Comparison

GoToMeals vs Student Meal Prep Planner

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

Head to head
About

GoToMeals

Simplify meal planning with AI assistance. Generate weekly meal plans and grocery lists tailored to your family's preferences, pantry, and schedule. Reduce food waste and save time with smart automation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal planning
  • Automated grocery list generation
  • Customizable to family preferences
  • Pantry and schedule integration
  • Reduces food waste
  • Saves time
Features
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Take the stress out of meal planning with GoToMeals — the AI-powered way to plan weekly meals, create instant grocery lists, and keep your family happy at the dinner table. GoToMeals uses smart automation to help busy households save time and reduce food waste. Just pick your meals (or let the app suggest them), and we’ll generate a plan and grocery list in seconds — tailored to your family’s preferences, pantry, and schedule. GoToMeals is free to download but requires a monthly or yearly subscription (both include a 2 week free trial if you have not previously redeemed a free trial offer). Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Unused portions of a free trial or subscription period are non-refundable. Terms of Use: https://www.go-to-meals.com/terms.html

About

Student Meal Prep Planner

Features
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Student Meal Prep Planner helps college students plan quick, affordable, and realistic weekly meals without wasting time or money. Stop deciding what to eat every day. Build a complete weekly plan in minutes, generate your shopping list automatically, and stay on track with simple batch-cooking tasks you can do on Sunday. Designed for busy students, this app focuses on practical recipes you can actually make with limited time, a tight budget, and basic kitchen equipment. What you can do Generate weekly meal plans fast Filter by time, budget, high-protein, and basic equipment Auto-create weekly shopping lists Follow simple batch-cooking prep steps Browse support recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks Save favorite recipes (Premium) Built for college life Quick meals for packed schedules Budget-friendly planning Simple ingredients and practical prep Better consistency for fitness and study routines If you want to eat better, spend less, and reduce daily food stress, Student Meal Prep Planner gives you a clear system to plan, shop, and prep with confidence. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacydeisy.netlify.app/

Screenshots

GoToMeals4 screens
Student Meal Prep Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

GoToMeals and Student Meal Prep Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. GoToMeals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Student Meal Prep Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GoToMeals versus Student Meal Prep Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoToMealsStudent Meal Prep Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHE PACIFIC COAST APPLICATION COMPANY LLCDeisy Renteria

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GoToMeals

Subscriptions2
  • Go To Meals Monthly Subscription$2.001 Month
  • Go To Meals Annual Subscription14 Days trial$20.001 Year
3 purchases

Student Meal Prep Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$44.99

Questions

Is GoToMeals free?
GoToMeals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Student Meal Prep Planner free?
Student Meal Prep Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoToMeals or Student Meal Prep Planner have ads?
Neither GoToMeals nor Student Meal Prep Planner shows ads.

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