Meal planning, October 2026: 0 open gaps — 0 closed, 0 opened.

What was read

5 companies placed; 3 read during October 2026.

• MealimeOct 1, 2026
• Eat This MuchSep 30, 2026
• Plan to EatOct 1, 2026
• Plans nobody sticks toSep 30, 2026
• Busy families and people on a dietOct 1, 2026

Gaps closed and opened

3 themes were raised about two or more of 5 read companies; 0 share no word with anything a company declares. Against the previous month: 0 gaps opened and 0 closed (0 now share a word with a declared capability, 0 no longer raised about two companies). Themes are compared by their words, so a theme the reading reworded counts as one closed and one opened.

Opened · 0

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Now answered in the declared names · 0

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No longer raised about two companies · 0

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• ● Free tier, trial and paywalled featuresraised about 3 of 5
• ● Data export and lock-inraised about 3 of 5
• ● Manual work and automationraised about 2 of 5

Who entered

0 companies placed; 2 products sighted by a search and not yet read (Meals Hub, Ollie for Meals).

• Meals Hub — sighted Oct 5, 2026 · source
• Ollie for Meals — sighted Oct 5, 2026 · source

Pricing moves

4 of 5 read companies have a pricing entry on record; 5 pricing changes recorded across 3 companies this month.

• Mealime [FACT] Oct 1, 2026 · 1 change this month<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> source
• Plan to Eat [FACT] Oct 1, 2026 · 2 changes this month<cite index="7-4">It's $5.95/month or $49/year.</cite> No free plan exists; <cite index="2-5">We do not ask for credit card information before starting a free 14-day trial.</cite> source
• Busy families and people on a diet [FACT] Oct 1, 2026 · 2 changes this monthMealime offers a free base app with an optional Pro subscription; <cite index="8-1,8-2">Mealime Meal Planner Pro offers an auto-renewing subscription option at a price of $2.99 USD / month, including exclusive Pro-only recipes and nutritional information</cite>. source
• Eat This Much [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Third-party sources report Eat This Much Premium is priced at roughly $14.99/month or $9/month standard, discounted to about $5/month on an annual plan, with a free tier limited to generating one day of meal plans at a time. source

What users raised

19 themes raised by users; the most raised: Data export and lock-in (3 of 5), Free tier, trial and paywalled features (3 of 5), Manual work and automation (2 of 5).

• Data export and lock-in 3/5
• Free tier, trial and paywalled features 3/5
• Manual work and automation 2/5
• apps shutting down / discontinuing service 1/5
• Content and catalog depth 1/5
• Difficult to edit imported recipes 1/5
• excessive cookware/equipment per meal 1/5
• inconsistent or poorly ordered recipe steps 1/5
• Interface and design 1/5
• Meals Hub replacement feels retailer-driven, not planning-focused 1/5
• No calendar/day-of-week view for meal plans 1/5
• nutrition info locked to pro version 1/5
• Oversized/poorly organized grocery lists 1/5
• poor pantry-awareness in shopping lists 1/5
• Price level 1/5
• Recipe quantity mismatches (e.g., ingredient over/underestimation) 1/5
• Sync and offline 1/5
• Tedious food exclusion process 1/5
• Usage limits and caps 1/5

Funding by quarter

0 rounds recorded across 2 read quarters; sums are floors per currency and per tag, never combined.

• 2025-Q1not read
• 2025-Q2not read
• 2025-Q3not read
• 2025-Q4not read
• 2026-Q1not read
• 2026-Q2not read
• 2026-Q30 rounds
• 2026-Q40 rounds

The ledger this month

15 observed claims recorded this month.

• PRICING · 5
• COMPLAINT · 3
• POSITIONING · 3
• PRODUCT · 3
• PEOPLE · 1