--- title: "AnyList vs Plan to Eat: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AnyList or Plan to Eat more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal planning apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/anylist-vs-plan-to-eat" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AnyList vs Plan to Eat: Which is searched more? Is AnyList or Plan to Eat more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal planning apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: AnyList and Plan to Eat - **Competitive set**: Meal planning apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AnyList Share of Search**: 18.7% - **Plan to Eat Share of Search**: 10.2% ## Is AnyList or Plan to Eat more popular in search? - In September 2026, AnyList had more branded searches than Plan to Eat among meal planning apps worldwide. AnyList had about 14,800 branded searches, while Plan to Eat had 8,100. AnyList made up 18.7% of all meal planning app searches we track, and Plan to Eat accounted for 10.2%. - AnyList was ahead of Plan to Eat in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AnyList’s share of searches among meal planning apps worldwide moved from 6.6% to 18.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plan to Eat’s share of searches among meal planning apps worldwide moved from 3.6% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. ## Top meal planning apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both AnyList and Plan to Eat showed up in all five answers. AnyList was listed before Plan to Eat in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Paprika | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AnyList | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Samsung Food | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Mealime | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Plan to Eat | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | eMeals | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Eat This Much | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Yummly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meal planning apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which meal planning app should I use?": 1. Paprika, 2. AnyList, 3. Samsung Food, 4. Eat This Much, 5. Plan to Eat - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meal planning apps?": 1. Paprika, 2. AnyList, 3. Samsung Food, 4. Plan to Eat, 5. Eat This Much, 6. eMeals, 7. Mealime - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meal planning app for weekly dinners?": 1. Plan to Eat, 2. Paprika, 3. eMeals, 4. AnyList, 5. Mealime - Searched Google, AI Overview "meal planning apps": 1. Mealime, 2. Paprika, 3. Samsung Food, 4. AnyList, 5. Plan to Eat - Searched Google, AI Overview "meal planner app": 1. Mealime, 2. Paprika, 3. Samsung Food, 4. AnyList, 5. Plan to Eat Not named in any answer: Yummly. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for meal planning apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Paprika overtook Plan to Eat to rank 5th among meal planning apps worldwide, with 10.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, AnyList gained share of searches among meal planning apps worldwide, from 16.9% to 18.7%. - In September 2026, Plan to Eat gained share of searches among meal planning apps worldwide, from 9.2% to 10.2%. ## Month by month | Month | AnyList estimated searches | AnyList Share of Search | AnyList rank | Plan to Eat estimated searches | Plan to Eat Share of Search | Plan to Eat rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 6.6% | 3 | 8.1K | 3.6% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 6.1% | 3 | 9.9K | 4.1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 7.5% | 3 | 8.1K | 4.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 5.9% | 4 | 9.9K | 3.2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 4 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 5.3% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 18% | 2 | 6.6K | 6.6% | 7 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 13.3% | 2 | 8.1K | 7.3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 17.2% | 2 | 8.1K | 9.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 18.3% | 2 | 8.1K | 10% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 16.9% | 2 | 8.1K | 9.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 18.7% | 2 | 8.1K | 10.2% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AnyList’s and Plan to Eat’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **AnyList**: Measured on the search term “anylist”. - **Plan to Eat**: Measured on the search term “plan to eat”. - [AnyList profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anylist) - [Plan to Eat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plan-to-eat) - [All meal planning apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meal-planning-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is AnyList or Plan to Eat more popular in search? In September 2026, AnyList had more branded searches than Plan to Eat among meal planning apps worldwide. AnyList had about 14,800 branded searches, while Plan to Eat had 8,100. AnyList made up 18.7% of all meal planning app searches we track, and Plan to Eat accounted for 10.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AnyList vs Plan to Eat: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/anylist-vs-plan-to-eat This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/anylist-vs-plan-to-eat. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.