Mes menus vs MealsUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mes menus
Plan your weekly meals and eliminate the daily "what's for dinner?" question. Create your own menus, generate shopping lists, and receive meal preparation alerts. Share your plans with others and access them across all your devices.
- Weekly meal planning
- Customizable menus
- Automatic shopping list generation
- Meal preparation alerts
- Menu sharing (PDF)
- Cross-device syncing
- Home screen widget
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What are we eating tonight? With the application My Menus, you will not ask the question. Plan your meals in advance, share them with your surroundings and free your mind ... The application does not offer menus: it is your ideas, your menus and your desires which are put forward. A shopping list allows you to remember everything from the planning of your meals. Alerts can be set to remind you to prepare meals ! You can print your menus to hang them in the fridge, or share them (pdf) with whoever you want ... With the My Menus account, the app is synced to all your devices. It is thus easier to share the menus and to envisage them with several! And with the My Menu widget, you always have an eye on your next meal in the day's view!
MealsUp
Plan your weekly meals and manage your grocery lists with this app. Save favorite recipes, share plans with housemates, and reduce food waste by buying only what you need. Enjoy offline access and real-time syncing for seamless collaboration.
- Meal planning for days and weeks
- Save and access favorite recipes
- Real-time shared accounts with housemates
- Automated grocery list generation
- Offline support with seamless syncing
- Metric and US unit conversion
- Intelligent ingredient suggestions
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• Plan your meals for the days and weeks ahead. • Save recipes you know you can cook, so you always have inspiration in the kitchen. • Everything is shared with your partner or housemates so you always know what meals you’re having and what ingredients you need to pick up. • Save money and avoid waste – only buy the groceries you need. Why choose MealsUp? • First-class offline support: use MealsUp as normal, whether you’re online or not. Everything seamlessly syncs once you're back online. • Realtime shared accounts: your meals, dishes and shopping list are shared between you and your housemates and update in realtime. • Metric and US units: use either, or both, and instantly convert from one to the other. • Receive intelligent ingredient suggestions when adding your dishes. • Print your meal plan to share with relatives or stick on the fridge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MealsUp at 4.7 against Mes menus's 4.1. MealsUp also leads on ratings volume (294 vs 14) and review sentiment (79% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mes menus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and MealsUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MealsUp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MealsUp has 294 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Mes menus's written reviews are positive against 79% of MealsUp's.
Mes menus ships an update every 3 weeks, MealsUp monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mes menus | MealsUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (294 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 294 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien DEBERDT | Benjamin Styles |
Customer experience
Mes menus
MealsUp
Bugs and requests
Mes menus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MealsUp
Reported bugs
10 issues- Grocery list duplicates items
- Grocery list not sorted by department
- Payment issues with shopping list
- Cannot create account (password field issue)
- Confusing to add breakfast/lunch separately
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- Sensitivity issues when adding dishes
- Invite members via code does not work
- App crashes on startup
- UI glitches (words on top of each other)
- View options (1 month/1 week) not changing
Requested features
19 requests- Add a widget for iPhone
- Categorize dishes into breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Screenshot feature to add recipes from cookbooks
- Categorized "surprise me" option (e.g., Indian, Mexican)
- Ability to export shopping list to other apps or print
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- Web interface for easier recipe copying
- Option to paste text recipes or include photos
- Printable calendar view
- Add own categories for recipes (e.g., soups, fish)
- Ability to tag meals (e.g., vegan, GF)
- Create repeat entries for recurring meals
- Option to drag and drop dishes into days/meals
- Upload photo or screenshot of recipe
- "Cup" measurement option and variations
- Add more than 2 sides to a meal
- Modify or add categories
- Android compatibility
- Add ingredients by quantity
- Link to recipes from other apps
In-app purchases
Mes menus
- Premium (discount)$1.99
- Premium Pack - Lifetime$1.99
- Premium Pack + Tip - Lifetime$2.99
MealsUp
- Shopping List$1.99
