Mealime shuts down on October 21, 2026, and personal data is deleted when it does. Save the recipes and lists you care about now. If you shop at Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, Jewel-Osco or a sister store, Mealime's free successor, Meals Hub, is the easiest move; if you want a planner that isn't tied to one grocery chain, compare a few apps before the deadline.
Choose Meals Hub if
you shop at Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, Jewel-Osco or a sister store and want Mealime's recipes, free.
Choose Hearth if
you want your own recipes, a shared meal plan and a shopping list that subtracts your pantry, at any store.
What happens on October 21
| Question | Answer, per Mealime |
|---|---|
| When does the app stop? | October 21, 2026 |
| What about my data? | All personal data is deleted at shutdown |
| Is there a bulk export? | None is described |
| Will Pro subscribers be charged again? | No; Pro features are open to everyone until shutdown |
| What is the official successor? | Meals Hub, inside Albertsons Companies' store apps, free |
Source: Mealime closing notice.
Save these before the deadline
- Your favorite recipes. Mealime's help center describes sharing a single recipe from its menu. Share each one you want to keep to your notes or email, so you have the full text.
- Your current grocery list. It can be printed or saved as PDF from Mealime's web app.
- Your preferences. Write down dietary settings, dislikes and household size. You will set them up again anywhere you go.
- A data request, if you want a full copy. Mealime's privacy policy describes a right to receive your data; responses can take weeks, so ask today if it matters.
Option 1: Meals Hub
Meals Hub is built by the same core team, keeps Mealime's recipe library and is free. It lives inside the Albertsons family of grocery apps and needs an account there; Mealime says planning and lists still work if you don't live near one of those stores. If that's where you buy groceries, it's the natural next step and costs nothing.
Option 2: a planner you choose
If you shop elsewhere or want your own recipes at the center, look for four things: an easy way to bring recipes in, a meal calendar, a shopping list that merges ingredients across meals, and sharing with whoever cooks with you.
Where Hearth fits
Hearth is Apollo's kitchen app. It is not free and it doesn't come with Mealime's recipe library: it's built around your own recipes.
- Bring recipes in: paste the text you shared out of Mealime, import from a recipe web page link (up to 20 at once), or snap a cookbook page. Nothing is saved until you review it.
- Plan: put recipes on a meal calendar, then build the shopping list from a date range.
- Shop: matching ingredients merge, what's in your pantry is subtracted, and the list groups by aisle in your store's order.
- Share: one subscription covers you and a partner, with the plan, list and pantry shared.
Hearth is $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year (USD, checked October 3, 2026). There's no free trial; the live demo needs no account.