Dinnerly vs HelloFresh
All are meal kits you cook from a recipe box. Below is how they compare on price, nutrition, menu size, delivery coverage and customer ratings, using each provider's published information.
Short answer: HelloFresh scores highest on our criteria. It is the stronger pick for families who want to cook fresh dinners with pre-portioned ingredients.
Side by side
 Dinnerly |  HelloFresh | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per meal | $8.99 | $11.69 |
| What that covers | Per serving on a 3 recipes for 2 people box (6 servings), ongoing weekly subscription. Only price break shown; larger boxes may work out cheaper | 2 person plan, 5 recipes per week (10 servings), ongoing subscription price per serving from the published price table |
| Intro offer | Not published | Up to 40% off plus free extras across the first 8 weeks, advertised as meals from $6.36 |
| Customer rating | 3.7 / 5 from 1,346 reviews | 4.1 / 5 from 19,206 reviews |
| Product type | Meal kit | Meal kit |
| Format | Fresh | Fresh |
| Preparation | Cook from Scratch | Cook from Scratch |
| Menu size | 300+ meals | 33+ meals |
| Full macros listed | No | Yes |
| One-off orders | No | No |
| Delivers to | NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT | NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, NT |
| Order cut-off | Recipe swaps, skips and cancellations must be made 7 days before your next delivery | Not published |
| Delivery fee | $11.99 shipping per box | Not published |
| Our score | 49/100 | 69/100 |
| Visit | Dinnerly | HelloFresh |
Prices and delivery details last checked 24 August 2026. Highlighted cells are the strongest value in that row.
Dinnerly
Best for: Budget-conscious families cooking quick weeknight dinners
A budget-first meal kit for households who want to cook simple dinners quickly without paying premium kit prices. Best value if you order larger boxes and lean on the Saver recipes, since the flat shipping fee hits small orders hardest.
- One of the cheapest meal kits going, with servings from $8.99 and Saver recipes cutting $1 to $1.50 more per portion
- Very large weekly choice, with 300+ recipes and filters for kid friendly, carb conscious, vegetarian and vegan
- Five-ingredient recipes with most meals ready in 20 to 30 minutes
- Flexible subscription: skip, pause or cancel with 7 days notice
- Shipping adds $11.99 per box, which lifts the real cost of small orders noticeably
- Delivery limited to major cities and a few regional centres, with no Northern Territory coverage
- Recurring subscription with automatic weekly billing unless you skip or cancel
- Per meal nutrition detail is not surfaced up front, only broad tags like calorie conscious and high protein
HelloFresh
Best for: Families who want to cook fresh dinners with pre-portioned ingredients
A good fit for households that want to cook fresh dinners without planning or shopping, particularly larger families where the per serve price falls below $10. Couples ordering small boxes will pay a premium once the introductory discount ends.
- Published per serving price table across every household size and box size, so costs are easy to work out before ordering
- 33 or more recipes each week, plus lunches, desserts, sides and snacks that can be added to a box
- Per serving cost drops sharply for bigger households, down to $8.59 a serve on a 6 person, 6 meal box
- Flexible subscription: change box size, swap delivery day, skip a week or cancel at any time
- No delivery to Tasmania, and several regional areas carry conditions on availability
- You still cook every meal, so it saves shopping and planning time but not cooking time
- The advertised entry price relies on an eight week introductory discount, with ongoing rates near $11.69 a serve for a couple
- Small boxes are poor value: a 2 person, 2 meal box works out at $14.99 per serve
Diets each one caters for
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