Comparison

Nest Egg vs LeftoverMate

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

Head to head
About

Nest Egg

Easily track your belongings, from pantry items to electronics, by scanning barcodes or taking photos. Organize your possessions by category or location, and receive alerts for warranties and expiration dates. Ideal for home inventory, insurance, or personal collections.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning with automatic product information
  • Photo and attachment uploads per item
  • Categorization and location-based organization
  • Warranty and expiration date alerts
  • QR label printing for locations
  • Online price checking
  • Lending and borrowing tracking
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Nest Egg® is a suite of intelligent inventory solutions, featured in the New York Times, Denver Post, Boston Globe, ABC, CNBC and many other media outlets. More than 7 million items scanned and counting! Nest Egg - Inventory is a home inventory app that lets you care smart for what you have. It is now quick and fun to create an inventory of your blu-rays, books, music, electronics, wine lists, jewelry, office supplies, appliances, kitchen, apparel or anything else by taking photos and scanning barcodes with automatic filling in of product information. ----------------- WHY NEST EGG? ----------------- • Smart, Fast, Fun - Recognizes millions of everyday items automatically, saving you time. • Simple - No manuals to read. Scan, take pictures, and you are done! • Global - Available in 32 languages including Chinese, French, German and Spanish. • Versatile - Here are a few ways our community is using Nest Egg - Track Home Inventory - File for Home/Rental Contents Insurance - Stay on top of Pantry, Perishables and Food Inventory - Track Possessions during a Move - Manage Library or Equipment Rentals - Organize Collections Inventory - Catalog Apparels, Shoes, Cosmetics and Accessories - Organize Supplies or Hobbies Inventory - Manage Small Business Inventory and Multi-property Estates --------------- KEY FEATURES --------------- • BARCODE SCANNING Easy and fast entry with barcode scanning and automatic product information lookup. We recognize millions of UPCs and automatically fill in name, description, photo and much more. • NO SIGNUP REQUIRED Your data stays on your device, not on the web. There is no monthly fee or account to set up. If you want to store inventory in the cloud, look for our other app, Nest Egg - Inventory In Cloud. • CATEGORIES AND LOCATIONS Organize by categories and sub-categories or by locations and sub-locations. Reorganize the location or category of your belongings effortlessly with batch edit. • QR LABELS Print labels for containers or shelves directly from Nest Egg. Scan them to display the contents of the locations. • PHOTOS AND ATTACHMENTS Take up to ten photos per item. Keep copies of receipts, instructions, manuals and information off of packaging. • ORGANIZED RECORDS Enter name, description, purchase details, manufacturer information, cost, notes and much more about your possessions. • WARRANTY AND PRODUCT EXPIRY TRACKING Generates alerts for warranty expiration. Save money and reduce pantry waste by using expiration alerts. • ONLINE PRICE CHECK Checks the current price of products online and provides links to merchant websites. Get the best deal and save money! Reordering is a cinch. • LENDING AND BORROWING Keep track of stuff lent to others and get alerted when due. Say no to late fees. • RELATIONAL TAGGING Tag with builtin (and custom) colors and hierarchy to create outfits. Stay on top of food preferences by tagging purchases organic, kosher or paleo. • BACKUP AND SYNC Transfer data from one iDevice to another (in full version only). Access data backups through iTunes File Sharing, iCloud or Dropbox. • EMAIL AND PRINT AirPrint your inventory items. Email items to your insurance agent, friends or family. • IMPORT AND EXPORT CSV import your data from existing spreadsheets (in full version only). CSV export your data for Excel or Numbers. Export to HTML with images to see your entries in Safari or Chrome. • UNIVERSAL APP Designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. • FAST, FRIENDLY SUPPORT Reach us right through the app with your questions, comments or issues. We are very responsive and want you to be happy with your purchase. N.B. Some features described may be in-app purchases.

About

LeftoverMate

This app helps you track leftovers and groceries to reduce food waste. It provides reminders before food expires, organizes items with emojis and dates, and allows for quick logging and searching.

Highlights
  • Quickly log leftovers and groceries
  • Receive smart expiration date reminders
  • Visually track food urgency with color-coding
  • Organize items with emojis and dates
  • Get grouped daily summaries of expiring food
  • Customize notification settings
Features
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Reduce food waste. Stay organized. Eat smarter. LeftoverMate is your friendly food-saving companion that helps you track leftovers, avoid spoilage, make the most of your meals, reduce food waste, and stay organized. Whether it's last night's dinner or a half forgotten meal sitting in the back of the fridge along with a few other leftovers you might also have forgotten about, LeftoverMate keeps everything in one place. Helps you organize with emojis, expiration dates, and helpful reminders. LeftoverMate can also be for groceries not just leftovers. It can help you track your groceries or leftover groceries you haven't used or cooked with. Key Features: - Quick Add: Log leftovers in seconds with a name, emoji, cooked date, and expiration date. - Smart Notifications: Get personalized reminders before your food expires - never forget a meal again! - Color-Coded Urgency: Easily spot which items are urgent, expiring soon, or already expired. - Grouped Alerts: Get a simple, daily summary of items nearing expiration. - Custom Settings: Set your preferred reminder time and how many days in advance you want to be notified. - Emoji Picker: Give your food personality with fun, categorized emojis! - Search & Filter: Find items fast by name, emoji, cooked date, or urgency, etc. Whether you're meal-prepping, saving dinner leftovers, or just hate wasting food, LeftoverMate helps you stay on top of what's in your fridge and reduce waste while you're at it. Built for people who care: If you've ever opened the fridge and found something you meant to eat... LeftoverMate is for you. FAQ: Q: Do I need to enter everything manually? A: Nope! Just add a name, pick a cooked or purchased date, choose estimated expiration date, and pick when to be reminded about your leftovers. LeftoverMate will handle the rest with reminders and urgency sorting. Q: Can I turn off notifications? A: Yes! You can disable reminders in the iPhone settings. Q: What happens when food expires? A: Expired items are clearly marked in red, faded out, and crossed out so you can decide what to toss or change. Q: How LeftoverMate handles reminders after you add a leftover: A: - You choose the cooked or purchased date and the estimated expiration date. - In Settings, you choose how many days in advance you want to be notified (e.g., 3 days before expiry). - Based on this, LeftoverMate schedules a grouped notification like: "You have 2 items expiring in 2 days."

Screenshots

Nest Egg4 screens
LeftoverMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LeftoverMate at Free against Nest Egg's $6.99. LeftoverMate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Nest Egg's advantage is ratings volume (615 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

LeftoverMate is free to download; Nest Egg costs $6.99 up front. Nest Egg sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. LeftoverMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LeftoverMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg has 615 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg ships an update every 6 weeks, LeftoverMate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Nest Egg versus LeftoverMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest EggLeftoverMate
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (615 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings615 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncStephanie Liew

Customer experience

Nest Egg

All ratings615 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative35.8%

LeftoverMate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nest Egg

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Broken support features (e.g., 'report a problem')
  • Issues with photo attachments and storage
  • Inconsistent performance on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add custom fields
  • Improved export options (PDF, CSV)
  • Seamless multi-device sync
  • Faster and more intuitive UI for adding items
  • Batch import/export functionality

LeftoverMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Nest Egg

One-time7
  • Dropbox Support$1.99
  • Passcode Protection$1.99
  • CSV Import$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Advanced Filter and Sort$1.99
  • Relational Tagging$1.99
  • Attachment Support$1.99
  • QR Labels (15 Pack)$1.99
None

LeftoverMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nest Egg free?
Nest Egg costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LeftoverMate free?
LeftoverMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg or LeftoverMate?
LeftoverMate is rated higher. Nest Egg averages 4.4 out of 5 from 615 ratings, while LeftoverMate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nest Egg or LeftoverMate have ads?
Neither Nest Egg nor LeftoverMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg or LeftoverMate?
Nest Egg ships an update every 6 weeks, and LeftoverMate every 3 days. Most recently, Nest Egg was updated on October 18, 2026 and LeftoverMate on October 1, 2026.

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