Comparison

Pearmint vs BudgetRaid

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

Head to head
About

Pearmint

Plan your weekly meals, generate a grocery list, and compare prices at local stores to find the cheapest shopping option. Import recipes from websites, scan physical ones, and manage household dietary needs and preferences.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal planning
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Price comparison at local stores
  • Recipe import from web links
  • Recipe scanning (cards, cookbooks)
  • Household profile management
  • Pantry tracking
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Pearmint plans your week of meals, builds your grocery list automatically, and prices it at real stores near you — so you know the cheapest place to shop before you leave home. PLAN THE WEEK • Fill your week from your own cookbook in seconds • Household profiles: allergies excluded, diets respected, dislikes avoided • Serving sizes flow straight through to the grocery list YOUR COOKBOOK, EVERYWHERE • Save recipes straight from TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, or Safari with the share sheet • Import recipes from any website link • Scan recipe cards, cookbook pages, or handwritten notes • Generate new recipe ideas when you're out of inspiration • Share any recipe with a link PRICE THE LIST • One tap prices your whole list at the stores you pick • Stores are ranked by total, so you know where to shop before you leave • Store brands and right-size packages, priced the same way everywhere • See this week's gap between your cheapest and priciest store SHOP SMARTER • Grocery list organizes itself by aisle • Pantry tracking: what you already have leaves the list automatically • Scan receipts to restock your pantry in one shot • Staples you always keep on hand never clutter the list Pearmint is built for households: a shared cookbook, shared plan, and shared list, and you can invite your household with a link. Personal covers 2 people, Family up to 6. Subscription required for AI-powered features (price checks, recipe import/scanning, image generation). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms: https://pearmint.app/terms Privacy: https://pearmint.app/privacy

About

BudgetRaid

Create personalized meal plans and organized shopping lists based on products and prices from your chosen Walmart or Kroger store. Collaborate with household members on plans and lists, and easily manage your grocery shopping.

Highlights
  • Store-specific meal planning
  • Customizable meal generation
  • Household collaboration
  • Organized shopping lists
  • Pantry item management
  • Product price tracking
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BudgetRaid turns your grocery budget into a practical meal plan and one organized shopping list using products and prices from your selected Walmart or Kroger store. PLAN AROUND YOUR REAL STORE Choose a supported Walmart or Kroger-family location. Kroger plans use prices for the selected Kroger store. Walmart plans use current Walmart.com catalog prices; local prices and availability may vary. BudgetRaid keeps every plan inside the retailer context you choose. BUILD MEALS AROUND YOUR HOUSEHOLD Choose the number of days and people, meal types, cuisines, dietary preferences, pantry items, Kid-Friendly meals, and Cook Once, Eat Twice. BudgetRaid creates a complete plan with serving guidance, recipe instructions, meal images, and matched grocery products. PLAN AND SHOP TOGETHER Create a free household, invite people with a secure link, and share one meal plan and shopping list. Switch between your personal and household planning spaces, control who can edit, rotate meals together, and keep the cart synchronized. SHOP WITH ONE CLEAR LIST See package counts, product prices, verification timing, and the estimated cart total. Check off purchases, save pantry items, search for extra groceries, replace supported products, and continue with Walmart or securely connect your Kroger account to hand off verified items. EXPLORE YOUR STORE Browse nearby locations and current store-aware product opportunities. Save useful items to the shopping list without rebuilding your entire plan. CURRENTLY FREE BudgetRaid is currently free during our launch period. Meal-plan generation, meal rotation, household collaboration, store selection, saved plans, and shopping tools are available without a subscription or generation limit. Premium features may be introduced later, with clear notice before any purchase. BudgetRaid is an independent planning tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Walmart or Kroger. It is not a grocery retailer or delivery service. Retailer prices, promotions, availability, and cart acceptance can change. Always verify final prices, product information, allergens, labels, dietary suitability, package quantities, and food-safety requirements with the retailer. Privacy: https://budgetraid.com/privacy Terms: https://budgetraid.com/terms

Screenshots

Pearmint4 screens
BudgetRaid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BudgetRaid at daily against Pearmint's fortnightly. BudgetRaid also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Pearmint's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Pearmint sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and BudgetRaid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pearmint against 5.0 for BudgetRaid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pearmint ships an update fortnightly, BudgetRaid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pearmint versus BudgetRaid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearmintBudgetRaid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebr World LLCJesse Barron

Customer experience

Pearmint

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BudgetRaid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pearmint

Subscriptions4
  • Pearmint Personal$6.991 Month
  • Pearmint Family$9.991 Month
  • Pearmint Personal7 Days trial$54.991 Year
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  • Pearmint Family7 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

BudgetRaid

Subscriptions2
  • BudgetRaid Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • BudgetRaid Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pearmint free?
Pearmint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BudgetRaid free?
BudgetRaid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pearmint or BudgetRaid?
Pearmint and BudgetRaid are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pearmint or BudgetRaid have ads?
Neither Pearmint nor BudgetRaid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pearmint or BudgetRaid?
Pearmint ships an update fortnightly, and BudgetRaid daily. Most recently, Pearmint was updated on October 24, 2026 and BudgetRaid on October 25, 2026.

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