Comparison

Use It Up vs Leftover Life

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Use It Up

Discover over a million recipes from around the world to avoid food waste. Easily find dishes based on ingredients you have, with filters for special diets like vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free.

Highlights
  • Extensive recipe database
  • Ingredient-based search
  • Special diet filters
  • Global cuisine inspiration
  • Reduce food waste
Features
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The search engine pulls from a database with over 1 million recipes inspired by cuisines from all over the world, so that you never get bored. Learn ways to pair ingredients and discover new dishes. This app also accommodates special diets with filters for vegan, vegetarian, or gluten-free recipes. Wondering how to cook those ingredients you have laying around? Go ahead and Use It Up!

About

Leftover Life

Features
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Still finding mystery containers in the back of your fridge? Leftover Life fixes that. Leftover Life is the smart food management app that tracks everything in your fridge — from last night's leftovers to fresh produce — so you always know what's in there, how long it will last, and what to eat first. SCAN. TRACK. STOP WASTING FOOD. Attach a QR label to any container, scan it, and Leftover Life does the rest. It calculates the exact expiry date based on USDA FoodKeeper guidelines for 561 ingredients, sends you timely reminders before food goes bad, and keeps a running log of what you consumed versus what you wasted. KNOW YOUR FRIDGE ZONES Not all shelf space is equal. Leftover Life maps your refrigerator into smart storage zones and tells you exactly where each ingredient should go to stay fresh longest. It even warns you about ethylene gas conflicts (yes, apples really do spoil your spinach faster). NEVER FORGET WHAT'S IN THERE - Scan any QR container label in seconds - 561 ingredient database with USDA-backed shelf life data - Smart notifications at 3 urgency levels — urgent, warning, and reminder - Zone-by-zone fridge organisation with temperature guidance - Ethylene gas conflict detection for produce storage - Track up to 15 QR labels free TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your personal waste rate — the percentage of food consumed versus discarded — so you can see real progress over time. Track savings estimates, streaks, and waste trends to stay motivated. GO PRO. TAKE FULL CONTROL. Upgrade to Leftover Life Pro and unlock your fridge's full potential: - Unlimited QR label tracking — no caps, no limits - Custom zone management — configure zones for any refrigerator layout, from French door to side-by-side to commercial fridges - Add, rename, and personalise zones to match exactly how your fridge is organised COMING SOON — REGIONAL INGREDIENT PACKS Cook with jackfruit, bitter melon, daikon, plantains, or ingredients unique to your cuisine? Regional Packs bring USDA-style shelf life data to ingredients from around the world — so no matter what's in your fridge, Leftover Life has you covered. DESIGNED FOR REAL KITCHENS Whether you meal-prep every Sunday or cook on the fly, Leftover Life fits your routine. QR labels available at leftover-life.com. Get started free. Start saving food — and money — today. Terms of Use: https://leftover-life.com/terms

Screenshots

Use It Up4 screens
Leftover Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Use It Up at none against Leftover Life's 1. Use It Up also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Leftover Life sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Use It Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Use It Up versus Leftover Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUse It UpLeftover Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarcelona Code SchoolKenneth Reese

In-app purchases

None

Use It Up

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Leftover Life

Subscriptions1
  • Leftover Life Pro$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Use It Up free?
Use It Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leftover Life free?
Leftover Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Use It Up or Leftover Life have ads?
Neither Use It Up nor Leftover Life shows ads.

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