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MealPrepPro Planner & Recipes

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Nibble Apps Ltd · Food & Drink · Free · v3.147

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Review-rating drop
0.91

2025-Q3 4.67 → last 90 days 3.76, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.67

2025-Q3, text reviews

Last 90 days
3.76

text reviews

Store rating
4.67

all 12181 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
0.90

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$367k

#21 top-grossing, Food & Drink

store 4.67 · reviews 4.67 → 3.76 · gap 0.91 store 4.67 reviews 3.76

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2021-Q2: 3.86★ from 14 reviews 3.86 2021-Q2 2021-Q3: 4.07★ from 14 reviews 2021-Q4: 4.67★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q1: 3.09★ from 11 reviews 2022-Q2: 3.00★ from 6 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q3: 4.45★ from 11 reviews 2022-Q4: 4.33★ from 9 reviews 2023-Q1: 4.27★ from 30 reviews 2023-Q2: 4.53★ from 36 reviews 2023-Q3: 4.28★ from 39 reviews 2023-Q4: 4.52★ from 21 reviews 2024-Q1: 4.22★ from 40 reviews 2024-Q2: 4.04★ from 24 reviews 2024-Q3: 4.29★ from 21 reviews 2024-Q4: 3.56★ from 32 reviews 2025-Q1: 4.19★ from 31 reviews 2025-Q2: 4.26★ from 27 reviews 2025-Q3: 4.67★ from 27 reviews 4.67 2025-Q3 2025-Q4: 2.95★ from 20 reviews 2026-Q1: 4.00★ from 31 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.95★ from 22 reviews 2026-Q3: 3.62★ from 29 reviews 2026-Q4: 5.00★ from 2 reviews (small sample) 5.00 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2021-Q23.86 14
2021-Q34.07 14
2021-Q44.67 3
2022-Q13.09 11
2022-Q23.00 6
2022-Q34.45 11
2022-Q44.33 9
2023-Q14.27 30
2023-Q24.53 36
2023-Q34.28 39
2023-Q44.52 21
2024-Q14.22 40
2024-Q24.04 24
2024-Q34.29 21
2024-Q43.56 32
2025-Q14.19 31
2025-Q24.26 27
2025-Q34.67 27
2025-Q42.95 20
2026-Q14.00 31
2026-Q22.95 22
2026-Q33.62 29
2026-Q45.00 2

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Subscription

★ · v3.145 · Sep 30, 2026

I canceled my subscription because I wasn’t satisfied with this app and it still charged me 30 dollars.

I hate it

★ · v3.145 · Sep 28, 2026

I used Mealime for years and loved it. But they sold out to a grocery store chain and I was looking for a replacement. Tried this one and hated it: no ability to add your own recipes, no in-app timers, and the ingredient measurements are weird and result in lots of waste. AND they charged me $60 for a annual subscription when I forgot to cancel after 1 week. They haven’t replied to my message asking for a refund so I guess I have to contest the charge through my credit card.

Terrible

★ · v3.145 · Sep 28, 2026

They took money off my card I canceled the subscription and they keep taking money off i didn’t use the app and deleted the app and they still took money had to cancel the card

Trying to do too much

★ · v3.144 · Sep 16, 2026

The AI feature to meal plan is terrible.

Idea is great but…

★★ · v3.144 · Sep 5, 2026

While I love the idea of the app, it isn’t intuitive to the user. The recipes are also all bland and appear to be created by AI. We felt there is a lot of improvement to be made before we would be willing to pay for it.

Macros

★★ · v3.143 · Aug 30, 2026

The app is being used to prep for my body building competition. There is no option for macros even though that is one of the initial questions.

Not tasty…

★ · v3.142 · Jul 31, 2026

I’m bummed my free trial just expired. I only had time to make 2 meals. The first was ok and the second was probably the worst meal I’ve ever cooked. I appreciated the attempt to streamline meal planning and cooking, but the recipes were just straight up bad.

Expensive

★ · v3.141 · Jul 15, 2026

Everyone is tired of MONTLY subscriptions it’s like buying an iPhone is pointless anymore bc all the apps for it cost money MONTLY Apple needs to do something about this is ridiculous. I’m not paying you 9.99 a month for an app that is all AI generated which chat gpt or Google Gemini can do for free while you sit at home growing your pockets . Price needs to be much lower or a one time purchase

Not a free app

★ · v3.140 · Jul 2, 2026

You need a subscription to even use it. Waste of time.

have to pay

★★ · v3.140 · Jun 30, 2026

have to pay

Not practical

★ · v3.140 · Jun 27, 2026

I thought this app would help me find recipes to help with a busy lifestyle. Unfortunately, these recipes are not practical. I wish I’d have taken a better look before I’d made the purchase. Most of the recipes come across as strange-unless you’re just looking for a tuna sandwich. Really, Halloumi Butter Marsala, Lean Turkey Shakshuka? And I put in what I don’t like & it still showed me recipes containing those ingredients. Terrible app.-Do not waste your money!!

Sneaky Marketing; Poor Selection

★ · v3.140 · Jun 10, 2026

I wanted to try the free trial and then a pop up said I could get one year for half price. I assumed incorrectly that meant it would start when the free trial was over. I reached out to customer support and got no answer. They mentioned in their reply that my inbox was full, but I have been getting emails on that address all that day and since then. Now I am stuck with an app which does not do what I want it to, adding my own recipes is a pain, the selection of recipes is poor. I would not recommend to anyone.

They charge the membership during the free trial

★★ · v3.139 · May 27, 2026

They charge the membership during the free trial

Not Pleased at All

★ · v3.139 · May 21, 2026

I was told I had to sign up for the “free” trial, as there was no opting out of it. I was told I would be notified the days before it ended and renewed, but I had a feeling I would not be and (surprise) I was not. So I went in the exact day the “trial” was supposed to end and canceled, only to receive a notification a few days later saying it would not renew my subscription for the year 2026! The app isn’t even that helpful, and it’s so upsetting I’m out $59 when I just wanted help planning meals to save money! I didn’t even want the “free trial!”

Monthly subscription

★ · v3.139 · May 21, 2026

Subscription. Deleted immediately once I spent 5 minutes creating my profile.

No!

★ · v3.138 · May 7, 2026

Originally paid for this app and now wants me to sign up for an account and pay a monthly fee. No thank you.

Free trial didn't work

★ · v3.138 · Apr 26, 2026

I created the account and set up the annual with the free week trial and the app kept opening to create account and have free trial. Never was able to get past that screen even when trying different login methods.

Not a flexible meal plan

★★ · v3.138 · Apr 25, 2026

Cannot adjust macros. Most recipes are very high in carbs. I was never offered simple egg scramble for breakfast but always some overnight oats. Had to dig to find eggs. I wrote no beans and had meals with beans in my meal plan

Charges you before 7day trial is finished. Lots of steps to go through to cancel.

★ · v3.137.1 · Apr 14, 2026

Canceling is not easy. Not many substitutions on the recipes. Food is bland tasting.

Too good to be true

★ · v3.136 · Apr 7, 2026

Seems like a great app. Wish they offered a free version as well. Maybe I’ll reinstall and change my review down the line when I have the chance to purchase.

What’s the point?

★ · v3.135 · Mar 7, 2026

It makes no sense to get someone to sign up just to hit us with the subscription in the end. Why not start with that? Instead of wasting peoples damn time.

Its paid app

★ · v3.135 · Feb 27, 2026

Na

Eh

★★ · v3.134 · Feb 23, 2026

I would like to be able to change the serving size. I like to make one meal for the whole week. Still can’t find an all in one meal prep app. I’d like to see options with calories for breakfast subtract those from what I need for the day and give me snack and lunch options. Subtract those for another snack and or dinner. Let me build my own and play

Costs

★ · v3.133 · Feb 3, 2026

I was excited because it had me doing a quiz and I was looking forward to getting some meal planning done. After spending some time doing the quiz it hits me with the ‘oh you’ll get a free trial for a week!’ Well it would have been nice to know you were planning to make me pay at all before I did the whole quiz…

False advertising: not free

★ · v3.131 · Jan 2, 2026

Stated there was a free option, illegally lying. This is fraud. If I have to enter a card number it is not free. End of story. My 2026 wish is your bankruptcy for fraud.

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