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Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Mealime Meal Plans Inc · 53,314 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 22 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"recipes"
15 negative reviews mention this · 68% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No new recipes. It is now March and the last created recipe group was in November. Maybe it’s time to cancel my pro plan and move on. This isn’t a new issue either and happened in 2025 as well." - KillinItAllDay
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"meal"
5 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"work"
5 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cumbersome for a paid app. What’s up with the forced meal plans that are one at a time and then have to be archived no matter what, then are impossible to find because there isn’t an obvious archive menu. I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t let people work more than one …" - sko7882
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"plan"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"recipe"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"paying"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"november"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No new recipes. It is now March and the last created recipe group was in November. Maybe it’s time to cancel my pro plan and move on. This isn’t a new issue either and happened in 2025 as well." - KillinItAllDay
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"frustrating"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"meal plan"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for. A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so fru…" - M. F
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"paid"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cumbersome for a paid app. What’s up with the forced meal plans that are one at a time and then have to be archived no matter what, then are impossible to find because there isn’t an obvious archive menu. I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t let people work more than one …" - sko7882
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"able"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cumbersome for a paid app. What’s up with the forced meal plans that are one at a time and then have to be archived no matter what, then are impossible to find because there isn’t an obvious archive menu. I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t let people work more than one …" - sko7882
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Calories should NOT be something you have to pay for
A meal plan/recipe app that DOESN’T show the calories? Even worse is they are withholding the caloric information to force you into PAYING to see this info? Why can’t there be any helpful free options for a meal planning app, this is so frustrating.
Cumbersome for a paid app
What’s up with the forced meal plans that are one at a time and then have to be archived no matter what, then are impossible to find because there isn’t an obvious archive menu. I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t let people work more than one meal plan or be able to delete mistakes. Canceling.
Kinda frustrating
I used to really really like this app because of variety and recipes… however, very stagnant on updating recipes and new content… I really enjoyed this and it’s gone a little bit boring… please update soon… And I’m a monthly paying customer. And not only erased recipes but also erased reminders… update soon with bug fix
It randomly erased all my best recipes!
After 3 years of use, it randomly erased 1/2 of my recipes! Very strange as it kept the first ones I had added. Can’t work on curating recipes if they all vanish for no reason. And I upgraded for the more features and amount of recipes you can store! Looking elsewhere for a reliable app.
Has gone down hill
Started out great. We are in January 26 and November 25 recipes just dropped. Kind of frustrating to see nothing new in an app you pay go
Never worked
I have tried for a month to use this app. I have never been able to get it to work.
No Help
This app doesn’t allow one to use any of the recipes unless you have upgraded. No thanks! Especially considering that you can’t start with dietary goals to filter or build in from the ground up using your recipes that you make on a regular basis. Keep looking…
Health Risk
I wanted to use this app to help with my Type 1 diabetes. It’s dangerous if I can’t see nutritional facts. That should not be a pro option. That’s awful and money hungry. I will be deleting.
Don’t waste your time unless you want to spend money on another subscription
Every single breakfast option is locked behind a paywall, and there’s no way to filter out Pro recipes. Everything about this app is clearly intended to make the free version as obnoxious as possible.
I would be more than happy to pay a reasonable one-time fee but this is just another app that the creators were too afraid to fully paywall.
I would be more than happy to pay a reasonable one-time fee but this is just another app that the creators were too afraid to fully paywall.
Randomly Buggy?!?
I love this app and use it weekly to meal prep. But out of nowhere it’s being super buggy? It’s not letting me build meal plans in the app, forcing me to use web browser to work. Hopefully this doesn’t continue or I’ll have to find a new app 😢
Does not work
Was able to create a meal plan once. Every other time an error occurs…. Recipes are good but not worth the hassle
No new recipes
It is now March and the last created recipe group was in November. Maybe it’s time to cancel my pro plan and move on. This isn’t a new issue either and happened in 2025 as well.
Good app but not worth paid version
I have had the Pro version for years but it’s no longer worth it. They never update the app with new recipes. Last update was November 2025.
No New Recipes
The creators of this app seem to have lost interest. It’s a shame because it was pretty handy at first but no new recipes for 4 months now despite a paid subscription.
Hasn’t been updated
The one thing I don’t like is that it doesn’t get updated enough and the meals are mostly all Mediterranean.
Update your recipes more please
Love the app and concept but it’s January and new November options just now were released.
Great idea, poorly maintained
App has no had new recipes in months, I’m a paying subscriber and quite disappointed. Don’t purchase until the developer picks this back up.
Not What I’m Looking For
Needed something where I could add my own recipes. I have MCAS so I have a highly restrictive diet. I understand not having low histamine as an option for diet, but there should be a way to manually add ingredients that I’m allergic to.
Needs some editing
This app is great in theory however the recipes are missing measurements of some ingredients and the recipe instructions are very confusing. I am a seasoned cook and these recipes are a mess.
Classic case of post-acquisition rot
Mealime was acquired in March 2022. That’s also the same time that they stopped updating their blog. I’ve been a paying customer of their service for over 12 years and use it daily, but it has gone downhill since they got acquired. The iOS app has stagnated, and updates (which are the only way that new recipes appear in the app) went from being almost every week to months apart. You’ll probably see an old response from the developer from a couple of years ago claiming this was “fixed”, but if anything, the new recipe drops have become more and more infrequent.
I can’t name a single major new feature that the app has rolled out since 2022. It’s still does what I need it to, but I no longer tell all my friends and family about it. What used to be a solid 5/5 excellent service is now solidly in “meh” territory. I keep hunting for a replacement and will probably drop my subscription at some point.
I can’t name a single major new feature that the app has rolled out since 2022. It’s still does what I need it to, but I no longer tell all my friends and family about it. What used to be a solid 5/5 excellent service is now solidly in “meh” territory. I keep hunting for a replacement and will probably drop my subscription at some point.
Way WAY to fancy
Where are the cheeseburgers? Actual simple meals. Not everything needs to be a 5 star gourmet meal. HMU when you add normal everyday meals, because until then I can only use the app when I wanna go all out.
Upgrade for nutrition
You can’t see any nutrition facts without pro, even calories. Also all the best recipes are pro
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)