Checked 2026-10-04
Mealime closes on October 21, 2026, and deletes account data when it does. The announcement mentions no export tool, so save the recipes you care about first: print them from the web app, or import their links into an app that saves recipes from websites. To keep the same recipes for free, Mealime's owner points you to Meals Hub in Albertsons grocery apps.
Miss Mealime's shared-ingredient weeks? Plan a week of dinners that share ingredients, with one list of only what you are missing. Free, no account needed. We built it for exactly this.
We make Riff.kitchen, which is one of the options below, so read this knowing that. Every fact about Mealime and the other apps links to the company's own page, and we say where our app is the wrong choice.
Mealime will stop on October 21, 2026.
“we regret to inform you that Mealime will be discontinued as of October 21, 2026.”
Source: mealime.com
Mealime is owned by Albertsons Companies, which is moving users to Meals Hub inside its grocery store apps and websites.
“we're transitioning customers to Meals Hub as our primary recipe and meal-planning platform on our Albertsons Cos. store apps.”
Source: mealime.com
Meals Hub works even if there is no Albertsons store near you.
“You can still browse recipes, create meal plans, and generate shopping lists from Meals Hub, even if you're unable to shop at an Albertsons Cos. store.”
Source: mealime.com
Pro subscribers will not be charged again, and Pro features are now free for everyone until the end.
“Effective immediately, Pro subscribers will not be charged any additional subscription fees before Mealime is discontinued on October 21, 2026.”
Source: mealime.com
Your Mealime account data will be deleted.
“All personal data will be deleted when the Mealime application is shut down.”
Source: mealime.com
Some preferences and settings have to be set up again in Meals Hub.
“Certain preferences and settings will need to be established directly within Meals Hub.”
Source: mealime.com
The announcement does not mention an export tool, and it does not mention refunds.
Source: mealime.com
Log in to Mealime on the web, open the recipe, scroll to the bottom and click the printer icon. Choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog to keep a file instead of paper.
“printing is not currently possible using a mobile device (iOS or Android).”
Source: support.mealime.com
The web app can print the grocery list, which you can also save as a PDF.
Source: support.mealime.com
Mealime recipes are public web pages under mealime.com/recipes, so each one has a link you can keep. Mealime has not said whether those pages stay online after October 21, so do not rely on the links alone.
Source: mealime.com
Paprika, Plan to Eat, AnyList, Samsung Food, BigOven and eMeals all say they can save recipes from a web page. Do it while the Mealime pages are still up. Riff.kitchen cannot do this: it writes new recipes from what is in your kitchen, it does not store an imported collection.
Prices are from each company's own site or app store listing on 2026-10-04. Check the source before you pay.
Keeping the exact Mealime recipes, free. It is Mealime’s official replacement.
Mealime says it "includes all the Mealime recipes you enjoy today plus thousands more". Find it under More, then Meals Hub, in an Albertsons Companies store app, or on the store websites.
Source: mealime.com
Owning a recipe collection you imported from anywhere.
Also has a pantry with expiry dates.
Source: apps.apple.com
Weekly meal planning with your own saved recipes.
Source: plantoeat.com
A grocery list shared across a household.
Source: anylist.com
A free all-in-one planner that saves recipes from any site.
Also lists pantry management.
Source: apps.apple.com
A low-cost upgrade with a web clipper.
Source: apps.apple.com
Ready-made weekly meal plans chosen for you.
Source: emeals.com
A free planner with an optional yearly plan.
Source: apps.apple.com
Meal plans generated for you.
Source: eatthismuch.com
Cooking from what is already in your kitchen, and wasting less of it.
Keeps your pantry with expiry dates, plans meals around food that needs using, and builds a shopping list of only what you are missing.
Source: riff.kitchen
Each one names what the other app does better than we do, because a comparison with no losses is an advert.
Mealime says it will be discontinued as of October 21, 2026. Its owner, Albertsons Companies, is moving users to Meals Hub inside its grocery store apps and websites.
No. Mealime says Pro subscribers will not be charged any more fees before it closes, and Pro features are free for everyone until then. The announcement does not mention refunds, so if you paid ahead for a year, ask Mealime support directly.
The shutdown announcement does not mention an export tool, and Mealime’s help centre has no export article. What you can do: print recipes from the web app (not the phone apps), save the grocery list as a PDF, and copy recipe links into an app that saves recipes from websites, such as Paprika, Plan to Eat, AnyList or Samsung Food. Do it before October 21.
Mealime says all personal data will be deleted when the app shuts down, and that some preferences and settings will need to be set up again in Meals Hub.
According to Mealime, no. It says you can still browse recipes, create meal plans and generate shopping lists in Meals Hub even if you cannot shop at an Albertsons Companies store.
It depends what you used it for. To keep the same recipes, Meals Hub is free and includes them. To keep your own collection from many sites, Samsung Food is free and saves recipes from websites. To cook from what you already have and waste less, Riff.kitchen is free. We make Riff.kitchen, so weigh that recommendation accordingly.
If you used Mealime to keep a library of recipes, Riff.kitchen is not the right replacement: it does not import them. Use Meals Hub for the same recipes, or one of the recipe managers above.
If you used Mealime to answer “what's for dinner” and to build the grocery list, Riff.kitchen does that from the other direction. Tell it what is in your kitchen and it writes the recipe, starting with whatever is about to go off, and the shopping list only has what you are missing. It is free, with no card needed.
Checked 2026-10-04. We are not affiliated with Mealime, Albertsons Companies or any app on this page, and there are no affiliate links. Related: what meal kits actually cost.
