What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- Personalized weekly meal plans
- Automated grocery list generation
- Step-by-step cooking instructions
- Dietary preference customization (keto, paleo, vegan, etc.)
- Nutrition/macro tracking (Pro)
- Grocery delivery integration
- Recipe import/personal recipes
- Food waste and cost reduction
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- No manual recipe import on free tier
- No calendar/day-of-week view for meal plans
- Meals Hub replacement feels retailer-driven, not planning-focused
- No data export or account transfer before shutdown
- Free tier is dinner-only / limited recipes
- Difficult to edit imported recipes
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
5 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONOct 1, 2026
<cite index="16-8,16-9">All personal data will be deleted when the app is shut down, accounts do not transfer to Meals Hub, and some preferences will need to be set up again there.</cite>
Users lose saved recipes, notes, and preferences with no migration path, a point of friction that could drive churn to alternative apps during this transition window.
www.drizzlelemons.com/alternatives/mealime - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONOct 1, 2026
<cite index="12-2,12-3">A user said there really isn't anything else that compares for planning meals, using up what you have, and exploring new cuisines all in one place, and that the Meals Hub replacement limits you to specific grocery store chains with an interface more "shop at our store" than "plan your menu."</cite>
Early user sentiment suggests the Meals Hub replacement is perceived as more retailer-driven and less flexible than Mealime, which may push users toward independent meal-planning competitors.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mealime&hl=en - PRICINGFACTOct 1, 2026
<cite index="16-7">Pro recipes and features are now available to all users, and current Pro subscribers will not be charged again before the shutdown.</cite>
All paywalled features (nutrition info, extra recipes, macro tracking) are temporarily free during the wind-down, eliminating the former free/Pro pricing tier distinction.
www.drizzlelemons.com/alternatives/mealime - PRODUCTFACTOct 1, 2026
<cite index="16-3">Mealime was acquired by Albertsons Companies in 2021, and the page explains that its recipes and planning tools are moving into Meals Hub, the recipe feature inside the grocer's store apps.</cite>
Mealime's functionality is being absorbed into Albertsons' retail-branded 'Meals Hub' rather than continuing as an independent app, shifting its positioning from standalone meal planner to grocery-retailer feature.
www.drizzlelemons.com/alternatives/mealime - PEOPLEFACTOct 1, 2026
<cite index="15-1,15-2">Mealime announced in its current US App Store listing and Google Play listing that the service will shut down on October 21, 2026, and as a farewell, Pro is now free for everyone with existing Pro subscriptions not renewing.</cite>
The entity is being discontinued entirely, which is the single most material fact for any competitive tracking — Mealime will no longer exist as a standalone product after Oct 21, 2026.
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