Comparison

SmartPrep vs CutPlate AI

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

Head to head
About

SmartPrep

Simplify your week with AI-powered meal plans and smart grocery lists. This app helps you batch cook efficiently, saving time and money with personalized recipes tailored to your household and dietary needs.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized meal plans
  • Smart grocery lists with price estimates
  • Budget tracking for grocery spending
  • Batch cooking scheduling
  • Dietary and time-based recipe filtering
  • Skill-level and equipment adaptation
Features
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More than a meal planning app. SmartPrep helps you batch cook with confidence every single week, with AI-powered meal plans, smart grocery lists, and a system that finally saves you real time and money. Staring at the fridge with no idea what to cook. Throwing away food you forgot you bought. Spending too much on takeout because you didn't plan ahead. The cycle is the same. SmartPrep helps you break it with just two cooking sessions per week. Most recipe apps want you to cook more. SmartPrep makes you cook smarter. What SmartPrep offers: Personalized Weekly Meal Plans: Answer a few questions about your household, your diet, and your schedule. SmartPrep builds a full week of meals, adapted to your family size, your budget, and your skill level. Just follow the plan. Smart Grocery List: Every meal plan generates a single, organized shopping list. Sorted by category — fruits, dairy, meat, grains — with price estimates for every item. No more wandering the aisles wondering what you forgot. Budget Tracking: Set your weekly grocery budget and see exactly where your money goes. SmartPrep shows you the cost of every recipe and every shopping trip so you stay in control. Batch Cooking Made Simple: Two prep sessions per week. That's it. Sunday and Wednesday, or whenever works for you. SmartPrep schedules everything so your meals are ready when you need them. Recipes That Fit Your Life: Filter by diet — vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal, kosher. Filter by time — under 15 minutes for busy nights. Every recipe is scaled to your household: adults, kids, even babies. Skill-Level Adaptation: Whether you're a beginner or a confident cook, recipes match your comfort zone. No overwhelming techniques, no boring basics. Just the right level of challenge. Kitchen Equipment Aware: Tell SmartPrep what you have — oven, stovetop, pressure cooker, Thermomix — and it only suggests recipes you can actually make. Save Time, Save Money, Eat Better: Families using SmartPrep save an average of $120/month on groceries and 5 hours per week on cooking and planning. Less food waste, fewer impulse buys, more meals you actually enjoy. Built for Real Families. SmartPrep was designed for the parent who gets home at 7pm and needs dinner in 20 minutes. For the couple trying to eat better without spending more. For anyone tired of the daily "what are we eating tonight?" stress. 12,000+ families already trust SmartPrep to simplify their week. Your data stays yours. Built with privacy at its core. We never sell your data. Ever. SmartPrep is a meal planning and batch cooking tool. It does not provide professional dietary or nutritional consulting services. Start with a free trial and transform the way you eat. Terms of Use: https://lesnants.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lesnants.com/privacy

About

CutPlate AI

Create personalized meal plans based on your objectives, budget, and available ingredients. Generate recipe suggestions, macro breakdowns, and a shopping list to simplify your cooking and grocery needs.

Highlights
  • Personalized meal planning
  • Budget-friendly options
  • Ingredient-based planning
  • Recipe suggestions
  • Macro estimates
  • Automated shopping lists
Features
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CutPlate AI helps you build meal plans around your goals, budget, schedule, and ingredients. Choose your meals, proteins, servings, pantry items, and grocery budget, then get recipe ideas, macro estimates, and a shopping list. Nutrition, grocery prices, and macros are estimates for planning only and are not medical advice.

Screenshots

SmartPrep4 screens
CutPlate AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CutPlate AI at 5.0 against SmartPrep's 4.1. CutPlate AI also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). SmartPrep's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SmartPrep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. CutPlate AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CutPlate AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPrep has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartPrep ships an update every 2 months, CutPlate AI weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartPrep versus CutPlate AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPrepCutPlate AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLes NantsDeclan Faery

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartPrep

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$12.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

CutPlate AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartPrep free?
SmartPrep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CutPlate AI free?
CutPlate AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartPrep or CutPlate AI?
CutPlate AI is rated higher. SmartPrep averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while CutPlate AI averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SmartPrep or CutPlate AI have ads?
Both SmartPrep and CutPlate AI show ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartPrep or CutPlate AI?
SmartPrep ships an update every 2 months, and CutPlate AI weekly. Most recently, SmartPrep was updated on October 24, 2026 and CutPlate AI on October 24, 2026.

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