tracking with photos and expiration dates
  • Recipe saving and import
  • Recipe suggestions based on available ingredients
  • Automated meal planning
  • Auto-generated shopping lists
  • Cooking timers
Features
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FridgeCatalyst turns your fridge into your meal-planning brain. Track what you have, save recipes, and we'll match the two - so you always know exactly what you can cook right now, what's about to expire, and what to grab next time you shop. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP - Smart Fridge: track ingredients with photos, expiration dates, and multiple locations - Recipe Library: save your favorite recipes, scale servings, and find them instantly - What Can I Make: get recipe matches based on what's already in your fridge - Recipe Suggestions: search recipes by name or paste any recipe URL to import it - Autofill: turn a screenshot or a video's caption into a recipe, read on your device - Meal Planner: plan your week with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views - Shopping List: auto-generated from missing ingredients with smart price estimates - Cooking Timers: multiple timers running at once with an alarm that wakes the device - iCloud Sync: all your data, in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Stop wasting food: get reminders before things expire - Stop guessing what to cook: your fridge tells you - Stop forgetting groceries: shopping lists build themselves - Stop juggling apps: recipes, fridge, planner, and shopping in one place FREE, WITH EVERYTHING UNLOCKED Every feature above is included for everyone. No subscription, no ads, no locked features, and no limit on how many recipes or fridge items you keep. MAKE IT YOURS WITH INVADER COINS Earn coins just by using the app, 5 a day and 500 for sharing it, and spend them on extra colors and app icons in the Coin Shop. Coins change only how the app looks, never what it can do. They never expire, they work in every Invader Studio app through your iCloud account, and on invaderstudio.net if you connect with Apple. Packs are there if you'd rather not wait. Privacy: Your recipes and fridge data live in your private iCloud account. We never see them. No third-party analytics, no tracking, no ads. Cook smarter. Waste less. Eat better. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://invaderstudio.net/privacy

Screenshots

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu4 screens
FridgeCatalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Meal Planner & Weekly Menu at 1.7K against FridgeCatalyst's 1. Meal Planner & Weekly Menu also leads on chart position (#182 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Meal Planner & Weekly Menu sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and FridgeCatalyst sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FridgeCatalyst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meal Planner & Weekly Menu has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu ships an update every 11 days, FridgeCatalyst every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu versus FridgeCatalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal Planner & Weekly MenuFridgeCatalyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaquel Martinez FigueiridoLOUIS GREGORY CARO VARGAS

Customer experience

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu

All ratings1,661 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,036 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.4%

FridgeCatalyst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Language switching not working as expected
  • Widget not updating correctly
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to plan for multiple weeks or months
  • Option to customize meal categories (e.g., breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks)
  • Syncing and sharing functionality across devices
  • Checklist-style grocery list with ability to mark items as purchased
  • Printing or exporting meal plans
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  • More design theme options

FridgeCatalyst

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu

Subscriptions1
  • Advanced Meal Planning7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lucky Theme: Maneki-neko$2.99
  • Golden Theme: The Dragon$2.99
  • Day & Night: Black Cat$2.99
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  • Purple Theme: The Wise Owl$2.99
  • Dark Theme: Night Hedgehog$2.99
  • Warm Theme: The Chef Bear$2.99
8 purchases

FridgeCatalyst

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • 500 coins$1.00
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Lunch$4.99
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  • 10,000 coins$5.00
  • Groceries$9.99
  • 100,000 coins$10.00

Questions

Is Meal Planner & Weekly Menu free?
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FridgeCatalyst free?
FridgeCatalyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meal Planner & Weekly Menu or FridgeCatalyst?
FridgeCatalyst is rated higher. Meal Planner & Weekly Menu averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while FridgeCatalyst averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Meal Planner & Weekly Menu or FridgeCatalyst have ads?
Neither Meal Planner & Weekly Menu nor FridgeCatalyst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meal Planner & Weekly Menu or FridgeCatalyst?
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu ships an update every 11 days, and FridgeCatalyst every 9 days. Most recently, Meal Planner & Weekly Menu was updated on November 6, 2026 and FridgeCatalyst on October 31, 2026.

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