BudgetBites UK FAQ
What is BudgetBites UK?
BudgetBites UK is an AI-powered meal planning app for UK households. It creates meal plans around your food budget, builds costed shopping lists, helps you reduce food waste and keeps your weekly grocery spend under control.
Is it free to use?
Yes. You can start free with AI recipes, budget and household setup, and a shopping list with cost estimates — no card required. Paid Plus and Pro plans unlock the multi-day meal planner and more advanced tools.
How does the AI meal planning work?
You tell BudgetBites your weekly budget, household size, kitchen appliances, food preferences and any allergens or dietary requirements. The app then uses AI to generate recipes and meal plans tailored to you.
How does it help me save money on groceries?
By planning meals around your budget and turning them into a shopping list with cost estimates, you can see what your shop will cost before you go and avoid buying food you won’t use — which also cuts waste.
Does it support allergies and dietary requirements?
Yes. You can set allergens (based on the UK/EU mandatory allergens) and dietary preferences. Pro adds advanced and medical dietary support such as coeliac, diabetes, IBS and low-FODMAP, with guidance to consult a professional where appropriate.
What do the paid plans include?
Plus adds a much bigger AI recipe allowance (up to 25 a day), AI meal plans, the multi-day meal planner (up to 14 days), saved recipes and plans, and shopping list export. Pro adds our highest AI allowance (up to 50 recipes a day), planning up to 90 days, food waste tracking, the cupboard tracker with barcode scanning, 'Use What You've Got' cupboard recipes, family accounts for up to 4 people and advanced dietary support. See the Plans page for a full comparison.
What is the Food Cupboard Tracker?
The Food Cupboard Tracker lets you record what food you already have at home, track expiry dates and help BudgetBites suggest meals using ingredients you already own.
What is “Use What You've Got”?
Use What You've Got (a Pro feature) suggests recipes built around the food already in your cupboard, prioritising items that are about to expire. Choose cupboard-only, +£5 or +£10 modes to see what extra ingredients you'd need and the estimated cost, plus a one-tap “Cook Tonight” suggestion. All money figures are estimates based on typical UK shop prices.
Is there an Android app?
Yes. BudgetBites UK is available as a website and as an Android app on the Google Play Store.
How do I cancel a subscription?
Web subscriptions are billed through Stripe and Android subscriptions through Google Play; you can cancel anytime through the relevant provider, and you keep access until the end of your billing period.
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