Know what’s for dinner all week
Plan your meals once, shop once and stop the 5 pm panic. CookBird turns your favorite recipes into a weekly meal plan and a grocery list that builds itself.
Free to start. No credit card needed.
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This week’s dinners
7 of 7 planned
Sheet-pan chicken
Veggie tacos
Leftover tacos
Tomato pasta
Homemade pizza
Green curry
Roast & vegHours back every week
No more daily dinner decisions
Lower grocery bills
Buy only what the plan needs
Less food waste
Ingredients used across meals
Healthier weeks
Nutrition visible while you plan
Plan once. Shop once. Eat well all week.
- 1
Pick your recipes
From your library, or saved straight from TikTok, Instagram and websites.
- 2
Drop them into your week
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and planned leftovers.
- 3
Get your grocery list
Merged, sorted by aisle and shared with your household.
- 4
Cook without thinking
Tonight’s recipe is waiting, step by step.
Plan with recipes from any website
Paste a link from any food blog and the recipe is ready to drop into your week, with every step photo kept, so Tuesday's dinner looks the way it did online.
Dutch apple pie (appeltaart)
Dutch Apple Pie
6 step photosImported from bakingwithmarieke.nl · translated from Dutch
1Peel, core and slice the apples. Toss them with sugar and cinnamon.
2Rub the cold butter into the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
3Press two thirds of the dough into the tin and pile in the apples.
Most recipe apps
One thumbnail at the top. Every step photo from the original is gone.
CookBird
Step 1Step 2Step 3Every step keeps its own photo, right next to the instructions it belongs to.
Everything a meal planning app should do
Your whole week of meals in 10 minutes
Drag recipes into breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reuse last week’s favorites, plan leftovers on purpose and add notes like “Tom cooks”.
- Weekly and monthly views
- Repeat favorite weeks with one tap
- Suggestions based on what you haven’t cooked in a while
One tap from meal plan to grocery list
CookBird adds up every ingredient in your plan, merges duplicates and sorts the list by aisle, so one trip covers the whole week.
- Quantities combined across recipes
- Sorted by supermarket aisle
- Check off items together, live
See calories and macros while you plan
Every day shows calories, protein, carbs and fat from the recipes you picked, so healthy eating is planned instead of hoped for.
- Daily and weekly nutrition totals
- Calorie and protein goals
- Log what you actually ate
Everyone knows what’s for dinner
Share the plan with your household. Anyone can check the week, swap a meal or pick up the groceries with the shared list.
- Shared meal plan and grocery list
- Changes sync to every phone instantly
- No more “what are we eating?” texts
A meal plan that fits your life
See what the week adds up to before you cook it
Every recipe in your plan carries its calories and macros, so a healthier week is something you plan instead of something you hope for.
Plan on the laptop, shop on the phone
Your meal plan and grocery list sync across every device in your household.
Small features, big difference on a Tuesday night
CookBird vs other ways to plan meals
| CookBird | Pen & paper | Pre-made menu apps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan with your own recipes | |||
| Automatic grocery list | |||
| Import recipes from TikTok & websites | |||
| Calories & macros per day | Varies | ||
| Shared with your household | Fridge door | Varies | |
| iPhone, Android & web | Varies |
Meal planner app questions
What is the best meal planner app with a grocery list?
The best meal planner app builds your grocery list from your plan automatically. CookBird lets you plan meals from your own recipes, then merges every ingredient into one aisle-sorted grocery list that your household can share, on iPhone, Android and web.
Is CookBird a free meal planning app?
Yes. You can plan meals and create grocery lists for free. Premium adds unlimited recipes and advanced planning features.
Can I plan meals with my own recipes?
Yes. CookBird is built around your recipes: import them from websites, TikTok and Instagram, scan them from cards, or type them in, then drag them into your week.
Does the grocery list combine ingredients?
Yes. If two recipes need onions, you get one line with the total amount. Items are grouped by aisle so shopping is faster.
Can my partner or family see the meal plan?
Yes. Share your plan and grocery list with anyone in your household. Checked-off items update on every phone in real time.
Does it track calories and macros?
Yes. CookBird calculates calories, protein, carbs and fat for each recipe and adds them up per day in your meal plan.
How does meal planning save money?
Planning ahead means buying only what your week needs, using ingredients across multiple meals and ordering less takeout. A combined grocery list also stops you from buying things twice.
Can I use CookBird for meal prep?
Yes. Plan your batch-cooking days, scale recipes up to the number of portions you need and get one grocery list for the whole prep.
Your first stress-free week starts here
Plan this week’s dinners in 10 minutes. Free on iPhone, Android and web.