Comparison

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu vs CookTable

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 simplifies meal planning with a beautiful interface, allowing users to create weekly menus, organize recipes, and automatically generate grocery lists. It helps save time, money, and reduce food waste, supporting healthy eating habits and various dietary plans.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Digital recipe keeper
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Save and repeat meal plans
  • Reduce food waste
  • Sync with family
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

CookTable

Features
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Two dishes, one finish time. Choose two recipes, review each task's time and equipment, and CookTable builds a cooking plan with a start time and an estimated finish. Spend less time rereading recipes and more time cooking. CookTable connects ingredients and instructions in a visual table, so you can see what each step needs. Keep ingredients in view as you move through the recipe—or switch to a focused, step-by-step cooking view. SEE WHAT GOES WHERE Ingredients run down the side, steps run across. Scroll through longer recipes without losing sight of your ingredients, and mark steps complete as you cook. FOCUS ON THE NEXT STEP Follow one instruction at a time, track your progress, and use cooking timers to keep track of the wait. BRING YOUR FAVORITES Import from supported recipe websites or paste recipe text. Review the result before saving. When a recipe cannot reliably become a table, follow its instructions in step format instead. PLAN DINNER, THEN SHOP Add recipes to your weekly meal plan and build a shopping list from your selections. Add extra items and check things off as you shop. COORDINATE TWO RECIPES Choose two dishes and review their timing to plan how to cook them together. YOUR COLLECTION, ON YOUR DEVICE No account required. Your recipes stay on your device. CookTable uses anonymous usage analytics, described in our privacy policy. FREE TO START New users receive five welcome imports, with two additional imports available each calendar month starting the following month. Try one coordinated meal. CookTable Pro unlocks unlimited imports and additional coordinated cooking. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://volat1.github.io/cooktable-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu4 screens
CookTable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Meal Planner & Weekly Menu at #166 against CookTable's unranked. Meal Planner & Weekly Menu also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 CookTable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, CookTable every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu versus CookTable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal Planner & Weekly MenuCookTable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaquel Martinez FigueiridoNew Life Fed HR Solutions LLC

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

CookTable

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
3 purchases

CookTable

Subscriptions2
  • CookTable Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CookTable Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • CookTable Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Meal Planner & Weekly Menu free?
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CookTable free?
CookTable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meal Planner & Weekly Menu or CookTable have ads?
Neither Meal Planner & Weekly Menu nor CookTable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meal Planner & Weekly Menu or CookTable?
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, and CookTable every 3 weeks. Most recently, Meal Planner & Weekly Menu was updated on November 1, 2026 and CookTable on October 26, 2026.

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