TapCook: Budget Meal Plans: iPhone vs Android
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans by TestMaxx is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Food & Drink GrossingTapCook: Budget Meal Plans at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
TapCook is a subscription-based meal planning app for US households that generates weekly dinner plans and grocery lists tailored to specific store prices and user-set budgets. The app ranks #3 in the US Food & Drink Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance despite being free to download (#30 Free).
Similar apps: Mealime, Paprika Recipe Manager, Samsung Food
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 5k+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10k+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where TapCook: Budget Meal Plans's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How TapCook: Budget Meal Plans makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | TapCook Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | TapCook Monthly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 4.9k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 883 80 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 5.8k |
What users say about TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
From the 104 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly criticize the app for hiding a mandatory subscription behind a lengthy setup process and misleading free trial terms that result in unexpected charges. While some praise the convenience of automated meal planning and grocery lists, many complain about inaccurate pricing estimates, limited recipe variety, and poor navigation.
Mixed (35% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “This makes meal prep so much easier!!!”
- Price & subscription: “Tired of wasting money on groceries each week?”
- Features & content: “Good but need more options”
- Useful: “This app has already been so helpful!!”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “And the price is too high!”
- Features & content: “Poor customization options”
- Privacy & data
- Crashes & bugs: “I have tried all that and still not working”
About TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
2. Tell us how many you're feeding, which nights you cook, and what you want to spend
3. Get a week of dinners and one grocery list, totalled at your store
TapCook plans your dinners for the week and tells you what the groceries will cost before you leave the house.
Instead of deciding at 6pm, scrolling for ideas, and finding out the damage at the register, TapCook builds the week and the shopping list together — and keeps the total under the budget you set. Tick off the staples already in your cupboard and they come off the bill, this week and every week after. Don't like a dinner? Swap it and the list updates.
TapCook is currently available for US grocery stores only.
TapCook subscriptions are $9.99/month, or $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
*Grocery Prices in TapCook are estimates, not live prices from any retailer. They start from a national reference price for each ingredient and are adjusted for the chain and region you choose. Real prices change often and vary by branch, so your checkout total will differ. TapCook is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any grocery store, and store names are used only to show which one a plan was priced against.
*Always review ingredients, measurements, cooking instructions, food-safety guidance, and allergy information before cooking. Dietary and "won't eat" settings are a convenience, not an allergen control.
Have an idea, question, or issue? Email us at: [email protected]
*BUILDING AND VIEWING YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANS REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION
TERMS: https://tapcook.co/terms
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans iPhone
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans is #3 in Food & Drink Grossing in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Food & Drink GrossingTapCook: Budget Meal Plans at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
TapCook is a subscription-based meal planning app for US households that generates weekly dinner plans and grocery lists tailored to specific store prices and user-set budgets. The app ranks #3 in the US Food & Drink Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance despite being free to download (#30 Free).
Similar apps: Mealime, Paprika Recipe Manager, Samsung Food
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where TapCook: Budget Meal Plans's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in TapCook: Budget Meal Plans before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How TapCook: Budget Meal Plans makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | TapCook Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | TapCook Monthly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Food & DrinkGrossing | #3 |
| United States | Food & DrinkFree | #37 |
 China | Food & DrinkGrossing | #96 |
 Germany | Food & DrinkGrossing | #68 |
 Saudi Arabia | Food & DrinkGrossing | #35 |
| Germany | Food & DrinkFree | #103 |
 Canada | Food & DrinkFree | #68 |
 India | Food & DrinkFree | #149 |
 Indonesia | Food & DrinkFree | #180 |
 United Arab Emirates | Food & DrinkFree | #128 |
Apps near TapCook: Budget Meal Plans on the chart
Food & Drink Grossing, around #3.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
From the 104 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly criticize the app for hiding a mandatory subscription behind a lengthy setup process and misleading free trial terms that result in unexpected charges. While some praise the convenience of automated meal planning and grocery lists, many complain about inaccurate pricing estimates, limited recipe variety, and poor navigation.
Mixed (35% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “This makes meal prep so much easier!!!”
- Price & subscription: “Tired of wasting money on groceries each week?”
- Features & content: “Good but need more options”
- Useful: “This app has already been so helpful!!”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “And the price is too high!”
- Features & content: “Poor customization options”
- Privacy & data
- Crashes & bugs: “I have tried all that and still not working”
About TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
2. Tell us how many you're feeding, which nights you cook, and what you want to spend
3. Get a week of dinners and one grocery list, totalled at your store
TapCook plans your dinners for the week and tells you what the groceries will cost before you leave the house.
Instead of deciding at 6pm, scrolling for ideas, and finding out the damage at the register, TapCook builds the week and the shopping list together — and keeps the total under the budget you set. Tick off the staples already in your cupboard and they come off the bill, this week and every week after. Don't like a dinner? Swap it and the list updates.
TapCook is currently available for US grocery stores only.
TapCook subscriptions are $9.99/month, or $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
*Grocery Prices in TapCook are estimates, not live prices from any retailer. They start from a national reference price for each ingredient and are adjusted for the chain and region you choose. Real prices change often and vary by branch, so your checkout total will differ. TapCook is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any grocery store, and store names are used only to show which one a plan was priced against.
*Always review ingredients, measurements, cooking instructions, food-safety guidance, and allergy information before cooking. Dietary and "won't eat" settings are a convenience, not an allergen control.
Have an idea, question, or issue? Email us at: [email protected]
*BUILDING AND VIEWING YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANS REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION
TERMS: https://tapcook.co/terms
Latest updates
Store changes
What TapCook: Budget Meal Plans changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans Android
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans is #2 in Food & Drink Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Food & Drink GrossingTapCook: Budget Meal Plans at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
TapCook is a subscription-based meal planning app for US households that generates weekly dinner menus and grocery lists tailored to specific store prices and user-defined budgets. The app currently ranks #2 in the US Food & Drink Grossing chart, indicating strong revenue performance despite being free to download.
Similar apps: Mealime, Paprika Recipe Manager, Samsung Food
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans on Google Play
App details
TapCook: Budget Meal Plans downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where TapCook: Budget Meal Plans's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in TapCook: Budget Meal Plans before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How TapCook: Budget Meal Plans makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | TapCook Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | TapCook Monthly subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Food & DrinkGrossing | #2 |
| United States | Food & DrinkFree | #36 |
Apps near TapCook: Budget Meal Plans on the chart
Food & Drink Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
From the 76 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly criticize the app for its aggressive paywall and lack of a free tier, noting that it requires credit card details to access basic features. Additional complaints highlight poor functionality, including UI bugs that block setup, inaccurate grocery store data, and unreliable recipe costs.
Mostly negative (14% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “It provides clear shopping lists, recipes, and detailed descriptions, making meal planning much easier”
- Useful: “Really good and helpful with new users”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “have to pay just to use it”
- Features & content: “doesn't have options for Canadian zip codes”
- Crashes & bugs: “doesn't work, poorly designed”
- Ads: “was advertised as free but it's a paid app”
About TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
2. Tell us how many you're feeding, which nights you cook, and what you want to spend
3. Get a week of dinners and one grocery list, totalled at your store
TapCook plans your dinners for the week and tells you what the groceries will cost before you leave the house.
Instead of deciding at 6pm, scrolling for ideas, and finding out the damage at the register, TapCook builds the week and the shopping list together — and keeps the total under the budget you set. Tick off the staples already in your cupboard and they come off the bill, this week and every week after. Don't like a dinner? Swap it and the list updates.
TapCook is currently available for US grocery stores only.
TapCook subscriptions are $9.99/month, or $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
*Grocery Prices in TapCook are estimates, not live prices from any retailer. They start from a national reference price for each ingredient and are adjusted for the chain and region you choose. Real prices change often and vary by branch, so your checkout total will differ. TapCook is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any grocery store, and store names are used only to show which one a plan was priced against.
*Always review ingredients, measurements, cooking instructions, food-safety guidance, and allergy information before cooking. Dietary and "won't eat" settings are a convenience, not an allergen control.
Have an idea, question, or issue? Email us at: [email protected]
*BUILDING AND VIEWING YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANS REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION
TERMS: https://tapcook.co/terms
What's new in 2.1.6
Swapped dinners now stay on the night you swapped them.
"Build a different week" gives you genuinely different dinners.
Fixes and polish throughout.
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