WhichMealKitBlue Apron vs Marley Spoon
Three dinners for two: Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up; Marley Spoon’s plan page adds up to $93.92 with shipping. Blue Apron does not publish fixed box sizes.
Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop; Marley Spoon publishes a price for every kit size.
Blue Apron
Box sizes are shown on its site
Priced dish by dish $9.99 shipping per order Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up.
Marley Spoon
3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions
$93.92 a delivery $15.65 a portion $82.93 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 5 Oct 2026
Choose by what you need
Choose Blue Apron if
You want to buy once, or pick dishes one at a time with no fixed box.
Choose Marley Spoon if
You want a weekly box for 2, 3, 4 or 6 people with its price published before you sign up.
Side by side
| Fact | Blue Apron | Marley Spoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | Priced dish by dish Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up. | $93.92 $15.65 a portion $82.93 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 5 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | Chosen on its site | 3 recipes for 2: 6 portions |
| Format | Kits + prepared options | Kits + prepared options |
| Cooking | You cook | You cook |
| Smallest box | Not published | 2 recipes for 2 (4 portions) |
| Order once | Yes | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | No pause; skip as often as you like, or cancel and re-enroll | Pause; length not stated |
| Cutoff | The date shown below each scheduled delivery; an order already processing or shipped cannot be cancelled | Six to seven days before delivery, depending on location |
| After the cutoff | Canceling autoship does not stop an order that has already entered processing. | Changing the plan does not change an order that is already locked and charged. |
| Menu labels | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu |
| Order minimum | None published | $47.00 |
| Delivers to | Check your ZIP code | Check your ZIP code |
| Next step | Blue Apron details See Blue Apron’s menu | Marley Spoon details See Marley Spoon’s menu |
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