Same meal planning features. One price. Your server. Your recipes forever.
| Feature | Plan to Eat | Cookslate |
|---|---|---|
| Import recipes from URLs | Yes | Yes |
| Meal planning calendar | Yes | Yes (drag-and-drop) |
| Auto grocery lists from plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pantry tracking | No | Yes |
| Shoppable quantities | No | Yes |
| Cook Mode (step-by-step) | No | Yes (with timers) |
| Nutrition data | No | Yes (USDA lookup) |
| Cook tracking & stats | No | Yes |
| Ingredient database | No | Yes (900+ items) |
| Tags & favorites | Yes | Yes |
| Dark mode | No | Yes |
| Self-hosted (own your data) | No — cloud only | Yes |
| Works without internet | No | Yes (PWA offline) |
| No Docker required | — | Yes — any PHP hosting |
$147
$49/year × 3 years
And you keep paying. Forever.
$29.99
One-time. Done. Yours forever.
Runs on your own server.
You save $117+ over 3 years
Plan to Eat is a fine app. But you're paying $49 every year for something you should own. Cookslate gives you the same meal planning, better grocery lists, and Cook Mode — on your own server, for one price.