Eat This Much alternative: Meal Planner Pro compared
Eat This Much and Meal Planner Pro are the two apps in this comparison that generate a meal plan for you from a calorie target, instead of asking you to collect recipes. They differ in what they ask about you, what they add around the plan, and how they charge.
Two calorie-based generators, different inputs
Eat This Much starts from a diet preset (Anything, Keto, Vegetarian, Paleo, Mediterranean or Vegan), a calorie target and 1 to 6 meals a day. Its site says specific macro targets need an account.
Meal Planner Pro starts from a quiz that also covers health conditions (diabetes, PCOS, thyroid, hypertension), allergens, cuisines, cooking skill, budget and country, and works out the calorie and macro targets for you with the Mifflin-St Jeor equation.
So if you want keto or paleo presets, a virtual pantry or grocery delivery, Eat This Much covers things we don't. If you want the plan shaped around a health condition, allergies and the food you like to cook, that is where Meal Planner Pro is focused.
How Eat This Much Works
You pick a diet, a calorie target and how many meals you eat, and Eat This Much generates a plan. Its homepage describes a virtual pantry that its algorithms use up first, and a grocery list that updates as you review your week.
- Diet presets: Anything, Keto, Vegetarian, Paleo, Mediterranean, Vegan
- 1 to 6 meals a day
- Virtual pantry for ingredients you already have
- Grocery delivery through Instacart or AmazonFresh
- Free plan for daily meal plans; Premium adds weekly plans and the grocery list
- iOS and Android apps, plus web
How Meal Planner Pro Works
A short quiz about your goal, activity, diet, allergies, health conditions, cuisines, cooking skill and budget produces a full 7-day plan with recipes, daily calorie and macro targets and a grocery list.
- 4 diet types (omnivore, vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan) and 5 allergen filters
- Guidelines for diabetes, PCOS, thyroid conditions and hypertension
- 9 cuisine preferences, plus cooking skill and budget
- Daily calorie and macro targets in every plan
- Grocery list for today, 3 days or the full week
- Paid only: $8.99/week, $18.99/month or $38.99/3 months
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Meal Planner Pro | Eat This Much |
|---|---|---|
| How the plan is made | Generated from a health and lifestyle quiz | Generated from a diet preset, calorie target and meals per day |
| Diet options | Omnivore, vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan | Anything, Keto, Vegetarian, Paleo, Mediterranean, Vegan |
| Health-condition guidelines | Diabetes, PCOS, thyroid, hypertension | Not mentioned on its homepage or pricing page |
| Meals per day | 2 to 5 | 1 to 6 |
| Cuisine preferences | 9 cuisines to choose from | Not mentioned on its homepage |
| Virtual pantry | No | Yes |
| Grocery delivery | No | Instacart or AmazonFresh |
| Weekly plan and grocery list | Included in every plan | Premium |
| Price | $8.99/week, $18.99/month or $38.99/3 months; no free plan | Free plan; Premium $5.00/month with an annual subscription |
| Platforms | Web (mobile apps not released yet) | iOS, Android and web |
Eat This Much facts checked on October 13, 2026 on its own site: eatthismuch.com, eatthismuch.com/pricing. Meal Planner Pro is our product.
Who Each App Is Best For
Choose Meal Planner Pro if…
- You want a plan shaped around diabetes, PCOS, a thyroid condition or hypertension
- You want to set allergies, cuisines, cooking skill and budget, not just a calorie number
- You're happy to pay for a weekly plan with no free tier
When Eat This Much may suit you better
- You want keto, paleo or Mediterranean presets
- You want a free daily plan, or a lower price on an annual subscription
- You want a virtual pantry or grocery delivery through Instacart or AmazonFresh
Get a Personalized Plan Built for You
No recipe collection to build, no manual macro math. Answer a few questions and Meal Planner Pro builds your weekly plan and grocery list automatically.
Create My Meal PlanFrequently Asked Questions
Partly. Its pricing page (checked 2026-10-13) lists a free plan that generates daily meal plans and tracks what you eat, and a Premium plan at $5.00/month with an annual subscription that adds weekly plans, an automatic grocery list and grocery delivery integration.
No. It sets daily calorie and macro targets and plans meals to fit them. It doesn't log food eaten outside your plan.
Meal Planner Pro's quiz includes diabetes, PCOS, thyroid conditions and hypertension and follows general guidelines for them. Eat This Much's homepage doesn't mention condition-specific plans. Neither replaces advice from your doctor or dietitian.
No. There's no free plan or trial. Plans start at $8.99/week.