Scale Codes vs Food Waste Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale Codes
This app works with specific food scales to weigh ingredients and calculate 10 key nutritional elements. It serves as a reference for food and drink codes, allowing users to search for items by keywords.
- Calculates 10 key nutritional elements
- Works with specific food scales
- Searches food by keywords
- Provides reference for food and drink codes
- Tracks Calories, Fat, Carbs, Protein, and more
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"The Nourish Food Label Scale" and "The Kitrics Nutritional Scale" weight your foods and simultaneously calculates the amount of 10 key nutritional elements: Calories, Calories from Fat, Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Saturated Fat, Fiber, Sugars, Cholesterol, Sodium. The app is used primarily as a reference to find food and drink codes and allows you to search food by keywords. Scales and full manuals available on the manufacturer's web site: http://greatergoods.com
Food Waste Tracker
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Shelf is the simplest way to stop wasting the food you already have. Most food waste does not happen at the grocery store. It happens in your fridge and pantry, after you open something, forget about it, and find it a week later wondering whether it is still good. That jar of pasta sauce. The opened broth. Half a tub of hummus behind the leftovers. Shelf ends the guessing. HOW IT WORKS Log what you open. Takes under ten seconds. Shelf records when each item was opened and gives you a freshness window, so you always know exactly how long it has been sitting there and when it is about to expire. See what needs attention first. The Use Soon tab shows every item approaching its use window, sorted by urgency, so you can plan meals around what matters most. No more fridge roulette. Track leftovers too. Cooked too much? Log it. Shelf monitors freshness and reminds you to finish that rice, soup, or pasta before it turns. Spot your patterns. The Trends tab reveals where your food waste is coming from by category, so you can shop smarter and waste less every single week. KEY FEATURES - One-tap item logging with category, storage location, and photo - Color-coded urgency system: green, amber, and red at a glance - Use Soon tab so perishables never slip through the cracks - Leftover tracking with real-time freshness monitoring - Weekly and monthly waste trends by category - iCloud sync across all your devices - Full dark mode support SHELF PRO Unlock advanced insights with Shelf Pro: - Detailed waste analytics and category breakdowns - Extended trend history beyond 7 days - Data export for deeper analysis - Priority support Shelf Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scale Codes at every 9 days against Food Waste Tracker's every 2 months. Scale Codes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 18). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Scale Codes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Food Waste Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scale Codes ships an update every 9 days, Food Waste Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scale Codes | Food Waste Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Irina Rakhmanova | Karol Jaworski |
In-app purchases
Scale Codes
- Premium Features$1.99
Food Waste Tracker
- Shelf Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Shelf Pro Yearly Promo1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Shelf Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Questions
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