Best Meal Planning Apps

243+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.8 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated July 2026

The best meal planning apps on iPhone average 4.8★ across 243+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated July 2026.

Top Picks for Meal Planning

Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes#1

Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes by Mealime Meal Plans Inc

Meal Planner & Grocery List
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.8😊(53K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#16in Food & Drink
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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.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient grocery list generation
  • 🍔 Delicious and healthy recipes
  • 💰 Cost-effective meal planning

Room to Improve

  • 🕰️ Recipes take longer than estimated
  • 🍛 Limited variety of ethnic cuisines
  • 📝 Inability to edit meal plans
eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans#2

eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans by eMeals, Inc.

Meal Planner & Grocery List
Strong Contender
🍔 Food & Drink
4.0😊(4 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#11in Food & Drink
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Saves time and effort
  • 💰 Saves money and reduces food waste
  • 👍 Variety of meal plans and recipes
  • 🍲 Delicious and healthy meals

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the app
  • 🇨🇦 Limited support for Canadian users
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding and organizing favorite recipes
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu#3

Meal Planner & Weekly Menu by Raquel Martinez Figueirido

With Grocery List & Recipes
Worth Considering
🍔 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

More Meal Planning apps to explore

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ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
Cook Book & Grocery Lists
Free

Organize all your favorite recipes from social media and other apps in one place. Create smart grocery lists, plan your weekly meals, and track nutritional information. This app helps you cook better, from saving recipes to ordering ingredients.

Save recipes from social mediaUpload recipes from other appsSmart grocery lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(250K)
freemium
5
Daily Meal Planner
Daily Meal Planner
Daily Meal Planner
Make daily menu
Free

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.

Daily menu creationMonthly calendar viewDish categorization
💪 Health & Fitness
(1.3K)
ad-supported
6
Plan to Eat
Plan to Eat
Plan to Eat
Meal Planner & Grocery Lists
Free

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.

Recipe import and manual entryAutomated grocery list generationCustomizable meal planning
🍔 Food & Drink
(6K)
free with in-app purchases
7
MealPrepPro Planner & Recipes
MealPrepPro Planner & Recipes
MealPrepPro Planner & Recipes
Healthy Meal Prep & Groceries
Free

This app simplifies healthy eating by automatically planning your meals based on your dietary needs, preferences, and goals. It generates smart grocery lists, offers thousands of easy recipes, and helps you track progress to save time and money.

Automatic meal planningPersonalized diet optionsSmart grocery list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(11K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos
Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos
Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos
Meal Planner & Cook Book
Free

Discover over 10,000 recipes with video guides and step-by-step cooking modes. An AI assistant helps find personalized dishes, and you can shop for ingredients directly through the app. Connect with a community of home chefs and save your favorites.

10,000+ recipes with videoAI-powered recipe recommendationsShoppable recipes with grocery integration
🍔 Food & Drink
(432K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Eat This Much - Meal Planner
Eat This Much - Meal Planner
Eat This Much - Meal Planner
Recipes, Macros & Grocery List
Free

This app automatically generates personalized meal plans based on your dietary goals, food preferences, budget, and schedule. It helps you hit your nutrition targets without the hassle of manual tracking, offering customization and recipe adjustments.

Automatic meal plan generationCustomizable diet goals and preferencesRecipe personalization
💪 Health & Fitness
(22K)
freemium
10
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
11
AnyList: Grocery Shopping List
AnyList: Grocery Shopping List
AnyList: Grocery Shopping List
Recipe Keeper & Meal Planner
Free

This app simplifies grocery shopping and meal planning by offering a shared, synchronized shopping list and a centralized recipe organizer. Easily import recipes, plan meals for the week, and generate shopping lists with smart categorization and item details.

Shared grocery listsReal-time item syncingRecipe import from web
📊 Productivity
(79K)
free with in-app purchases
12
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
13
Samsung Food: Meal Planner
Samsung Food: Meal Planner
Samsung Food: Meal Planner
Meal Planner & Recipe Saver
Free

This app helps users plan meals, discover recipes, and create smart shopping lists. It offers a vast collection of recipes with detailed nutrition information and allows users to save any recipe from the web. Advanced features include AI-powered meal plans and smart cooking modes.

Discover 240,000+ recipesSave recipes from any websiteGenerate smart shopping lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(6.2K)
free with in-app purchases
14
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
15
Recipe Keeper
Recipe Keeper
Recipe Keeper
Meal planner & shopping list
Free

Organize all your recipes in one place, import from websites, scan handwritten notes, and plan your meals. Automatically generate shopping lists and share your culinary creations with others.

Recipe import from websitesScan recipes with OCRMeal planning calendar
🍔 Food & Drink
(28K)
free with in-app purchases
16
PlanDish - Meal Planner
PlanDish - Meal Planner
PlanDish - Meal Planner
by REINHOLD SUTTON LOCHMANN
Free

Effortlessly plan your weekly meals, discover new recipes, and generate smart grocery lists. This app helps you decide what to eat, saving you time and stress in the kitchen.

Recipe browsing with photos and instructionsSave favorite recipesWeekly meal planning
🍔 Food & Drink
(2)
freemium
17
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Grocery List & Dinner Planner
Free

Automatically track your pantry and fridge contents by connecting to grocery store loyalty cards. Discover recipes based on ingredients you already own and generate smart shopping lists for missing items. Reduce food waste and plan meals effortlessly.

Automatic pantry inventory from loyalty cardsRecipe suggestions based on available ingredientsSmart, aisle-categorized grocery lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(11K)
free with in-app purchases
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Meal Planning
Meal Planning
Meal Planning
The best meal planning app
Free

Track your daily food intake with detailed entries, including photos and reviews. Plan your meals up to four weeks in advance and access a year's worth of your eating history. Export your calendar easily.

Daily food loggingAdd photos to entriesCritical daily review
🔧 Utilities
(6)
free
19
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
Easy recipes and kitchen tips
Free

Discover thousands of tested recipes, from quick weeknight dinners to impressive holiday dishes. Find inspiration with editor-curated collections and helpful cooking videos. Organize your favorites, plan meals, and create grocery lists.

Thousands of tested recipesEditor-curated collectionsHelpful cooking videos
🍔 Food & Drink
(538K)
subscription
20
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Learn Batch Cooking at Home
Free

This app simplifies meal planning and cooking with a focus on batch cooking and delicious, reliable recipes. It offers smart shopping lists, pre-built meal plans, and step-by-step cooking guidance to make everyday cooking easy and enjoyable.

Smart shopping list organized by aislePre-built weekly meal plansSearch recipes by ingredients
🍔 Food & Drink
(2.9K)
free with in-app purchases

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