Meal Planner & Weekly Menu vs Flow Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Weekly meal planning
- Digital recipe keeper
- Automatic grocery list generation
- Save and repeat meal plans
- Reduce food waste
- Sync with family
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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/
Flow Basic
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Flow Basic permite a los comensales consultar la minuta de su casino asignado y seleccionar anticipadamente sus menús. El acceso es proporcionado por la empresa. Cada usuario puede visualizar exclusivamente los servicios y alternativas disponibles para su casino. Las elecciones realizadas se registran en Flow Basic para apoyar la planificación y los reportes operativos del servicio de alimentación.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flow Basic at none against Meal Planner & Weekly Menu's 7. Flow Basic also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Meal Planner & Weekly Menu's advantage is chart position (#181 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Meal Planner & Weekly Menu sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Flow Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, Flow Basic daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meal Planner & Weekly Menu | Flow Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raquel Martinez Figueirido | Camila Bastidas |
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
Flow Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu
- Advanced Meal Planning7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- 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
Flow Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Meal Planner & Weekly Menu free?
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