MACROS vs Muscle Meals Direct vs Soulara

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: MACROS $10.90 a meal on a 10-meal order, Muscle Meals Direct $15.15 a meal and Soulara $12.14 a meal on a 10-meal order.

MACROSready-made
Muscle Meals Directready-made
Soularaready-made
Prices checked 24 August 2026

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MACROS vs Muscle Meals Direct vs Soulara compared
Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	MACROS MACROS review Visit site	Muscle Meals Direct Muscle Meals Direct review Visit site	Soulara Soulara review Visit site
Price and ordering	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	MACROS $10.90Lowestper meal, on a 10-meal order	Muscle Meals Direct $15.15per meal	Soulara $12.14per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based on	MACROS 10-meal curated pack (Most Loved or Chef's Top Picks) at $109, ongoing price before the 5% subscribe and save discount. Building your own box costs $11.70 per 300g meal or $12.20 per 350g meal.	Muscle Meals Direct Full meals are sold individually at $15.95 each with no box-size price breaks; ongoing weekly subscription applies 5% off, giving about $15.15 per meal	Soulara 10-meal bundle at $121.37, ongoing order (a further 5% comes off with Subscribe and Save); single meals list at $12.20 each
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	MACROS 20% off first order with code NEW20	Muscle Meals Direct Subscribe and save: 10% off the first subscription order, then 5% off every recurring order	Soulara Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15
Minimum order	MACROS 5 meals minimum	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara 5 meals minimum
Delivery fee	MACROS Free shipping on orders over $150, otherwise a $15 flat rate delivery fee Australia wide (some postcodes show their own fee at checkout).	Muscle Meals Direct Shipping calculated at checkout	Soulara Delivery fee varies by postcode; free shipping on orders over $150
Order without a subscription	MACROS NoSubscription required	Muscle Meals Direct Yes	Soulara Yes
Delivery	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara
Delivers to	MACROS NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACTMetro areas only	Muscle Meals Direct NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT	Soulara Australia-wide
Delivery days	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct Wednesday	Soulara
Order cut-off	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct Order by Sunday for Wednesday delivery	Soulara
Food and nutrition	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara
Meal type	MACROS Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Muscle Meals Direct Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Soulara Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	MACROS Fresh	Muscle Meals Direct Fresh	Soulara Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	MACROS Weight loss High protein Paleo	Muscle Meals Direct Weight loss High protein	Soulara Weight loss High protein Vegan Vegetarian or vegan
Calories published	MACROS Yes	Muscle Meals Direct Yes	Soulara Yes
Full macros published	MACROS Yes	Muscle Meals Direct Yes	Soulara Yes
Typical protein	MACROS 25g to 58ga meal	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara 8g to 31ga meal
Menu size	MACROS 50+ items	Muscle Meals Direct 13+ items	Soulara 50+ items
Ratings and checks	MACROS	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara
Customer rating	MACROS 4.1/51,434 reviews, ProductReview	Muscle Meals Direct	Soulara 4.1/51,338 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	MACROS 68/100	Muscle Meals Direct 56/100Scored on 65% of our criteria	Soulara 75/100Highest
Prices checked	MACROS 24 August 2026	Muscle Meals Direct 24 August 2026	Soulara 24 August 2026

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MACROS

Macro tracking with fresh, portion-controlled meals

Full macro breakdown and per 100g nutrition panel shown on every meal, plus calorie and protein tiles on menu tiles
Two portion sizes: 300g calorie-controlled meals from $11.70 and 350g meals from $12.20
Meals arrive fresh, never frozen, with no added preservatives or colouring
Delivery is largely metro only across about 1,900 postcodes, so regional addresses often miss out
$15 flat delivery fee unless you spend over $150, which pushes small orders up
Menu is around 50 dishes, smaller than some larger competitors

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Muscle Meals Direct

High-protein meals and protein-only portions for gym-goers

Meals are built around large protein portions, for example 200g chicken breast with brown rice at 67g protein
Buy meals individually with no minimum box size, or set up a weekly subscription for 5% off
Protein-only components such as 200g grilled chicken breast or beef burgers can be added to build your own plan
At about $15.95 per meal it sits at the pricier end, with no bulk discount tiers
Only one delivery day a week, with orders closing Sunday for Wednesday delivery
Nutrition panels are blank on some products, so calories and macros are not consistent across the menu

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Soulara

Vegan and plant-based ready meals with published macros

Over 50 plant-based meals with cuisines from Italian and Mediterranean through to Indian, Mexican and Asian
Full nutrition panel, macros and ingredient list published for every meal
Flat $12.20 per meal pricing with pre-built bundles from 5 to 10 meals, plus 5% off for subscribers
Entirely plant-based, so no option for anyone wanting meat or seafood meals
Delivery reaches 1,988 postcodes only, so some regional addresses miss out
Delivery fee varies by postcode and free shipping needs a $150 order

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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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