About Fork & File

Fork & File is a small independent site that reviews meal planning apps and subscriptions. We started it for a boring reason: most "best meal planner" lists are rewritten press releases, and the actual question — will I still be using this in month three? — never gets answered.

How we test

• We subscribe at our own cost and use the product for at least a full month.
• We cook from the plans on ordinary weeknights, not staged photo days.
• We shop from the app's own grocery guidance to see whether it holds up in a store.
• We track how often we abandoned the plan, and why.

How we score

Every review is scored out of 5 across four criteria, weighted equally: usefulness of the plan structure, quality and realism of the recipes, value for money against the monthly price, and how easy the product is to leave. That last one matters — a subscription that is painful to cancel loses points regardless of how good the recipes are.

Editorial independence

We use affiliate links, including on our EatEasy review. Commissions never change a score, and no company reviews our copy before publication. When a product isn't right for someone, we say so on the same page as the buy button. Full details are on our affiliate disclosure page.

Corrections

Prices and features change. If you spot something out of date — especially a price — tell us on the contact page and we'll update the review and note the change.