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

Features
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A simple and easy-to-use meal planning app. You can register breakfast, lunch, and dinner by date, and manage your daily meal plans clearly in both calendar and list views. You can also save each dish with its category, ingredients, notes, recipe URL, and image, making it useful as your own personal dish library. Registered dishes can be linked to your shopping list, helping you manage everything from meal planning to grocery shopping in one place. Your meal plans can be viewed in a list or monthly calendar, and you can also copy, move, or swap them. With the history feature, you can look back at dishes you make often and meals you have made before. ● Main features [Create meal plans easily] ・Register meal plans by date ・Manage breakfast, lunch, and dinner separately ・Add dishes quickly from your dish list ・Create new dishes on the spot ・Copy, move, and swap meal plans ・Save notes for each day [Manage your dish library] ・Save dish names ・Organize dishes by category: staple, main, side, soup, and other ・Register multiple ingredients ・Save notes for each dish ・Add recipe URLs ・Attach and save images ・Browse dishes in an easy-to-organize list [View everything clearly in the calendar] ・Check meal plans in a monthly calendar ・Move between previous and next months ・Tap a date to edit that day’s meal plan ・Share a monthly calendar with meal plans as an image ・Also review your meal plans in a clean list view [Make shopping easier] ・Add shopping items manually ・Import ingredients from registered dishes all at once ・Manage pending and completed items separately ・Edit and delete items anytime ・Keep only what you need in a clean list [Review your cooking history] ・See a list of dishes you have made before ・Check how many times you made each dish and the last date you made it ・Search and filter by category ・Review history by date range [Backup and restore supported] ・Back up your dishes, meal plans, shopping list, and settings ・Helpful when changing devices or in case of emergencies ・Restore saved data anytime [No account required] ・No sign-up or login needed Perfect for daily meal planning, recipe notes, and shopping management. A simple, clean, and easy-to-use meal planning app for everyday life.

About

Eatsy

Simplify your family's mealtimes with this intuitive meal planning application. Generate weekly menus based on dietary needs, access a library of meal ideas, and easily add your own recipes. Designed for ease of use by the entire household.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Smart menu generator
  • 350+ meal ideas
  • Customizable recipes
  • Family member profiles
  • Dietary preference support
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 1. Eatsy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eatsy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Meal Planner versus Eatsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal PlannerEatsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONOSwapneel Mehta

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Meal Planner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
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?
Meal Planner shows ads; Eatsy does not.

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