# Best meal planning apps

By the rule below, the best meal planning app is Samsung Food (16 of 16 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Next are Honeydew (14 of 16 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus; and SideChef (14 of 16 points), if you want a big catalog of guided recipes with a photo or video at every step, and you order groceries from Walmart, Instacart or Amazon Fresh. 22 apps qualify.

https://getsaucepan.com/best/meal-planning-apps · checked November 4, 2026 · For people who plan the week ahead and shop once.

## Ranked

1. Samsung Food: 16 of 16. Pick it if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Price: Free for saving recipes, planning and shared lists. Samsung Food+ is $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with a 7-day trial. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/samsung-food-meal-planner/id1133637674)
2. Honeydew: 14 of 16. Pick it if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus. Short of full marks: Web app (no). Price: Free with a limited number of saves. Plus is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6714449541)
3. SideChef: 14 of 16. Pick it if you want a big catalog of guided recipes with a photo or video at every step, and you order groceries from Walmart, Instacart or Amazon Fresh. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (no). Price: Free to download and use. Recipes, meal plans and grocery ordering do not need a subscription. SideChef Premium adds 800+ cooking classes and premium recipes for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, after a 7-day free trial. (https://www.sidechef.com/premium/)
4. CookNest: 14 of 16. Pick it if you want a free plan with sharing, Android and the web, or a printed cookbook of your recipes. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found). Price: Free with 3 automatic imports a week and no card. The App Store lists PRO purchases from $3.99 to $29.99, with periods not shown. (https://cooknest.app/)
5. Eat This Much: 13 of 16. Pick it if you want a planner that picks your meals to hit exact calorie and macro targets, on iPhone, Android or the web. Short of full marks: Grocery list (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (partly) and What can I make from what I have (partly). Price: Free for planning one day at a time. Premium is $59.99 a year ($5 a month) or $14.99 month to month, with a 14-day trial. (https://help.eatthismuch.com/help/what-do-i-get-for-subscribing)
6. Cooklist: 13 of 16. Pick it if you shop at a US retailer it connects to and you want the pantry to fill from your loyalty account. Short of full marks: Nutrition (partly) and Web app (not found). Price: Free with ads. The App Store lists Pro at $7.99 a month and $49.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cooklist-pantry-meals-recipes/id1352600944)
7. Plan to Eat: 13 of 16. Pick it if you plan the whole week on a calendar from your own recipe box, and you want the web and Android too. It has no free plan. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (partly) and What can I make from what I have (not found). Price: No free plan. $5.95 a month or $49 a year, with a 14-day trial and no card. The App Store lists a one-year membership at $54.99. (https://www.plantoeat.com/pricing)
8. Deglaze: 13 of 16. Pick it if you want free household sharing, a web app and Android, and a connector for ChatGPT and Claude with a paid plan. Short of full marks: What can I make from what I have (partly) and Nutrition (not found). Price: Free: 20 imports, then 5 a week, with household sharing. Pro is $49.99 a year, with a 7-day trial. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6443578246)
9. AnyList: 12 of 16. Pick it if the grocery list is what you really need, you share it with a partner, and recipes are a nice extra. Short of full marks: What can I make from what I have (not found) and Nutrition (not found). Price: Free. AnyList Complete is $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anylist-grocery-shopping-list/id522167641)
10. ReciMe: 11 of 16. Pick it if you want the most widely used social-video saver, you are on Android too, and you do not need a pantry. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (partly), What can I make from what I have (not found) and Web app (partly). Price: Free with 5 imports a week. In the US the yearly plan is $39.99, with a 7-day trial. (https://recime.app/help/en/articles/11630592-wie-viel-kostet-das-recime-abo)
11. Recipe Keeper: 11 of 16. Pick it if you want to pay once, you have family on Android or Windows, or you have a big backlog of paper recipes. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (partly) and Web app (not found). Price: Free download. Pro Upgrade is $19.99, once, on iPhone and iPad. The Mac version is $29.99. Each platform is a separate purchase. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recipe-keeper/id974683711)
12. Saucepan (our app): 11 of 16. Pick it if you want to save from Instagram, TikTok and websites, fill a Pantry by scanning your receipt, and cook with timers that ring, on iPhone. It is new: it launches November 13, 2026. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (no), Android (coming) and Web app (partly). Price: Free to use, with no ads. Saucepan+ is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. (/pricing)
13. Cookpad: 10 of 16. Pick it if you want a large community of home-cook recipes with photos from people who cooked them, on iPhone, Android and the web. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (not found), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found) and Nutrition (not found). Price: Free, with no ads. The App Store lists Premium Service at $4.99 and $1.99. Premium puts the most popular recipes first in search, allows unlimited imports and adds advanced filters. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookpad-recipe-meal-planner/id585332633)
14. Umami: 10 of 16. Pick it if you want a low-priced manager that works on iPhone, Android and the web, and gives your recipes back in open formats. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found) and Nutrition (not found). Price: 30-day trial, then a subscription or lifetime purchase to add recipes. You can still view and export. The App Store lists $0.99 or $3.99 a month, $9.99 or $19.99 a year, $19.99 or $59.99 lifetime. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/umami-recipe-manager/id1597523594)
15. Copy Me That: 9 of 16. Pick it if you mostly clip recipes from websites, want the lowest price, and like to use a browser as much as the phone. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found) and Nutrition (not found). Price: Free up to 40 recipes. $0.99 a month for unlimited recipes, or $65 for lifetime. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copy-me-that-recipe-manager/id956800243)
16. Paprika: 8 of 16. Pick it if you want to pay once, you cook with an Apple Watch or on Windows, or your library already lives in Paprika. Paprika 4 is in beta and says premium features will need a subscription afterwards. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (partly), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (partly) and Web app (no). Price: iPhone and iPad $4.99, once. Mac $29.99. Each version is sold separately. (https://www.paprikaapp.com/)
17. Foodie: 8 of 16. Pick it if you want a new iPhone app that also shares a household list. It is young and has too few ratings on the App Store to show a score. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), Nutrition (not found), Android (no) and Web app (not found). Price: Free: 3 AI imports and 5 chef messages every 7 days. Premium is $6.49 a month or $44.99 a year. (https://foodie.chewable.fit/)
18. Crouton: 7 of 16. Pick it if you use a Mac or an Apple Watch in the kitchen, or you want SharePlay cooking, and you keep everything on iCloud. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (partly), Android (no) and Web app (no). Price: Free with limits. The App Store lists Crouton Plus at $24.99 and Crouton Discover at $1.99 a month or $14.99 a year. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987)
19. BigOven: 6 of 16. Pick it if you want a long-running recipe and meal planning app with an Apple Watch app and a shared grocery list. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (not found), Android (not found) and Web app (not found). Price: Free download. The App Store lists BigOven Pro at $2.99, $19.99 and $24.99, with periods not shown, and credit packs. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bigoven-recipes-meal-planner/id294363034)
20. Pestle: 6 of 16. Pick it if you want a design-led recipe manager with an Apple Watch app and a Chrome extension, and you are fine paying for Pro. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (not found), Android (no) and Web app (not found). Price: Free for 15 recipes. Pestle Pro is $24.99 a year, with a 14-day trial. The App Store also lists a monthly plan and lifetime purchases. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pestle-recipe-manager/id1574776971)
21. Mela: 7 of 16. Pick it if you want a quiet Apple-only library on iCloud with a one-time price and a Mac app. Its last App Store update was June 2025. Short of full marks: Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (partly), Android (no) and Web app (no). Price: Free to download. Mela+ is a one-time unlock: $6.99 on iPhone and iPad, $14.99 on Mac, bought separately. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1548466041) Not updated since June 2025.
22. Pepperplate: 6 of 16. Pick it if you already use it and it still works for you. The iPhone app was last updated in April 2023, and it has 54 ratings on the US App Store. Short of full marks: Shared with a household (not found), Send the list to grocery delivery (not found), What can I make from what I have (not found), Nutrition (not found) and Android (not found). Price: Free download. The App Store lists an auto-renewing monthly membership at $2.99. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pepperplate-cooking-planner/id403188971) Not updated since April 2023.

Partly qualify, not ranked: Tasty (The App Store subtitle says "Meal Planner" and tasty.co has curated Meal Plans (Easy Meal Prep, Family Dinners, $40 A Week, $50 A Week). Planning your own week is not described.); Kitchen Stories (The listing has a meal planning section with recipe suggestions for the week ahead. No day-by-day plan or calendar is described.).

## Feature by feature

- Samsung Food: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Honeydew: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app no
- SideChef: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household no; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- CookNest: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Eat This Much: Meal plan yes; Grocery list partly; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery partly; What can I make from what I have partly; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Cooklist: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition partly; Android yes; Web app not found
- Plan to Eat: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery partly; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app yes
- Deglaze: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have partly; Nutrition not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- AnyList: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery yes; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- ReciMe: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery partly; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app partly
- Recipe Keeper: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have partly; Nutrition yes; Android yes; Web app not found
- Saucepan: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery no; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition yes; Android coming; Web app partly
- Cookpad: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household not found; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Umami: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Copy Me That: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android yes; Web app yes
- Paprika: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household partly; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition partly; Android yes; Web app no
- Foodie: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have yes; Nutrition not found; Android no; Web app not found
- Crouton: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition partly; Android no; Web app no
- BigOven: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android not found; Web app not found
- Pestle: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android no; Web app not found
- Mela: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household yes; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition partly; Android no; Web app no
- Pepperplate: Meal plan yes; Grocery list yes; Shared with a household not found; Send the list to grocery delivery not found; What can I make from what I have not found; Nutrition not found; Android not found; Web app yes

## How we ranked

A meal plan is required. Then the things that make planning stick: a grocery list from the plan, sharing it, sending it to delivery, cooking from what you have, nutrition, and planning from a laptop or an Android phone.

- To qualify, an app must have “Meal plan” (Yes, not Partly). Closed apps and general tools like Apple Notes and Notion are left out.
- Score: 2 points for Yes, 1 for Partly, 0 for No, Not found or Coming, over 8 features: Meal plan, Grocery list, Shared with a household, Send the list to grocery delivery, What can I make from what I have, Nutrition, Android and Web app. Most is 16.
- Apps with no App Store update since November 2025 go below the ones that are kept up.
- Ties go to the app with more US App Store ratings. Saucepan has none yet, so it goes below any app it ties with.
- “Not found” scores zero: we credit only what an app’s own pages show. That can undercount an app that does more than its pages say.

## Questions

### What is the best meal planning app?
By the rule below, the best meal planning app is Samsung Food (16 of 16 points), if you want free meal planning with shared lists on Android and the web as well as iPhone. Next are Honeydew (14 of 16 points), if you want a household that shares everything on iPhone and Android, and you will pay for Plus; and SideChef (14 of 16 points), if you want a big catalog of guided recipes with a photo or video at every step, and you order groceries from Walmart, Instacart or Amazon Fresh. 22 apps qualify.

### How did you rank these apps?
To qualify, an app must have “Meal plan” (Yes, not Partly). Closed apps and general tools like Apple Notes and Notion are left out. Score: 2 points for Yes, 1 for Partly, 0 for No, Not found or Coming, over 8 features: Meal plan, Grocery list, Shared with a household, Send the list to grocery delivery, What can I make from what I have, Nutrition, Android and Web app. Most is 16. Apps with no App Store update since November 2025 go below the ones that are kept up. Ties go to the app with more US App Store ratings. Saucepan has none yet, so it goes below any app it ties with. “Not found” scores zero: we credit only what an app’s own pages show. That can undercount an app that does more than its pages say.

### Which of these have a free plan?
Samsung Food, Honeydew, SideChef, CookNest, Eat This Much, Cooklist, Deglaze, AnyList, ReciMe, Recipe Keeper, Saucepan, Cookpad, Copy Me That, Foodie, Crouton, BigOven, Pestle and Mela. Free plans have limits; each app’s line above says what it is.

### Which of these work on Android?
Samsung Food, Honeydew, SideChef, CookNest, Eat This Much, Cooklist, Plan to Eat, Deglaze, AnyList, ReciMe, Recipe Keeper, Cookpad, Umami, Copy Me That and Paprika, as their own pages say.

### Is Saucepan on this list because you make it?
Saucepan is our app, so we score it by the same rule from its own feature list, and say so on the list. It ranks #12 of 22 here. It launches on November 13, 2026 and has no ratings yet.

### When was this checked?
Feature marks were read from each app’s App Store listing, website and help pages on November 1, 2026, and prices, platforms and update dates on November 4, 2026. Apps change often.