Comparison

KitchenPilot vs Private Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

KitchenPilot

This app helps you plan meals, organize recipes, and create grocery lists. It can import recipes from websites or photos, generate AI-powered meal plans, and build personalized cookbooks. You can also share recipes and discover inspiration from other home cooks.

Highlights
  • AI meal planning
  • Recipe import from web/photos
  • Personal cookbook organization
  • Automated grocery lists
  • Community recipe sharing
  • Shopping staples management
Features
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Stop losing recipes in bookmarks and screenshots. Save a recipe, plan when to cook it, and send the ingredients you need to a shopping list for the store you choose. KitchenPilot brings your recipe keeper, meal planner, and grocery lists together, so a saved idea can become dinner. SAVE THE RECIPES YOU WANT TO MAKE Import from supported public recipe websites and social links, scan recipe photos, or enter your own. Review and edit the ingredients, instructions, times, and servings before saving. Keep favorites searchable and organized in your personal cookbook. PLAN DINNER WITH RECIPES YOU ALREADY LOVE Schedule breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Day, Week, or Month views. Open a planned recipe when it is time to cook. Start with one dinner or organize the week at your own pace. SHOP BY STORE Choose the ingredients you need and send them to a store-specific list. Each item keeps its recipe connection. Save everyday staples, add product photos, and keep using saved recipes and shopping lists offline. Shopping changes sync when you reconnect. Optional Store Arrival Reminders can notify you at a saved store with unchecked items. HANDS FULL? ASK ALEXA Say, "Alexa, ask Kitchen Pilot to add coffee to my shopping list." Enable the KitchenPilot skill in the Alexa app and link your KitchenPilot account. Name a store list when you have more than one. Alexa asks before adding an item that is already on the list. Check your connection, open setup instructions, or disconnect in Account > Connected Apps. Alexa requires an internet connection and English (US). COOK ONE STEP AT A TIME Open Make This Recipe for guided cooking. Turn on Hands-Free Mode to move between steps by voice. Scale ingredients with the preset serving controls, share a recipe link, or create a printable PDF cookbook. START FREE. ADD PRO WHEN IT HELPS. Use recipe saving, meal plans, store lists, and account sync to build your routine. KitchenPilot Pro adds AI meal suggestions for a day you choose, nutrition estimates when available, posting to the Made It! Community, and PDF cookbooks with more than five recipes. Find setup instructions and feature guides in the searchable Help Center. Start with one recipe you want to cook this week. KitchenPilot Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Prices and any available offers are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://kitchenpilot.kitchen/privacy Terms of Use: https://kitchenpilot.kitchen/terms

About

Private Meal Planner

Features
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Private Meal Planner helps you plan your meals, manage your pantry, and generate shopping lists in minutes — all while keeping your data on your device. Build a weekly plan that matches your diet, cook from what you already have, and avoid impulse spending at the supermarket. No accounts, no ads, no tracking — just a clean, private meal planner that works the way you do. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KitchenPilot4 screens
Private Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: KitchenPilot at 3 against Private Meal Planner's 1. KitchenPilot also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. KitchenPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Private Meal Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KitchenPilot ships an update every 2 weeks, Private Meal Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
KitchenPilot versus Private Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchenPilotPrivate Meal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilotSuite LLCPlatka Software Digital

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KitchenPilot

Subscriptions2
  • KitchenPilot Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • KitchenPilot Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
6 purchases

Private Meal Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
  • Plus Quarterly Plan$7.993 Months
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  • Pro Quarterly Plan$14.993 Months
  • Plus Annual Plan$22.991 Year
  • Pro Annual Plan$49.991 Year

Questions

Is KitchenPilot free?
KitchenPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Meal Planner free?
Private Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KitchenPilot or Private Meal Planner have ads?
Neither KitchenPilot nor Private Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KitchenPilot or Private Meal Planner?
KitchenPilot ships an update every 2 weeks, and Private Meal Planner fortnightly. Most recently, KitchenPilot was updated on October 30, 2026 and Private Meal Planner on October 31, 2026.

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