4 Tips For Starting A Successful Meal Planner App (2025)

Pat Walls

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

Want to start your own meal planner app? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a meal planner app:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a meal planner app?
-> Pros and cons of a meal planner app

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We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for createing a meal planner app:

#1: Joel Runyon, founder of Ultimate Meal Plans:

We chatted with with Joel, founder of Ultimate Meal Plans ($/month). In our interview, Joel says:

Just do it, build something, ship something, and learn in the process.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Dianne L Chen, founder of Arise Performance Labs, Inc:

We chatted with with Dianne, founder of Arise Performance Labs, Inc ($0/month). In our interview, Dianne says:

I wanted a way to eat healthily and get results without the daily food obsession, logging, and time spent calculating recipes to fit the numbers.

Additionally:

If you’re not technical yourself, ask friends or friends of friends for their recommendations. Often-times the more expensive developers are worth more than their rate, even for a consultation.

Further:

No plan survives first contact with users and customers. You need to identify critical risks in your business model before anything else.

Read the full interview ➜

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Createing A Meal Planner App: Everything You Need To Know

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#1: Joel Runyon, founder of Ultimate Meal Plans:

#2: Dianne L Chen, founder of Arise Performance Labs, Inc:

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