Eat smarter. Save more. Live healthier.
A smart meal-planning app I built for college students like myself to help balance nutrition and budget while organizing weekly meals.
PlatePilot helps students plan weekly meals efficiently based on cost and nutrition. Browse affordable recipes, view ingredients and calories, add meals to a weekly planner, automatically build grocery lists, and track weekly spending and calorie progress.
Below is a short demo of PlatePilot in action.
- 🍽 Browse meals via recipe API feed
- 📌 Detailed nutrition & cost breakdown for each meal
- 🗓 Weekly planner (Mon–Sun)
- 🛒 Auto-generated grocery list
- 💸 Weekly budget tracking + calorie tracking dashboard
- ⭐ Save meals to favorites
- 💾 Persistence using UserDefaults / CoreData
Required
- User can browse meals in a recipe feed
- User can tap a meal to view details
- User can add meals to a weekly planner
- User can view a generated grocery list
- User can track weekly budget & calories
- User can save meals to favorites
- User can persist data locally
Stretch
- Search & filtering
- Dark mode support
- Export grocery list
- Notifications reminders
| Screen | Navigation Type |
|---|---|
| Home | Tab |
| Planner | Tab |
| Grocery | Tab |
| Profile | Tab |
| Meal Detail | Push from Home |
| Dashboard | Sub-section or Tab Extension |
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | UIKit + Storyboards |
| Networking | URLSession / Codable |
| Data Persistence | UserDefaults / CoreData |
| Models | MVC Pattern |
| Navigation | UITabBarController + UINavigationController |
| Reuse | TableViews + Custom Cells |
Using:
MealDB – https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s=
| Week | Sprint Goal | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Project setup + Core UI framework | Create repo, initial storyboard setup, Tab Bar + placeholder screens, basic navigation flow |
| Week 2 | Networking + Home Feed | Integrate MealDB API, display recipe feed in TableView, tap-to-detail navigation |
| Week 3 | Planner + Grocery List + Persistence | Add meal to weekly planner, grocery list generator, persistence with UserDefaults/CoreData |
| Week 4 | Dashboard + Favorites + Polishing + Demo | Budget & calorie dashboard, favorites, UI styling, final README + GIF demo, bug fixes |
Olaoluwa James-Owolabi
CodePath iOS 101 | Capstone Project | 2025
- Students deserve healthy meals without breaking their budget.
- PlatePilot makes planning simple, affordable, and structured.