Comparison

Eats vs Kids Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

Eats

Features
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Every night, millions of people stare into the fridge at 5pm, paralyzed by the same question: what should we eat? Eats just answers it. Tell it about your household—who you cook for; what you like; what you avoid. Then let it predict your week. Swipe to see alternatives. Tap to tweak. Done. JUST TWO THINGS • Predicts what you're going to eat this week • Tells you what to buy to make it happen That's it. No recipes to manage. No ingredient lists to maintain. No meal prep guilt. HOW IT WORKS Eats learns based on your meal plans. It notices patterns, respects preferences, and predicts a week of dinners that feel like something you'd actually make. Don't like a suggestion? Swipe for alternatives or type your own. The grocery list updates automatically. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Plan on your phone, check the list on your iPad at the store. iCloud keeps everything in sync. --- Free to use with on-device AI (iPhone 16+ with Apple Intelligence). Eats Faster unlocks cloud-powered suggestions on any device, with faster and better predictions. Questions? hi@vgood.science Terms of Use: https://eats.vgood.science/terms

About

Kids Meal Planner

Features
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Plan meals for your children, organize the week, and keep groceries and pantry items in one place. FREE • Create one child profile with dietary notes and meal preferences • Schedule breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks across the week • Build shopping lists from your plan and pantry • Add pantry items manually or look up packaged foods by barcode • Use the core planner without creating an account PREMIUM • Add unlimited child profiles • Start from sample planning templates • Copy a full week to save time • Export and print PDF schedules • Share schedules with caregivers using the iOS share sheet PLAN THE WEEK See each day at a glance, reuse foods already in your pantry, and keep the plan easy to reference when someone else is helping with meals. SHOP WITH A CLEAR LIST Turn scheduled foods and out-of-stock pantry items into a practical shopping list. Check items off as you shop and keep pantry status organized. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Child profiles, meal plans, and pantry details are stored in the app on your device. Barcode lookup sends the scanned code and standard network information to Open Food Facts. Subscription purchases are processed by Apple. Optional Amazon affiliate links open outside the app. IMPORTANT FOOD-SAFETY NOTE Kids Meal Planner is an organizational tool, not medical or nutritional advice. Templates and barcode results are not verified for allergens, nutritional completeness, or food safety. Always check ingredients and package labels, and consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual dietary needs. TERMS OF USE This app uses Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Eats4 screens
Kids Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eats and Kids Meal Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Eats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Kids Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eats versus Kids Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEatsKids Meal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek LucasTyche Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Eats

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Kids Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Eats free?
Eats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kids Meal Planner free?
Kids Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eats or Kids Meal Planner have ads?
Neither Eats nor Kids Meal Planner shows ads.

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