Comparison

Real Plans vs Weekly Dinner Planner

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

Weekly Dinner Planner

Easily plan your weekly dinner menus with this straightforward application. Store your favorite meals and quickly schedule them for upcoming weeks. Organize your plans by week and customize categories for efficient meal management.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy dinner planning
  • Weekly menu organization
  • Store favorite dinners
  • Track last meal date
  • Email/Text menus
  • Customizable categories
  • Configure start of week
Features
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So, what's for dinner tonight? This free app will help you plan your dinner menu by storing your favorite dinners, and then letting you quickly plan the menu for upcoming weeks. This is a simple menu planner, and is not intended for finding or storing menus. Features: * Ease to use and fast dinner planner * Dinner menus are organized a week at a time * Add your favorite dinners * See the last time you had each dinner * Email/Text weekly dinner menus to friends/family * Customize categories to organize your menus * Turn on/off categories to organize your menus * Configure the starting day of the week * Runs on the latest iOS

Screenshots

Real Plans4 screens
Weekly Dinner Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Real Plans at 4.6 against Weekly Dinner Planner's 3.6. Real Plans also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 10) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). Weekly Dinner Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Real Plans sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Weekly Dinner Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Plans holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. 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 point the same way: 42% of Real Plans's written reviews are positive against 38% of Weekly Dinner Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Real Plans versus Weekly Dinner Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal PlansWeekly Dinner Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better10
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHolistic Squid, LLCAnthony Splaver

Customer experience

Real Plans

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

Weekly Dinner Planner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative25.0%

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

Weekly Dinner Planner

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
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  • 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
None

Weekly Dinner Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Plans free?
Real Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weekly Dinner Planner free?
Weekly Dinner Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Real Plans or Weekly Dinner Planner?
Real Plans is rated higher. Real Plans averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Weekly Dinner Planner averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Real Plans or Weekly Dinner Planner have ads?
Neither Real Plans nor Weekly Dinner Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Real Plans or Weekly Dinner Planner?
Real Plans ships an update fortnightly, and Weekly Dinner Planner fortnightly. Most recently, Real Plans was updated on November 1, 2026 and Weekly Dinner Planner on October 7, 2026.

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