Comparison

Meal Planner vs Eatsy

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

Head to head
About

Meal Planner

Effortlessly plan your weekly meals and organize all your recipes in one place. Generate smart grocery lists to save money and reduce food waste. Coordinate family meals and make healthier choices together.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planner
  • Recipe saving and organization
  • Quick recipe import
  • Automated grocery lists
  • Family meal syncing
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Plan Meals in Minutes: Browse your recipe collection and build your weekly meal plan effortlessly. Customize meal types (breakfast, lunch, dinner..) for your family's needs. See everything at a glance. Organize Every Recipe: Save recipes from anywhere: websites, videos, PDFs, photos, or manual entry. Found a recipe on a website? Share it with MealJAr to instantly import it. Never lose a family recipe again. Save Money on Groceries: Generate shopping lists from your meal plans. Buy only what you need. Cut food waste and reduce your grocery bills. Eat Better Together: Make healthier choices by planning ahead. No more stressful last-minute decisions. Coordinate meals with your whole family. FEATURES • Weekly meal planner with customizable meal types • Save Recipes: Organize Recipes with tags • Quick Recipe Import: add from links, videos, PDFs, photos, or manually • Grocery list with auto ingredient categorisation • Recipe search and filtering • Sync meal plan, recipes & grocery list with up to 10 people • Sync across your devices • Works offline UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES MealJar Pro is available with a weekly or annual subscription. If you choose to purchase MealJar Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://MealJar.app/terms Privacy policy: https://MealJar.app/privacypolicy Website: https://MealJar.app

About

Eatsy

Features
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Eating, made Eatsy. What's for breakfast? What's for lunch? What's for dinner — again? If meal planning feels like a daily battle, Eatsy is here to help. Built by a dad and his son for their own family, Eatsy is the simplest way to plan every meal for the week — for everyone at the table. Plan your whole week in minutes Map out breakfast, lunch, and dinner for every day of the week. See your entire meal plan at a glance and never wonder "what are we eating?" again. 350+ meal ideas, ready to go Hit the ground running with over 350 built-in meal ideas — from weeknight staples like Mac & Cheese and Chicken Stir Fry to weekend favourites like Pancakes and Waffles. Or add your own family favorites and make Eatsy truly yours. Smart menu generator Let Eatsy do the planning for you. Tell us your family's dietary preferences and restrictions, and our smart generator will automatically build a full week of meals. Then tweak to your heart's content. Built for the whole family Add every member of the household — a name or nickname is all you need. Set individual dietary preferences and restrictions so the whole family is always taken care of. Simple and easy to use No complicated setup, no steep learning curve. Eatsy is designed to be picked up and used immediately — by anyone in the family. We'd love to hear from you. Drop us a note at feedback@geteatsy.com — your feedback genuinely shapes the app.

Screenshots

Meal Planner4 screens
Eatsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eatsy at none against Meal Planner's 2. Eatsy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Eatsy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Meal Planner versus Eatsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal PlannerEatsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeurondigital LtdSwapneel Mehta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • MealJar Meal Planner Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • MealJar Meal Planner Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Eatsy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meal Planner free?
Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eatsy free?
Eatsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meal Planner or Eatsy have ads?
Neither Meal Planner nor Eatsy shows ads.

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