Pantry inventory and shopping lists
How PantryIQ works
What I have. What matters now. What I need. PantryIQ brings these everyday food decisions together, with room to review, correct, and change your plans.
PantryIQ’s free beta is available for iPhone and Android. This page explains the approach being built; features may arrive in stages. Try the free beta or get development updates.
Start with what you have
PantryIQ is being developed with receipt capture, barcode entry, and quick manual entry as ways to add food.
Start with a few items. A useful food record should not require a perfect account of every cupboard.
Review before you save
A receipt or barcode is a starting point. Check the name and quantity, correct mistakes, and choose what belongs in your pantry.
Reading a source and accepting a change are different moments. Unclear information should stay visible until you decide what to save.
Pantry: what I have
Pantry is the household's food record: a place to recognize items, check recorded details, and keep that information useful as everyday life changes.
The record needs to allow for incomplete information. An unknown quantity is different from none. An item missing from the app is not proof that it is missing from the kitchen.
Tonight: what matters now
Tonight is about the next useful food decision. That may mean noticing something that needs attention or finding an idea for dinner using what is already at home.
Suggestions should explain why something deserves attention and leave the next step to you. An uncertain record should stay recognizably uncertain.
Shopping: what I need
Shopping records what you intend to buy. Pantry records what you have. Planned purchases stay separate from food already at home.
PantryIQ is being built to connect the two, so shopping decisions can reflect your recorded food and chosen plans.
Room for ordinary life
Plans change. Quantities can be approximate. A receipt can be wrong. PantryIQ's aim is to make adding and correcting information feel manageable, while keeping you in control.
Read about the approach behind PantryIQ, or follow the project as development and testing continue.
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