Gabriel Lagoa tells how two engineers, tired of deciding what to have for dinner, built an app that plans the week, gathers recipes and compares supermarket prices.
Duarte Cruz and Lucas Vicente, who built the app.
By Gabriel LagoaRead the story at The Next Big Idea
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What is PlanMyMeals?
PlanMyMeals is a meal planner for iPhone and Android, made for the people who eat together. It connects your recipes, meal schedule, portions, pantry and shared shopping list, so deciding dinner doesn’t become a second job.
Is it free?
Yes. Free covers a household of up to two accounts: meal planning, a shared shopping list, store mode and guided cooking, four new weeks a month, prices from one supermarket and one recipe import a week. Guests without an account are always free.
What is the difference between Plus and Pro?
Plus removes the limits: unlimited weeks and imports, longer plans, every supermarket priced, the cheapest store for your list, cheaper products and spend-less swaps, and up to six accounts. Pro adds each person: who eats each meal, portions and protein goals per person, the list split across supermarkets, ordering online, this month’s groceries and spending history, and AI recipe ideas.
Can I import recipes from TikTok or Instagram?
You can bring recipes in from supported social posts, video and website links. Review the ingredients and instructions before saving. When a post can’t be read directly, paste its recipe text instead. You can also capture a recipe from a photo or enter it by hand.
Which supermarkets can I compare?
Supermarket comparison covers Portugal, including Continente, Pingo Doce, Lidl and Auchan. Totals use available store prices and estimates where an item has no matched price. Prices, promotions and availability vary by store and date; the final checkout price may differ.
Does it work for batch cooking and leftovers?
Yes. You can plan fresh meals, cook-ups and planned leftovers around your own cooking rhythm. Portions and shopping quantities follow the plan so you don’t need to calculate every repeat meal yourself.
Can I plan for guests or share with my household?
Yes. Invite household members, adjust how many are eating at each meal, and bring guests into an existing plan. You can also share meals and weeks. Every plan covers the whole household, not one person: anyone in the household can subscribe in the app, and the plan counts for everyone.
Can I use food I already have?
Your pantry helps you find recipe ideas and avoid buying ingredients you already have. Review your pantry before shopping and buy what’s missing.
Is it available in my language and on my phone?
PlanMyMeals is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. Both apps support English and European Portuguese. The iPhone app requires iOS 17 or later. Supermarket price coverage is focused on Portugal. Household experiences run in the native apps.
How do I manage or cancel Plus or Pro?
Plans are bought in the app. Manage subscriptions purchased on iPhone in your Apple Account subscription settings, and subscriptions purchased on Android in Google Play under Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Cancelling with the store where you subscribed stops the next renewal; you keep access until the end of the paid period. If you subscribed on our website before, that plan keeps working; write to support@planmymeals.ai to manage or cancel it.