Comparison

Menu Planner 2 vs MeltdownMap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Menu Planner 2 is a complete redesign of one of the App Store’s original meal planning apps—rebuilt from the ground up with modern features, cloud sync, Apple Intelligence, and powerful organization tools. Plan meals, save recipes, manage pantry items, and build shopping lists that all work together seamlessly. Whether you’re cooking for yourself, your family, or managing meals across multiple households, Menu Planner 2 keeps everything organized in one place. Meal Planning, Elevated • Create daily, weekly, or monthly meal plans with ease. • Share meal plans with other Menu Planner 2 users. • Automatic notifications to remind you when it’s time to prep or time to eat. • Build reusable meal plan templates for busy weeks. • Create multiple profiles to plan meals for different people. • Each profile can have custom nutrition goals and preferred nutrition values displayed while planning. Your Recipes, Perfectly Organized • Save recipes with photos, notes, tags, nutrition info, and more. • Import recipes automatically from most major (and many smaller) recipe websites. • Import your data from the original Menu Planner app. • Add recipe images using the built-in image search. • Easily scale serving sizes and instantly update ingredient amounts. • Store full nutrition details for recipes—auto-calculate values when ingredients contain nutrition info. Smarter Shopping Lists • Create multiple shopping lists—great for vacations, special events, or organizing by purpose. • Share lists with other Menu Planner 2 users. • Add as many stores as you want, each with its own aisle layout. • Use Pantry Locations to track exactly where items are stored at home. • Built-in barcode scanner for quick item lookups (US products only). Pantry & Nutrition Tools • Track ingredients, pantry items, and on-hand quantities with full pantry inventory tracking. • Automatically add low-inventory items to your shopping list so you never run out. • After shopping, clearing a shopping list automatically replenishes your pantry inventory. • Store nutrition values for both recipes and pantry items. • Use your camera to scan nutrition labels—values import directly into the app. Powered by Apple Intelligence (iOS 26+) • Automatically generate recipe descriptions using ingredients, directions, and notes. • Import recipes from photos using the camera or your photo library. • Clean up ingredient lists and directions with one tap. • Customize your description style—concise, detailed, playful, or even pirate-themed. Advanced Organization Tools • Add tags to recipes and pantry items for fast filtering. • Use advanced filters to narrow down recipes and pantry items. • Create Smart Lists—saved filter sets you can reuse anywhere in the app. Cloud Sync & Family Sharing • Sync your data securely across all your devices. • Premium and Premium + Sync support Family Sharing—buy once for the entire family. • Automatic cloud backups keep your recipes, meal plans, and pantry items safe. Personalize Your Experience • Choose from multiple app icons and color themes. • Add images to recipes and pantry items with easy built-in image search. Use of this app is governed by Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mp2web.menu-planner.com/privacy

About

MeltdownMap

This app helps parents of children with autism understand and predict meltdowns using AI-powered pattern tracking. It logs detailed information, identifies hidden correlations, and provides personalized strategy reports and de-escalation tools.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pattern tracking
  • Detailed meltdown logging
  • Personalized weekly insights
  • De-escalation toolkit
  • Therapy report export
  • Multiple child profiles
Features
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MeltdownMap helps autism parents turn daily meltdowns into clear patterns, therapy-ready reports, and calmer next steps. TRACK MELTDOWNS Log time, trigger, intensity, duration, location, sleep, and what helped — in under 30 seconds. FIND PATTERNS See what usually happens before a meltdown. Spot connections between sleep, food, school, sensory input, and behavior over time. PREPARE FOR THERAPY Walk into OT, ABA, pediatrician, school, and IEP meetings with real data, not memory. Export clean weekly reports that speak the language of therapists. HELP IN THE MOMENT When things are hard, access calm-down steps, breathing exercises, and sensory tools designed for parents and caregivers. PRIVACY FIRST Your child's data stays private and secure. We do not sell or share your information. SUBSCRIPTION MeltdownMap is free to download with a 3-day free trial. After the trial, an auto-renewable subscription is required for continued access. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ahmedmilon1992.github.io/meltdownmap-legal/privacy-policy.html --- MeltdownMap is a personal tracking tool for caregivers. It does not provide medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals for your child's care.

Screenshots

Menu Planner 24 screens
MeltdownMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MeltdownMap at 5.0 against Menu Planner 2's 3.0. Menu Planner 2's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Menu Planner 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MeltdownMap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MeltdownMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Menu Planner 2 ships an update every 4 days, MeltdownMap every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Menu Planner 2 versus MeltdownMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenu Planner 2MeltdownMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan BowmanPrimecell Distributor LLC

Customer experience

Menu Planner 2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MeltdownMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Menu Planner 2

Subscriptions2
  • Premium + Sync Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium + Sync Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$14.99
1 purchases

MeltdownMap

Subscriptions1
  • MeltdownMap Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Menu Planner 2 free?
Menu Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeltdownMap free?
MeltdownMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Menu Planner 2 or MeltdownMap?
MeltdownMap is rated higher. Menu Planner 2 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MeltdownMap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Menu Planner 2 or MeltdownMap have ads?
Neither Menu Planner 2 nor MeltdownMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Menu Planner 2 or MeltdownMap?
Menu Planner 2 ships an update every 4 days, and MeltdownMap every 6 weeks. Most recently, Menu Planner 2 was updated on October 16, 2026 and MeltdownMap on October 6, 2026.

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