Nom Nom Joy vs WeekPlate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nom Nom Joy
Simplify your week with a meal planner that creates an organized grocery list from your planned meals. View dinner plans and countdowns directly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Works offline with no account or ads.
- Weekly meal planning (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks)
- Automatic grocery list generation
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island widgets
- Offline functionality
- No account or ads required
- Organized by store section
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It is 5 PM and someone is about to ask what's for dinner. Tonight, the answer is already waiting on your Lock Screen. Nom Nom Joy is a meal planner that keeps the week simple. Plan it the easy way, then turn it into a grocery list. Home cooked, takeout, or leftovers: it all counts. A planner built around the way people actually eat, not a recipe app. No recipe feed to scroll. No calorie counting. No account to create. PLAN YOUR WEEK - Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert - Save your favorites and drop them onto any day - Duplicate a week forward, or repeat a meal across the days you pick - Drag meals between days to reshuffle - Flag what needs prep and get ahead on the weekend ONE COMBINED GROCERY LIST - Your meals become a single organized list - Grouped by store section, duplicates combined so you buy once - Tick items off from the widget without opening the app - Add anything extra by hand ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN - A "What's for Dinner?" widget for Home Screen and Lock Screen - A dinner countdown in the Dynamic Island - Control Center buttons for tonight's dinner and your list Everything stays on your device. No account, no server, no tracking, no ads. Works fully offline. Requires iOS 26. Universal app for iPhone and iPad.
WeekPlate
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Good food, planned ahead. WeekPlate is the friendly weekly meal planner for your household. PLAN YOUR WEEK • Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for every day • See at a glance who's eating — assign meals to family members • Copy meals or whole weeks forward YOUR MEAL LIBRARY • Save your everyday ideas with photos, notes and tags • Filter by category and tags to find the right dish fast • Quick-create meals right while planning PLAN TOGETHER • Share your household via iCloud and plan with your family • Everyone sees the same meals and the same week • Add people who don't use the app — kids and grandparents count too PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your data is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud • Works offline Everything in WeekPlate is free. If the app helps your week, you can support future updates with the voluntary WeekPlate Supporter subscription ($0.99/month, auto-renewing, cancel anytime in your App Store settings) — it unlocks nothing, but you get a crown. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nom Nom Joy at none against WeekPlate's 1. WeekPlate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. WeekPlate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Nom Nom Joy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nom Nom Joy ships an update every 16 months, WeekPlate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nom Nom Joy | WeekPlate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Briones | Benjamin Cirmena |
In-app purchases
Nom Nom Joy
No in-app purchases
WeekPlate
- WeekPlate Supporter – Monthly$0.991 Month









