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Mealime pricing
Mealime publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, Mealime pricing is free, then $5.99/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $5.99/month
- Model
- Freemium subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Mealime plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mealime | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Mealime Pro | $5.99/month | 3 | +$5.99/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Mealime
FreeThe entry tier. It covers basic weekly meal plan generation, consolidated grocery list.
Mealime Pro
$5.99/monthOver Mealime, this tier adds:
- More recipe swaps and customisation
- Nutrition tracking
- Larger recipe library access
Where Mealime stops being free
Mealime, Free
- Basic weekly meal plan generation
- Consolidated grocery list
Mealime Pro, $5.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- More recipe swaps and customisation
- Nutrition tracking
- Larger recipe library access
What the product covers
The full Mealime feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Personalised weekly meal plans
- Consolidated grocery list
- Simple recipe library
- Recipe swapping
- Dietary filters
- Grocery delivery integration
People bring Mealime in for someone who finds deciding what to cook each week more tiring than the cooking itself, a household with specific dietary restrictions wanting meal suggestions pre-filtered to fit them, a beginner cook who wants simple, short-ingredient recipes rather than an open-ended personal collection, someone who wants a grocery list generated automatically from a week of planned meals without manual entry. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Mealime are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Productivity
Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $5.49/month. Mealime starts at $5.99/month, which puts it in line with the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mealime (this page) | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium subscription | - | |
| Bluemail | Free | quote | - | vs Mealime |
| HEY | $99/year | Per user per month | - | vs Mealime |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | - | vs Mealime |
| Streaks | $5.99/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Mealime |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | - | vs Mealime |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | - | vs Mealime |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Mealime badges page.
Before you pay for Mealime
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $5.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Mealime runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Mealime of United States. The full record is on the Mealime review, and the rest of the category is under best productivity tools.
Mealime pricing questions
- How much does Mealime cost?
- Mealime publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Mealime up to $5.99/month for Mealime Pro. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Mealime have a free plan?
- Yes. The Mealime tier costs nothing and covers basic weekly meal plan generation, consolidated grocery list. Paying starts at $5.99/month for Mealime Pro.
- What is the difference between Mealime and Mealime Pro on Mealime?
- Mealime Pro costs $5.99/month against Free, and adds more recipe swaps and customisation, nutrition tracking, larger recipe library access.
- Is Mealime expensive for a productivity tool?
- It starts in line with the middle of its category. Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $5.49/month; Mealime starts at $5.99/month.
- Which productivity tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 productivity tools listed alongside Mealime have a free tier: Bluemail, Day One, Canary Mail, Bring!.
- What am I actually paying for with Mealime?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for someone who finds deciding what to cook each week more tiring than the cooking itself, a household with specific dietary restrictions wanting meal suggestions pre-filtered to fit them, a beginner cook who wants simple, short-ingredient recipes rather than an open-ended personal collection.
- Does Mealime charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Mealime prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Mealime against before paying?
- The closest productivity tools in this directory are Bluemail, HEY, Day One, Streaks. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Mealime covering price, platforms and features.