# ChefUp: Food Expiry Tracker — Fridge Recipes & What to Cook

> Fridge Recipes & What to Cook (iPhone/iPad app by John Rivers.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chefup-food-expiry-tracker/id6760264971 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Rivers](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883524248)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 111 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-04
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is ChefUp?

Stop throwing away food. Start saving money instead.

ChefUp turns the food you're about to throw away into dinner. Track what's in your fridge and cupboards, get reminded before things expire, and cook recipes built around what needs using up. Stuck on what to cook? ChefUp gives you meal ideas from the food you've already got.

A SMART PANTRY THAT DOES THE WORK
Add food by photo, barcode, voice ("chicken expiring Friday") or typing. ChefUp estimates expiry dates for you, and you can scan the date straight off the pack. It's an expiry date tracker that actually stays up to date.

REMINDERS BEFORE FOOD GOES OFF, NOT AFTER
A heads-up the morning something expires, a nudge the day before, and a Monday list of what to use up this week. Tap a reminder and ChefUp suggests a recipe that uses those items.

USE UP LEFTOVERS WITH ONE TAP
"Rescue" what's expiring and ChefUp suggests recipes built around it, with step-by-step instructions and built-in cooking timers. Reduce food waste without having to plan.

ONE PANTRY FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD
Invite your partner, kids or housemates with a code. Everyone adds to and cooks from the same list, and you can see who added what. No more buying a third jar of mayo because nobody knew there were two in the cupboard. Anyone you invite joins for free.

ALL YOUR RECIPES IN ONE COOKBOOK
Import a recipe from any website or from a photo of a cookbook page, or type in your family favourites. Save the ones you love, filter your cookbook, and see which recipes you can cook right now with what's in your pantry.

FAMILY PROFILES THAT FLEX WITH REAL LIFE
Set up profiles for everyone: vegetarians, allergies, dairy-free kids, picky eaters. Pick who's at the table tonight and ChefUp builds one meal that works for all of them. No more cooking twice.

SEE YOUR SAVINGS, EVERY WEEK
Your dashboard shows how much money you've saved and how many items you've rescued from the bin. Real numbers that help you save money on groceries.

KEY FEATURES
• One-tap recipes from food that's about to expire
• Automatic expiry date estimates, plus date scanning from the pack
• Expiry reminders and a weekly "use it up" list
• Add food by photo, barcode, voice or typing
• Shared household pantry: invite by code, see who added what
• Import recipes from websites and photos, or add your own
• Cookbook with favourites, filters and "cook now" matching
• Family profiles with combined diets and allergies
• Weekly savings dashboard
• Cooking timers that keep running across screens
• Dark mode
• Available in English, French, Korean and Arabic

CHEFUP PREMIUM
Free users get a taste of every feature. Premium unlocks much higher limits on recipe ideas, saved and imported recipes and photo scans, plus combined family diets and the ability to start a shared household pantry. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings.

PRIVACY FIRST
Your pantry is yours. We only use your data to suggest better meals. Delete your account or your data at any time, right from the app.

UK households waste around £1,000 of food a year. Every meal you cook from your pantry is a win for your wallet and the planet.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy Policy: https://legal.chefup.io/privacy-policy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| ChefUp Premium | $29.99 | per year |


## Is ChefUp safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess ChefUp.

## Is ChefUp legit?

ChefUp: Food Expiry Tracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ChefUp is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.6 — 2026-10-19

User flow improvements

### 1.9.5 — 2026-10-15

Premium Subscriptions activated

### 1.9.4 — 2026-09-24

Small fixes and improvements

### 1.9.3 — 2026-09-23

• Shared pantry: invite your household with a code and cook from one list
• Import recipes from websites and cookbook photos, or add your own
• Cookbook favourites, filters and "cook now" matching
• One-tap "rescue" recipes from Home, Pantry and expiry reminders
• Smarter expiry dates and a weekly "use it up" list
• Faster sign-up and lots of fixes

### 1.9.2 — 2026-08-04

No release notes.

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## Related topics

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