Mealime's last day is October 21, 2026. Save the recipes you love while the app still opens.
Mealime made weeknight planning simple. Cheffify comes at dinner from the other side: tell it what's in your fridge, and it picks what goes together, writes the recipe, and tells you what it skipped. Then send what you need to your shopping list.
Free account, no card needed. Works in your phone's browser.
Source: Mealime's closing notice and its App Store listing, checked on October 20, 2026.
Mealime doesn't offer an export, so the safest route is to save copies yourself while the app still opens. It takes about ten minutes for a dozen favorites.
Open each favorite and capture the ingredients and the steps. Two or three screenshots per recipe is usually enough. Move them into one photo album called "Mealime" so they're easy to find later.
Note your diet, allergies and the ingredients you avoid. Whatever app you use next will ask, and it's easier to copy them than to remember them.
Mealime says Pro subscribers won't be charged again. If you subscribed through Apple or Google, a quick look at your device's subscription settings confirms it.
If you want Mealime's exact recipes, Meals Hub has them. If you'd rather cook from what's already in your kitchen, try Cheffify, and bring your screenshots along: you can add a recipe from a photo.
Type in what's in your fridge and pantry, star the things you want to use up, and Cheffify picks what goes together. Every recipe comes with a little receipt: what it used, what it skipped and why, and the one thing worth buying.
Pick how many days, how many servings and your goal. You get the recipes, a step-by-step prep guide for cooking them together, and one combined shopping list. Meal-prep plans are part of Pro.
Save the ones you love and tag them your way. Add your own by typing them in, pasting a link from a recipe site, or uploading a photo of a cookbook page or screenshot.
Create a family group and share recipes with everyone at your table, so the person cooking tonight can see what's planned.
These two apps solve dinner in different ways. Here's an honest look at each, so you can choose what fits how you cook.
| Feature | Mealime | Cheffify |
|---|---|---|
| After Oct 21, 2026 | The app is discontinued. Its recipes live on in Meals Hub. | Open, independent, and adding features every week. |
| Where you start | Pick recipes from Mealime's library and build a weekly plan. | Tell it what's in your fridge. It picks what goes together and says what it skipped. |
| Where recipes come from | Developed by Mealime's own recipe team. | Written by AI for your ingredients, plus any recipes you save or add. |
| Planning ahead | Weekly meal plans. | Multi-day meal-prep plans with a prep guide (Pro). |
| Grocery list | Built from your weekly plan. | Add any recipe or meal-prep plan to your shopping list. |
| Works on | iPhone, Android and web. | Any phone or computer browser. Add it to your home screen like an app. |
| Price | Free, with Pro at $2.99/month on iOS. Pro was made free for everyone before the shutdown. | Free plan with 5 recipes a week, no card needed. Optional Pro plan. |
| Your data | Personal data is deleted at shutdown. | Your saved recipes stay in your account. |
Cheffify isn't the right fit for everyone. If one of these sounds more like you, go for it.
Mealime set October 21, 2026 as the app's last day. Its recipes are moving to Meals Hub, a free section of the Albertsons Cos. grocery apps and websites.
Mealime's closing notice doesn't describe any export option. While the app still opens, the safest way to keep your favorites is to screenshot or copy them. Mealime's own recipes stay available in Meals Hub.
Mealime says Pro subscribers won't be charged any additional fees, and Pro recipes and features are free for everyone until the shutdown. If you subscribed through Apple or Google, you can confirm it in your device's subscription settings.
Mealime says all personal data will be deleted when the app shuts down. If you move to Meals Hub, some preferences and settings need to be set up again there.
It depends on how you cook. If you want the same recipes, Meals Hub has them. If you mainly want to keep and organize your own recipes, a recipe manager like Paprika fits. If you usually start from what's already in your fridge, Cheffify is built for exactly that.
Yes. The free plan includes 5 recipes a week, and you don't need a card to sign up. An optional Pro plan adds more recipes, meal-prep plans and AI dish photos.
No. Cheffify runs in the browser on your phone or computer, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Yes. You can type a recipe in, paste a link from a recipe website, or add one from a photo, so the screenshots you saved can come with you.
No. Cheffify is an independent app and isn't affiliated with Mealime or Albertsons Companies.
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