# Meals vs Balance Kitchen Meals

The clearest difference is device support: Meals at 3 against Balance Kitchen Meals's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Meals ships an update every 9 days, Balance Kitchen Meals every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Meals | Balance Kitchen Meals |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Size | 40 MB | 49 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Luis Silva](https://appshunter.io/developer/1728740193) | [BALANCE KITCHEN FOR LIGHT FOODS COMPANY WLL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1588308208) |

## What reviewers say

### Meals

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meals-plan-go/id6747141966)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Balance Kitchen Meals

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/balance-kitchen-meals/id6761668028)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Meals free?

Meals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Balance Kitchen Meals free?

Balance Kitchen Meals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Meals or Balance Kitchen Meals have ads?

Neither Meals nor Balance Kitchen Meals shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Meals or Balance Kitchen Meals?

Meals ships an update every 9 days, and Balance Kitchen Meals every 2 weeks. Most recently, Meals was updated on November 8, 2026 and Balance Kitchen Meals on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
