Comparison

Mealisto vs DinnerLoop

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

Head to head
About

Mealisto

Features
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Never wonder what to cook again! Say goodbye to the daily dinner debate. Mealisto is your ultimate family meal planner, recipe organizer, and smart grocery list all in one app. Whether you're managing picky eaters, tracking strict nutrition goals, or juggling multiple food allergies, Mealisto makes feeding your family effortless β€” together. Key Features: β€’ Collaborative Family Planning: Everyone sees the weekly menu in real time. Vote on meals, swap dishes, and keep the picky eater, the athlete, and the toddler all happy. β€’ Safe & Personalized: Set allergies and diet preferences for each family member once. Mealisto automatically filters recipes, flags conflicts, and suggests safe swaps. β€’ Smart Auto-Shopping Lists: Every planned recipe adds the right ingredients to a combined list, sorted perfectly by supermarket aisle. No more forgotten onions or duplicate milk. β€’ Nutrition & Macro Tracking: Set targets for calories, protein, carbs, and fats. Mealisto suggests meals that fit and shows exactly how each day stacks up against your goals. β€’ Import Your Family Classics: Add Grandma’s lasagna in seconds. Paste a link, snap a photo, or type it in to keep all your favorite recipes in one place. β€’ Step-by-Step Guided Cooking: Cook with large, kitchen-friendly instructions designed for messy hands. Timers and chef tips appear exactly when you need them. β€’ Discover Rated Recipes: Browse hundreds of inspiring meals, rated by real cooks. Filter by time, cuisine, or what is already in your fridge. Stop stressing about dinner and start enjoying it. Download Mealisto today and eat better – together!

About

DinnerLoop

Features
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DinnerLoop ends the nightly "what's for dinner" battle β€” and helps your family spend less on groceries while doing it. PLAN THE WEEK IN ONE TAP Tell DinnerLoop your family's favorite meals. The AI plans your whole week around them β€” and around your family's actual opinions. Everyone gets a vote: thumbs up brings a meal back sooner, thumbs down teaches the planner to rotate it out. COOK ONCE, EAT TWICE DinnerLoop plans like a restaurant: Sunday's pot roast becomes Monday's shredded beef tacos and Tuesday's beef soup. Leftovers stop being reruns and start being planned meals β€” that's real money saved every week. RECIPES WRITE THEMSELVES Type "Meatloaf" and the AI drafts the full recipe in seconds: ingredients, quantities, estimated prices, and step-by-step instructions. Correct anything, save it, done. Your family recipes live right alongside. ONE SHOPPING LIST, WHOLE FAMILY Every planned meal flows into a single smart list β€” consolidated, grouped by store section, with pantry staples included. Check things off at the store and everyone's phone updates live. Add anything else the house needs, set brand preferences, adjust quantities. BUILT FOR HOUSEHOLDS One subscription covers your whole family. Share a join code and everyone's in β€” planning, voting, and shopping from their own phone, synced in real time. TRY IT FREE 14 days free, then a single household subscription β€” monthly, or save 20% with annual. Cancel anytime. Coming soon: real local grocery prices on your list and store-by-store savings comparisons. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS DinnerLoop Household is an auto-renewable subscription covering your entire household (up to 10 members): $9.99 per month or $95.99 per year, each starting with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DinnerLoop Terms of Use: https://dinnerloop.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://dinnerloop.com/privacy.html Questions? support@dinnerloop.com

Screenshots

Mealisto4 screens
DinnerLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mealisto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DinnerLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mealisto versus DinnerLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealistoDinnerLoop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian Ruedi* Moser*LearningGPT

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mealisto

Subscriptions2
  • Mealisto Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Mealisto Pro Annually$24.991 Year
2 purchases

DinnerLoop

Subscriptions2
  • DinnerLoop Household$9.991 Month
  • Household Annual$95.991 Year

Questions

Is Mealisto free?
Mealisto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DinnerLoop free?
DinnerLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mealisto or DinnerLoop have ads?
Neither Mealisto nor DinnerLoop shows ads.

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