Plan the week. Shop once.
Darzen Meals puts your recipes on a weekly board and turns the plan into one grocery list. It scales each recipe to the servings you plan, adds up the same items, takes off what is already in your pantry and groups the rest by aisle.
- The App, Google Sheets and Excel in one purchase
- Drag recipes onto a seven-day board, with Undo on every change
- A grocery list that adds itself up and knows your pantry
- One price, free updates, no monthly fee
Login emailed right after checkout · One-time payment · Free updates
The real app with a sample household. Your copy starts empty.
Works on the devices you already use
- The AppAny modern browser, works offline
- Google SheetsFree Google account
- Excel2010 or later, Windows and Mac
- Phone and tabletThe App and Sheets on the go
Every screen. Watch them change hands.
These are the real screens, cycling. Tap any one to hold it.
What's inside
Real screens. No mock-ups.
Every picture is the actual product with a sample household of four. Tap any screen to see it full size.
Why it works
Built for a busy household.
-
Three editions, one price
Use the App on your laptop and phone, keep the Google Sheet in your Drive, or open the Excel file. All three come with every purchase.
-
A week you can drag
Drag a recipe from the shelf onto any day and meal, move meals between days, or copy last week in one click. Every change can be undone.
-
One grocery list, added up
Each recipe is scaled to the servings you plan, then the same items are added together. Different units stay on their own lines, so nothing gets mixed up.
-
It knows your pantry
Keep a list of what you have at home. In-stock items come off the grocery list, and anything you mark as out goes back on it.
-
See where the money goes
Estimated food cost for every recipe, serving and week, from your own price estimates. Spot the expensive weeks before you shop.
-
Your recipes stay private
The App keeps your data in your own browser, never on our servers. Back it up in one click and restore it on any device.
Everything in Darzen Meals
One planner. Every part of the week.
-
The App1
This week: your plan as a board
Seven days with rows for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus snacks if you want them. Drag recipes from the shelf, move meals between days, or copy last week.
- Drag and drop
- Undo every change
- Copy last week
- Works with touch
-
The App2
Tonight and the week at a glance
See tonight's dinner with a countdown to dinner time, what is coming up the rest of the week, and how the food cost is spread across the days.
- Dinner countdown
- Meals planned
- Cost by day
- Cooking time
-
The App3
Recipes: your own cookbook
Each recipe keeps its servings, times, tags, ingredients, steps and an optional photo. See the cost per serving and preview any recipe scaled to more or fewer servings.
- Cost per serving
- Scale servings
- Tags and search
- Skip for now
-
The App4
Grocery list: one trip, every aisle
Built from the week you planned. Quantities are scaled to your servings and added up, your pantry takes off what you have, and the rest is grouped by aisle. Tick items as you shop.
- Grouped by aisle
- Pantry aware
- Extras for the trip
- CSV and print
-
The App5
Insights: your planning habits
Planned food cost for the last 8 weeks, the recipes you make most, how your meals split by tag and which days and meals you plan most.
- Cost per week
- Most planned
- Meals by tag
- Day and meal heatmap
-
Google Sheets and Excel6
Google Sheets and Excel
The same planner as a workbook: a This week board, Meal Plan, Recipes, Ingredients, Grocery List, Pantry and Insights. Yellow cells are where you type; the grocery list builds itself with formulas.
- Excel 2010 or later
- No macros
- Example and blank copies
- Prints neatly
Try it first
Click around. Then decide.
Open the real app with a sample household and try everything. Nothing you type is saved.
Things to try
- Drag a recipe from the shelf onto Friday's lunch
- Open the grocery list and tick a few items
- Mark something as out in the pantry
- Open a recipe and scale it to 8 servings
Google Sheets and Excel share the same tabs and formulas. Shown with the example household; your copy starts blank.
How it works
From checkout to your first plan in minutes.
-
Check out securely
Pay on Shopify's secure checkout. You see the full price, with any tax, before you pay.
-
Get your login
Your Darzen username and password arrive by email right after payment.
-
Open your editions
Open the App on up to two devices, copy the Google Sheet to your Drive, or download the Excel file.
-
Plan your first week
Add a few recipes you already cook, drag them onto the week and open your grocery list.
One price
Everything on this page. One payment.
No subscription and no upsells. Updates are free for every buyer.
- The Darzen Meals App, works offline on two devices
- Google Sheets edition, your own copy in Drive
- Excel edition, blank copy and example copy
- Weekly board, recipes, pantry and grocery list
- Insights: cost per week and your most planned recipes
- Free updates for every buyer
Secure checkout by Shopify. Your Darzen login is emailed right after payment. Refund policy
Not sure yet? Try the live demo first
A few good answers
Questions, answered.
Delivery, devices, updates and your data. Still curious? We reply to every email.
Ask us a questionHow do I get my files?
Right after checkout we email you a Darzen username and password. Sign in to your Darzen account to download the App and the Excel files, and to make your own copy of the Google Sheets edition.
Which edition should I use?
All three come with every purchase, so you do not have to choose. The App feels like software, works offline and keeps recipe photos. Google Sheets lives in your Google account, and Excel is a file you keep.
Which version of Excel do I need?
Excel 2010 or later on Windows and Mac, or Excel for the web. The workbook has no macros.
Does the App need the internet?
Only once, to sign in with the login we email you. After that it opens from the file on your device and works offline.
Where is my data kept?
In the browser on your own device, never on our servers. Save a backup file in one click and restore it on any device or browser.
How does the grocery list handle different units?
It adds up the same item in the same unit, like cups of milk from two recipes. Different units stay on separate lines, so 1 cup and 1 gallon are never mixed. If your pantry has the item in the same unit, only the difference goes on the list.
Does it count calories or nutrition?
No. Darzen Meals plans meals, recipes and shopping. It does not track calories or nutrients and does not give diet or health advice. Costs are your own estimates.
Does it work on my phone?
The App works in your phone's browser, and you can drag meals with a long press. The Google Sheets edition works in the Sheets app. Sign in on up to two devices.
How do updates work?
Updates are free. When a new version is ready, it appears in your Darzen account and the App tells you.
Can I get a refund?
See our refund policy, linked next to the price. Try the live demo first so you know exactly what you are getting.
One app. One Google Sheet. One Excel workbook.
