MealCart

Spec sheet

Purpose

MealCart combines recipe organization, weekly meal planning, and grocery lists in an app.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Intended users

The App Store listing describes the app as suited to weekly meal planners, meal-prep routines, busy families, budget-conscious shoppers, and people trying to reduce food waste.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Support

Support is available by email at [email protected] for troubleshooting, bug reports, and feature requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

AI data handling

AI is optional; third-party processing can send recipe images, recipe URLs and webpage content, or chat messages to the selected provider.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

AI features

AI features include meal ideas, pantry-based suggestions, ingredient substitutions, and serving adjustments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

AI providers

The privacy policy names on-device Apple Intelligence and OpenRouter cloud processing using Llama 3.1 8B for text and Gemini 2.0 Flash for vision.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

AI security

The policy says AI data is transmitted using HTTPS/TLS, processed for the request, and not permanently stored or used for model training under provider terms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Compatibility

The App Store listing requires iOS 26.0 or later for iPhone and iPadOS 26.0 or later for iPad.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Data storage

Recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists are stored locally, and MealCart says it does not operate a cloud database for personal data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Grocery lists

Meal plans can be converted into grocery lists organized by category.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Meal planning

Users can drag recipes into a weekly plan and add custom items.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Offline use

Core features work offline; AI processing requires a network connection when using a third-party AI provider.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Recipe scanning

The recipe scanner extracts ingredients and steps from photos and recipe URLs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Sharing and export

Users can share recipes as .mealcart files and optionally export meal plans to Apple Calendar.Read 11 Oct 2026 · getmealcart.com

Plans and prices

Every MealCart plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• AI Meal Planning Apps#16 of 307.9