Bubble vs Meals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubble
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Order Ahead Order ahead and get your food without the wait! Menu Details Check the status of all dishes and place your order. My Orders Track your Orders and get real-time notifications your order is ready! Gallery Snap and Share your Bubble Joy Moments with others. My Account Check your Reward Balance, Order History and more.
Meals
Organize family meals with a shared calendar and recipe collection. Easily add recipes from various sources, translate them, and generate smart shopping lists. Enjoy hands-free cooking and offline access.
- Shared family meal calendar
- Recipe scanner and link import
- On-device recipe translation
- Smart shopping list generation
- Hands-free cooking mode
- Offline-first functionality
- iCloud household sharing
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Plan meals with your household on a beautiful calendar. Collect recipes from anywhere—scan with your camera, paste a link, import from Paprika, or type one in. Build smart shopping lists and share everything instantly with family through iCloud. Plan together Plan what you're cooking days ahead, track eating out, and repeat regular favorites. Everyone stays in sync, offline or online. Your recipes, any language Collect recipes from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, blogs, and cookbooks. When a recipe arrives in another language, MealPlan translates it on your device so anyone can read it in theirs. Smarter shopping Build your list from planned meals and pantry staples. MealPlan groups ingredients and tracks portions—then send to Bring! or copy anywhere. Cook hands-free Step through recipes using voice commands in Cooking Mode. Perfect when your hands are messy in the kitchen. Share your household Invite family to a shared household via iCloud. Everyone adds recipes, plans meals, and shops from the same list—synced instantly. Works everywhere iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Check your meal from the menu bar. Add to your calendar app. Use Spotlight or Siri. Home screen widgets. Print recipes. Offline-first so you can plan anytime. Your privacy matters All your recipes and plans stay on your devices and iCloud. Nothing goes to third parties. No ads, no trackers, no surprise accounts. Features • Calendar meal planner • Recipe scanner & link import • On-device translation • Nutrition tracking (calories & macros) • Hands-free Cooking Mode • iCloud household sharing • Home screen widgets • Spotlight & Siri integration • Print recipes & plans • Offline-first design
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble at none against Meals's 1. Bubble also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Meals's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Meals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubble ships an update every 3 weeks, Meals every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubble | Meals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEBLLA, INC | Holger Krupp |
In-app purchases
Bubble
No in-app purchases
Meals
- Unlimited Planning$8.99









