The 6 Best PlateJoy Alternatives in 2026 (PlateJoy Has Shut Down)
PlateJoy's draw was personalization: a long health quiz, plans shaped around your goals and family, and a grocery list ready for delivery. No single app copies all of that, so this guide matches each alternative to the part of PlateJoy you miss most. We make one of these apps, and we say where the others do it better.
Updated September 29, 2026 · Prices and features checked September 29, 2026
PlateJoy alternatives compared
Start with the column that matters most to you. For most PlateJoy members that is "Plans made for you."
| App | Price (US) | Trial | Plans made for you | Your own recipes | Grocery list | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat This Much | $14.99/mo or $59.99/yr (Premium); free tier available | 14 days | Yes: generated to your calorie and macro targets | Yes (manual entry) | Yes (Premium) | Hitting calorie and macro numbers |
| eMeals | $29.99 per 3 months or $59.99/yr (dinner plans) | 14 days | Yes: a new weekly menu for your chosen food style | No | Yes, sends to Walmart, Kroger, Instacart and others | Done-for-you family dinners at a low price |
| Ultimate Meal Plans(us) | $36 every 3 months ($14/mo monthly, $96/yr annual) | 14 days on quarterly or annual, card required | Yes: a new weekly plan for your diet | No | Automatic, with Instacart and Kroger options | Having dinner decided for you on a specific diet (keto, paleo, AIP, diabetic-friendly and more) |
| Samsung Food | Free; Food+ $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr | 7 days on Food+ | With Food+ (AI-personalized plans) | Yes: save from any website | Yes, with online ordering from partner grocers | A free all-rounder for saving recipes and planning |
| Plan to Eat | $49/yr or $5.95/mo | 14 days, no card | No: you plan with your own recipes | Yes: web recipe importer | Yes | Keeping your own recipe collection and planning from it |
| Paprika 3 | One-time: $4.99 iOS or Android, $29.99 Mac or Windows (each sold separately) | No | No | Yes: built-in browser saves recipes from the web | Yes | Owning your recipes with no subscription |
US list prices checked September 29, 2026. App-store prices, regional prices, and sales can differ.
The best PlateJoy alternatives, by what you miss
Ordered from closest to PlateJoy's personalized planning to furthest.
1. Eat This Much: the closest to PlateJoy's personalization
$14.99/mo or $59.99/yr (Premium); free tier available · Trial: 14 days
Tell it your calorie and macro targets, diet, and dislikes, and it generates the plan for you, then adjusts it when you swap a meal. It is more numbers-driven than PlateJoy, but it is the nearest thing to "answer some questions and the plan appears."
Watch out for: Plans are built around the numbers first, so meals can feel repetitive.
2. eMeals: dietitian-designed menus with grocery ordering
$29.99 per 3 months or $59.99/yr (dinner plans) · Trial: 14 days
eMeals picks a new week of dinners for the food style you choose, including diabetic-friendly and heart-healthy styles, and sends the list to Walmart, Kroger, Instacart, and others. It is less individual than PlateJoy, and much cheaper.
Watch out for: Dinner-only unless you pay for the all-day bundle; you cannot add your own recipes.
3. Ultimate Meal Plans: if you followed a specific diet
$36 every 3 months ($14/mo monthly, $96/yr annual) · Trial: 14 days on quarterly or annual, card required
Many PlateJoy members used it to stick to one way of eating. We build a new weekly plan and an automatic shopping list (with Instacart and Kroger options) for:
- Keto meal plans
- Paleo meal plans
- Low Carb meal plans
- Clean Eating meal plans
- AIP meal plans
- Diabetic-Friendly meal plans
Most recipes are built around 15 minutes of prep and 5 everyday ingredients. We don't have PlateJoy's long health questionnaire. Pick your diet, or let the diet quiz suggest one.
Watch out for: Not the cheapest option here, and it does not store your own recipe collection.
4. Samsung Food: free, with paid AI plans
Free; Food+ $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr · Trial: 7 days on Food+
The free plan covers recipe saving, planning, and grocery lists. Food+ adds AI-personalized weekly plans and nutrition goals, the part most like PlateJoy.
Watch out for: The free planner saves only 3 meal plans; personalized plans need Food+.
5. Plan to Eat: if you want to plan from your own recipes
$49/yr or $5.95/mo · Trial: 14 days, no card
If you are done with apps choosing for you, Plan to Eat keeps your recipe collection, puts it on a calendar, and builds the grocery list. The trial doesn't need a card.
Watch out for: No recipe library of its own and no free plan.
6. Paprika: a recipe box you own
One-time: $4.99 iOS or Android, $29.99 Mac or Windows (each sold separately) · Trial: No
A one-time purchase that saves recipes from the web and plans meals from them. It is a good choice if the PlateJoy shutdown made you wary of subscriptions.
Watch out for: You do all the planning yourself, and each platform is a separate purchase.
What about Wellos?
PlateJoy said its recipes were moving to Wellos and offered PlateJoy users free access. Wellos is a wellness and coaching product, so it is worth a look if you want those recipes, but it isn't a like-for-like weekly planner with grocery lists.
Where Ultimate Meal Plans fits, honestly
Choose us if you want a new plan every week for a specific diet, simple recipes, and a shopping list you don't have to build.
Skip us if you want plans tuned to exact calorie and macro targets (Eat This Much), the lowest price for family dinners (eMeals), or a free app (Samsung Food). See all our plans on the pricing page.
If you used PlateJoy to manage a health condition, check any new plan with your doctor or a registered dietitian. Meal-planning apps, including ours, are not medical advice.
Try a plan built for your diet
Pick your diet, get this week's plan and shopping list, and start cooking. The quarterly plan comes with a 14-day free trial.
14-day trial on quarterly or annual · card required · cancel anytime
Frequently asked questions
Is there an app like PlateJoy?
Eat This Much is the closest for plans generated around your own targets. eMeals is closest for dietitian-designed weekly menus with grocery ordering. Ultimate Meal Plans is closest if you mainly used PlateJoy to follow a specific diet.
What happened to PlateJoy?
PlateJoy was acquired by RV Health (the Red Ventures health business behind Healthline, now RVO Health) in September 2021 and shut down on July 1, 2025. Its help center says subscriptions ended then, pro-rated refunds were offered, and its recipes moved to the Wellos app.
Is Wellos a replacement for PlateJoy?
Only partly. PlateJoy said its recipes were moving to Wellos and offered PlateJoy users free access, but Wellos is built around wellness coaching rather than weekly meal planning and grocery lists.
What is the best free PlateJoy alternative?
Samsung Food has a free plan with recipe saving, meal planning, and grocery lists. Its personalized AI plans, the part most like PlateJoy, need the paid Food+ tier. Eat This Much also has a free tier for single-day plans.
Which PlateJoy alternative is best for diabetes?
eMeals and Ultimate Meal Plans both offer diabetic-friendly plans, and Eat This Much lets you set carb targets. Whatever you choose, review it with your doctor or a registered dietitian. Meal-planning apps are not medical advice.
How much does Ultimate Meal Plans cost?
The quarterly plan is $36 every 3 months with a 14-day free trial (card required, cancel anytime). There is also a $14 monthly plan without a trial and a $96 annual plan with the same trial.
Keep reading
Sources
- PlateJoy Help Center, "PlateJoy is ending July 1st, 2025"
- Red Ventures, "RV Health adds PlateJoy Health to its Brand Roster" (Sept. 2, 2021)
- Eat This Much, "What do I get for subscribing?"
- eMeals App Store listing (subscription prices)
- Samsung Food Help, "Meal Planner FAQ"
- Plan to Eat, "How much does Plan to Eat cost?"
- Paprika Recipe Manager (official site and store listings)
Ultimate Meal Plans makes a competing meal planning app. We are not affiliated with any other app named on this page, and we don't earn a commission from them.