The Plan to Eat alternative with a free plan to keep
Plan the week and share the list on a free plan with no end date. We plan our own dinners in it too.
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Dinner, sorted, without the countdown
A free plan, and no clock
One meal plan and one shared list, free for as long as you like.
The whole app in your language
Menus and buttons in more than 30 languages.
Speak a whole recipePRO
Say it from start to finish and CookNest sorts out ingredients and steps, with PRO.
Two logins, one list
Share the plan and the list with another CookNest account, each with your own login.
From the calendar to the shelf
Your best dinners, gathered into a hardcover or paperback from CookNest Books. Delivered in the EU.
CookNest and Plan to Eat, side by side
| CookNest | Plan to Eat | |
|---|---|---|
| Share the plan and the list, each with your own login | CookNestYes | Plan to EatPartly. To share a shopping list, its FAQ says to share login credentials with your household.Help center |
| A free plan you keep | CookNestYes | Plan to EatPartly. A free 14-day trial, then a paid plan.Website |
| More than 30 languages, menus included | CookNestYes | Plan to EatPartly. Your recipes can be in any language; buttons and menus stay in English.Help center |
| Dictate a whole recipe, written up for you | CookNestYesPRO | Plan to EatPartly. Your device's built-in dictation, into each field.Help center |
| Order a printed, bound cookbook | CookNestYes | Plan to EatNot offeredHelp centerHelp center |
| Claude connector | CookNestYes | Plan to EatNot offeredHelp center |
| Your shopping list on your Apple Watch | CookNestYes | Plan to EatNot offeredApp Store |
We make CookNest, so we're not neutral. Facts about Plan to Eat come from its own website, its help center and its store listings, checked November 3, 2026. Not offered means nothing about it on that app's own help pages, site or App Store listing when we checked them.
Bringing your recipes over
Start with this week's dinners: most came from a link, so saving them again is quick.
Share the original
Open the blog or post and share it to CookNest, on your phone or with the Chrome extension.
Paste the rest
Copy a recipe from your Plan to Eat recipe book and paste it into “Paste a link or a recipe”.
Fill the week
Drop them into the planner and add each recipe's ingredients to your list. Sending the whole week at once comes with PRO.
Choose Plan to Eat if…
- you have old files from MasterCook, Living Cookbook or Meal-Master to bulk-import. Help center
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Plan to Eat?
Yes. CookNest has a free plan with no end date, no credit card needed: a meal plan, a shared list and as many typed recipes as you like.
Can I share the list?
Yes, with another account, on the free plan too, and it updates for both of you.
Does it work on Android and iPhone?
Yes, and in your browser, all on one account.
