Best Menu Planner Dinner Apps

237+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated July 2026

With an average user rating of 4.5★, the menu planner dinner category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 237+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Menu Planner Dinner Apps (July 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1MealBoard - Meal PlannerMealBoard - Meal PlannerFree4.6★ (2.7K)NoYesJul 2026
2Daily Meal PlannerDaily Meal PlannerFree4.9★ (1.3K)YesNoJul 2026
3a better meal: Dinner Plannera better meal: Dinner PlannerFree4.6★ (55)NoYesAug 2026
4Meal Planner & Weekly MenuMeal Planner & Weekly MenuFree4.8★ (1.2K)YesYesJul 2026
5Weekly Dinner PlannerWeekly Dinner PlannerFree3.6★ (10)NoNoMay 2026
6Pepperplate Cooking PlannerPepperplate Cooking PlannerFree2.7★ (43)NoYesJun 2026
7Cooklist: Pantry Meals RecipesCooklist: Pantry Meals RecipesFree4.7★ (11K)YesYesJul 2026
8eMeals - Healthy Meal PlanseMeals - Healthy Meal PlansFree4.6★ (52K)NoYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Menu Planner Dinner

MealBoard - Meal Planner#1

MealBoard - Meal Planner by Ray Bernardo

Recipe Keeper & Grocery List
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.6😊(2.7K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful meal planning and grocery shopping features
  • 🚀 Ability to import recipes from websites
  • 👍 Customizable categories and settings

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🐛 Issues with syncing or sharing across devices
  • 🐛 Difficulty with certain recipe imports
Daily Meal Planner#2

Daily Meal Planner by Futasaji LLC

Make daily menu
Strong Contender
💪 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
a better meal: Dinner Planner#3

a better meal: Dinner Planner by Better Meal LLC

Weekly Menu & Meal Calendar
Worth Considering
🍔 Food & Drink
4.6(55 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Simplify meal planning and discover personalized recipes with this AI-powered organizer. Create custom weekly meal plans, import recipes from anywhere, and build cooking confidence with instructional videos. Effortlessly generate grocery lists and integrate with popular shopping apps.

More Menu Planner Dinner apps to explore

4
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu
With Grocery List & Recipes
Free

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.

Weekly meal planningDigital recipe keeperAutomatic grocery list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(1.2K)
free with in-app purchases
5
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
6
Pepperplate Cooking Planner
Pepperplate Cooking Planner
Pepperplate Cooking Planner
Recipes, Menus & Shopping List
Free

Organize your recipes, plan meals, and create smart shopping lists. This app helps you manage your entire cooking process, from importing recipes to syncing lists across devices for easy grocery shopping.

Recipe managementMenu creationSmart shopping lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(43)
free with in-app purchases
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
(6.3K)
free with in-app purchases
12
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
Save Grocery Lists & Cookbook
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
(267K)
freemium
13
HelloFresh: Meal Kit & Recipes
HelloFresh: Meal Kit & Recipes
HelloFresh: Meal Kit & Recipes
Delicious and Quick Recipes
Free

This service delivers pre-portioned ingredients and chef-designed recipes directly to your home. Explore a wide variety of meal options catering to different dietary needs and cooking times, making homemade meals simple and delicious.

100+ weekly recipesWholesome meals & ingredientsSearch by cooking time, energy, ingredients, cuisines
🍔 Food & Drink
(219K)
free with in-app purchases
14
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
15
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Menu Plan & Recipe Keeper
Free

Plan your weekly or monthly meals, automatically generate grocery lists based on ingredients, and manage all your recipes in one place. Sync plans and lists with a partner and reduce food waste and save money.

Weekly/monthly meal planningAutomatic grocery list generationRecipe import and management
🍔 Food & Drink
(583)
free with in-app purchases
16
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
17
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
(54K)
freemium
18
Crouton: Recipe Manager
Crouton: Recipe Manager
Crouton: Recipe Manager
Grocery List, Meal Planner
Free

Organize your favorite recipes from any source, plan your weekly meals, and generate grocery lists automatically. Features step-by-step cooking guidance, integrated timers, and AI-powered recipe importing.

Import recipes from websites, books, and handwritten notesAI and OCR recipe scanningWeekly meal planning and automatic plan generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(2.7K)
free with in-app purchases
19
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes
Prep, Plan & Cook Healthier
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
(347)
free with in-app purchases
20
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

FAQ about Menu Planner Dinner

What are the best menu planner dinner apps for iPhone?
MealBoard - Meal Planner tops our menu planner dinner apps ranking as of July 2026, with a 4.6-star average from 2.7K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top menu planner dinner apps we rank are free to download, including MealBoard - Meal Planner and Daily Meal Planner.
MealBoard - Meal Planner has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of July 2026.
We track 237+ menu planner dinner apps on the iOS App Store as of July 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
MealBoard helps you organize your recipes, create weekly meal plans, and generate smart grocery lists. It also allows you to keep track of your pantry inventory, set reminders for meal prep, and even convert measurements.
You can import recipes directly from recipe websites, scan them from cookbooks and magazines, or manually add your own recipes. The app allows you to organize them by categories and search by name or ingredient.