HelloFresh vs Marley Spoon vs Pepper Leaf

All three are meal kits you cook. Published ongoing prices: HelloFresh $11.69 a serving on a 10-serving order and Marley Spoon $12.99 a serving on a 6-serving order. Pepper Leaf does not publish an ongoing price.

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Prices checked 24 August 2026

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HelloFresh vs Marley Spoon vs Pepper Leaf compared
Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	HelloFresh HelloFresh review Visit site	Marley Spoon Marley Spoon review Visit site	Pepper Leaf Pepper Leaf review Visit site
Price and ordering	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	HelloFresh $11.69per serving, on a 10-serving order	Marley Spoon $12.99per serving, on a 6-serving order	Pepper Leaf Price not published
What the price is based on	HelloFresh 2 person plan, 5 recipes per week (10 servings), ongoing subscription price per serving from the published price table	Marley Spoon 3 recipes for 2 people (6 servings) per week, ongoing subscription; the only rate shown in the plan selector. Larger boxes usually work out slightly cheaper per serving.	Pepper Leaf Recipes are listed at "From $18.50" without stating whether that figure is per serve or per recipe, and no box price table or per-serve rate by box size was published, so no defensible standard per-meal price could be established.
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	HelloFresh Up to 40% off plus free extras across the first 8 weeks, advertised as meals from $6.36	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf Free seasonal fruit added to your first two orders
Minimum order	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon 2 meals per week for 2 people (3 meals minimum weekly plan shown)	Pepper Leaf
Delivery fee	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon $11.99 shipping per box	Pepper Leaf
Order without a subscription	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon NoSubscription required	Pepper Leaf NoSubscription required
Delivery	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf
Delivers to	HelloFresh NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, NT	Marley Spoon NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACTMetro areas only	Pepper Leaf NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT
Delivery days	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf Monday, Saturday
Order cut-off	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon Changes, skips and cancellations must be made 7 days before delivery	Pepper Leaf
Food and nutrition	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf
Meal type	HelloFresh Meal kitIngredients and recipes, you cook	Marley Spoon Meal kitIngredients and recipes, you cook	Pepper Leaf Meal kitIngredients and recipes, you cook
Fresh or frozen	HelloFresh Fresh	Marley Spoon Fresh and frozen	Pepper Leaf Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	HelloFresh Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegetarian or vegan	Marley Spoon Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Dairy free	Pepper Leaf
Calories published	HelloFresh Yes	Marley Spoon Yes	Pepper Leaf No
Full macros published	HelloFresh Yes	Marley Spoon No	Pepper Leaf No
Menu size	HelloFresh 33+ items	Marley Spoon 200+ items	Pepper Leaf
Ratings and checks	HelloFresh	Marley Spoon	Pepper Leaf
Customer rating	HelloFresh 4.1/5Highest19,206 reviews, Trustpilot	Marley Spoon 2.8/53,008 reviews, Trustpilot	Pepper Leaf 2.3/57 reviews, Trustpilot
Our score	HelloFresh 69/100Highest	Marley Spoon 33/100	Pepper Leaf 23/100Scored on 75% of our criteria
Prices checked	HelloFresh 24 August 2026	Marley Spoon 24 August 2026	Pepper Leaf 24 August 2026

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HelloFresh

Families who want to cook fresh dinners with pre-portioned ingredients

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
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

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Marley Spoon

Families and couples who enjoy cooking but want the planning and shopping done for them

Very large weekly choice, with 200-plus recipes plus ready meals and Market grocery extras
Plans scale from 1 to 6 people and 2 to 6 meals a week, so it suits singles and big families
Preference filters for high protein (40g+), calorie conscious (under 599 cal), carb conscious, vegetarian and GLP-1 support
You still have to cook: most recipes take 20 to 45 minutes
Shipping is $11.99 on top of the box price, which stings on smaller orders
Delivery is limited to metro and surrounding areas of the major cities, with no NT coverage

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Pepper Leaf

Home cooks wanting locally sourced meal kits, including single serve boxes

Box sizes for one, two, three, four or six people, so solo cooks are properly catered for
Choice of 2 to 5 nights of recipes per week, with pause or cancel at any time
Ingredients sourced from named local farms, delis and wholesalers, delivered within 72 hours of supply
No calorie or macro information published for recipes
Delivery restricted to selected cities and regions in five states, with no WA, TAS or NT coverage
Per serve pricing is not clearly set out, only a "from $18.50" recipe price

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How to read this comparison

Prices: The ongoing price at a typical order size: per meal for ready-made meals, per serving for meal kits. First-order offers and delivery fees are not included. Prices checked 24 August 2026. Confirm at checkout.
Highlights: Green cells mark the lowest published price, the highest customer rating, the largest menu, the highest minimum protein, our highest score, and a Yes where the services differ. A row is only highlighted when every service compared has a value for it. Prices in different units and ratings from different review platforms are not highlighted.
Customer rating: Out of 5, with the review count and the platform the rating is from. It is a customer rating, not our score.
Our score: Out of 100: customer rating (35 points, weighted by review volume), disclosure of macros, calories and a real price (20), price against services of the same type (15), menu size (10), ordering flexibility (10) and delivery reach (10). Where a provider publishes nothing for a criterion, it is dropped and the rest are rescaled.

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