Comparison

Meal Prep vs Spoon Simple

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

Head to head
About

Meal Prep

This app helps you organize your meals, manage recipes, and create smart grocery lists. Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the week or longer with easy-to-follow instructions and practical recipes.

Highlights
  • Flexible meal planning
  • Recipe management
  • Automated grocery lists
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Reduce food waste
  • All-in-one food planner
Features
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Plan what to cook, find recipes you want to make, and keep your grocery list in one place. Meal Prep brings your meal plan, recipe ideas, and shopping list together for everyday cooking and weekly meal prep. PLAN MEALS AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Choose the dates you want to plan and select breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Create a meal plan for a day, a week, or a longer stretch. Review your menu on the calendar, then add or swap recipes when plans change. You can plan ahead without having to decide what to cook each day from scratch. Set how often you want meals to repeat while building a plan. Review the suggested dishes before saving them, then use your calendar to see what is planned for each day. If a meal no longer fits, replace it with another recipe or add a different one to that date. FIND RECIPES THAT FIT Browse everyday recipes or search by recipe name or ingredient. Explore dinner ideas, breakfast recipes, and meals for your weekly menu. Filter recipes by meal type, cooking time, and other preferences. Each recipe includes ingredients, serving information, nutrition details, and step-by-step cooking instructions so you can decide what works for you before you start. Looking for a quick dinner or a breakfast idea? Use the search and filters to narrow the recipe library instead of scrolling through meals that do not fit. Open a dish to review the ingredient amounts and cooking steps, then add it to your meal plan when it is right for you. MAKE THE PLAN YOURS Choose food preferences such as vegetarian, vegan, or pescatarian. Tell the meal planner about ingredients you like or want to avoid, your preferred cuisines, and the kitchen equipment you use. These choices help guide recipe suggestions and make it easier to find meals that fit your routine. You can still adjust your plan and choose a different dish whenever you like. You can also use recipe filters to focus on the kinds of meals and cooking times you want. Meal Prep keeps planning flexible: preferences guide the suggestions, and you decide what goes on your menu. BUILD A GROCERY LIST FROM YOUR MEALS When you are ready to shop, add ingredients from an individual recipe or a meal plan to your grocery list. Adjust portions when adding ingredients so the quantities reflect what you intend to cook. View items by recipe or as one combined ingredient list, add your own shopping items, and check things off in the store. You can also share your list with someone else. The combined view brings matching recipe ingredients together, while the by-recipe view keeps each dish's items separate. Choose U.S. or metric measurements for shopping quantities, and share the list when someone else can pick up groceries. Whether you need a simple food planner for the week, practical dinner ideas, or a place to organize recipes and groceries, Meal Prep helps turn a plan into meals you can cook. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS1zfIFe8SYPsN_gpIzB2rhweep88zsG4G7joAlMo0Ev9MceOcTNRRKE65iYbOUXyyop_F2vTFfRCQ2/pub Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQYb8usQA-DIRYO2Vf1ZMWAmbg3hTdJXLyaf6EIGvlH4Wmo4zhWtPgLvSy6_xdiIC12Psxjgtute3BR/pub

About

Spoon Simple

Features
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Spoon Simple helps busy families plan dinner, shop smarter, and cook with confidence — without recipe-blog spam. No ads. No popups. No life stories before the ingredients. Just clean, family-friendly recipes with ingredients listed in the exact order you use them. We’re here to make cooking fun again — and take the fuss out of dinner. Tell us what you already have, and we’ll help you find a recipe that works. Plan, shop, and cook — as Spoon Simple as possible. PLAN • Weekly meal planner — build your menu or fill the week in minutes • Tonight’s dinner — see what’s on the plan and start cooking fast • Meal ideas — find dinner from just a few ingredients you already have SHOP • Smart grocery lists — add ingredients from any recipe, organized by aisle • Shop on Instacart — send ingredients from a recipe to checkout in one tap • Share lists — copy or share your grocery list anytime COOK • Hundreds of weeknight dinners — air fryer, slow cooker, meal prep, kid-friendly, and more • Clear recipe cards — prep, cook, total time, and servings at a glance • Save favorites — bookmark recipes and sync when you sign in • Track your kitchen — mark recipes as cooked and see your stats on Profile WHY SPOON SIMPLE Most recipe apps and sites are built for ad revenue, not for cooking. Spoon Simple is built for your kitchen: fast to scan, easy to follow, and respectful of your time. Perfect for busy parents, meal preppers, and anyone who wants dinner on the table without the scroll. FREE TO USE Browse recipes, plan meals, and build grocery lists at no cost. Sign in with Apple or Google to sync saved recipes, meal plans, and kitchen stats across devices. PRIVACY FIRST We do not sell your data. No ad trackers. See our privacy policy at spoonsimple.com/privacy. Questions? hello@spoonsimple.com

Screenshots

Meal Prep4 screens
Spoon Simple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spoon Simple at none against Meal Prep's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meal Prep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Spoon Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meal Prep ships an update weekly, Spoon Simple every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meal Prep versus Spoon Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal PrepSpoon Simple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksym NikitenkoJaxily LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meal Prep

Subscriptions2
  • Meal Prep (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Meal Prep (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Spoon Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meal Prep free?
Meal Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spoon Simple free?
Spoon Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meal Prep or Spoon Simple have ads?
Neither Meal Prep nor Spoon Simple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meal Prep or Spoon Simple?
Meal Prep ships an update weekly, and Spoon Simple every 10 days. Most recently, Meal Prep was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spoon Simple on October 31, 2026.

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