Cook vs Mealime
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| Figure | Cook | Mealime |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €4.99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Recipe Apps | 6.3 (#5) | 7.6 (#3) |
| Cooking mode | The app shows a recipe one step at a time, with the ingredients for that step, timers, and recipe scaling. | Cooking mode is available in the iOS and Android apps and supports hands-free advancement through recipe instructions. |
| Support | The app page provides feedback and bug-report links for iOS/iPadOS and Android, and links to the app FAQ and Discord. | Mealime Pro subscribers can receive email support, according to the Pro feature page. |
Plans
In their own words
Mealime
Mealime is a meal-planning and home-cooking service for web, Android, and iOS. It helps users choose recipes or generate meal plans with a built-in planner offering more than 200 personalization options. Selected recipes produce a grocery list that groups ingredients and calculates required quantities. Grocery delivery connections named by Mealime include Kroger, Walmart Grocery, Amazon Fresh, and Instacart. The mobile app can import many recipes from website URLs, while iOS and Android cooking mode advances instructions hands-free. Mealime includes dietary filters, nutrition targets, shopping lists, and family meal plans. Its getting-started guide describes sending nutrition information for cooked recipes to Apple Health, although a support article says direct integrations with Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, and Weight Watchers have not been built. Grocery lists cannot be shared through a sharing feature. The free plan covers meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking. The homepage says the service will shut down on October 21, 2026.