Wholesum

Wholesum simplifies meal planning for outdoor groups, aiming to save time and reduce waste. It automatically adjusts meals for group sizes and dietary restrictions, manages recipes, ingredients and shopping lists, tracks estimated food costs for each meal plan, and generates recipes with AI. It runs on the web.

Wholesum has three paid plans: Personal at $13 per month, Professional at $49 per month and Enterprise at $64 per month. There is no free tier, so even the Personal plan carries a cost. The reviewer adds that Enterprise plans require an additional $15/user/month for multi-location tracking.

Toolio lists Wholesum as best for outdoor education programs and camps, and the reviewer calls it suitable for teams managing food logistics on the go. It is not aimed at small personal chefs, and outfitters may prefer the more advanced features, such as AI assistance, found in the Enterprise plan.

The reviewer notes that Wholesum can only scale meals for up to 15 people per plan. Tracking multiple locations costs extra on Enterprise plans, and there is no free tier at all. Enhanced and custom export formats, beyond the standard PDF and Excel exports, are reserved for the Enterprise plan.

Alex scored Wholesum 3.8 out of 5 after real use, on 4 Oct 2026. The verdict credits it with automating menu planning around group sizes and dietary restrictions and with user-friendly tools for recipes and shopping lists, while noting the cap on meal scaling and the extra charge for multi-location tracking.