TotalCtrl Home vs Smart Pantry+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TotalCtrl Home
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TotalCtrl Home is a digital inventory solution to be used in your household to get track of all the food in your pantry, fridge, and freezer, prevent food waste and get recipes based on your inventory. Why use TotalCtrl Home? 1. Take control of your inventory. Get TotalCtrl over your inventory based on the amount, price, and expiration date. 2. Cook meals with the list of suggested recipes based on the products expiring soon and the products you have in your inventory. 3. Prevent food waste. You won’t forget about your products anymore since you will have all the items tracked with expiration date. 4. Plan your food purchasing with a digital shopping list and don’t use your paper list anymore.
Smart Pantry+
Organize your kitchen, track food inventory, and prevent waste. Get smart expiration alerts and build shopping lists. Share with your household to stay synchronized.
- Track food inventory
- Expiration date alerts
- Smart shopping list builder
- Household sharing
- Guest mode for exploration
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Meet SmartPantry—the simple way to keep your kitchen organized, avoid forgotten food, and shop with confidence. Track what you have, see what’s running low, get smart suggestions before items expire, and build a tidy shopping list. Invite your household so everyone stays in sync. Prefer to explore first? Try Guest Mode—no account required. When you’re ready, create a free account to sync across devices and share with your household.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Pantry+ at none against TotalCtrl Home's 1. TotalCtrl Home's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. TotalCtrl Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Smart Pantry+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
TotalCtrl Home ships an update fortnightly, Smart Pantry+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TotalCtrl Home | Smart Pantry+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TotalCtrl AS | Clement Tetteh |
In-app purchases
TotalCtrl Home
- TotalCtrl Premium$2.491 Month
Smart Pantry+
No in-app purchases









