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Dinner Cents

For iPhone · Kroger family stores in the US

Cheap dinners for the week, priced at your Kroger.

Pick your store and what you can spend. Dinner Cents plans the week's dinners from that store's prices today and hands you a shopping list in the packs it actually sells.

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See how it works

7-day free trial, then $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Renews automatically until you cancel. Pricing details

Chicken fajitas with peppers and onions in a skillet, with warm tortillas

Monday · Chicken fajitas

  • Chicken thighsNeed 1.5 lb, buying a 3 lb pack
  • Bell peppersNeed 2, buying a 3 count bag

Example. The rest of the chicken goes to Friday. In the app, every line shows your store's price today.

How it works

Three steps, a few questions.

No account to set up first and no recipes to browse. Answer a few questions and you get a priced week.

  1. Step 1: Pick your store

    Type your ZIP code and choose a Kroger family store within 10 miles. Prices come from that one store, not a national average. If there's no store near you, the app says so instead of guessing.

  2. Step 2: Get the cheapest week that fits

    Say who's eating, which nights you cook and what you can spend. Dinner Cents picks dinners that fit your budget and food rules and prices every ingredient at your store. Or turn on Cheapest week possible and it goes as low as it can.

  3. Step 3: Shop in whole packs

    Stores sell packs, not exact amounts, so the list does too. Dinners share ingredients, so a pack you open on Monday can finish on Thursday. Tap Have it for anything already in your cupboard and it comes off the list and the total.

The dinners

Plain weeknight food.

Twenty dinners built from a small set of everyday ingredients, so packs get used up. A few of them:
  • Chicken fajitas

    Chicken fajitas

    About 30 minutes

  • Spaghetti with meat sauce

    Spaghetti with meat sauce

    About 35 minutes

  • Turkey burrito bowls

    Turkey burrito bowls

    About 30 minutes

  • Black bean and cheese quesadillas

    Black bean and cheese quesadillas

    About 20 minutes

  • Sheet pan chicken thighs and potatoes

    Sheet pan chicken thighs and potatoes

    About 50 minutes

  • Beef and black bean chili

    Beef and black bean chili

    About 45 minutes

  • Lemon salmon with rice and broccoli

    Lemon salmon with rice and broccoli

    About 30 minutes

  • Pork fried rice

    Pork fried rice

    About 25 minutes

Diets: everything, no pork, vegetarian or pescatarian. You can also leave out peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, gluten, shellfish, egg or soy, and skip foods you don't eat. Dinner Cents leaves those dinners out, but always check the label.

What you get

A week, totalled like a receipt.

Each dinner shows what it costs at your store, and the week adds up against your budget. Packs that carry over show up as cheaper nights later in the week.

The numbers here are made up to show the layout. In the app, every price comes from the store you picked, on the day you plan. Shelf prices and sales change, so the total at the register can differ.

Example store

5 dinners · 4 people

Illustrative
  • MonChicken fajitas$12.40
  • TueSpaghetti with meat sauce$11.10
  • WedTurkey burrito bowls$13.80
  • ThuBlack bean and cheese quesadillas$8.90
  • FriSheet pan chicken thighs and potatoes$9.20
Week$55.40
Budget $60$4.60 under
Example only. Not real prices from any store.

Pricing

One subscription, two ways to pay.

You can plan your first week and see a preview before you're asked to pay. The full week, each dinner's details and the shopping list need Dinner Cents Pro.

Monthly

$9.99 per month

7 days free, then $9.99 every month until you cancel.

Yearly

$29.99 per year

7 days free, then $29.99 every year until you cancel. That works out to about $2.50 a month.

The fine print, in plain words

  • The subscription is called Dinner Cents Pro. It's sold and billed by Apple through your Apple Account, in US dollars.
  • The 7-day free trial is for new subscribers. The App Store shows the exact offer before you confirm.
  • When the trial ends, you're charged for the plan you picked. It renews automatically at the same price until you cancel.
  • Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends or the next renewal, in your iPhone's Settings under your name, then Subscriptions. Apple's steps.
  • Deleting the app doesn't cancel the subscription. Refunds are handled by Apple.
  • The app can remind you a day or two before the trial ends, if you allow notifications. New phone or reinstall? Use Restore purchases in the app.

See the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Questions

Things people ask.

Which stores does it work with?
Stores in the Kroger family of grocery chains in the US, as long as Kroger's store search lists one within 10 miles of your ZIP code. That's the Kroger stores themselves plus Kroger's other grocery banners. Other chains aren't supported.
Are the prices real?
In the app, yes. They come from Kroger's product data for the store you picked, checked when you plan. Prices, sales and stock change during the week, so what you pay at the register can be different. The prices on this website are made-up examples.
Does it order groceries or fill a cart for me?
No. Dinner Cents gives you a priced plan and a shopping list. You shop the way you usually do.
What if I already have some of the ingredients?
Tap Have it next to an item on the shopping list. It comes off the list and out of the total. Tap Add back to undo.
Can I trust it with food allergies?
It leaves out dinners that contain the allergens you mark, but it can't see every product's label or how it was made. Always check the label, and don't rely on the app for medical or dietary decisions.
Do I need an account?
No sign-up is needed to plan. After you subscribe you can add an email address, which you can use to sign in with a one-time code. It's optional.
Is there an Android version?
No. Dinner Cents is iPhone only for now.
How do I cancel?
On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Dinner Cents. Cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Apple explains it here.
Is Dinner Cents part of Kroger?
No. It's an independent app that uses Kroger's developer data to look up stores and prices. Kroger doesn't endorse or sponsor it.
How do I get help?
Email waadrarii@gmail.com or see the support page.

Know what dinner costs before you get to the store.

Dinner Cents is an iPhone app for Kroger family stores in the US. It plans with real prices or not at all.

iPhone appNot on the App Store yet