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Without A Word

Without a Word is a gentle companion for planning and preparing meals. It reduces decision fatigue and offers calm guidance without overwhelm, helping you decide what to cook based on your time, energy, and capacity—without pressure, performance, or noise.
It’s not about “solving what to cook.” It’s about creating a sacred pause in the midst of all the giving—a moment where you can breathe and feel truly seen.
A Gentler Way to Plan Meals
Features gently designed with intention, care, and calm.
Vibe Check

Choose the vibe that resonates with you without judgment or pressure. Honor your body's wisdom.

Recipe Importer

Import recipes seamlessly from popular social sites, across the internet and personal notes.

Kitchen Calm

Pre-cooking rituals and grounding exercises to create a peaceful relationship with meal preparation.

Gentle Planning

Minimal-pressure meal planning that adapts to your energy and needs without overwhelming you.

Our Philosophy

"Not every meal needs a reason."

We believe in honoring your authentic self without performance, explanation, or apology. Your relationship with food is uniquely yours, and it deserves respect and gentleness.

Pricing

Free

Feeling conveyed: relief, simplicity, “I can handle this.”

$0
  • Get meal suggestions based on available time and energy
  • Narrow choices to reduce decision fatigue
  • Manage simple planning and cooking guidance

Soft Presence

Feeling conveyed: attunement, steadiness, being met where you are.

$4.99/mo
  • Get meal suggestions that adapt to mood, energy, and capacity
  • Save preferences to reduce repeated decisions
  • Access to guided kitchen rituals for planning and cooking

Stillness

Feeling conveyed: continuity, trust, quiet dependability.

$39/yr
  • Unlimited access to all adaptive meal guidance
  • Full personalization across time, mood, and energy
  • Unlimited use of all rituals and decision tools

Frequently Asked Questions

Without a Word is a calm meal planning and cooking companion.
It helps you decide what to cook based on your time, energy, and capacity—without overwhelm, comparison, or pressure to perform.

It’s not about optimizing meals.
It’s about making decisions feel lighter.

Most meal apps focus on plans, macros, recipes, or productivity.
Without a Word focuses on decision support.

Instead of you planning everything in advance, it helps you choose what to cook in the moment, based on how you’re actually feeling.

No.

There are no required plans, schedules, or prep commitments.
You can use the app daily, occasionally, or only when decision fatigue hits.

The app adapts to how much—or how little—you want from it.

No.

Without a Word does not judge, restrict, or prescribe.
It offers suggestions and guidance—you decide what feels right.

There are no “good” or “bad” choices here.

Rituals are short, guided moments designed to slow the decision process while your in the kitchen. They support planning, cooking, and transitioning into meals without rushing or mental overload.

They are optional and can be used as often—or as rarely as you like.

No.

The app is diet-agnostic and flexible.
It’s designed to work alongside how you already eat, cook, and live.

You don’t need to follow a specific food philosophy to use it.

That’s exactly when it’s meant to be used.

The app is designed for low-energy moments—after long days, during decision fatigue, or when cooking feels like one more thing.

The free version provides:

  • Time-based meal suggestions
  • A simplified decision flow
  • Basic planning and cooking guidance

You can use it as long as you’d like, with no ads.

Paid subscriptions unlock:

  • Mood- and energy-aware meal suggestions
  • Adjustable pacing and guidance frequency
  • Deeper personalization over time
  • Expanded access to rituals and decision tools

The experience becomes more adaptive and less repetitive.

Yes.

You can cancel at any time from your account settings.
There are no contracts, penalties, or hidden steps.

No.

Without a Word does not use ads or sponsored recommendations.

This app is for people who:

  • Feel overwhelmed deciding what to cook
  • Want to plan meals with ease
  • Want calm, flexible support around food
  • Prefer guidance without noise or pressure

If food decisions drain you, this app was made with you in mind.

We’re human. We read every message.

You can reach out to the Without a Word support team at any time via email at support@withoutaword.app or by visiting our support portal to submit a ticket for assistance.

If something feels off, confusing, or you’d like to communicate a new feature — tell us. We welcome your feedback.