5 alternativesFitLifeBud: From $5.99

The best FitLifeBud alternatives

For most people the best alternative to FitLifeBud is Paprika, and the best free one is Crouton.

Best alternativePaprika app iconPaprikaPick it if you plan meals for the week and want the grocery list built for you.$4.99 once

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AppPriceHow you payMaciPhoneiPadWatchApp StoreRating
FitLifeBud app iconFitLifeBudFrom $5.99SubscriptionToo few ratings
Paprika app iconPaprika$4.99 oncePay once4.9
Crouton app iconCroutonFree to startFree, with paid upgrades4.8
Mela app iconMelaFree to startFree, with paid upgrades4.6
PlateDiary app iconPlateDiaryFree to startFree, with paid upgradesToo few ratings
dinnerrr app icondinnerrrFreeFreeToo few ratings

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The alternatives, in order

  1. 1Paprika app icon

    Paprika

    $4.99 onceBest alternative4.9

    Pick it if you plan meals for the week and want the grocery list built for you.

    Pulls recipes off cluttered food blogs into a clean cookbook and turns your meal plan into an aisle-sorted grocery list.

  2. 2Crouton app icon

    Crouton

    Free to startBest free4.8

    Pick this if you want a free recipe box with a step-by-step cooking mode and timers.

    Recipes from websites and cookbooks in 1 clean, ad-free place, with a free step-by-step cooking mode and timers.

  3. 3Mela app icon

    Mela

    Free to start4.6

    Pick it if you mainly save recipes from blogs and want a clean iCloud cookbook, with Mela+ at $6.99 once.

    Strips the ads and backstory off any recipe blog and keeps the recipe in a cookbook that syncs over iCloud.

  4. 4PlateDiary app icon

    PlateDiary

    Free to start

    Pick it if you eat out a lot and want to remember what you ordered, where, and who was at the table.

    An iPhone food diary that cuts each dish out of a table photo and files it by place and company.

  5. Pick it if you share dinner with a partner, kids or housemates and the same "I don't know, you pick" plays out every night.

    A secret household vote on tonight's dinner, with a recipe, delivery app or directions for the winner.

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When FitLifeBud is still the right pick

You want the week's meals decided for you and gave up on logging every bite in a calorie tracker.

FitLifeBud prices and verdictFrom $5.99

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