# Meal Planner – Shopping List

> Plan meals weekly & manage grocery lists easily. Perfect for meal prep & diet.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mlab.mealplanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mlab.mealplanner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.mlab.mealplanner`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Magnetic Lab
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 169,464
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (1,095 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2019-07-11
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlab.mealplanner)
- **Website:** [https://magneticlabapps.blogspot.com](https://magneticlabapps.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/mlabprivacypolicy](https://sites.google.com/view/mlabprivacypolicy)

## Description

**Meal Planner – Shopping List** is your comprehensive solution for weekly meal planning and grocery management. Designed to streamline your cooking routine, this extension allows you to organize meals by day and type, customize meal categories, and easily duplicate weekly plans. It features a smart shopping list and pantry tracker that lets you add detailed grocery items with prices, quantities, and discounts. 

Ideal for busy families, health-conscious individuals, and meal preppers, this app supports various diets including vegan, keto, and gluten-free. Customize reminders for meals, export your plans as PDFs, and track your spending effortlessly. Simplify your cooking, reduce food waste, and maintain a healthy diet with this all-in-one meal and grocery planner.

## Rankings

- #172,995 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.mlab.mealplanner.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Meal Planner for its easy navigation, clear categorization, and helpful meal planning and grocery list features that make weekly planning simpler. However, multiple reviews flag intrusive, unskippable ads that appear frequently and disrupt shopping. A few also report bugs in the shopping list and overall performance issues tied to ads. Overall, the app is valued by long-time users for organization and simplicity, but the advertising burden significantly detracts from the experience and may drive some to seek alternatives.

### Pros

- User-friendly interface with easy navigation.
- Strong organization features: good categorization, clear visuals, and useful meal planning and grocery list splits.
- Helps users plan weekly meals and stay organized; widely used and trusted by long-time users.

### Cons

- Intrusive, excessive ads (unskippable and frequent) that disrupt shopping.
- Buggy/shaky shopping list behavior reported by some users, affecting reliability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mlab.mealplanner)