Comparison

Nom Nom Joy vs WeekPlate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

WeekPlate

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Nom Nom Joy4 screens
WeekPlate4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nom Nom Joy versus WeekPlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNom Nom JoyWeekPlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge BrionesBenjamin Cirmena

In-app purchases

None

Nom Nom Joy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WeekPlate

Subscriptions1
  • WeekPlate Supporter – Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Nom Nom Joy free?
Nom Nom Joy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WeekPlate free?
WeekPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nom Nom Joy or WeekPlate have ads?
Neither Nom Nom Joy nor WeekPlate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nom Nom Joy or WeekPlate?
Nom Nom Joy ships an update every 16 months, and WeekPlate every 2 months. Most recently, Nom Nom Joy was updated on October 12, 2026 and WeekPlate on October 28, 2026.

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