Comparison

School Lunch Planner vs LunchboxPlan

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

Head to head
About

School Lunch Planner

Features
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180 school lunches per child. Every year. Pack makes every one of them easier. Pack is the weekly school lunch planner built for parents who are done guessing what to pack. Plan the whole week in minutes, track what your kids actually eat, and get AI-powered ideas based on their real preferences - all in one place. --- WEEKLY LUNCH PLANNER Fill 5 days of lunch slots in seconds. Main, veggie, fruit, snack, and drink - every day mapped out so you're never staring into the fridge at 7am wondering what to pack. KID APPROVED TRACKING Log eat results after each lunch. Pack now tracks which foods your kids love (eat rate 80%+) and builds a Kid Approved list automatically - so every suggestion is based on what they actually eat, not guesswork. IDEAS LIBRARY Browse 60+ curated lunch ideas organized by category - mains, veggies, fruits, snacks, and drinks. Nut-free options clearly marked for allergen-restricted schools. Filter, explore, and tap to add directly to your planner. SUNDAY PREP GUIDE Batch prep smarter. Pack's Sunday guide walks you through a whole-week lunch prep session - what to cook, chop, and portion so Monday morning is painless. AI LUNCH IDEAS (PRO) Tell Pack about your kid's favorites and no-gos. Get personalized lunch idea lists powered by Grok AI - fresh suggestions that account for recent packing history, eat rate data, and allergen needs. MULTI-CHILD SUPPORT (PRO) Each child gets their own independent planner, eat rate profile, and idea recommendations. Perfect for families with multiple kids at different schools or with different preferences. --- PACK PRO INCLUDES: - AI Lunch Planner (Grok-powered, personalized suggestions) - Multi-child support (unlimited kids, independent profiles) - Avoid List - see which foods your child consistently leaves untouched Free tier: weekly planner, full ideas library, Kid Approved tracking, Sunday prep guide - for one child. Everything you need to get started. --- Your subscription is billed to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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LunchboxPlan

Features
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Pack a week of school lunches without the daily scramble. LunchboxPlan lets you plan Monday to Friday for each kid, balance every box across the four food groups, and turn the whole week into one shopping list. Build a box and LunchboxPlan shows you at a glance what is there and what is missing: a main, a fruit, a veggie, and a snack. Set each kid's likes, dislikes, and allergy labels once, and the builder floats the foods they love, hides the ones they will not touch, and flags any allergen you have marked. What you can do: - Plan a weekly lunch board for each kid, Monday through Friday. - Balance every box across four food groups, with a clear hint for the group you still need. - Keep kid profiles with likes, dislikes, and your own allergy labels. - Get one consolidated shopping list from the week, de-duplicated and counted. - Build a library of go-to components and let favorites and use counts drive a repeat-winner rotation. - See how the week balances with simple charts: coverage per day, balanced days by week, and your most-used foods. - Export the shopping list as a CSV and the week plan as a printable PDF. - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. Free and Pro: - Free plans one kid and one week, with the full box builder, the library, and the shopping list. - Pro unlocks unlimited kids, every week with full history, and CSV and PDF export. Pricing: Pro is $3.99 USD per month, $24.99 USD per year, or a one-time $59.99 USD lifetime unlock. Prices in other regions are shown in your local currency at purchase. Your data stays yours. Everything is stored on your device and in your private iCloud, synced with Apple's CloudKit. There are no accounts, no ads, and no tracking. LunchboxPlan Pro subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://innovalabworks.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

School Lunch Planner4 screens
LunchboxPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: School Lunch Planner at 18 against LunchboxPlan's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. School Lunch Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LunchboxPlan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
School Lunch Planner versus LunchboxPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool Lunch PlannerLunchboxPlan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol JaworskiInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

3 purchases

School Lunch Planner

Subscriptions3
  • Pack Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pack Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Pack Pro$39.991 Year
3 purchases

LunchboxPlan

Subscriptions2
  • LunchboxPlan Pro$3.991 Month
  • LunchboxPlan Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • LunchboxPlan Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is School Lunch Planner free?
School Lunch Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LunchboxPlan free?
LunchboxPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do School Lunch Planner or LunchboxPlan have ads?
Neither School Lunch Planner nor LunchboxPlan shows ads.

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