FoodShiner User Reviews

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Decent app

After editing categories, icons seem slow to update. Adding new items seems somewhat less than intuitive. QR codes don’t seem to work. Would be nice if size/quantity could be entered separately (with size related to bar code). Need to see which iCloud account is sync’d, and change it to a different one if desired.
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Top pantry app!

Fantastic app. Best of its kind. Scanner works (UK) and if item isn’t recognised it’s easy to add to the database for everyone. Well organised, love the ability to also print the list of items in the pantry. Brilliant.

Response from developer

Hello thomasdm87, thank you for using FoodShiner and with that trying to prevent food waste! Please don't hesitate to contact me via support@foodshiner.app if you have questions on using FoodShiner, more ideas for future enhancements or problems using FoodShiner. Best regards Idriss M'R­ab­ti

Easy to Use!

I love how easy this is to use! Keeps me organized. I now know what I have in my fridge, freezer and pantry. Love that they don’t swindle you into a subscription or track your info. Great App!

Super !

Efficace et pratique mais j’aimerais pouvoir ajouter des produits sans code barre comme des plats cuisinés …

Response from developer

Bonjour Max.2016 Merci d’avoir choisi d’utiliser FoodShiner afin de réduire le gaspillage de la nourriture. FoodShiner offre déjà la possibilité d’ajouter des produits sans barre code, pour ceci dans l’écran d’ajout des produits il suffit de saisir dans le filtre de recherche le nom du produit en bas des résultats vous allez recevoir une section ‘Nouveau Produit’ qui s’affiche si ce que vous avez saisis n’existe pas dans votre base de données puis une section des suggestions qui ressemble à ce que vous avez saisis. J’espère que mon explication est claire, n’hésitez de nous contacter par mail sur notre adresse de support support@foodshiner.app. Cordialement, Idriss

A hidden gem!!

Version 2 has just been released and while it’s not 100% there just yet (the developers are ironing out a few bugs) as a pantry / grocery App this blows the paid/subscription competition out of the water…

Yes it’s FREE! But I made a donation as it’s such a good implementation of this genre it’s worth it.

It handles multiple inventory locations and expiry dates.

It automatically sets items as open upon consumption. Why is this helpful?? Lets say you buy a big tub of yogurt like I do. It may expire in 2 months but as soon you open it you have 1 week. Foodshiner will prompt you for a new expiry date as soon as you “open” or consume some of a product.

It can set minimal stock amounts with decimal places… think about this for a second. Other Apps that do this only allow whole numbers. Why? With Foodshiner I can set my minimum stock on my loaf of bread to 0.5. When it’s more than half eaten I need to buy a new one! Not when I have 0 in stock or when I have 1 in stock! You shopping list will be 90% complete if you set these.

It allows prices (few bugs but hold on).

It allows bar codes.

It allows photos (for a more visual experience).

It helps you determine if you are wasting food.

It has shopping lists (auto generated if you set minimum amounts).

Believe me when I say you will love this App. Like all such Apps you need to invest the time to set it up, but once you have you will get all the benefits.

A few emails to the devs and this is certainly one to watch as there are plans for more features still to come!!
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Response from developer

Hello Grant, thank you for using FoodShiner and with that trying to prevent food waste! I'm honestly overwhelmed by your review and really touched. Thank you very much, and thank you for you support on finding bugs, making FoodShiner even better! Not at least thank you for your financial support as it helps me to maintain FoodShiner, develop it and keep it in the AppStore. Best regards Idriss M'Rabti

Bravo !!!

J’adore cette application, elle est simple et facile d’utilisation, Elle répond à nos besoins.
Par contre ce serait utile d’avoir un champ « Date de création »
Ou quelques choses du genre,
Exemple: pour savoir la date que j’ai congelé le produit....
Merci, pour cette application très utile !!!

Response from developer

Bonjour Arb225, Merci pour ce commentaire magnifique et aussi pour avoir choisie d’utiliser FoodShiner afin de réduire le gaspillage de la nourriture. J’ai une bonne nouvelle pour vous, on déjà reçus un demande semblable à la vôtre concernant la date de création et c’est déjà planifié dans notre Roadmap, c’est sure que vous allez voir cette fonctionnalité dans une future version. Merci énormément de votre contribution afin de rendre cette application meilleure, n’hésitez pas de nous contacter si vous avez d’autres suggestions. Cordialement, Idriss

Definitely the best pantry tracking app

I did a lot of research into food and pantry tracking apps last year upon buying a chest freezer and needing a way to track what I put in it.

I tried a few but liked this one the best. This app has the nicest UI, no frills or tacky images, which is lovely since I’m using it pretty much every day and I’m fussy about that sort of thing.

It’s easy to share storage lists with other members of your household, and has the best privacy-respecting options (no trackers, doesn’t store any data).

There have been a couple of updates already since I started using it so it’s nice to see new features keep coming. We haven’t wasted any food since starting to use it which feels really good.

And it’s free!
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Response from developer

Hello Symphonicknot, thank you for your very kind review. We did try to stay as close as possible to the Apple UI guideline in our app to make it (at least form that point) as easy to use as possible. The second thing we had in mind was privacy according to such personal data of what food you buy, when you use it and of course we wanted to motivate our users to throw as less food as possible. It's great if you like the result of our ideas that much. Thank you very much and stay tuned for some interesting functions that are in my development pipeline. If you have any idea how we can make FoodShiner better, please don't hesitate to contact us via mail to support@foodshiner.app. Kind regards Idriss M'rabti

Super et propositions

Très utile, j’aimerais bien pouvoir la partager avec mon conjoint, de plus il serait vraiment bien de pouvoir mettre des images et des icônes des aliments

Response from developer

Bonjour Gracelsis Merci pour d’avoir choisie d’utiliser FoodShiner afin de réduire le gaspillage de la nourriture et aussi pour nous aider à protéger notre planète. FoodShiner offre déjà la possibilité de partager une liste avec une ou plusieurs personnes, quand vous tapez sur une liste par example Frigo vous allez voir l’écran qui liste les produits dans cette liste en haut droite il y a une icône de deux petit bonhommes tapez sur cette icône afin de partager cette liste avec d’autres personnes. FoodShiner utilise la technologie iCloud d’Apple ce mécanisme de partage fonctionne de la même manière que celui de l’application d’Apple Notes. Concernant la fonctionnalité d’associer une image ou une icône à un produit ceci est déjà planifié pour une future version de FoodShiner. J’espère que mon explication est précise, n’hésiter pas à nous contacter en cas de problème, notre adresse mail de support est : support@foodshiner.app. Cordialement Idriss

Potential game changer in my kitchen!

So far so good. I spent yesterday afternoon scanning all my food stocks into the app. Oh dear - lots of expired items but I don’t think they’ll poison me! Shopped this morning and easily added all the new stuff with barcodes. Made lunch and scanned all the ingredients and marked them as consumed. Brilliant. Emailed developer with a suggested improvement and he’s looking at it. If you want to reduce food waste this could be a great tool for you.
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Response from developer

Hello webhomey, Thank you for using FoodShiner and for taking time to have written this wonderful review. Thanks again for your suggestion. We believe that preventing food waste not only save you money it also helps us to save the earth. Kind regards Idriss

Wonderful App

I've recently been on a hunt for a good way to track food storage, and after trying a bunch of apps I finally discovered FoodShiner. It has one of the best, lowest friction workflows for adding and managing items. Plus, unlike most others, it doesn't require signing up for a service; instead, it uses iCloud while still easily allowing sharing of lists between family members. The developer is also very responsive to feedback. Thanks for a fantastic app!
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Response from developer

Hi nx9v, thank you a lot for reviewing the app. My goal is to make the best food inventory app accessible for free, that there’s no chance to waste any kind of food. Kind regards Idriss

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