Mostly Recipes vs Plan to Eat
Plan to Eat is a subscription meal planner that turns saved recipes into meal plans and grocery lists.
Here’s how the two compare, including where Plan to Eat is the better choice. Both are good places for recipes to live.
What each one does
| Topic | Mostly Recipes | Plan to Eat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: up to 5 recipes without an account, or 250 with a free Mostly Account. Mostly+ is $24 per year for more recipes, sync, and Chef AI. | $5.95 a month or $49 a year, after a 14-day free trial. No free plan. |
| Devices | Any modern browser on a phone, tablet, or computer. Install it like an app, with nothing to download from a store. | Web, iPhone, and Android. |
| Sync | Across your devices with Mostly+. Free accounts keep recipes on one device, with backup and restore. | The web and phone apps stay in sync. |
| Offline | Saved recipes open without a connection. | Not listed. |
| Saving recipes | Recipe links, including YouTube, the Recipe Clipper for Chrome, and ChatGPT or Claude. Chef AI reads photos and pasted text, such as social posts, with credits or Mostly+. | A Recipe Clipper for websites, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and more. |
| Grocery list | Free. Add a recipe or the week’s meal plan to one list grouped by aisle, with a Pantry. | Built from the meal plan, organized by store and aisle. |
| Meal planning | Free weekly Meal Planner from your saved recipes. | A calendar for a week, a month, or longer, with reusable menus. |
| Nutrition | Estimates from a recipe’s ingredients, with Mostly+. | Not listed. |
Plan to Eat details checked October 27, 2026 from Plan to Eat’s pricing page. “Not listed” means its pages don’t say. Prices are in US dollars and may change.
Compare every app side by sideChoose Plan to Eat if
- You plan a month or more ahead, or reuse the same menus.
- You save recipes straight from Instagram or TikTok links.
- You order groceries for delivery.
Choose Mostly Recipes if
- You want a free plan, with up to 250 recipes, a Meal Planner, and a Grocery List, and no trial clock.
- You want saved recipes to open without a connection.
- You work out recipes with ChatGPT or Claude.
Also in Mostly Recipes
More of what your cookbook can do. Features marked Mostly+ come with a subscription, and Chef AI also works with Mostly AI Credits.
Cook Mode
Walks through a recipe one step at a time, with timers where a step calls for one.
Scaling and units
Scale servings and switch between US, imperial, and metric units.
Tidy Up
Finds recipes missing a photo, times, or servings, and cleans up your tags.
Insights
Your top cuisines, categories, and sources, and how long your recipes take.
Chef AI cover images
Mostly+Gives a recipe without a photo a cover image.
Share links
Mostly+Send a recipe as a link that someone can preview and save to their own cookbook.
Bring your favorites with you
Paste each recipe’s original link, or open it and use the Recipe Clipper. Mostly Recipes saves a clean copy, so your recipes stay with you even if the page changes.