Tell us your table
Add who you're feeding, the foods they love (or refuse), your weekly budget, and how many nights you actually want to cook.
Meal planning for real weeknights
Dinner, decided.
Simmer plans your week around what's already in your fridge, what you want to spend, and who's at the table. Then it writes one grocery list, sorted by aisle.
★★★★★
Loved by 180,000+ home cooks
Loved by 180,000+ home cooks
This week
Oct 26 – Nov 1 · 2 adults, 1 kid$61.40 est. groceries · $2.92/serving
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How it works
Ten minutes on Sunday. Calm all week.
No spreadsheets or recipe rabbit holes, and no "what's for dinner?" at 6:45pm.
Snap your fridge
Scan a receipt or quickly tick off what's on hand. Simmer builds your week around it first, so that half bunch of cilantro gets used.
Swap, approve, shop
Don't love Thursday? Swap it in one tap. Approve the week and your list is ready to shop, or sent straight to delivery.
Features
A sous-chef that remembers everything.
Every plan is built from 6,000+ tested recipes, all tuned for weeknights and most ready in under 35 minutes.
Pantry-first planning
Simmer starts with what you already own and works outward, so less food ends up in the bin and more money stays in your pocket.
$38
Saved weekly
The average Simmer household's grocery savings in its first month.
Leftover remix
Cook once and eat twice. Planned leftovers turn Monday's roast into Wednesday's tacos.
Fits your clock
Set time limits per night. Tuesday soccer? Simmer picks a 20-minute sheet-pan dinner.
Everyone's happy
Allergies, picky eaters and spice tolerances are all handled quietly in the background.
The list
One list. Sorted by aisle. Already merged.
Three recipes need onions? You'll see "3 yellow onions" once, in Produce, right where you'll be standing.
- Share with your household, with live check-offs so nobody buys two cartons of eggs.
- Send to delivery through Instacart, Walmart, Kroger and Ocado.
- Works offline, so a basement store with zero bars is no problem.
Grocery list
0 of 9 in cart
Kind words
Fewer takeout menus. More "can we have this again?"
"I used to spend Sunday nights in a spiral of open tabs. Now I spend eight minutes with Simmer and a cup of tea. Our grocery bill dropped by a third, and my kids eat lentils. Lentils!"
Maria ReyesMom of three · Austin, TX
"The leftover remix feature is genuinely clever. I haven't thrown out a sad bag of spinach in months."
James TanNurse, night shifts
"My partner is vegetarian and I'm… not. Simmer makes us both happy without making two dinners."
Aisha KhanLeeds, UK
Pricing
Costs less than one takeout order.
Taste
For trying it out on a few weeknights.
$0 / forever
- 3 planned dinners per week
- Smart grocery list
- 500 starter recipes
Simmer Plus
Full weeks, every recipe, all the smarts.
$5.59 / month
$67 billed yearly
- Unlimited meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Pantry scanning and leftover remix
- Budget and nutrition targets
- Grocery delivery handoff
Household
Up to 6 people, each with their own tastes.
$8.39 / month
$101 billed yearly
- Everything in Plus
- Individual profiles and allergies
- Shared live list
- Kids' cook-along mode
FAQ
Good questions.
Still curious? Email [email protected]. A real person (usually Priya) writes back.
Does it work for special diets?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-FODMAP, halal, kosher-style, high-protein and more. You can also exclude any individual ingredient, and allergies are treated as hard rules, never suggestions.
I'm not a confident cook. Is that okay?
Absolutely. Set your skill level to "keep it simple" and Simmer favors short ingredient lists, minimal prep and one-pan meals. Every recipe has step-by-step photos and built-in timers.
How does pantry scanning work?
Snap a grocery receipt, scan barcodes, or tap items from a quick checklist. Simmer tracks rough quantities and nudges you to use things before they turn.
Can I add my own recipes?
Yes. Paste a link from almost any recipe site, or type in Grandma's lasagna by hand. Simmer reads the ingredients and folds them into your plans and lists.
What if I want to cancel?
Cancel in two taps from settings, no phone calls or guilt trips. You keep access until the end of your billing period, and your recipes stay saved on the free plan.
Let's figure out dinner.
Get your first week planned free, in about the time it takes to boil pasta.
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