Niche Explorer
Is this idea worth building?
See the apps you’d compete with, how crowded the niche is and what launched in it lately. Real store data, no invented download numbers.
Verdict for “meal planner”
Crowded
Strong, charting rivals already own this. Only enter with something very different.
OpenCompetitiveCrowded
11 matched apps currently sit in the top 10 charts — niche looks saturated with strong incumbents (saturation 83/100).
46competitors found
27in the charts
3.7avg rating, top apps
62launched in 30 days
Who you’d compete with
Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Mealbird: Macro Meal PlannerLusson LLC · Health & Fitness
#1top free
4.9631 ratings
n/aApp Store
2too new to tell
MyFitnessPal: Calorie CounterMyFitnessPal, Inc. · Health & Fitness
#2top free
4.72,370,457 ratings
n/aApp Store
3active updates
WiseMeal: Al Calorie TrackerEnjoyment International Limited · Health & Fitness
#2top free
4.72,696 ratings
n/aApp Store
2too new to tell
Paprika Recipe Manager 3Hindsight Labs LLC · Food & Drink
#3top paid
4.953,948 ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
FitMenCook - Healthy RecipesNibble Apps Ltd · Food & Drink
#3top paid
4.47 ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
ATS Food RecipesZivica Miladinovic · Food & Drink
#5new paid
–no ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
Calorie Counter - MyNetDiaryMyNetDiary Inc. · Health & Fitness
#6top free
4.8234 ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
ChefMate: AI kitchen companionKharl Samson · Lifestyle
#6new paid
–no ratings
n/aApp Store
2too new to tell
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal PlannerReciMe Pty Ltd · Food & Drink
#7top free
4.218 ratings
n/aApp Store
2active updates
LogFast: Meal PlannerEmanuil Mladenov · Health & Fitness
#8top free
4.010 ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
New in this niche
62 launched in the last 30 days
Meal Planner by OpenOrder
Squidee Pty Ltd.
Mita: Macro Meal Planner
Aaron Treinish
Mittsy: Meal Planner & Recipes
SIA Vesoft
US
CookCart: Meal Planner
BALUSTRE Yonni
Forkluma: Meal Planner
VLAD GHEORGHE TULITU
Cookforge: Meal Planner
Chris Tang
US
Dayly: Meal Planner & Recipes
Xiamen Fengzhibo Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Nureci: AI Meal Planner
stenio lima
US
Myha Grocery & Meal Planner
jose melendez castro
Misu - Budget Meal Planner
Inobat Achilova
TR
Recipe Box & Meal Planner
CODEENSIS LTD
AI Recipe Keeper: Meal Planner
BINZISH SOLUTIONS
Where the opening is
- Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (17/46 descriptions)
- Tracking/journaling features appear frequently (14/46 descriptions)
- AI features are being marketed in this niche (13/46 descriptions)
What to do next
- Only proceed with a sharp wedge — me-too launches will struggle here.
- Review these strong incumbents before pivoting: Mealbird: Macro Meal Planner, MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter, WiseMeal: Al Calorie Tracker.
- Consider an adjacent keyword or sub-audience with weaker chart presence.
- Use Launches (/launches?q=meal%20planner) to see if new launches still enter this space.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+23.8
Ratings+18.8
Update pace0
Saturation83/100
About the data
- Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.
Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 5 Oct 2026.