Meal Planner vs Snappmat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meal Planner
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Deciding what's for dinner every single night gets old fast. You open the fridge, you have no idea, and somehow it is your job to figure it out again. Meal Planner sorts your whole week in about a minute. Answer a few quick questions about how your family eats, and you get seven dinners ready to go, with a shopping list that is already done. HOW IT WORKS Tell it who you are feeding, what you love, and what you would rather skip. It puts together a full week of real meals that actually go together. See the week, see roughly what it will cost, and head to the store with a list that is sorted by aisle. Not feeling one of the meals? Swap it. Your shopping list updates itself right away, so it is always correct. No crossing things out, no buying the same thing twice. WHAT YOU GET A full week of dinners, planned for you A shopping list that is ready before you shop, grouped by aisle A rough cost for the week, so there are no surprises at checkout Fresh meals every week, so you are not eating the same thing on repeat Quick dinners for busy nights, bigger cooks for when you have time Leftovers built in, so you cook less and waste less TELL IT HOW YOU EAT Feeding two or feeding six, the portions and the list adjust to match. Vegetarian, no nuts, hates mushrooms, watching the budget: set it once and every week fits. Got chicken to use up? Add it and it will build meals around it. YOUR FIRST WEEK IS FREE Plan your first full week free and keep it forever. When you want a fresh plan every week, upgrade for unlimited planning. No surprise charges, and we will remind you before your trial ends. Honest and simple, the way it should be. Dinner is handled. Go enjoy your evening. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Snappmat
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You are standing in front of the fridge with no idea what to make. Snappmat solves exactly that. Photograph what you have at home. Snappmat recognises the ingredients and suggests recipes you can actually cook with them, not recipes that need three things you do not have. You see straight away what you already have and what is missing. Anything missing goes on a shopping list sorted by where it sits in the shop. HOW IT WORKS Photograph the fridge, the pantry, or whatever you have put out on the counter. Check the ingredient list. Add, edit or remove. Get recipe suggestions ranked by how much of what you have they use. Cook. NUTRITION THAT IS CALCULATED Calories and macros are calculated from the recipe's actual ingredient weights, not guessed by a language model. The numbers are shown rounded, because that is as precise as you need. ALSO IN THE APP Weekly planning. Put recipes on the days of the week and get one combined shopping list. Saved recipes and ratings, so you can find your way back to what worked. Dietary preferences: vegetarian, vegan, and the option to exclude ingredients you do not want. Swedish and English. SNAPPMAT PREMIUM Free: scan and cook. Premium: unlimited scans, weekly planning and more dietary filters. Snappmat is an AI assistant, not a guarantee. Always check the ingredient list before you cook, particularly if someone in the household has allergies. The app is not intended for allergy management. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snappmat.app/integritetspolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snappmat at none against Meal Planner's 3. Meal Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and device support 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. Meal Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Snappmat asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Meal Planner | Snappmat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEXTLINE YAZILIM LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ | Reza Saffari |
In-app purchases
Meal Planner
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- 6 Months Premium3 Days trial$29.996 Months
- Yearly Premium$34.991 Year
Snappmat
No in-app purchases









