Meal planning for real families
You know that 5 p.m. "what's for dinner?" feeling? Simmer takes care of it. Tell us what your crew likes, and we'll put the week on the table and write the grocery list for you. That leaves more evenings for sitting down together.
What's in the kitchen
We built Simmer the way your favorite aunt cooks: plan a little, waste nothing, and keep everybody fed.
Simmer suggests seven dinners that fit your schedule. Quick ones go on soccer nights, slow-cooker ones on Sundays. Swap anything you don't like with one tap.
Every ingredient is merged, totaled, and sorted by aisle. Share the list with your partner so whoever's closest to the store can grab it.
Allergies, a vegetarian teenager, a toddler who only eats beige food. Set it once and Simmer remembers who's at your table.
Make a big pot of chili on Monday and it shows up again as Wednesday's lunch. Less waste and less cooking.
Snap a photo of Nana's handwritten card and Simmer turns it into a recipe you can plan with, so it's around for the next generation.
Big text, timers you can start with floury hands, and a screen that stays awake while the onions brown.
How it works
That's about how long your coffee takes to cool. Pour a cup and let's plan.
How many mouths to feed, what everybody loves, what nobody will touch, and which nights get busy.
≈ 2 minutes, onceSimmer lays out seven dinners. Keep the ones you like, swap the ones you don't, and drag them around until the week fits.
≈ 3 minutes a weekYour grocery list is ready to go, sorted by aisle. Come home, open tonight's recipe, and get cooking.
No planning left to doFrom kitchens like yours
I used to spend Sunday afternoons with a notepad and a headache. Now I plan the week on the couch before the kids are even up.
We cut our grocery bill by about a third because we stopped buying food we never cooked. The leftovers feature alone is worth it.
My son has a nut allergy and my daughter's vegetarian. Simmer is the first thing that actually handles both without me double-checking everything.
Pricing
Start free and stay as long as you like. Upgrade when the whole household wants a seat at the table.
Perfect for getting started.
or $39 a year. That's less than one takeout night.
Questions
Your first setup takes a couple of minutes while you tell us about your family. After that, most people plan a full week in three to five minutes, and it gets quicker as Simmer learns what you like.
Absolutely. Paste a link from any recipe site, type one in, or snap a photo of a handwritten card. Your recipes get planned right alongside ours.
Give each person their own profile with likes, dislikes, and allergies. Simmer suggests meals the whole table will eat, and it can flag "build-your-own" nights when tastes are all over the place.
Yes. On Family Table, everyone in your household sees the same plan and list in real time. Check off milk at the store and it disappears from their phone too.
Cancel anytime from your App Store or Google Play subscriptions with no phone calls or guilt trips. You'll keep the free plan and all your saved recipes.
Simmer is free to download, and your first week is on us. Sit down and get it done.
Works on iPhone, iPad, and Android. No credit card needed.