Mealime alternatives
The best Mealime alternatives, now it has closed
Pick by how you used Mealime. Or snap your fridge and let Pantry Pic plan the week from what you already have.
Mealime shut down on 21 October 2026 and deleted account data. Its recipes now live in Meals Hub, inside the Albertsons Companies grocery apps. For a planner that works with any store, Pantry Pic plans your week from what is in your fridge and keeps your own recipe collection, imported from a photo, a link or pasted text.
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Free on the App Store and Google Play
Inside Pantry Pic
Everything you used Mealime for
Here is where each Mealime habit lives in Pantry Pic.
Your week on one screen. Move a meal to another day in a tap.
Grouped by aisle. Tick items off as you shop.
One step at a time, with timers built in.
11 options, including vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, keto and paleo.
Move your Mealime recipes in four steps
Mealime had no export button. If you saved screen captures or links before it closed, this is the quickest way to bring them over.
- 1Gather what you saved
Collect any screen captures of recipes you took, plus links to recipes you found on the web.
- 2Import with a photo
In Pantry Pic, tap Add Recipe, then Photo. Each capture becomes a recipe you can edit and scale.
- 3Paste the links
For a recipe from a website, paste the link and the ingredients and steps come in.
- 4Plan the week
Add meals to your plan. One tap adds the missing ingredients to your shopping list.
At a glance
Mealime alternatives, by what you used it for
No single app does everything Mealime did. Start from the job you need done.
Meals Hub
Mealime's own recipes
Free
Pantry Pic
Planning from your fridge and keeping your own recipes
Free tier, paid plans
Samsung Food
A free recipe saver and planner
Free, paid upgrade
Eat This Much
Calorie and macro targets
Free, paid upgrade
Paprika
Organising your own recipe collection
One-off purchase per platform
AnyList
Shared household grocery lists
Free, paid upgrade
Plan to Eat
Planning with recipes you already love
Subscription, free trial
Meals Hub
Best for: Mealime's own recipes
Built by the Mealime team inside the Albertsons Companies grocery apps and websites. It has every Mealime recipe, including the old Pro ones. You can plan and make lists without a nearby store, but your account and diet settings do not carry over.
Pantry Pic
Best for: Planning from your fridge and keeping your own recipes
Snap your fridge, a grocery receipt or a barcode and get dinners that use what you have. Plan the week, then add only the missing ingredients to your list. Save your own recipes from a photo, a link or pasted text, sort them into collections and scale them to any number of servings.
Samsung Food
Best for: A free recipe saver and planner
Save recipes from websites, plan the week and share a grocery list. It also has a large built-in recipe library.
Eat This Much
Best for: Calorie and macro targets
Builds whole days of meals around your nutrition goals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Paprika
Best for: Organising your own recipe collection
A long-running recipe manager with a strong web importer, serving scaling and a meal planner.
AnyList
Best for: Shared household grocery lists
Lists sync live between family members, with saved recipes and a simple meal calendar.
Plan to Eat
Best for: Planning with recipes you already love
Save recipes from anywhere, drag them onto a calendar and get one combined shopping list.
Side by side
Pantry Pic and Mealime compared
Still running
Closed 21 October 2026
How you tell it what you have
A photo of your fridge, a receipt or a barcode
Pick ingredients from a list (Pro)
Weekly meal planning
Shopping list from your recipes
Serving sizes
Any number
Up to six
Step-by-step cooking
Cook Mode with timers
Dietary filters
11 options, including vegan, gluten-free and keto
Diets and dislikes
Price
Free tier, then subscription or Lifetime
Free until it closed
Which one suits you
When Pantry Pic is the better pick
You want dinner ideas built from what is already in the fridge.
You cook for an odd number of people. Pantry Pic scales a recipe to any number of servings.
You collect recipes from all over. Pantry Pic imports them from a photo, a link or pasted text.
You want to keep track of what is in your pantry, not just what to buy.
When Meals Hub is the better pick
You want Mealime's own recipe library. Meals Hub has all of it and Pantry Pic does not.
You shop at Safeway, Albertsons, Vons or another store in the group and want to order there.
You want it to cost nothing at all. Meals Hub is free.
FAQ
Mealime questions
Yes. Mealime was discontinued on 21 October 2026. Albertsons Companies, which bought Mealime in 2021, moved its recipes into Meals Hub.
Mealime's notice gives no reason beyond the move to Meals Hub. Albertsons Companies bought Mealime in 2021 and is folding its recipes and planning tools into its grocery apps.
Mealime's notice says all personal data is deleted when the app shuts down. Saved recipes, meal plans and grocery lists went with it.
Not from Mealime. Every Mealime recipe is in Meals Hub, including the old Pro recipes. If you saved screen captures, Pantry Pic can turn each one into a recipe you can edit.
Meals Hub, in the Albertsons Companies grocery apps and websites, including Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, Jewel-Osco and ACME Markets. In the app, tap More, then Meals Hub.
Yes. Mealime's notice says you can browse recipes, make meal plans and build shopping lists without a nearby store. You do need to sign in to one of the store apps.
No. Mealime accounts do not transfer. You sign in to a store app and set your dietary preferences again in your Meals Hub profile.
Mealime's notice says Pro subscribers were not charged again before the shutdown and that Pro features were free for everyone. It does not mention refunds. Contact Apple or Google if you were charged recently.
Meals Hub if you want the Mealime recipes. Pantry Pic has a free tier if you want one app to plan from your fridge and keep your own recipes.
Yes. Pantry Pic starts from a photo of your fridge or pantry, suggests meals that use it up and adds only the missing items to your shopping list.
No. Pantry Pic is an independent app with no link to Mealime or Albertsons Companies.
Mealime made weeknight planning easy for a lot of people. Whatever you move to, keep a copy of the recipes you love.
Sources: Mealime closing noticeKoch etwas Großartiges mit dem, was du schon hast
Mach mit gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung und für entspanntere Mahlzeiten. Pantry Pic macht deinen Vorrat zum Kochbuch, ein Foto nach dem anderen
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