The best meal planner apps in 2026
Not every "AI meal planner" actually generates your meals with AI. Instead of an artificial ranking, here are the apps grouped by use case, with only facts verified on their official websites.
Disclosure: this page is published by the MyMenu team. Information about MyMenu comes from its App Store listing; information about other apps comes only from their official websites (last checked October 2026) and may have changed since. "Not stated" means the information does not appear on the official site, not that the feature doesn't exist.
Generate the whole week with AI
MyMenu (our app)
AI generates a complete weekly menu from the number of people, allergies, diet, budget and tastes.
- iPhone and iPad (iOS)
- Free; optional MyMenu Pro subscription (monthly or annual) via the App Store
Menu Semaine (Yumi)
Menu Semaine is a French weekly meal planner where you build your week by hand, with an optional AI assistant called Yumi that fills empty slots, creates recipes from what's in your fridge and estimates calories. No account and no ads.
- iPhone and Android
- Free version with weekly AI tokens; Premium for more (price not stated)
Hit calorie and macro targets
Eat This Much
Eat This Much creates meal plans automatically from a calorie and macro target, your food preferences, budget and schedule, with automatic grocery lists and a virtual pantry.
- Not stated on the official site
- Not stated on the official site
Curated recipes and simple weekly plans
Mealime
Mealime is a meal planning app focused on simple, healthy recipes that take about 30 minutes, with over 200 personalization options (plan type, allergies, dislikes, servings) and an organized weekly shopping list.
- Not stated on the official site
- Free to get (paid options not detailed on the homepage)
Jow
Jow is a French app that recommends a personalized menu from a catalogue of 5,000+ recipes created by its nutritionist team, and connects to partner grocery retailers so you can fill your online basket.
- Not stated on the official site
- Recipes from €0.89 per serving (grocery cost); app pricing not stated
Organize your own recipes
Paprika
Paprika Recipe Manager helps you organize your own recipes, save recipes from any website with its built-in browser, make weekly or monthly meal plans and create smart grocery lists, with cloud sync across devices.
- iOS, Android, Mac, Windows (each version sold separately)
- Each platform version sold separately (prices not listed on the homepage)
Plan to Eat
Plan to Eat is a recipe organizer and meal planning calendar: you save recipes from websites and social networks, plan them on a calendar and get an automatic grocery list organized by store and aisle.
- iPhone, Android and web
- $5.95/month or $49/year after a 14-day free trial (no free plan)
Samsung Food
Samsung Food is an all-in-one app for saving recipes from any website, discovering recipes in communities, drag-and-drop weekly meal planning, smart shopping lists and nutrition information.
- Android, iOS and web
- Not stated on the official site
Try MyMenu for free
MyMenu generates your weekly menu and grocery list from your tastes, allergies and budget. Available on iPhone and iPad.
Download on the App StoreFrequently asked questions
What is the best meal planner app?
It depends on what you need: generating the week automatically, tracking calories, picking from a recipe catalogue or organizing your own recipes. This roundup is grouped by use case rather than a single ranking.
Which apps actually use AI?
According to its App Store listing, MyMenu generates the week with AI. According to their official websites (checked October 2026), Menu Semaine offers an optional AI assistant (Yumi). Eat This Much generates plans automatically without specifying AI. The others don't mention AI generation on their homepage.
Are there free meal planner apps?
Yes: MyMenu, Mealime and Menu Semaine state a free version. Plan to Eat offers a 14-day free trial, then a subscription.