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Best Dinner Planning Apps

220+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated July 2026

Out of 220+ dinner planning apps on iOS, 20 are free and the rest sit in the paid tier. This page sorts them so you can compare both sides before you commit.

Compare top Dinner Planning Apps (July 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Plan to EatPlan to EatFree4.8★ (6K)NoYesJul 2026
2Meal Planner & Weekly MenuMeal Planner & Weekly MenuFree4.8★ (1.2K)YesYesJul 2026
3Daily Meal PlannerDaily Meal PlannerFree4.9★ (1.3K)YesNoJul 2026
4MealBoard - Meal PlannerMealBoard - Meal PlannerFree4.6★ (2.6K)NoYesJul 2026
5Mealime Meal Plans & RecipesMealime Meal Plans & RecipesFree was $2.994.8★ (53K)YesYesJul 2026
6eMeals - Healthy Meal PlanseMeals - Healthy Meal PlansFree4.6★ (52K)YesYesJul 2026
7Weekly Dinner PlannerWeekly Dinner PlannerFree3.6★ (10)NoNoMay 2026
8Real Plans - Meal PlannerReal Plans - Meal PlannerFree4.6★ (2.2K)NoYesJul 2026

Top Picks for Dinner Planning

Plan to Eat#1

Plan to Eat by Plan to Eat, LLC

Meal Planner & Grocery Lists
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.8😊(6K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#44in Food & Drink
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Organize your recipes, plan your weekly meals, and automatically generate a shopping list. This app helps you discover new recipes and share your favorites with friends and family, making meal preparation more enjoyable and efficient.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Streamlines meal planning and grocery shopping
  • 💡 Customizable recipe organization
  • 👍 Helpful for families and busy schedules

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited customization options for recipe categories and tags
  • 🔍 Clunky handling of metric measurements
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu#2

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu by Raquel Martinez Figueirido

With Grocery List & Recipes
Strong Contender
🍔 Food & Drink
4.8😊(1.2K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app simplifies meal planning with a beautiful interface, allowing users to create weekly menus, organize recipes, and automatically generate grocery lists. It helps save time, money, and reduce food waste, supporting healthy eating habits and various dietary plans.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 💕 Cute and aesthetically pleasing design
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🛒 Integrated grocery list

Room to Improve

  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 📅 Only supports planning for one week
  • 🔗 No syncing or sharing across devices
Daily Meal Planner#3

Daily Meal Planner by Futasaji LLC

Make daily menu
Worth Considering
💪 Health & Fitness
4.9😊(1.3K ratings)
FreeAds
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Easily plan your daily meals with this intuitive app. Create menus for each day, categorize dishes, and view your entire month at a glance. Manage recipes and synchronize data across devices.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🚀 Customizable
  • 👍 Helpful for meal planning

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🐛 Inability to remove menu items
  • 🐛 Grocery list not user-friendly

More Dinner Planning apps to explore

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MealBoard - Meal Planner
MealBoard - Meal Planner
MealBoard - Meal Planner
Recipe Keeper & Grocery List
Free

Organize recipes, plan meals, and generate smart grocery lists. Track pantry inventory, set reminders, and sync data across devices. Customize categories and store aisles for a personalized experience.

Recipe import and organizationAutomated meal planningSmart grocery list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(2.6K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Free
$2.99 | 100% OFF

Simplify meal planning and grocery shopping with personalized weekly plans and quick, healthy recipes. Reduce food waste, save money, and track nutrition goals with this app designed for busy individuals and families.

Personalized meal plansAutomated grocery listsQuick, healthy recipes
🍔 Food & Drink
(53K)
freemium
6
eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans
eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans
eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Free

Simplify healthy meal planning for busy families with customizable weekly plans and automatic grocery list generation. Connects to online grocery partners for delivery or pickup, or organizes lists for in-store shopping.

Weekly meal plansCustomizable grocery listsOnline grocery delivery/pickup integration
🍔 Food & Drink
(52K)
subscription
7
Weekly Dinner Planner
Weekly Dinner Planner
Weekly Dinner Planner
Plan weekly dinner menus
Free

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.

Fast and easy dinner planningWeekly menu organizationStore favorite dinners
🍔 Food & Drink
(10)
free
8
Real Plans - Meal Planner
Real Plans - Meal Planner
Real Plans - Meal Planner
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Free

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.

Over 2000 delicious recipesFully customizable meal plansAutomatic shopping list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(2.2K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Ollie for Meals: Meal Planning
Ollie for Meals: Meal Planning
Ollie for Meals: Meal Planning
Healthy recipes & grocery list
Free

This app simplifies family meal planning by generating personalized meal plans, healthy recipes, and organized grocery lists. It learns your family's tastes and dietary needs to reduce stress and food waste.

Personalized weekly meal plansAI-generated healthy recipesSmart, organized grocery lists
💪 Health & Fitness
(919)
free with in-app purchases
10
Hey Karah, What's For Dinner?
Hey Karah, What's For Dinner?
Hey Karah, What's For Dinner?
A simple recipe planning app.
Free

This app helps couples resolve dinnertime disagreements by providing a simple way to plan weekly meals. Avoid arguments and save time with a straightforward solution for meal planning.

Weekly meal planningResolves dinnertime conflictsSimple interface
🍔 Food & Drink
(3)
free
11
BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner
BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner
BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner
With Grocery List & More
Free

Discover over a million recipes, plan your meals, and generate grocery lists. This app helps you organize your favorite recipes, reduce food waste by suggesting dishes based on ingredients you have, and connect with a community of home cooks.

1,000,000+ recipesMeal planning toolGrocery list creation
🍔 Food & Drink
(14K)
freemium
12
yumzy: meal plan & grocery
yumzy: meal plan & grocery
yumzy: meal plan & grocery
personalized health meals
Free

This app creates a personalized weekly meal plan based on your grocery store, budget, and available ingredients. It generates recipes and an organized shopping list, helping you save money and reduce food waste.

Weekly meal planningBudget-friendly meal suggestionsAisle-sorted grocery lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(22)
free
13
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
The most affordable meal kit
Free

This app simplifies weeknight cooking by delivering pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow digital recipes directly to your door. Choose from 16 unique weekly recipes, schedule deliveries, and enjoy delicious, convenient meals without the hassle of meal planning and grocery shopping.

Pre-portioned ingredientsEasy-to-follow digital recipes16 unique weekly recipe options
🍔 Food & Drink
(6.2K)
free with in-app purchases
14
Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes
Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes
Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes
Organize Recipes, Plan Meals
Free

Learn foundational cooking concepts with step-by-step instructions and short videos. This app teaches you the 'hows' and 'whys' of cooking, empowering you to confidently create delicious meals. Features include curated menus, automated grocery lists, and personalized recipe recommendations.

Step-by-step recipe instructions with embedded videosShort concept videos explaining cooking fundamentalsSkill videos for specific techniques
🍔 Food & Drink
(3.7K)
free with in-app purchases
15
Your Dinner is Planned
Your Dinner is Planned
Your Dinner is Planned
Healthy Recipes & Grocery List
Free

This app provides weekly healthy dinner recipes and corresponding grocery lists to simplify meal planning and grocery shopping for families. It also offers side dish suggestions and access to an exclusive community for support and accountability.

5 new healthy dinner recipes weeklyAutomated grocery listsSide dish and vegetable suggestions
🍔 Food & Drink
(30)
subscription
16
Blue Apron: Meal Kit Delivery
Blue Apron: Meal Kit Delivery
Blue Apron: Meal Kit Delivery
Meal kits & pre-made meals
Free

This app delivers pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes for home cooking. It also offers pre-made meals ready in minutes, with options for various dietary needs and cooking levels. Enjoy chef-designed meals without the need for a weekly subscription.

No subscription neededPre-made meals ready in 5 minutesMinimal-prep one-pan meals
🍔 Food & Drink
(42K)
free with in-app purchases
17
PlanDinner: Weekly Meal Plans
PlanDinner: Weekly Meal Plans
PlanDinner: Weekly Meal Plans
The grocery list builds itself
Free

Effortlessly plan your week's dinners and generate an organized grocery list. Share the plan with your household to keep everyone informed. Save recipes from the web to easily add them to your weekly rotation.

Weekly dinner poolAutomatic grocery listShared household planning
🍔 Food & Drink
(5)
free
18
MealsUp
MealsUp
MealsUp
Plan your meals and groceries
Free

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 weeksSave and access favorite recipesReal-time shared accounts with housemates
🍔 Food & Drink
(283)
free with in-app purchases
19
Shef: Local Chef Meal Delivery
Shef: Local Chef Meal Delivery
Shef: Local Chef Meal Delivery
Meals by local personal chefs.
Free

Discover and order fresh, homemade meals prepared by vetted local chefs. Enjoy a wide variety of culinary options delivered directly to your home, simplifying your mealtime with convenient and delicious choices.

Connect with local chefsVetted chef selectionVariety of homemade meals
🍔 Food & Drink
(4.5K)
free
20
Seated - Seating Plans, Dining
Seated - Seating Plans, Dining
Seated - Seating Plans, Dining
Organize your greatest events
Free

Effortlessly manage table seating and floorplans for any event, from small gatherings to large weddings. Organize guests, enhance interactions, and ensure VIPs are honored with a thoughtfully designed seating arrangement. Share your plans easily via email, text, or print.

Table and seat managementGuest list import (Excel)Drag-and-drop seating arrangement
🌟 Lifestyle
(0)
free with in-app purchases

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FAQ about Dinner Planning

What are the best dinner planning apps for iPhone?
Plan to Eat tops our dinner planning apps ranking as of July 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 6K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top dinner planning apps we rank are free to download, including Plan to Eat and Meal Planner & Weekly Menu.
Plan to Eat has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of July 2026.
We track 220+ dinner planning apps on the iOS App Store as of July 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app helps you organize all your recipes in one place, create personalized meal plans for your week, and automatically generates a shopping list based on your planned meals. It aims to make meal planning a more enjoyable and less inconvenient process.
You can import recipes directly from the web by using the share icon in your web browser. Alternatively, you can manually enter your family's favorite recipes within the app itself.