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Questions,
answered.
The things people ask before they start planning. Still stuck? Email hello@forkboard.app.
The basics
What is Forkboard?
Forkboard is a meal planner built around your whole week — a board you can see at a glance, on the web and as a full iPhone app that stays in sync. An Android app is coming soon.
You get a real board for your week. Tell it a little about how you cook, and it plans dinners that fit your taste, your time, and what’s already in your fridge — learning as you go from the meals you give a thumbs up or down.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes — Forkboard is on iPhone and the web, and your account and board stay in sync across both. An Android app is coming soon.
The iPhone app is the full product, not a companion. You can plan and re-plan the week, rate meals, scan your pantry, blend a household, and shop the grocery list right from your phone. We do love planning on a bigger screen — a whole week is easier to take in at a glance — but nothing is desktop-only.
Do I have to do a long onboarding quiz?
No. Onboarding is deliberately shallow — a few quick preferences and you’re planning. Forkboard learns the rest over time from the meals you rate, instead of asking you to fill out an hour-long survey up front.
Is there a free meal planner?
Yes — Forkboard has a permanent Free plan with 4 AI plans a month, the full planning board, preference learning, and public share links. Every new account also starts with a 7-day trial of full features, and when it ends you drop to the Free plan rather than getting locked out.
Is there an Android app?
Not yet — an Android app is coming soon. Today Forkboard runs in any browser and ships as a full iPhone app that does everything the web does, in sync. When the Android app launches it will do the same.
Can I export or print my grocery list?
Yes. Every plan rolls up into one grocery list, organized aisle by aisle, that you can export or print to take to the store. Ingredients are combined across the week, so you’re not buying the same thing twice.
How does Forkboard compare to other meal planners?
Most meal apps hand you one recipe at a time or ask you to organize recipes yourself; Forkboard plans the whole week for you on a board and learns your taste over time. We keep honest, side-by-side comparisons with a few popular tools if you want the details.
How the AI works
How does Forkboard decide what to suggest?
It plans from your stated preferences — cuisines you love, ingredients you can’t stand, dietary needs, skill, time, and budget — and then refines from every thumbs up or down you give.
You can also tag a day by effort. A 15-minute Monday and a two-hour Sunday come from the same person, and the board plans the rest of the week around the days you tag.
Is my data used to train AI models?
No. Your data is never used to train AI models, and we never sell it. The AI planning step sees only what’s needed to plan your meals — things like your cuisines and pantry items — never your name, email, or billing details.
Can it handle allergies and dietary restrictions?
Yes — you can set allergens and dietary restrictions, and we filter against them. That said, AI-assisted filtering is best-effort and can make mistakes, so always review the ingredients before you cook, especially for a serious allergy. Forkboard is not a substitute for medical or allergy advice.
Can Forkboard plan around what’s in my pantry, or scan a receipt?
Yes. Tell Forkboard what’s in your fridge — or snap a photo of a grocery receipt — and it builds the week around what you already have, so you shop for less and waste less. Receipt and pantry scanning use the camera on the phone app or an upload on the web.
Households & sharing
How does household mode work?
A Family plan blends multiple taste profiles into one shared board, so two cooks with different preferences can plan a week that works for everyone. A household includes up to six seats.
Does Forkboard work for couples, or just one cook?
It works for both. A couple is just the smallest household: each of you sets your own taste profile and Forkboard blends them into one weekly plan, with allergens always respected and dietary needs taking the strictest path. One cook can run the whole thing solo, too.
What are share links?
You can publish any plan as a public link that anyone can open — no account needed. Share links aren’t indexed by search engines; they’re for sending a week to a partner or friend, not for the public web.
Plans & billing
How does the free trial work?
Every new account starts with 7 days of full Solo features — no credit card required. When the trial ends, you don’t get locked out: you drop to the Free plan and keep planning, with your share links intact.
We only ask for a card if you decide to upgrade.
What’s the difference between the plans?
Free is a permanent plan with 4 AI plans a month. Solo ($8/mo) is for a single cook and raises that to 30 plans a month with top-quality generation. Family ($12/mo) adds household taste-blending, leftover intelligence, up to six seats, and a pooled budget of 60 plans a month.
See the pricing page for the full breakdown.
Can I cancel anytime — and do you do refunds?
Yes, cancel any time from Billing in your account settings. If you cancel within 14 days of your first payment, you get a full refund, no questions asked.
After that, monthly plans run to the end of the month you’ve paid for and then drop to Free; annual plans end right away with a pro-rated refund for the time you didn’t use. Either way, your boards and share links stay intact on the Free plan.