Batchcook vs Annona
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Batchcook
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Batchcook, the app that finally answers "What's for dinner?" Plan your meals for the week, automatically generate your shopping list, and cook without wasting food—all in just a few taps. PLAN YOUR WEEK IN ONE TAP Create your lunch and dinner meals for the next 7 days. Choose from hundreds of recipes with photos and detailed steps, or start with a ready-made weekly plan. YOUR AUTOMATIC SHOPPING LIST As soon as you've chosen your meals, your shopping list is automatically generated, organized by aisle. No more forgetting items or making trips back and forth to the store. CONTROL YOUR BUDGET Estimate the cost of your week and compare prices between stores to save on every purchase. CALENDAR SYNC Add your meals to your calendar with a single tap and receive reminders for your shopping and meal planning. BATCHCOOK+ (Premium Subscription) Take your cooking to the next level with AI: • Scan your fridge: take a picture, and the AI will detect your ingredients and suggest zero-waste recipes. • Plan your week based on what you already have at home. • Unlimited access to all recipes and new features. All the basic features remain 100% free: meal planning, shopping list, and comparison tool, without a subscription. Download Batchcook and take back control of your meals. Enjoy! --- BATCHCOOK+ SUBSCRIPTION • Batchcook+ Monthly: €4.99/month • Batchcook+ Annual: €34.99/year • 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kazyxxxx.github.io/batchcook-privacys/
Annona
This app generates personalized weekly meal plans based on your dietary goals, tastes, and desired effort. It includes features like smart snack suggestions, aisle-organized grocery lists, and the ability to add custom meals. Plan for your entire household with options for leftovers and freshness-aware ordering.
- Personalized 7-day meal plans
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Smart snack suggestions
- Aisle-grouped grocery lists
- Custom meal additions
- Household meal planning
- Freshness-aware ordering
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Deciding what to eat costs the average household more than two hours a week. Annona gives those hours back. Annona builds your week of meals around you — your tastes, your calorie goal, and the macros you care about. Answer a few quick questions and Annona generates a full 7-day plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks that fit your goals. Swap any meal for a similar alternative, pin favorites, and mark days you're eating out. WHY ANNONA • 7-day plans matched to the ingredients you like and the effort you want to spend • Calorie, protein, carb, fat, and fiber targets — every day lands near your goals • Smart snack picks that close your macro gaps • One-tap grocery list grouped by aisle • Freshness-aware ordering: perishables get eaten before they spoil • Leftover-friendly: cook once, eat twice • Check off what you actually eat on the Today tab • Add your own meals — they join the planner like any other • Cook for the whole household — each person's tastes and calorie goals shape one shared week • Available in 9 languages ANNONA PREMIUM Unlock everything with a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase: unlimited plan rebuilds, planning for the whole household, the full meal library, PDF export, and no ads. Your week, planned around you. Download Annona and stop wondering what's for dinner. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Annona Premium Monthly — $1.99/month, auto-renewing. Annona Premium Lifetime — $9.99, one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getannona.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Batchcook at none against Annona's shown. Batchcook also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Batchcook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Annona sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Batchcook ships an update daily, Annona monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Batchcook | Annona |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robin Fumex | Kalden Ficklin |
In-app purchases
Batchcook
- Batchcook+ Mensuel7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Batchcook+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Annona
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99









