How to cancel Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes and get your money back
Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes is a Food & Drink app by Culi, Inc.. Canceling and getting refunded are two separate things — most people do the first and assume the second happens automatically. It doesn't.
Based on 50 of the most recent public App Store reviews, sampled September 2026.
Step 1 — Stop the next charge
- On iPhone or iPad: Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions.
- Select Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes → Cancel Subscription.
- Check that it now says Expires and not Renews. If it still says Renews, it is not canceled.
Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. This is the single most common reason people keep getting charged.
Step 2 — Ask Apple for the charge back
Answer these and you'll get the exact wording to paste into Apple's form. Nothing is sent anywhere — it's generated in your browser.
You're not the only one
Recent 1–2★ reviews of Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes on the App Store, about billing:
When I go to my subscriptions in the App Store I see ever other app I have a subscription for but the zest app. Feeling like a scam
i had this app for months and used it with no problem, bragged about the convenience of it to a lot of ppl. i came back to it after a while and find out now i need a subscription. i will be deleting. i can just read the recipe from tik tok.
45 dollars a year for what amounts to saving online recipes I can just google for
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Questions
Can I get a refund after I already canceled Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes?
Yes. Canceling stops future renewals but does not refund a charge that already went through. You request that separately at reportaproblem.apple.com, and "I was charged after I canceled the subscription" is the reason to select.
How long do I have to ask for a refund?
Apple generally expects refund requests within 90 days of the charge. Ask as soon as you notice it — requests on recent charges are approved more often.
Apple declined my request. Is that the end?
No. A first decline is common and is often automated. You can submit the request again with more specific facts and ask for review by a senior advisor. If it is declined again, you can dispute the charge with your card issuer.
Will I lose access to Zest: Meal Planner & Recipes if I cancel?
You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Canceling only stops the next renewal.