Grofer and Mealia, side by side
Both plan meals to a weekly budget and fill a UK supermarket basket for you. Mealia fills Asda baskets and runs on the web, iPhone and Android. Grofer prices the same week at each supermarket and also fills Ocado and Iceland baskets.
Grofer wrote this page, so weigh it with that in mind. It says where the other app is the better pick and what Grofer doesn’t do yet, and every claim about the other app links to the page it came from.
Pick Mealia if
- You shop online at Asda. Mealia fills an Asda basket; Grofer only prices Asda for shopping in store.
- You want to plan on the web or on an iPhone today.
- You want to import recipes from websites you already cook from.
- You want an app with a long track record: 4.8 from about 4,600 ratings on the UK App Store when we checked.
Pick Grofer if
- You shop online at Ocado or Iceland. Mealia’s pages don’t name either.
- You want to see the same week priced at each supermarket before you choose where to shop.
- You want to plan and shop in store for free. Mealia’s in-store list needs Premium.
| Feature | Grofer | Mealia |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes | Published recipes from real publishers, each credited and linked to the original. Grofer doesn’t write recipes. | Its own recipe library, filtered to your diet, servings and budget. You can import recipes from websites.mealia.com/uk/home, apps.apple.com/gb/app/id6475587257 |
| Weekly budget | You set a weekly budget, see the total before you shop, and Grofer tells you when the plan goes over. | You set a weekly budget first, and it plans meals that fit it.mealia.com/uk/home |
| Comparing supermarkets | Prices the same plan at each supermarket it covers, with the date the prices were checked. A store with estimated items is never called cheapest. | We didn’t find a comparison of the same plan across supermarkets on its pages.mealia.com/uk/home |
| Fills an online basket at | Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Morrisons, Waitrose and Iceland. It only adds to your basket and never clears it. | Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. Its FAQ also names Waitrose. You check out in the supermarket’s own app.mealia.com/uk/home |
| Shopping in store | A priced list to tick off round the shop, free. Asda is priced for shopping in store only. | A shopping list to take in store, with Premium.mealia.com/uk/home |
| Diets and allergies | Allergies and diets are hard filters, applied before you see a meal. Meals that suit the appliances you have come first. | Dietary requirements set for the whole household filter the recipes.mealia.com/uk/guides/family-meal-planning-app-uk |
| What it plans | 3 to 14 meals a week, for 1 to 10 people. Pack sizes are worked out across the whole week. | Dinner-led plans. Breakfasts, lunches and basics can go in the same basket, and portions scale to your household.mealia.com/uk/guides/meal-planning-app-tesco, mealia.com/uk/guides/family-meal-planning-app-uk |
| What’s free | Planning, prices and the in-store list are free. Filling your online basket is a subscription. | Your first plan and basket are free, then a 1-week free trial. Checkout, in-store shopping and the full recipe library need Premium.mealia.com/uk/home |
| Where it runs | Android. The iPhone app isn’t out yet. | Web, iPhone, iPad and Android.mealia.com/uk/home, apps.apple.com/gb/app/id6475587257 |
Mealia’s column is from its own website and app store pages, read on 4 November 2026. Grofer’s column is the app as it is today.
What Grofer doesn’t do yet
- No iPhone app yet, and no web app. Grofer is on Android today.
- It doesn’t fill an Asda basket. Asda is priced for shopping in store only.
- Aldi, Lidl and Co-op aren’t priced yet.
- You can’t add your own recipes.
Is anything here wrong or out of date, about Mealia or about Grofer? Email hi@efosaso.com and we’ll check it and correct the page.
Free to plan and shop in store.