Comparison

Real Plans vs ForkMore

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

Head to head
About

Real Plans

This app helps families plan healthy, home-cooked meals with a vast recipe library. It generates customizable meal plans and shopping lists, reducing food waste and saving money. Supports various dietary goals and integrates with grocery delivery services.

Highlights
  • Over 2000 delicious recipes
  • Fully customizable meal plans
  • Automatic shopping list generation
  • Grocery delivery integration
  • Full nutritional information
  • Reduces food waste and saves money
Features
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Real Plans is a meal planning app that helps you and your family consistently enjoy healthy, home-cooked food. Our award-winning meal planner is brimming with delicious recipes and is easily personalized for your unique tastes and lifestyle. We make it super simple to create a plan in minutes and shop efficiently (in the grocery store or order from home). Whether your goals are to rock a Whole30, lose weight with low carb, stick with a special gut-healing diet, navigate food restrictions, feed picky eaters, or just eat better overall, Real Plans sets you up for success. REAL PLANS APP FEATURES YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE: OVER 2000 DELICIOUS RECIPES Let us inspire you with dishes that are easy-to-cook favorites, tested by our own families. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE TO HOW YOU WANT TO EAT No matter your diet or lifestyle, we have simple but powerful filters (down to the ingredient) so you don’t waste your time sifting through recipes that aren’t right for you. You can choose all your own meals or have us do it for you. You can adjust portion size for leftovers, guests, or family size too. SUPER FAST SHOPPING LIST & EASY GROCERY DELIVERY When you build a new meal plan, a grocery list of all the ingredients you’ll need for the week is automatically created, and you can add extra things (like snacks or paper towels too!). Then simply grab your iPhone, check off what you already have, and efficiently zoom through the store - OR order your ingredients online via Amazon or Instacart and have your groceries appear at your door. FULL NUTRITIONAL INFO FOR EVERY RECIPE Got food goals? Every Real Plans recipe lists comprehensive nutritional information based on the USDA database so you can easily see what you’re eating whether you’re counting macros, calories, or just curious about what’s in your meal. SAVE MONEY WITH MINIMAL FOOD WASTE We’ve all been there. Brought home a bunch of beautiful produce with grand aspirations, only to open the fridge a week later to spoiled fruit and wilted veggies. With Real Plans, you can say goodbye to excess wasted food. Our planner helps you plan and shop for only what you need to whip up delicious meals. You eat better and reduce wasted food, all the while saving you hundreds of dollars per year. For terms of use, visit https://realplans.com/terms-of-use/ For privacy policy, visit https://realplans.com/privacy-policy/

About

ForkMore

Organize recipes, plan meals, and create smart grocery lists. Import recipes from any source, scale servings, and customize for dietary preferences. Share your cooking plans and lists with household members.

Highlights
  • Unlimited recipe import
  • Smart weekly meal planning
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Offline recipe access
  • Household data sharing
  • Serving size scaling
  • Dietary customization
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ForkMore: Your Cooking Companion Organize recipes, plan meals, and create smart grocery lists with the ultimate recipe manager and meal planning app for home cooks. Revolutionize Your Cooking Experience Key Features: • Unlimited Cookbook: Web recipe import to save & organize recipes from any source like a digital recipe book • Smart Meal Planning: Create tailored weekly menus with ease, easier meal prep • Automatic Grocery List: Generate shopping lists instantly, auto groups similar ingredients • Offline Access: Recipe organizer can be used without internet, when your in grocery store • Home sharing: Sync grocery list, recipes and meal planner with household users (Cross-platform mobile experience, not just iOS) • Serving size scaling: Scale recipes by servings, convert ingredients to other units • Dietary Customization: Save recipes for your personal diet preference keto, vegan, paleo, high-protein, gluten-free Transform Your Kitchen • Manage recipe collections • Plan weekly meals • Generate precise grocery lists • Share app data with your family • Works on multiple mobile systems Seeking Recipe Inspiration & Ideas • Discover exciting new culinary creations • Browse trending dishes across social platforms like: • Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Recipes, YouTube Cooking Videos. • If your favorite recipe content creator has a food blog, or website with recipe in text form, • then you can save those recipes with ease while expanding your cooking horizons. Perfect for every cooking skill level: • Home cooks • Meal preppers • Recipe collectors • Busy families • Cooking enthusiasts Download ForkMore: Simplify Cooking, Enjoy Eating!

Screenshots

Real Plans4 screens
ForkMore4 screens

Verdict

The call

Real Plans and ForkMore both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Real Plans's written reviews are positive against 0% of ForkMore's. Real Plans also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 10). ForkMore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Real Plans sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ForkMore sells 1 in-app purchase, 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 — 4.6 for Real Plans against 4.7 for ForkMore. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Plans has 2.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Real Plans's written reviews are positive against 0% of ForkMore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real Plans ships an update fortnightly, ForkMore every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Real Plans versus ForkMore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal PlansForkMore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings)4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better10
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHolistic Squid, LLCTech Monster Co

Customer experience

Real Plans

All ratings2,165 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative48.8%

ForkMore

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Real Plans

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when updating schedules
  • Grocery list items disappearing or duplicating
  • Inaccurate nutritional information
  • Inability to delete or modify saved meals

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to adjust portion sizes
  • Integration with more recipe sources
  • More dietary filter options
  • Improved accessibility for disabled users
  • Ability to plan meals further in advance

ForkMore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Real Plans

Subscriptions12
  • Nom Nom Paleo Recipes$0.991 Month
  • AutoImmune Wellness Recipes$0.991 Month
  • Well Fed Recipes$0.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Whole30 Recipes$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$18.991 Month
  • Real Plans Monthly$18.991 Month
  • Whole30 Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Real Plans+Whole30 Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$41.993 Months
  • Whole30 Quarterly Subscription$49.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription$78.991 Year
  • Whole30 Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
1 purchases

ForkMore

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Subscription$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Real Plans free?
Real Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ForkMore free?
ForkMore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Real Plans or ForkMore?
ForkMore is rated higher. Real Plans averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while ForkMore averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Real Plans or ForkMore have ads?
ForkMore shows ads; Real Plans does not.
Which is updated more often, Real Plans or ForkMore?
Real Plans ships an update fortnightly, and ForkMore every 6 weeks. Most recently, Real Plans was updated on October 26, 2026 and ForkMore on October 12, 2026.

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