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Meal Planning

The Best Eat This Much Alternatives, by the Automation You Wanted

Most Eat This Much alternative lists just swap in another solo calorie generator. Here's how to switch by the kind of automation you actually wanted.

Jul 23, 2026 8 min read

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Meal Planning

The Best Plan to Eat Alternatives, Sorted by Why You're Leaving

Most Plan to Eat alternative lists just pile up more recipe managers. Here's how to switch by what you actually want to keep — your recipes, or your Sundays.

Jul 22, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

PlateJoy Shut Down — Here's the Alternative That Fits

PlateJoy shut down in 2025. Most 'alternatives' lists just hand you another recipe browser — but PlateJoy planned for you. Here's how to actually replace it.

Jul 21, 2026 8 min read

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Meal Planning

The Best eMeals Alternatives, Sorted by Why It Stopped Fitting

Most eMeals alternative lists just pile up more menu services. Here's why eMeals quietly stopped fitting your household — and how to pick a switch that lasts.

Jul 20, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

The Best Free Meal Planning App Depends on One Hidden Cost

Most free meal planning apps are just recipe browsers. We ranked them by how much of the weekly deciding each removes for $0 — the part that costs you.

Jul 18, 2026 7 min read

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Grocery & Budgeting

The Best Grocery List App Is the One You Never Have to Write

Most 'best grocery list app' roundups rank sync and sharing. The part that saves your week — where the list comes from — is the one none of them measure.

Jul 15, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

The Best Meal Planning App for Couples, Ranked by Who Decides

Most best-app-for-couples roundups rank shared editing. We ranked by which app ends the nightly dinner negotiation, not just splits the work.

Jul 10, 2026 8 min read

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Meal Planning

Meal Kit vs Meal Planning App: Which Chore Are You Deleting?

A meal kit removes your grocery run. A meal planning app removes the deciding — at grocery prices. Here's how to pick the one that deletes your real chore.

Jul 10, 2026 8 min read

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Meal Planning

Mealime vs Plan to Eat: They Disagree on One Thing

Mealime and Plan to Eat look like rivals, but they only disagree about who supplies the recipes. On the thing that actually decides it, they're identical.

Jul 8, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

Automatic Meal Planning Apps: The Two Kinds (and Which One Sticks)

Every app calls itself an "automatic" meal planner, but there are two kinds — one you still have to trigger, one that just runs. Here's how to tell them apart.

Jul 5, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

Is a Meal Planning App Worth It? The Honest Week-Six Test

Most worth-it guides run the purchase-day math. The only number that decides it is whether you're still using the app in week six. Here's the honest test.

Jul 4, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning

The Best Mealime Alternatives, Ranked by Why You Left

Most Mealime alternative lists just pile up more apps. Here's why Mealime quietly stopped sticking — and how to pick a switch that lasts past week six.

Jul 3, 2026 7 min read

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Meal Planning Featured

The 5 Best Meal Planning Apps, Ranked by How Little You Have to Do

Most meal planning app roundups just rank recipe libraries. We ranked them by what actually matters — how much of your weekly planning they take off your plate.

Jul 1, 2026 7 min read