What is FoodiePrep?
FoodiePrep is an AI meal planning and recipe management app for iOS, Android and the web. It saves recipes from many sources, builds weekly meal plans, tracks what is in your pantry and turns the plan into a shopping list.
It works around an AI assistant called Chef Foodie. You tell the app about your dietary preferences and household, import or generate recipes, and Chef Foodie proposes a plan for the week. Ingredients you need are added to a shopping list, while pantry items are flagged.
Key Features
FoodiePrep’s key features are recipe import from websites, photos and social video, AI weekly meal plans, the Chef Foodie assistant, pantry tracking, automatic shopping lists and nutrition information for each recipe.
- Recipe import: Saves recipes from websites, camera photos, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, and extracts the ingredients and steps. Check an imported recipe against the original before cooking.
- AI meal planner: Builds a weekly plan around your dietary preferences, household size, schedule, cooking skill and pantry contents, according to FoodiePrep’s own description.
- Chef Foodie assistant: Suggests recipes on request, answers cooking questions and helps with substitutions, scaling a recipe and step-by-step guidance while you cook.
- Pantry management: Tracks the ingredients you already have, so the planner can use them and the shopping list can leave them out to avoid duplicate purchases.
- Smart shopping lists: Generates a list automatically from the meal plan. FoodiePrep says lists are grouped by grocery aisle and that items already in your pantry are flagged.
- Supermarket links: FoodiePrep’s blog says lists link into the online carts of major supermarkets in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It does not name the retailers.
- Nutrition information: Shows calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre for each recipe. These are app-calculated estimates and should be treated as general guidance.
- Recipe books: Organises saved recipes into custom recipe books, which keeps a large collection saved from websites and social media sorted in the way you choose.
Pros
FoodiePrep’s main advantages are that recipes, meal plans, pantry and shopping lists sit in one app, recipes import from social video, it runs on iOS, Android and web, and it is free to start.
- All in one: Recipes, weekly plans, pantry tracking and shopping lists live in the same app, so a plan turns into a list without copying ingredients by hand.
- Wide import options: It saves recipes from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook as well as websites and photos, which suits cooks who find most new dishes on social video.
- Three platforms: iOS and Android apps and a web version are available, so you can plan on a computer and take the shopping list to the shop on a phone.
- Free to start: A free Taster tier covers recipe saving, basic meal planning and shopping lists, so you can judge the app before paying for anything.
- Low annual price: The US App Store lists Nutrition Pro Annual at $59.99, which works out at about $5 a month. Prices can differ by country and platform.
Cons
FoodiePrep’s main drawbacks are that prices are missing from its website, its plans and nutrition figures are not dietary advice, AI suggestions can miss allergies and shopping lists cannot be shared live.
- Prices not on the website: The homepage shows no prices and has no pricing page. The US App Store lists in-app purchases of $4.99, $8.99 and $59.99 a year, so check the store before subscribing.
- Not dietary advice: Meal plans and nutrition figures are generated by software and are not reviewed by a dietitian. Ask a doctor or dietitian before following a medical or restricted diet.
- Allergy risk: AI suggestions can include foods you asked to avoid, even with dietary restrictions set. Read every ingredient list and product label yourself before cooking.
- Shared lists limited: FoodiePrep’s blog says there is no real-time multi-user shopping list. Households that want a shared view have to use one login across devices.
- Paid features: FoodiePrep says unlimited AI meal plans and advanced nutrition sit behind the Nutrition Pro tier, so the free tier suits light use only.
- Young, English-only app: FoodiePrep describes itself as a newer brand than Paprika or Plan to Eat, and its App Store listing shows English as the only language.
Who is Using FoodiePrep?
- Busy households: Plan the week and shop once.
- Home cooks: Organise recipes saved from social media.
- People tracking macros: See calories and macros per recipe.
- Budget-conscious shoppers: Use up pantry items first.
Pricing
FoodiePrep is free to start, with a paid tier called Nutrition Pro. The homepage shows no prices (checked October 2026).
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Taster | Free | Recipe saving, basic meal planning and shopping lists |
| Nutrition Pro | From about $4.99 / month, billed annually | More AI features and fuller nutrition information |
The $4.99 figure comes from a FoodiePrep blog article. One directory quotes $8.99 for monthly billing.
Disclaimer: Pricing can change. Check the official FoodiePrep website or app store listing.
What Makes FoodiePrep Unique?
FoodiePrep stands out for joining recipe capture to planning. Many planners only offer their own recipes, while FoodiePrep lets you pull in dishes you found on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube and then plan and shop around them. That suits cooks who collect new ideas from social video every week.
Compatibilities and Integrations
- Platforms: iOS, Android and web.
- Import sources: Websites, photos, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
- Grocery delivery: No named retailer integration confirmed.
- Fitness apps: None confirmed.
FoodiePrep Tutorials
You can start using FoodiePrep in a few minutes:
- Install the app or open foodieprep.ai and sign up.
- Set your dietary preferences and household size.
- Import favourite recipes or ask Chef Foodie for ideas.
- Generate a weekly plan and review the shopping list.
How We Rated It
| Criterion | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy and Reliability | 3.9/5 | Check AI nutrition data |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Import and plan quickly |
| Functionality and Features | 4.4/5 | Plans, pantry, lists |
| Performance and Speed | 4.2/5 | Fast recipe parsing |
| Customization and Flexibility | 4.3/5 | Diet and household settings |
| Data Privacy and Security | 3.9/5 | Standard policies |
| Support and Resources | 3.9/5 | FAQ and blog |
| Cost-Efficiency | 4.2/5 | Free tier to start |
| Integration Capabilities | 3.8/5 | Social recipe import |
| Overall Score | 4.1/5 | Average of the nine criteria |
Summary
FoodiePrep is a convenient planner for people who collect recipes online and want one place to plan and shop. Treat its plans and nutrition figures as general guidance, not medical or dietary advice, and check every ingredient yourself if you have allergies. Confirm prices in the app.
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