# PantryPal: Smart Lists — Pantry, Lists & Expiry Alerts

> Pantry, Lists & Expiry Alerts (iPhone/iPad app by CHRISTINA ANN PERLOSKY.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pantrypal-smart-lists/id6806883252 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHRISTINA ANN PERLOSKY](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803571686)
- Category: Food & Drink, Shopping
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pantrypal-smart-lists/id6806883252/reviews.md

## What is PantryPal?

PantryPal turns your kitchen into a system: know what you already have, what's about to expire, what you can cook tonight, and what it all costs.

SMART GROCERY LISTS
Build lists organized by category, check items off as you shop, and watch a running total against your budget so there are no surprises at the register. Add items by typing, by talking, or from the Lock Screen.

COOK WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
The Cook tab looks at your pantry and shows you dishes you can make right now, tells you when you're one ingredient short, and suggests a swap for what you're missing.

PANTRY INVENTORY WITH EXPIRATION TRACKING
Log what's in your fridge, freezer, and pantry with quantities, storage locations, and expiration dates. PantryPal reminds you two days before something expires, and a "Use These First" shelf keeps whatever is closest to its date in front of you.

SCAN YOUR RECEIPT
Photograph a grocery receipt and PantryPal reads the line items, guesses categories and shelf life, and lets you review everything before it lands in your pantry. The photo never leaves your phone.

SAY IT OUT LOUD
Tap the mic and rattle off what you need. PantryPal splits the sentence into items with quantities and units. Speech recognition runs on device.

FINISH A GROCERY RUN IN ONE TAP
When you're done shopping, everything you checked off moves straight into your pantry with a sensible shelf life already filled in. No double entry.

ON YOUR WRIST AND YOUR LOCK SCREEN
An Apple Watch app for checking items off with full hands, a Live Activity that tracks your progress while you shop, an "Expiring Soon" home screen widget, and Quick Add from the Lock Screen and Control Center.

LOYALTY CARD WALLET
Keep every store loyalty card in one place. Type the number in once and PantryPal generates a real Code128, PDF417 or QR barcode that a register can actually read.

PARTY PLANNER
Pick an event type and a headcount and PantryPal builds the shopping list, subtracting whatever you already have.

RECIPE LIBRARY
Paste a link from a cooking site and PantryPal pulls out the ingredient list, so you can send whatever you're missing straight to a grocery list.

SPENDING INSIGHTS
See grocery spending broken down by category, and how each list tracked against its budget.

NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION
PantryPal is free. There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to cancel. Your lists, pantry, receipts, and recipes stay on your iPhone.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-09-10

PantryPal 2.0 is the biggest update since launch.

COOK TAB — Open Cook and PantryPal tells you what you can actually make from what's in your kitchen right now, plus swaps when you're one ingredient short.

SAY IT INSTEAD OF TYPING IT — Tap the mic and talk: "two gallons of milk, a dozen eggs, and some bananas." Speech is processed on device.

SCAN YOUR RECEIPT — Take a photo of a grocery receipt and PantryPal reads the line items and adds them to your pantry, with shelf life filled in.

APPLE WATCH — Your list on your wrist. Check items off while your hands are full.

LIVE ACTIVITY — Shopping progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you're in the store.

MORNING BRIEFING — A daily notification with what's expiring and what's on the list. Or ask Siri "what's expiring in PantryPal."

PARTY PLANNER — Pick an event and a headcount, get a shopping list with what you already own subtracted.

REAL SCANNABLE BARCODES — Loyalty card barcodes are now generated properly, so they scan at the register instead of just looking the part.

ALSO: home screen "Expiring Soon" widget, Quick Add from the Lock Screen and Control Center, storage locations (fridge, freezer, pantry, spice rack, produce), edit any item, and an "add it back" prompt when you use the last one.

Still free. Still no account. Still nothing leaves your iPhone.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-08

No release notes.

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All apps by CHRISTINA ANN PERLOSKY: https://appshunter.io/developer/6803571686

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