Au vs Save My Plate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Au
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auMenu is the weekly meal planner built for real family life. Whether you're feeding two people or a full household, auMenu helps you plan every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for the week โ on budget, on time, and without the daily "what's for dinner?" panic. โ PLAN THE WHOLE WEEK โ The weekly calendar gives you a bird's-eye view of every meal slot. Tap any cell to assign a recipe, or let Claude AI generate a personalised week of meals in one tap. Swipe to today's view in Menu du Jour to see exactly what's on the table โ and share the day's plan with your family in seconds. โ POWERED BY CLAUDE AI โ auMenu is built on Claude, Anthropic's state-of-the-art AI. Claude generates: โข Full recipes with ingredients, steps, and cooking tips โข Nutrition estimates per serving โ calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and sodium โ cached so you never wait twice โข Real grocery pricing tailored to your city and country โข Seasonal produce insights so you always buy what's fresh and affordable โข Drink pairings for every dinner, including specific wine recommendations โ YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION โ Save any Claude-generated recipe to your personal library, or add your own. Filter by meal type, mark favourites, view preparation steps, and share recipes as plain text, PDF, or CSV. Every recipe remembers its nutritional profile once generated. โ BUDGET & BILLS โ Set a weekly food budget and watch the gauge fill as meals are planned. Log grocery bills with store name, amount, currency, and payment method (credit card, cash, or cheque). Select multiple bills to calculate totals by date period โ perfect for monthly expense reviews. โ SMART SHOPPING LISTS โ Your weekly menu automatically builds a categorised grocery list grouped by produce, dairy, meat, bakery, pantry, and frozen. Check items off as you shop and share the full list as text, PDF, or CSV. โ BUILT FOR YOUR FAMILY โ Tell auMenu how many people are at the table and set dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher, and more). Claude uses your household profile for every suggestion, so every meal is the right size and meets your family's needs. โ BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED โ Inspired by the Bauhaus design tradition โ bold colours, clean geometry, and nothing that doesn't need to be there. Switch between light and dark mode, scale the font to your preference, and navigate with fluid swipe gestures. auMenu. Dinner sorted. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy; https://treillint.com/privacy-policy
Save My Plate
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Save My Plate turns any recipe you find into a clean, cookable card โ then helps you plan meals and shop for them. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE See a recipe on Instagram, TikTok, a blog, or in a text from a friend? Share it to Save My Plate โ or paste a link, drop in a screenshot, or send plain text. Our AI reads the page and pulls out the ingredients and step-by-step instructions, so you get a tidy recipe instead of a wall of ads and backstory. YOUR RECIPE LIBRARY Every recipe you save lands in a beautiful, searchable library. Add your own photos or videos, edit ingredients and steps, and organize everything into cookbooks. PLAN YOUR WEEK Drop recipes onto a weekly calendar to plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner. See what's coming and cook with less stress. SMART SHOPPING LIST Build a shopping list from any recipe in one tap. Save My Plate automatically combines duplicate ingredients, rounds quantities into store-friendly amounts, and groups everything by aisle โ so you shop faster and buy only what you need. Find nearby grocery stores, too. DISCOVER NEW DISHES Explore a growing catalog of thousands of recipes, personalized to your taste. Tell us what you love and we'll surface dishes worth cooking. SHARE WHAT YOU COOK Turn any recipe into a share-ready highlight reel to send to friends or post on social. Save My Plate is free to download. Capture, cook, and eat what you love โ without the clutter. Questions? Email support@save-my-plate.com SUBSCRIPTION Save My Plate Basic is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($4.99/month, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers) that unlocks unlimited recipe captures and unlimited catalog recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://save-my-plate.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Save My Plate at every 4 days against Au's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Au ships an update every 3 months, Save My Plate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Au | Save My Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean Claude Zabaloff | Threaded Stack LLC |
In-app purchases
Au
No in-app purchases
Save My Plate
No in-app purchases








