A meal planning app for real life
Finally, a meal planning app that does the work for you
MyCookingList plans your week, saves the recipes you already love, and turns both into a grocery list automatically. No spreadsheets, no sticky notes, no guessing.
What to look for in a meal planning app
Not every app that calls itself a "meal planner" actually saves you time. Here's what matters.
Fast to set up
A plan you build in minutes, not a tool that takes a weekend to learn.
Keeps your own recipes
Room for the recipes you already love, not just a fixed recipe database.
Builds your grocery list
Your plan should turn into a shopping list on its own — that's the whole point.
Tracks what's done
Progress you can see, so shopping and cooking both feel like they're moving forward.
How MyCookingList works
Three steps, every week
Plan your week
Drop meals onto your calendar, mixing your own recipes with new ideas.
Get your grocery list
Ingredients from your whole week combine automatically into one list.
Shop and cook with confidence
Check items off as you shop, and know exactly what's for dinner.
Your recipes, organized
Save recipes from anywhere — food blogs, cookbooks, or your own kitchen notes — and keep nutritional info, cook times, and servings all in one place.
- Save recipes in one tap
- Automatic nutritional info
- Cook time and servings tracking
Grocery lists that build themselves
Every meal on your plan feeds into one smart shopping list, organized so you're not backtracking through the store.
- Generated straight from your meal plan
- Organized by category
- Check off items as you shop
Meal planning app questions
Is MyCookingList free?
Yes — you can start planning meals and building grocery lists for free, with no credit card required.
Can I use my own recipes?
Yes. Save recipes from food blogs, social media, cookbooks, or your own notes, and add them straight into your weekly plan.
Does the grocery list update automatically?
Yes. As soon as you plan a meal, its ingredients are added to your shopping list — no manual entry needed.
Is MyCookingList a meal prep app?
It's a meal planning app first, but it covers the meal prep side too — plan the week, then use your grocery list to shop and prep for all of it in one trip instead of prepping meal by meal.
Free download
Not ready to try the app? Start with the Starter Rotation.
12 keeper recipes, three planned weeks, and the grocery list, sorted by aisle. Eight printable pages you can use this Sunday.
Ready to try a meal planning app that keeps up?
Plan your week, save your recipes, and get your grocery list — all in one place.