Comparison

WasEssen Menüplan vs Family Menu

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

Head to head
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WasEssen Menüplan

Features
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WasEssen beantwortet die tägliche Frage: Was gibt’s heute zu essen? Plane deine Mahlzeiten, verwalte Rezepte und behalte die Zutaten für deinen Einkauf im Blick. Funktionen: • Wochenplan für die nächsten 7 Tage mit Frühstück, Mittag- und Abendessen • Mahlzeiten zufällig oder gezielt planen – passend zu vegetarisch, Fleisch oder Fisch • Eigene Kategorie „Backen“ für Kuchen und andere Backrezepte, getrennt von der Abendessen-Planung • Rezepte mit Zutaten, Zubereitungsschritten, Notizen, Bildern und Zeitangaben • Portionszahl ändern und Zutatenmengen automatisch anpassen • Einkaufsliste aus dem Wochenplan: Zutaten auswählen, gleiche Zutaten zusammenfassen und Mengen anpassen • Einkaufsliste teilen oder an Apple Erinnerungen übergeben • Rezepte aus Webseiten und PDFs übernehmen sowie Rezepte teilen • iCloud-Synchronisierung und gemeinsame Listen für die Familie • Backup für deine aktive Liste exportieren und wiederherstellen • Helles, dunkles oder systemabhängiges Design WasEssen macht Essensplanung einfach: Du siehst auf einen Blick, was ansteht, findest passende Rezepte und weißt, was noch eingekauft werden muss. Deine Daten bleiben in deiner App; für iCloud-Funktionen wird das auf deinem Gerät angemeldete iCloud-Konto verwendet.

About

Family Menu

Features
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Family Menu helps you plan the whole week's meals stress-free — and finally answers the question “What shall we cook today?”. Add your family (adults and children) and mark, for each dish, who loves it, can eat it or can't eat it. Plan lunch and dinner per day, set who's joining, and get matching suggestions — sorted by what hasn't been on the table for the longest. FEATURES • Weekly plan for lunch and dinner • Family members with preferences: "loves it", "can eat", "can't eat" • Attendance per meal (default: nobody at lunch, everyone at dinner) • Smart suggestions: matching who's present and longest since cooked • Multiple dishes per meal • A colour for each person • Optional sync across devices — sign in with an email code, invite the family by QR code • Works fully offline; signing in is only needed for sharing PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. Without signing in, your data stays on your device. More at familymenu.hung.ch/privacy. Available in English, German, Spanish, Italian and French.

Screenshots

WasEssen Menüplan4 screens
Family Menu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WasEssen Menüplan at every 3 days against Family Menu's every 2 weeks. Family Menu's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WasEssen Menüplan ships an update every 3 days, Family Menu every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
WasEssen Menüplan versus Family Menu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWasEssen MenüplanFamily Menu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas JochamHung Medien

In-app purchases

None

WasEssen Menüplan

No in-app purchases

None

Family Menu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WasEssen Menüplan free?
WasEssen Menüplan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Family Menu free?
Family Menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WasEssen Menüplan or Family Menu have ads?
Neither WasEssen Menüplan nor Family Menu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WasEssen Menüplan or Family Menu?
WasEssen Menüplan ships an update every 3 days, and Family Menu every 2 weeks. Most recently, WasEssen Menüplan was updated on October 25, 2026 and Family Menu on October 24, 2026.

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