Menu Planner 2 vs Plated Weekly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Menu Planner 2
Plan meals, organize recipes, and create smart shopping lists. This app helps manage pantry items, track nutrition, and sync data across devices. Features like recipe import and barcode scanning streamline meal preparation and grocery shopping.
- Create daily, weekly, or monthly meal plans
- Save and import recipes with photos and nutrition info
- Build smart shopping lists with pantry tracking
- Sync data across all devices
- Import recipes from websites and photos
- Barcode scanner for quick item lookups
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Tired of standing in the kitchen at 6pm wondering what's for dinner — again? Menu Planner 2 turns a week of meals into one shopping list, sorted by your store's aisles, so you shop once and cook without thinking about it. Now on the Mac too. — SHARE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD — NEW • Up to five more people, each on their own device with their own sign-in • One live copy of your recipes, meal plans, shopping lists and pantry • See who added each item to the shopping list • One Premium + Sync subscription covers everyone, and joining is free COOK MODE — NEW • One step at a time, in big text, with the screen kept on • Everything you'll need up front, checked off as you use it • Each step shows its ingredients and how much of each • Several timers at once that keep running when you put your phone down BRING YOUR RECIPES WITH YOU — NEW • Import your recipes from 17 other recipe apps • Find recipes on the web without leaving the app • Scan one out of a cookbook or a photo, bring one in from a PDF, or paste it in • Tidy up a messy imported recipe • Read a recipe out loud to add it, and let Apple Intelligence write descriptions (iOS 26+) • Export all your recipes, photos included, to a file you keep PLAN THE WEEK IN MINUTES • Drag meals from one day to another • Let Menu Planner 2 suggest a day or a week of meals based on your past meal plans • Find foods that get you closer to your nutrition goals without going over — NEW • Adding suggested meals or foods requires Premium • Save a day or a meal as a template and use it again • Plan for different people, each with their own goals, and put several on one meal (extra profiles need Premium) • Put meals in the Calendar app, or keep them there automatically with Premium • A Home tab with your next meal, when to start cooking, and what's missing from your list ONE TAP FROM PLAN TO GROCERY LIST • Every ingredient your planned meals need, amounts added up • Sorted by your store's aisles, and your list switches to the store you're in • Buy something in more than one size? See which is the best value • Scan a barcode to add an item (US products) EVERY RECIPE, YOUR WAY • Show amounts in metric or US cups and spoons — NEW • A recipe in another language offers to translate itself, on your device (iOS 18+) • Scale servings and every ingredient updates • Make your own copy of a recipe without changing the original — NEW • Print a recipe, your list or your meal plan, or save it as a PDF — NEW • Filter by tags, ingredients, nutrition, or what's running low STOP BUYING THINGS YOU ALREADY HAVE • Track what's in your pantry and how much is left • Food comes out when you cook and goes back in when you shop • Items that run low can go on your shopping list by themselves WIDGETS, SIRI AND APPLE HEALTH • Eight Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets (some require Premium) • Ask Siri what's on the plan, or to add something to your list • Save the meals you eat to Apple Health, nutrients included (Premium) — NEW IPHONE, IPAD, MAC AND SYNC • No account needed to plan, shop and cook on one device • With Premium + Sync, sign in with Apple, Google, or a code sent to your email, and everything stays the same on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices, with automatic cloud backups • Open a recipe on one Apple device and carry on from the same step on another In English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Italian. PRICING THAT ISN'T A TRAP Menu Planner 2 is free to download and keep. Premium + Sync is $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year, and covers all your devices. Or unlock Premium on iPhone and iPad with a one-time purchase (without sync) if you don't want a subscription. Buy a year, or stay eight months, and Premium stays unlocked on all your devices, even if you cancel (without sync). — Questions or problems? Email support@menu-planner.com — I read every message. Privacy Policy: https://mp2web.menu-planner.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mp2web.menu-planner.com/terms
Plated Weekly
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Plan your entire week of meals in minutes. Create your personal meal library, build weekly menus, and track your macros—all in one beautiful, easy-to-use app. Perfect for meal preppers, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to take control of their nutrition. Features: Build your personal meal library with custom recipes Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for the week Track macros (calories, protein, carbs, fats) Set daily nutrition goals See your full weekly menu at a glance Clean, intuitive interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plated Weekly at none against Menu Planner 2's 3. Plated Weekly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Menu Planner 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Plated Weekly asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Menu Planner 2 | Plated Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InnovaDev, LLC | KAYLA MACKENZIE HUFFMAN |
In-app purchases
Menu Planner 2
- Premium + Sync Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium + Sync Yearly$39.991 Year
- Premium$14.99
Plated Weekly
No in-app purchases





