Plan with recipes you can use
Place saved recipes into a practical weekly plan instead of building a calendar that ends at meal names.
Meal planner and grocery list app
Plan meals and buy only what the plan still needs.
Kivella is a meal planner and grocery list app: plan the week, then review a list of only what your pantry doesn't cover. Pro shares it with up to five people.
Available for iOS and Android. Download Kivella to get started.
Choose meals
Check pantry
Review gaps
Shop the gap
“The plan, pantry and shopping list should answer one question together: what is missing?”
The Kivella loop
What it connects
Useful on its own. Better as part of the kitchen.
Review ingredients before shopping
Kivella scales each planned recipe to its servings and subtracts pantry stock across the whole week, so you review only the shortfall.
Create a connected grocery list
Add the missing ingredients you approve to your shopping list. With Kivella Pro, up to five household members can share the list.
Adjust without rebuilding the week
Change meals and quantities while keeping recipes and shopping actions connected.
How it works
A reviewable path from input to action.
- 01
Choose or create the meals
Add saved recipes to the week and adjust the plan around the household schedule.
- 02
Review what is already available
Use pantry context to distinguish food on hand from ingredients that still need to be bought.
- 03
Shop from one list
Tick items off as you shop; Kivella asks before adding bought items to your pantry. On Kivella Pro, household members see the same list.
Questions
Common questions, answered.
Does Kivella create a grocery list from a meal plan?
Yes, with your review. Kivella scales each planned recipe, subtracts what your pantry already covers across the week and shows the shortfall for you to check before it goes on the grocery list.
Does the meal planner know what is already in my pantry?
Yes. The meal planner uses the same pantry record, so each recipe shows which ingredients you have, have only part of or are missing. Keep pantry quantities up to date for the best result.
Can a household share the grocery list?
Yes, with Kivella Pro. A household of up to five people can share the pantry, meal plan and shopping list, and changes sync between phones.
Can Kivella plan for dietary preferences?
Kivella stores dietary preferences and allergies that can guide personalized recipe and planning workflows. Users should always review the resulting food choices.
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