Comparison

lopu vs Dumpling Counter

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

Head to head
About

lopu

This app helps you create weekly meal plans, discover dinner ideas, and generate organized grocery lists. It simplifies meal preparation by suggesting meals based on your preferences and available ingredients, reducing decision fatigue and food waste.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Personalized meal suggestions
  • Automated grocery list generation
  • Recipe browsing
  • Ingredient-based recipe finder
  • Flexible plan adjustments
Features
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Not sure what to cook tonight? lopu helps you build a weekly meal plan, find dinner ideas faster, and keep a grocery list right next to your recipes — all in one place, without the daily decision fatigue. How it works: 1. Pick your days — lopu suggests meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner based on your preferences and what you already have at home. 2. Browse recipes — healthy dinner recipes, quick dinner ideas, and meals made from what's already in your fridge. Nothing complicated — just food you'll actually cook. 3. Build your grocery list — one list for all planned days, grouped by product type: dairy, vegetables, proteins. Shop once, cook all week. Why lopu works: — A weekly meal plan in minutes. No more "what to cook tonight?" — your meal planning is done, meals are spread across the days, and nothing needs to stay in your head. — Grocery list tied to your meals. You don't just see a list of items — you see exactly what to buy and for which recipe. No forgotten ingredients, no overspending on things you don't need. — Cook from what you have. Add the ingredients sitting in your fridge — lopu finds recipes that use them so nothing goes to waste. Less food thrown away, more value from what you already bought. — Works for the whole family. Family recipes, quick weeknight dinners for kids, healthy lunches, and adult dinners — one plan that covers everyone without the back-and-forth. — Healthy eating without the complexity. No calorie obsession, no macro counting — just clearer daily choices, better meal prep habits, and a simpler routine that actually sticks. — Flexible for your week. Plans changed? Swap one meal — lopu recalculates your grocery list automatically. No spreadsheets, no sticky notes, no chaos. What a real week with lopu looks like: Monday — oatmeal with berries, chicken soup, grilled salmon with veggies. Tuesday — avocado eggs, leftover soup, pasta with tomato sauce. Wednesday — yogurt with fruit, tuna salad, baked chicken with potatoes. Thursday — smoothie, quick lunch from the fridge, beef patties with quinoa. Friday — granola, light soup, homemade pizza on thin crust. Saturday/Sunday — healthy dinner recipes for a relaxed weekend, or a meal prep session for the next week. All of this — one grocery list, one trip to the store at the start of the week. Who this is for: — You want a healthy meal planner that actually fits your weekly schedule without spending hours planning every single meal from scratch — lopu does it for you. — You spend too much time deciding what to cook tonight and want a system that removes the daily guesswork before you even open the fridge. — You want to shop smarter — one grocery list, one trip, based on a real weekly meal plan — instead of buying random items that don't form complete meals. — You're looking for quick dinner ideas or easy meal prep that works on busy weeknights when cooking elaborate meals isn't realistic. — You want to eat better — less takeout, more home cooking — but without complicated diets, calorie tracking, or apps that make healthy eating feel like a second job. Sunday evening. In 5 minutes, you've built your weekly meal plan, checked your grocery list, and know you're shopping once — Monday morning. The rest of the week? Just open lopu and cook from the plan. Try lopu — and let "what should I cook?" stop being a question you have to answer every single day. Terms of Use: https://www.lopu.cc/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lopu.cc/en/privacy

About

Dumpling Counter

Features
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Who says it's always one plate of dumplings per person? Two big plates hit the table, everyone's chopsticks dive in — and who remembers how many they actually ate? Enter how many you ordered, and the plate on your screen becomes your share. Eat one, tap one. The plate shows how many you've eaten so far. Ordered more halfway through? Add them. Tapped one too many? Take one back. Set a price per dumpling, and when you're done you'll see what your share comes to. Every meal is saved with how many you ate. Delete any you don't want to keep. Remove Ads: no ads, plus six potstickers and an iron griddle theme.

Screenshots

lopu4 screens
Dumpling Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: lopu at none against Dumpling Counter's shown. lopu also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. lopu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dumpling Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

lopu ships an update weekly, Dumpling Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
lopu versus Dumpling Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterlopuDumpling Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro KobetsYUAN JIE LIN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

lopu

Subscriptions2
  • Lopu Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Lopu Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Dumpling Counter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.49

Questions

Is lopu free?
lopu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dumpling Counter free?
Dumpling Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do lopu or Dumpling Counter have ads?
Dumpling Counter shows ads; lopu does not.
Which is updated more often, lopu or Dumpling Counter?
lopu ships an update weekly, and Dumpling Counter every 3 weeks. Most recently, lopu was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dumpling Counter on October 31, 2026.

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