Comparison

Eatsy vs Dinner Plans

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

Head to head
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.

About

Dinner Plans

This app simplifies meal decisions, planning, and cooking. It offers a "Dinner Roulette" for inspiration, a smart pantry to track ingredients, and a weekly planner. It also generates shopping lists and can help find nearby restaurants.

Highlights
  • Dinner Roulette for meal inspiration
  • Smart pantry to track ingredients
  • Weekly dinner planner
  • Automated shopping list generation
  • Find nearby restaurants
  • Dinner voting for groups
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What’s for dinner? Dinner Plans helps you decide. Dinner Plans brings dinner decisions, meal planning, pantry ingredients, recipes, shopping, and nearby dining together in one easy-to-use app. DINNER ROULETTE Can’t decide what to eat? Spin Dinner Roulette and explore categories including Italian, Mexican, Caribbean, Asian, BBQ, seafood, comfort food, healthy choices, and more. SMART PANTRY Add ingredients you already have and discover recipes you’re ready to make—or see what you’re missing. Dinner Plans includes a built-in collection of 100 recipes with ingredients, preparation and cooking times, serving adjustments, estimated nutrition information, and easy-to-follow directions. DINNER PLANNER Plan ahead with a simple weekly dinner planner so you know what’s for dinner before the question gets asked. SHOPPING LIST Keep track of what you need in one convenient shopping list. Dinner Plans Full can also add missing recipe ingredients directly to your list and provide optional grocery reminders. DON’T FEEL LIKE COOKING? Find nearby restaurants and quick-bite options based on what you’re in the mood for, then get driving directions with Apple Maps. DINNER VOTE When everyone wants something different, nearby family members or friends can vote on dinner together without creating accounts. DINNER HISTORY Keep track of recent dinners and bring more variety to what you eat next. DINNER PLANS FULL Upgrade with one optional purchase to unlock the complete recipe library and Smart Pantry matching, step-by-step Cooking Mode, full weekly Dinner Planner, recipe-to-shopping integration, grocery reminders, and complete Dinner History. One purchase. No subscription. No ads. Dinner Plans does not require an account. Pantry, planner, shopping-list, and dinner-history information is stored locally on your device. Dinner Plans — Decide. Plan. Cook. Enjoy. Recipe and nutrition information is provided for general informational purposes and may include estimates.

Screenshots

Eatsy4 screens
Dinner Plans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eatsy at none against Dinner Plans's 1. Eatsy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Dinner Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eatsy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Eatsy against 5.0 for Dinner Plans. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Eatsy versus Dinner Plans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEatsyDinner Plans
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwapneel MehtaNehemiah Pettway

In-app purchases

None

Eatsy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dinner Plans

One-time1
  • Dinner Plans Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Eatsy free?
Eatsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinner Plans free?
Dinner Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eatsy or Dinner Plans?
Eatsy and Dinner Plans are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Eatsy or Dinner Plans have ads?
Neither Eatsy nor Dinner Plans shows ads.

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