An AnyList alternative that plans dinner for you
AnyList starts from the list: a shared grocery list, with a recipe collection and, in AnyList Complete, a calendar you fill in yourself. Eatpace starts from dinner: it keeps the next few ready, from 1246 of ours and your own, and the list follows.
Free to start · Pro $39.99/year · 7-day free trial · Last checked · Sources
Eatpace and AnyList, side by side
| What matters |  Eatpace | AnyListFree, with AnyList Complete as a subscription |
|---|---|---|
| Who plans dinner | EatpaceWe do. The next 2 to 7 dinners, starting tonight, with a swap for any night in one tap. Your first plan is free; every next one we plan is Pro. | AnyList You do, on a calendar that comes with AnyList Complete. |
| Recipes included | Eatpace1246 dinners with photos, plus your own. | AnyList You add your own or import them from the web. Free is limited to 5 imports. |
| Grocery list | EatpaceOne list for your next dinners, by aisle or by meal, with the same ingredients added up. | AnyList Its core: lists you create and share, synced with family and friends. AnyList’s edge |
| Planning together | EatpaceA partner joins free and says I’m in or Pass on each dinner. | AnyList Sharing lists is free. The meal planning calendar is part of AnyList Complete. |
| Devices | EatpaceiPhone. A partner can answer from a link in any browser. | AnyList iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, the web and Apple Watch. AnyList’s edge |
| How you pay | EatpaceFree to start. Pro is $39.99 a year or $4.99 a month. | AnyList Free for lists. AnyList Complete is $9.99 a year, or $14.99 for a household. AnyList’s edge |
Where AnyList is better
AnyList is a very good shared list, and not only for groceries. It syncs across iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and the web, and AnyList Complete costs $9.99 a year, or $14.99 for a household. If your household already knows what it wants to eat and needs the list to work, AnyList is the better pick. Eatpace is iPhone only for now, and it is built around dinner, not around the list.
What Eatpace adds The list writes itself
- The next few dinners, ready, starting tonight
- 1246 dinners to start from, with your own recipes next to them
- One grocery list that follows your dinners, by aisle or by meal
- Swap any dinner in one tap, and the list follows
- Plan with a partner who joins free: I’m in or Pass on each dinner
This is what “plans dinner for you” means.
Here are the next five dinners, starting tonight. Tap Swap on any night and pick one of three: one like it, one quicker, one lighter. The grocery list follows.
Real dinners from the catalogue. In the app, Free has 5 swaps per plan; Pro has unlimited.-
Tonight Honey Garlic Salmon -
Sat Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas -
Sun Caprese Pasta Bake -
Mon Beef and Bean Nachos -
Tue Spiced Eggplant Lentil Bowls
Bring the recipes you love
There’s no file import yet. Recipes you imported into AnyList came from a website, so the link is the fastest way over.
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Step 1: Find where the recipe came from
Pick the recipes you cook most in AnyList and find the website or post each one came from.
Start with your top ten -
Step 2: Paste the link in Eatpace
We read the page and save the recipe with its source. Free includes 10 saves from recipe sites; Pro has no limit.
Tap +, then Paste a link -
Step 3: No link? Scan the page
For a cookbook page, a printout or a screenshot, take a photo. Free includes 3 video and photo imports in total; Pro has no limit.
Tap +, then Scan a photo -
Step 4: Let it plan
Your own recipes can join the plan next to ours. Swap anything you’re not in the mood for.
Plan
Can I import my AnyList recipes at once?
Not as a file yet. Paste the source link of each recipe, or scan a page with your camera. Free includes 10 saves from recipe sites; Pro has no limit. Free includes 3 video and photo imports in total; Pro has no limit.
Can I share the grocery list?
Yes. When you plan together, you and your partner share one grocery list. Your partner joins free; inviting them is part of Pro.
Do I have to use Eatpace’s recipes?
No. Plan from your own Cookbook, from our 1246 dinners, or both. Every saved recipe keeps its source, so you can always open the original.
Is Eatpace free?
Free to start. Your first plan is made for you, and after that you build each plan yourself, with the grocery list, cook mode and 5 swaps per plan. Free also holds 10 saves from recipe sites, 3 from a video or photo, and a Cookbook of 20 recipes. Pro is $39.99 a year or $4.99 a month for a new plan every week, no limits and inviting your partner, with a 7-day free trial once, on the yearly plan.
Is there an Android or Mac app?
Not yet. Eatpace is for iPhone. A partner without an iPhone can still say I’m in or Pass from a link in any browser.
- anylist.com A grocery shopping list you create and share, a recipe collection with import from websites, a meal planning calendar, apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and the web.
- anylist.com/features Creating and sharing lists is free; free recipe import is limited to 5; AnyList Complete is $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 for a household.
- AnyList Help: getting started The meal planning calendar is available exclusively to AnyList Complete customers.
- Eatpace on the App Store Eatpace prices in US dollars. The App Store shows the price where you live.
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