Comparison

Pantry Manager vs BLE Scan Pro

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

Head to head
About

Pantry Manager

Manage household items, reduce food waste with expiration reminders, and create smart shopping lists. Sync across devices and share with family. Features barcode scanning and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Expiration date reminders
  • Smart shopping list
  • Barcode scanning
  • Cloud syncing
  • Apple Watch support
  • Custom categories and locations
Features
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Manages all of your household items with Pantry Manager! 
Lower food waste with expiration date reminders and a shopping list that matches actual items you own or will buy. Now with Apple Watch support! Never again will you wonder if you have that ingredient when you’re at the store. Open up pantry manager and see if your milk will go bad soon or if you need more AA Batteries. You can even scan a barcode to quickly add items.* --- Create a free Pantry Manager account and sync all of your items in the cloud. Using one account, everyone in your household can add, modify, and delete objects in your database. Need your spouse to pick up a few things on the way home from work? Add those items to your shopping list and have him or her sync the app when they leave. --- With pantry manager you get: • An easy to use interface with great sorting options • Notifications when your food expires • See which items have coupons • The ability to email your shopping list or entire pantry to anyone • A shopping list that relates to real items you have or will purchase • Barcode scanning to quickly add items* • Free Pantry Manager account for cloud syncing • Locally saved photos of your items • In-app purchase for syncing photos** • Icons to quickly see expired and soon to be expired items • App badges to see how many expired items you have • iPad and iPhone version for one low price • Custom categories for your items • Custom stores so you know where you need to shop • Custom locations so you know where your items are • Tags so you can filter your items however you like • Easy to use editing options to increase productivity • Multi-item editing has support for changing categories, stores and locations and more • Add a note to any item for complete control • Export your pantry to CSV format • Access your exported CSV documents and images through iTunes • Custom sort allows you to reorder the list any way you like • Apple Watch support * UPC scanning requires the use of an auto-focus camera. Some devices will not be able to scan UPCs. The current list of known devices is the iPhone 3Gs and newer and the iPad2 and newer. Not every item will be found but users can help add new items. ** Syncing photos require an in-app purchase because it requires significantly more bandwidth and server size. Price and features subject to change. Thank You! MJ Lyco LLC

About

BLE Scan Pro

Easily scan and identify Bluetooth Low Energy devices nearby. Track their signal strength and discover hidden devices. Organize your frequently used devices for quick access.

Highlights
  • Scan BLE devices
  • Check device distance
  • Discover hidden devices
  • Add favorite devices
  • Accurate signal calculation
Features
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Check the distance of Bluetooth devices around you, fast and easily. Discover which ones are broadcasting their name and which are hidden. Add your devices to your list of favorites in order to fast-track them. The accuracy of the app is carefully calculated every second while actively scanning for a particular device. Terms & Conditions: https://bt-scanner.strikeau.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bt-scanner.strikeau.app/privacy.html Contact us: info@strikeau.app

Screenshots

Pantry Manager4 screens
BLE Scan Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BLE Scan Pro at Free against Pantry Manager's $3.99. BLE Scan Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6). Pantry Manager's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 8). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BLE Scan Pro is free to download; Pantry Manager costs $3.99 up front. Pantry Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BLE Scan Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Scan Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pantry Manager has 80 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pantry Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, BLE Scan Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pantry Manager versus BLE Scan Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantry ManagerBLE Scan Pro
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (80 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMJ Lyco LLCSpyridon Bousios

Customer experience

Pantry Manager

All ratings80 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative28.7%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral13.9%
Negative34.7%

BLE Scan Pro

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Pantry Manager

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes frequently and becomes unstable
  • Barcode scanner produces blurry/unreadable images
  • Items fail to save or delete properly
  • Syncing fails between devices
  • App won't open after recent updates
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  • Categories don't sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Apple Watch app shows login error and becomes unresponsive
  • App hangs when editing item names
  • Scanner stops working after first few items
  • Data disappears from inventory list
  • Password reset link disabled
  • App opens automatically when phone is unlocked
  • Photo syncing issues between devices
  • Clicking item picture shows wrong item information
  • Slow loading and parsing delays
  • Error dialogs appear frequently
  • Support contact form has non-functional CAPTCHA

Requested features

18 requests
  • Meal planner integration with ingredient allocation
  • Manual UPC code entry without full product lookup
  • Multiple expiration dates for same product
  • Offline functionality without data loss
  • Fractional quantity support (e.g., 1/2 kg)
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  • Ability to edit quantity and expiration date from main list view
  • Recipe suggestions based on pantry items
  • Android app version
  • Web-based access to inventory
  • Aisle-based shopping list organization
  • Ability to add items to shopping list not in pantry
  • Automatic quantity addition to pantry when shopping list items purchased
  • Sort by quantity feature
  • Support for multiple locations with same item and different quantities
  • Improved barcode database for international products
  • Continuous/multi-item scanning mode
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Better category customization options

BLE Scan Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pantry Manager

One-time1
  • Sync Photos$0.99
3 purchases

BLE Scan Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Pantry Manager free?
Pantry Manager costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BLE Scan Pro free?
BLE Scan Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pantry Manager or BLE Scan Pro?
BLE Scan Pro is rated higher. Pantry Manager averages 3.6 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while BLE Scan Pro averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Pantry Manager or BLE Scan Pro have ads?
Neither Pantry Manager nor BLE Scan Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pantry Manager or BLE Scan Pro?
Pantry Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and BLE Scan Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Pantry Manager was updated on October 11, 2026 and BLE Scan Pro on October 17, 2026.

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