iLunch vs. Take Them A Meal
Take Them A Meal and iLunch are both free tools for scheduling meals for someone who needs support. Take Them A Meal focuses on meals, with tested recipes and fully prepared meals you can buy and ship. iLunch adds ride trains for appointments and kids carpools, and helpers never need an account.
What Take Them A Meal offers
- A free online tool for coordinating meal deliveries to loved ones.
- Fully prepared meals you can buy in its store and ship to a friend's door.
- A collection of tested recipes chosen because they transport well.
- Invitations by email, text, Facebook message, or a copied link.
What iLunch offers
- Free for organizers and helpers, with no ads and no paid tiers.
- No accounts and no app: everything runs on links you share by text or email.
- Meal trains, ride trains (drivers for appointments), and kids carpools in one place.
- Helpers who leave an email get automatic reminders before their day.
- Helpers who can't cook can send an Uber Eats gift card instead.
Which should you choose?
Pick Take Them A Meal if you're focused only on meals and like the idea of shipping a prepared meal or browsing its tested recipes.
Pick iLunch if you also need drivers for appointments or a school carpool rotation, or want helpers to claim a day from a text with no account.
Common questions
Is Take Them A Meal free?
Yes. Take Them A Meal describes itself as an easy and free online tool for coordinating meals. It also sells prepared meals that can be shipped.
Does Take Them A Meal organize rides?
Its site describes meal scheduling and shipped meals; we didn't find a ride or carpool feature. iLunch includes free ride trains and kids carpools.
Is iLunch free?
Yes. iLunch is free for organizers and helpers, with no ads, no paid tiers, and no accounts.
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Sources
Competitor details come from each company's own website, checked October 16, 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their site.