Pricing
The free app is not a trial. It costs every recipe, prices your menu and runs your orders, with no limits and no time limit. Premium adds the tools that find extra profit in a menu that already works.
$15/month
All of Premium. Renews each month. Cancel anytime.
The easiest way to try Premium.
$80/6 months
About $13.33 a month. Renews every 6 months.
Saves $10 against Monthly.
$150/year
$12.50 a month. Renews each year.
Saves $30 against Monthly.
Every paid plan unlocks the same Premium tools on one computer. Upgrade inside the app: open MenuCents and choose Plans. Card payment by Stripe. Prices in US dollars.
Premium includes everything in Free.
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Costing | ||
| IngredientsUnlimited. Type them in, add from the starter library, or import a spreadsheet (CSV). | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recipes with cost per servingUnlimited. Grams, ounces, cups or pieces, with trim and yield loss. Updates when a price changes. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit conversionsBuy by the case, use by the gram. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Menu pricingSet a target food cost and get a suggested price, margin and food cost % for every dish. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Running the kitchen | ||
| Inventory and par levelsWhat's on hand, and a reorder list when stock drops below par. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Suppliers and order sheetsIngredients grouped by supplier, with a ready order for each one. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allergen tagsTag an ingredient once and every recipe shows it. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waste tracking and reportsLog spoilage and over-prep and see what it costs. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backup and restoreSave a copy of everything to a file, anywhere you like. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works offline, data on your computer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Premium tools | ||
| Menu engineeringSorts every dish into Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs by profit and popularity, so you know what to promote, reprice or drop. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Plate cost with laborFood plus prep time at your labor rate: the true cost of each plate. | ✕ | ✓ |
| SizesSmall, medium and large (or scoops) priced from one recipe. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Sub-recipesCost a dough, sauce, syrup or buttercream once and use it inside other recipes. Change it and every dish updates. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Compare pricesRecord quotes from each supplier and see who is cheapest for each item. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Price trendsSee which ingredient prices keep creeping up. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Batch calculatorScale any recipe up or down with costs. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Prep plannerTurn tomorrow's covers into one costed shopping and prep list. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Spec sheetsPrintable, costed recipe cards for the line. | ✕ | ✓ |
| Menu cardA clean printable menu for guests. | ✕ | ✓ |
| CSV exportIngredients and recipes out to Excel or Google Sheets for your accountant. | ✕ | ✓ |
you want to know your food cost and price your menu properly. Most small kitchens can run on Free for good.
you make components (doughs, sauces, bases), sell in sizes, buy from several suppliers, or want to know which dishes actually earn their place on the menu.
A simple example: menu engineering shows one popular dish is underpriced, and you raise it by $1. If you sell 40 a week, that's about $170 a month, more than ten times the Monthly plan. Your numbers will be different. That's the point of measuring them.
No. Free has no time limit and no limit on ingredients or recipes. You only pay if you want the Premium tools.
Monthly is the easiest way: one month for $15, then cancel if it isn't for you. You can also open Settings and choose "Load sample data" to see how a full kitchen looks.
The Premium tools lock and everything else keeps working. Your ingredients, recipes and history stay on your computer. Pay again later and the Premium tools come back with your data still there.
Yes. Monthly, 6 months and Yearly renew automatically at the same price until you cancel.
Email [email protected] from the address you signed up with. Premium stays on until the end of the period you already paid for, and you won't be charged again.
One. Each paid plan covers one installation. The free app can go on as many computers as you like.
By card, through Stripe, from the Plans screen inside the app. MenuCents never sees or stores your card number.