Is there an app like GymRats, but for cooking?
Updated 15 November 2026.
Yes: Plateoff works like a GymRats group, but for home cooking. You check in each meal you cook with a photo, your group shares a board, and streaks keep everyone going. The difference is that a workout only needs to happen, while a dish can be good. So on Plateoff every dish is also judged blind by other cooks.
GymRats is a group workout challenge app: you join a challenge with friends, post a photo each time you train, and climb a leaderboard. Groups often add their own food rules, and members post meal photos as check-ins. Plateoff is built for that cooking side.
What carries over
| In a GymRats group | On Plateoff |
|---|---|
| Check in a workout with a photo | Check in a meal with a photo and a title |
| A challenge group with friends | A pack: the people you cook with, joined by a code |
| A leaderboard | Your pack's board, every week |
| Days active | Points for every meal you check in, and a weekly streak |
| Group chat | Comments and likes on each dish |
What is different
- Dishes are judged, blind. Other cooks see your dish next to another, with no names, and pick the one they would most like to try. Each pick is worth 10 points.
- An ingredient of the day. Everyone gets the same ingredient. Cooking with it is worth 50 more.
- A cap that keeps it fair. Only your three best dishes of the week count, so nobody wins just by posting the most.
- Packs play each other. Every week packs are ranked worldwide and in their country, from Bronze to Diamond.
- No calories. Plateoff does not count calories or weight. It is about cooking more, not eating less.
Bring your group over
- Open live.plateoff.app on your phone and sign in.
- Start a pack and paste its code into your group chat.
- Cook something tonight and check it in. Your week closes at Saturday midnight.
Many groups keep both: GymRats for training, Plateoff for the kitchen.
Questions
Does GymRats track food?
Not as a feature. Its check-ins are for workouts. Some groups write food rules into their challenge and post meal photos, but the app does not judge or score food.
Is Plateoff a diet app?
No. It has no calorie, macro or weight tracking. It rewards cooking at home, whatever you cook.
What are some apps like GymRats?
For workouts, there are several group fitness challenge apps. For food, most people want one of two things: a diet tracker, or a reason to cook more. Plateoff is the second: a GymRats-style group challenge for home cooking, with no calorie counting.
Is Plateoff connected to GymRats?
No. GymRats is a separate app from a separate company. We name it only because people looking for an app like GymRats for cooking are looking for something like Plateoff.
You are cooking tonight anyway.
Start cooking