Leaving eMeals? Plan free, forever.
DinnerDrop plans five dinners around your family, builds one grocery list, and opens it in your Instacart cart in one tap. Planning and the cart are free with no card, and they stay free.
Code EMEALS: 3 months of Family free
It's applied for you when you sign up from this page. Family adds family voting by text, per-person tastes and the Kroger cart push. No card, and nothing bills when the 3 months end. After that it's $4.99 a month or $39 a year if you want to keep it.
Bring the eMeals dinners your family loved
Type the names of the dinners your family keeps coming back to, one per line. After you sign up (just an email, no card), DinnerDrop writes a new version of each one — same dish, sized for your family — and keeps it in your rotation. Your list is saved the moment you finish signup. Want the exact recipe, not a new version? Paste its link, text, or a photo on your Recipes page and it comes in as written.
No card. Up to 15 at a time; add more any time from Favorites.
We don't copy eMeals recipes. DinnerDrop writes its own version of each dinner you name.
What you get that eMeals doesn't offer
Free plan, no card
eMeals asks for a card or PayPal to start its 14-day trial. DinnerDrop is free to use for as long as you like.
Month-to-month Family
$4.99 a month, cancel in one tap. eMeals’ $4.99 a month price means paying $59.99 for the year up front.
The family votes by text
Everyone in the house gets the week’s dinner ideas by text and replies with the numbers they want. No app to install.
Built for your house
Family size, budget, allergies, each person’s dislikes and a weekly protein mix (say, 2 chicken, 1 beef, 1 fish).
Snap the fridge
Take a photo of the fridge and get dinners you can make tonight with what’s in it.
Compare your stores
See what your list costs at the stores you shop, and split it between two.
Honest differences
- eMeals has a bigger library. It lists 25,000+ recipes; DinnerDrop has 1,100+ and adds more every night. Any dinner you want can go in by name.
- eMeals connects to Walmart. DinnerDrop sends your list to Instacart (any store on Instacart) or straight into a Kroger cart. Walmart isn't supported yet.
- eMeals has native Android and iPhone apps. DinnerDrop works in any phone browser and saves to your home screen. An iPhone app is on the way.
- Already paid for an eMeals year? Use both until it runs out. Turn off eMeals' auto-renew in your eMeals account settings so you decide later.
Two minutes to set up. Your first week of dinners is ready right away.
eMeals details from eMeals' website and checkout page on October 31, 2026; prices change and eMeals sometimes runs promotions. Code EMEALS: 90 days of Family for new or existing DinnerDrop accounts, one code per account, redeem by March 31, 2027. eMeals is a trademark of eMeals, Inc. DinnerDrop is not affiliated with or endorsed by eMeals.