FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about PlumTally: what it costs, which grocery stores it supports, how meal planning works, and how shopping lists reach the store.
What is PlumTally?
PlumTally is a meal planning and grocery shopping app that helps you compare meals by estimated price-per-serving and plan groceries around what you want to cook.
Is it PlumTally or Plum Tally?
The official name is PlumTally, written as one word. Many people search for it as two words, Plum Tally, and both refer to the same app.
Is PlumTally free?
Yes. PlumTally has no subscription or paid tier, and creating an account is free.
Which grocery stores does PlumTally support?
PlumTally currently supports Kroger. You select a local Kroger store, and PlumTally uses that store to price your ingredients and to receive your shopping list at checkout.
Do I need a grocery store account to use PlumTally?
No. You can browse recipes and menus, save recipes, and build meal plans without connecting a store. You only need to connect your Kroger account when you want to send a cart to the store for checkout.
Can I browse recipes for my dietary preferences?
Yes. Search and dietary filters help you find recipes that suit your preferences, including plant-based options. Check each recipe’s ingredients and tags for your needs.
What does estimated price-per-serving mean?
Estimated price-per-serving helps you compare meals using the value of ingredients used and the recipe’s servings. Buying whole packages can cost more than the quantities a recipe uses. Estimates depend on the products, quantities, and pricing available; final prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.
What are meal bundles?
Discover meals that share ingredients. Right-sized meal bundles help you plan purchases around the recipes you choose and what you already have. Recipes can use the same ingredient in different dishes, so you can see how purchases are used across the meals you choose.
What makes a meal bundle right-sized?
Right-sized refers to ingredient quantities and selected grocery products for the recipes and servings you plan to cook. What you need to buy also depends on groceries you already own. Review the bundle’s products, quantities, and estimates alongside your pantry supplies. Bundle statistics describe the whole bundle, even when you select only some recipes to shop; they do not guarantee a fixed basket size, meal count, savings, or amount of unused food.
Can I save recipes for later?
Yes. Save any recipe to your Recipe Box and organize saved recipes into folders for different occasions.
Can I plan meals for a whole week?
Yes. The meal planner lets you build a plan across days and meal periods, then turns the whole plan into one consolidated shopping list instead of a separate list per recipe.
Can I plan meals with my household?
Yes. Household sharing lets you coordinate meal planning with the people you shop and cook for, so you are working from the same plan and the same list.
Still have a question?
See how PlumTally works, browse the full feature list, or contact support.