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Scan Recipes
Snap a photo or paste a link. The built-in recipe scanner extracts ingredients instantly.
Private meal planning, done locally.
The Meal Planner You Actually Own.
Scan recipes. Build your week. Auto-build grocery lists. A private meal planner app and grocery list app with no subscription. No account. No cloud lock-in.
No subscription
Built-in AI
Local storage
Stop Paying Rent on Your Recipes.
Most meal planner apps charge monthly just to save recipes.
MealCart is a one-time purchase you actually own.
- No subscription. Ever.
- No account required.
- Your data stays on your device.
Designed like the app you already love.
MealCart keeps meal planning and meal prep simple: quick actions, colorful categories, and a clean layout that never hides your data behind a login.
What other apps get wrong
- Monthly fees for core features
- Accounts required just to save recipes
- Cloud lock-in for your grocery lists
How MealCart is different
- One-time Pro upgrade, no recurring charges
- Private by default with on-device storage
- AI assistance without giving up control
Quick Actions that feel familiar.
Everything you do most is one tap away.
Add Recipe
Save a favorite from memory or a cookbook.
Scan Recipe
Use AI to extract ingredients from photos or URLs.
New List
Create a grocery list in seconds.
Plan Meals
Build a week in minutes with smart suggestions.
How It Works
Three steps from idea to grocery cart.
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Generate AI Meal Plans
Choose days, meals, and preferences. The AI creates recipes from scratch and builds a plan you can edit.
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Build Grocery Lists
One tap converts plans into organized grocery items by category.
See the experience.
A clean, colorful UI that keeps you moving.
Smart AI That Actually Saves You Time.
MealCart isn't just a recipe organizer. It's a powerful meal planner app and grocery list app powered by AI — without subscriptions.
Generate Full Weekly Meal Plans
Tell MealCart how many meals you need and your preferences. It builds a complete weekly plan instantly - fully editable.
- Choose meals & days
- Diet preferences
- Edit anything
Instant Meal Ideas
Ask for high-protein dinners, 20-minute meals, or budget-friendly ideas. Get suggestions you can add to your plan immediately.
- Fast suggestions
- Add to plan
- Save favorites
Scan Any Recipe
Use the built-in recipe scanner to snap a cookbook page or paste a URL. Ingredients and steps are extracted automatically.
- Cookbooks
- Handwritten notes
- Recipe websites
Pantry-Powered Suggestions
Use "What Can I Make?" to generate ideas based on what's already in your kitchen. Reduce waste and unnecessary shopping.
- Use pantry items
- Reduce waste
- Fewer store trips
Smart Cooking Helpers
Missing an ingredient? Need to scale a recipe? MealCart suggests substitutions and serving adjustments instantly.
- Ingredient swaps
- Serving scaling
- Quick cooking guidance
Free vs Pro
Everything you need to start, plus a one-time upgrade for power users.
Free
$0
- 15 saved recipes
- 3 grocery lists
- All AI features
- Cooking mode
- Plan up to 10 meals
Pro
$4.99 once
- Unlimited recipes & grocery lists
- Unlimited meal planning
- Home screen widgets
- Calendar export + staples management
- All future updates
No subscriptions. No surprise charges. Just a one-time upgrade you keep.
What the one-time Pro fee covers
Core improvements are included. Big new scope may be separate later.
Always included
- Better recipe scanning
- Faster performance and UI upgrades
- Planner improvements and smarter grocery categorization
- Bug fixes and stability work
- Iterations of existing AI features
Could be separate later
- Cloud sync across devices
- Family or shared households
- Multi-user collaboration
- Web app companion
- Server-side processing or marketplace integrations
Own your meal planning from day one.
MealCart keeps your recipes private, your grocery lists organized, and your monthly budget intact.