Switching apps
Mealime shut down on October 21, 2026 — here's what to use instead
Mealime offered no export, so moving over is by hand: paste in the recipes you love, tap in your staples, and plan a week. Below: how PantryRx™ covers what you were using. Free, no account, no subscription.
What happened
Mealime is shutting down on October 21st, 2026. As a farewell thank-you, Pro is now free for everyone. If you're a current Pro subscriber, your subscription will not renew.
— Mealime's own release notes on its App Store listing (opens in a new tab), retrieved 19 September 2026.
- Albertsons Companies acquired Mealime in 2021.
- Mealime users are being directed to Meals Hub, a feature inside Albertsons' grocery apps — Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Albertsons. Reaching it means having an account in one of those store apps.
- The shutdown notice offers no way to export recipes, meal plans or grocery lists.
That last point is the one that matters this month. A shutdown date is a calendar problem; no export is a “do it now or lose it” problem.
Ten minutes, today
If Mealime still opens on your phone, save these
All of this happens inside Mealime, while it's still up. None of it needs PantryRx.
- Copy out the recipes you actually cook. There is no export, so screenshots or copy-and-paste are the only way to keep them. Ten favourites is usually plenty — you can paste them into PantryRx later.
- Write down your grocery staples. The items that end up on every list. You will tap them into your PantryRx pantry in about a minute.
- Note your diet and allergy settings. Which eating style you were on and which allergens you had filtered, so you can set them again.
- Save any meal plan you want to repeat. A screenshot of a week you liked is enough to rebuild it.
Mealime offered no export, so anything not copied out by hand can't be recovered.
Feature by feature
What you used in Mealime, and where it lives in PantryRx
PantryRx does not import from Mealime — there is nothing to import from. This is about what the app does once you're in it.
| What you used in Mealime | In PantryRx |
|---|---|
| Weekly meal plan | This week — plan breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for 1–7 days, not just dinners |
| Shopping list, sorted by aisle | Groceries — one combined list by aisle, minus what's already in your pantry |
| Recipe library (best ones behind Pro) | Nearly 1,000 recipes, all free — no tier, no paywall |
| Diet profiles | The same 8 eating styles — Classic, Flexitarian, Vegetarian, Vegan, Pescatarian, Low Carb, Keto, Paleo |
| Allergy filtering | 12 allergens enforced by deterministic rules on every recipe — not AI guesswork |
| Grocery delivery hand-off | Send the whole list to an Instacart cart in one tap |
| Cooking mode | Step-by-step mode with timers — plus hands-free: wave a hand to advance a step |
| Pantry tracking | Pantry-first planning — plans start from what you own and what's expiring |
| Pro subscription | Free — no subscription, no ads, no account |
| Account required | No account — plans, pantry and preferences stay on your device |
| Apple Watch | Watch app — today's meals, cooking with wrist timers, grocery check-off in the aisle |
| Export your data — Mealime offers none | Export your data from Settings, any time |
Instacart is a third-party service; availability varies by location and PantryRx may earn a commission on qualifying orders at no cost to you. PantryRx gives general nutrition information, not medical advice — always check labels for allergens.
Moving across
How to move over in about ten minutes
Free, and nothing to sign up for. You can do the whole thing on the web first if you'd rather not install anything.
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Get PantryRx
1 minFree on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch — or open it in any browser, with no download and no sign-up.
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Pick your eating style
1 min8 to choose from: Classic, Flexitarian, Vegetarian, Vegan, Pescatarian, Low Carb, Keto, Paleo.
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Tick your allergens
1 min12 of them, enforced by ingredient rules on every recipe — plus a label check that flags store-bought items that can contain them.
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Tap in your pantry staples
3 minThe list you wrote down before Mealime closed. This is what plans and grocery lists are built around.
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Auto-plan the week
1 minBreakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for as many days as you want, starting from what you already own.
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Paste in your keeper recipes
3 minIn PantryRx, open the Saved tab, tap +, then Paste a recipe. PantryRx reads the ingredients and steps; each recipe then behaves like every other one, with the same diet and allergy rules and the same grocery list.
Questions people are asking
Has Mealime shut down?
Yes. Mealime closed on October 21, 2026. Its App Store release notes said: “Mealime is shutting down on October 21st, 2026. As a farewell thank-you, Pro is now free for everyone. If you're a current Pro subscriber, your subscription will not renew.”
What happens to my Mealime Pro subscription?
Mealime's notice says Pro is now free for everyone and that current Pro subscriptions will not renew. Questions about billing or refunds are Mealime's to answer — we have no part in them.
Can I export my recipes from Mealime?
No. Mealime offered no way to export recipes, meal plans or grocery lists. If the app still opens on your phone, copy or screenshot anything you want to keep.
Can I import my Mealime recipes into PantryRx?
No. PantryRx does not import from Mealime, and Mealime offers no export file to import. What you can do is paste or type a keeper recipe into the PantryRx own-recipe editor. It then behaves like any other recipe, with the same diet and allergy rules and the same grocery list.
Does PantryRx cost anything?
No. PantryRx is free: no subscription, no ads and no paywalled recipe tier. All nearly 1,000 recipes are included for everyone.
Do I need an account?
No. PantryRx works without signing in. Your plans, pantry and preferences stay on your device, and in the web app they stay in your browser.
Is there an Android version?
Yes. PantryRx is available on Google Play.
Is PantryRx affiliated with Mealime?
No. Mealime is a trademark of its owners. PantryRx is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Mealime or Albertsons Companies.
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Your next week can start from the food you already have.
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