Best Menu Planner Dinner Apps

224+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated June 2026

With an average user rating of 4.6★, the menu planner dinner category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 224+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Top Picks for Menu Planner Dinner

eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans#1

eMeals - Healthy Meal Plans by eMeals, Inc.

Meal Planner & Grocery List
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.0😊(4 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#17in 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
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes#2

Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes by Cooklist, Inc

Grocery List & Dinner Planner
Strong Contender
🍔 Food & Drink
4.7😊(11K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#33in Food & Drink
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Efficient pantry management
  • 🔍 Helpful recipe suggestions based on pantry
  • 🤑 Saves money by using what's on hand
  • 🧠 Organizes meal planning and grocery shopping

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy app performance and crashes
  • 🔒 Subscription model limits free features
  • 🤖 Tedious onboarding and tutorial process
Plan to Eat#3

Plan to Eat by Plan to Eat, LLC

Meal Planner & Grocery Lists
Worth Considering
🍔 Food & Drink
4.8😊(6K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#39in 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

More Menu Planner Dinner 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
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
6
a better meal: Dinner Planner
a better meal: Dinner Planner
a better meal: Dinner Planner
Menu With Personalized Recipes
Free

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.

Custom weekly meal plansImport recipes from any sourceCooking skill instructional videos
🍔 Food & Drink
(53)
subscription
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
(573)
free with in-app purchases
11
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
12
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
(2.6K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Bon Appetit - Menu Planner
Bon Appetit - Menu Planner
Bon Appetit - Menu Planner
Food Menu Design
Free

Plan your weekly meals with personalized menu suggestions based on your favorite dishes. Organize all your recipes in one place, generate efficient grocery lists, and receive helpful prep reminders to simplify your cooking experience.

Customized menu curationRecipe organizationGrocery list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(5)
free
14
Prepear
Prepear
Prepear
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Free

Organize recipes, plan meals, and generate smart grocery lists. Get personalized suggestions and cook with clear, step-by-step instructions. Integrates with grocery delivery services.

Save and organize recipesIntuitive meal planningAutomatic smart grocery lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(499)
freemium
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Menu Maker: Design Creator
Menu Maker: Design Creator
Menu Maker: Design Creator
Restaurant Cafe Flyer & Poster
Free

Easily create professional-looking menus and promotional materials with a user-friendly interface and over 100 templates. Customize designs with branding, text art, and backgrounds. Share creations instantly via social media or QR codes.

Over 100 ready-made templatesUser-friendly interfaceCustomizable branding
🎨 Graphics & Design
(2.7K)
free with in-app purchases
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Meal Planner - Weekly Planning
Meal Planner - Weekly Planning
Meal Planner - Weekly Planning
Prep Recipes & Grocery List
Free

Effortlessly plan your weekly meals, save favorite recipes, and automatically generate organized shopping lists. This app makes healthy eating and culinary organization simple and enjoyable.

Streamlined weekly meal planningPersonalized recipe keeperIntelligent grocery list generator
🍔 Food & Drink
(14)
freemium
17
Copy Me That recipe manager
Copy Me That recipe manager
Copy Me That recipe manager
+ shopping list & meal planner
Free

This app helps you collect recipes from the web and your own creations, organize them, plan meals, and generate shopping lists. It syncs across devices and allows you to share recipes with a community. Keep your recipes accessible and editable, with options to export them anytime.

Recipe clipping from websitesAdd custom recipesMeal planning
📊 Productivity
(1.1K)
freemium
18
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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Feeding Littles: Meal Planner
Feeding Littles: Meal Planner
Feeding Littles: Meal Planner
Family recipes & grocery list
Free

Simplify family meal planning with kid-friendly recipes, a flexible planner, and a shared grocery list. Get expert tips and organize all your favorite meals in one place.

Kid-friendly recipesWeekly meal plannerShared grocery list
🍔 Food & Drink
(154)
freemium
20
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