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Mealime is closing on 21 October: plan your family's dinners with PULS3

Mealime says it will be discontinued on 21 October 2026, and that personal data will be deleted when the app shuts down. If you plan dinner for a family, PULS3 plans the week's dinners for everyone at your table, checks each one against the allergies you entered as a second check, so you still read the labels, and gives you a shopping list from the week.

PULS3 is an iPhone app on the App Store in Australia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand.

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Free for everyone until 31 October 2026. From 1 November, every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Seven days to see if it fits your week. If it doesn't, cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. A$9.99 a month in Australia, US$9.99 in the US, C$9.99 in Canada or NZ$9.99 in New Zealand, or 89.99 a year in the same currency.

Last checked: 14 October 2026

Before 21 October: what to save

Mealime's closing page gives no steps for moving your account, so do these while the app still opens:

Your preferences and settings. Mealime's page says certain preferences and settings will need to be set up again in Meals Hub, so note them down.
Who eats what. Write down each person's allergies and the foods they won't eat.
Your weeknight rhythm. Which nights need a 20-minute dinner, and which can take longer.

Your family's dinners in PULS3, in three steps

1. Say who's eating. Tell PULS3 who's at the table once, from a couple to a family of 4 or more, with everyone's allergies. Tell PULS3 what each person won't eat. The week's dinners are planned around it: a dinner someone doesn't like comes with a version that leaves it out, or the night is re-planned.
2. Snap the fridge. Photograph your kitchen. It lists what it spotted for you to confirm, and when it plans your week of dinners it prefers what you've confirmed.
3. Get the week's dinners. Each dinner is checked against the allergies you entered, a second check, so you still read the labels. You also get a shopping list from the week.

PULS3 doesn't import from Mealime. Your notes on who eats what are what PULS3 needs.

PULS3 is more than a meal planner: the same plan fits your workouts and sleep, with a team of specialist coaches who agree on one plan. See PULS3 for you.

Other options

Mealime's closing page says its recipes stay available in Meals Hub, free, inside Albertsons Companies grocery apps such as Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Carrs. Other meal planners families use include AnyList, Paprika, Plan to Eat, Cozi and Samsung Food.

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Questions

When is Mealime shutting down?

Mealime's own closing page says: "Mealime will be discontinued as of October 21, 2026." (checked 14 October 2026).

What happens to my Mealime data?

Mealime's closing page says: "All personal data will be deleted when the Mealime application is shut down." It also says Mealime recipes will continue to be available in Meals Hub, and that certain preferences and settings will need to be set up again there.

Can I move my Mealime recipes or account to PULS3?

No. PULS3 doesn't import from Mealime. You tell PULS3 who's eating, including allergies and the foods each person won't eat, and the week's dinners are planned around your table.

Does PULS3 work outside the US?

Yes. PULS3 is on the App Store for iPhone in Australia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand.

How much does PULS3 cost?

PULS3 is free for everyone until 31 October 2026. From 1 November, every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, then 9.99 a month or 89.99 a year in your local currency. Seven days to see if it fits your week. If it doesn't, cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.

Mealime is a trademark of its owner. PULS3 isn't affiliated with Mealime. Quotes are from Mealime's closing page, checked 14 October 2026. PULS3 provides coaching guidance, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Allergy checks are a second check, not a guarantee. Always read the label.