Picked by week price · 6 services · read Oct 17
Prepared meal delivery: what heat-and-eat meals cost a week
Prepared meal delivery starts at $65.94 for six meals by this site's math on Factor's starting rate, read October 17, 2026. Shipping is not published, so that lower-bound total leaves it out.
- 6 services compared
- $65.94 Factor, 1 person, 6 meals
- $94.93 highest week (Tovala)
4 of 6 services fit 2 × 3 · cheapest week first · tap a strip to pin it to the note
- 1 Tovala Ready-made · from · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $64.93 $10.82 a meal Review
- 2 Factor Ready-made · range low · shipping not published · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $65.94 $10.99 a meal Review
- 3 CookUnity Ready-made · plan grid · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $83.73 $13.96 a meal Review
- 4 Tempo Ready-made · plan grid · as listed on Oct 17 First box$67.61 $91.87 $15.31 a meal See plans Ad
Can’t be priced for your week: Trifecta — 7 weekly plans $104.93–$119.00; meals per week not stated; Daily Harvest — priced per item and per bundle, not as a weekly meal plan.
A week, lowest first
Which service has the lowest weekly price?
Factor has the lowest calculated week. The gap to next-place CookUnity runs from $65.94 to $83.73, using brand figures read October 17, 2026. CookUnity includes shipping; Factor does not publish its shipping amount.
Tempo follows CookUnity, then Tovala. Factor and Tovala use starting prices, so their totals are lower bounds. The chart compares six meals for one person, not introductory discounts.
Bottom lineFactor starts lowest, but CookUnity has the lowest calculated week that includes published shipping.
Prices and terms
What does each meal cost with shipping?
Shipping does not change the order among CookUnity, Tempo and Tovala. By this site's math on CookUnity's plans page read October 17, 2026, its $12.29 meal becomes $13.96 with shipping on the six-meal plan.
CookUnity lists shipping of $9.99 or $11.99 depending on ZIP code; the table uses the lower fee. Factor's displayed meal cost excludes unpublished shipping. Sales tax and Tovala's one-time oven purchase are outside these weekly totals.
Bottom lineCompare the shipping-inclusive column, while treating Factor’s figure as an incomplete delivered cost.
| Service | Per meal | Shipping | Week | Per meal with shipping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | $10.99 | not published | $65.94 | $10.99 |
| CookUnity | $12.29 | $9.99 | $83.73 | $13.96 |
| Tempo | $13.48 | $10.99 | $91.87 | $15.31 |
| Tovala | $13.99 | $10.99 | $94.93 | $15.82 |
| Trifecta | not published | not published | — | — |
| Daily Harvest | not published | not published | — | — |
Shipping marked “not published” is not in the week. “From” prices are lower bounds. Sales tax not included.
A bigger plan
Does ordering more change the order?
The order stays the same at twelve meals. By this site's math on brand prices read October 17, 2026, Factor starts at $131.88 before unpublished shipping, followed by CookUnity at $144.39 including shipping.
CookUnity and Tempo list lower meal rates for larger plans. Their per-box shipping also spreads across more meals. Tovala's calculation continues to use its single-serve starting rate.
Bottom lineLarger plans lower the shipping burden per meal without changing this price order.
Intro offers
When does Tempo's introductory price end?
Tempo's home page, read October 17, 2026, lists 30% off the first four boxes for new customers, capped at $53.00 a box. Shipping is excluded. The balance expires after 10 weeks, with no carryover; one offer per household, without combining offers.
By this site's math, six-meal boxes cost $67.61 each during the offer, then $91.87 from the fifth box, including shipping. Five boxes total $362.31 instead of $459.35.
Bottom lineBudget for Tempo’s regular price from the fifth box, not the sixth.
- You pay
- Offer discount
Five boxes: $362.31 instead of $459.35. 30% off the first four boxes (up to $53 a box); the offer does not apply to shipping.
| Box 1 | $67.61, $24.26 off |
|---|---|
| Box 2 | $67.61, $24.26 off |
| Box 3 | $67.61, $24.26 off |
| Box 4 | $67.61, $24.26 off |
| Box 5 | $91.87 |
| Week 6+ | $91.87 (with shipping) |
What sets them apart
How do the services' terms differ?
On brand pages read October 17, 2026: Factor's shipping amount is not published. CookUnity's meal rate varies by plan size and shipping by ZIP code. Tempo lists a flat per-order shipping fee and has a partner label here.
Tovala lists separate single-serve, two-serving and family prices. Trifecta publishes weekly prices but not their meal counts. Daily Harvest lists bundles rather than a comparable weekly meal plan, with boxes from $60.99 on its home page read October 19, 2026.
Bottom lineTrifecta and Daily Harvest cannot be placed in the same six-meal weekly comparison.
- $10.99–13.99
Prepared meals · shipping not published
- $11.09–14.23
Prepared meals · shipping $9.99–11.99
- Partner program$10.98–15.98
Prepared meals · shipping $10.99
- from $13.99
Prepared meals · shipping $10.99
- $104.93+ a week
Trifecta
Prepared meals · shipping not published
- boxes from $60.99
Prepared meals · shipping not published
How this list is made
How are the weekly totals calculated?
This site multiplies the brand's meal price by the meal count, then adds published shipping. Dividing that total by the meal count gives the shipping-inclusive meal price. Unpublished charges are left out rather than guessed.
Prices come from brand pages and articles, with dates and page addresses saved. No ZIP code was entered. Weekly prices determine the chart order; partner links do not change totals. Card placement may differ because brands without partner programs sit lower.
Bottom lineThe weekly order follows published prices, not partner status.
Sorted by the week
The order is the weekly price at the listed rates.
Shipping counted
Where the brand publishes it.
Partners shown, not favored in prices
Brands without a partner program sit lower in the cards, not in the totals.
Partner brands
Where to order
Buttons open the brand’s own site in a new tab. Prices are the brand’s, read on the date shown.
- TempoPrepared meals · $15.98 (4 meals) → $10.98 (16+) a meal · shipping $10.99Read Oct 17, 2026
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Quick questions, short answers
People also search for “pre made meals delivered”, “ready made meals delivered”, “best prepared meal delivery”. Answers use the prices on this page, read Oct 17–19, 2026.
How much do six ready-made meals delivered cost?
CookUnity's six-meal week totals $83.73 including the lower published shipping fee, by this site's math on its plans page read October 17, 2026. Shipping varies by ZIP code, and sales tax is excluded.
Can you get prepared meal delivery for one person?
CookUnity lists plans from 4 to 16 meals a week on its plans page read October 19, 2026. The weekly comparisons here use six meals for one person.
Can you skip a heat-and-eat meal subscription?
Factor says customers can pause, skip or cancel their subscription at any time on its plans page read October 17, 2026.
Sources
- 1Factor: Best ready to eat meal delivery reviewsfactor75.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 2Factor: Plansfactor75.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 3CookUnity cost: How much are chef-made meals & what you getcookunity.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 4Tempo: Home pagetempomeals.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 5Tovala: Home pagetovala.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 6Trifecta: Meal planstrifectanutrition.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 7Daily Harvest: Organic Smoothies, Oat Bowls & Elixirsdaily-harvest.com · checked Oct 19, 2026