Comparison

Pantry vs SimpleTime

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

Head to head
About

Pantry

Discover and shop for ingredients for Nigerian dishes through engaging food videos. Simply tap to add recipe ingredients to your cart and have them delivered fresh to your door.

Highlights
  • Watch shoppable food videos
  • Tap to buy recipe ingredients
  • Customizable ingredient quantities
  • Doorstep grocery delivery
  • Prepped ingredients for cooking
  • Support local food creators
Features
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Grocery shopping shouldn't feel like homework. Pantry turns grocery shopping into entertainment. Scroll through mouthwatering videos of Nigerian dishes, simply tap 'buy' to buy the ingredients, and get everything delivered to your door. No boring lists. No endless searching. Just you, your phone and your groceries. HOW IT WORKS: *Scroll & Discover*: Open the app and watch food videos: Pineapple rice, Egusi soup, Amala and Ewedu, and more. Every video is shoppable. *Tap to Buy*:See something you want to cook? Tap the buy button. Ingredients for that exact recipe go straight to your cart. Choose your sizes (1kg, 5kg, paint bucket, you name it), adjust quantities, done! *Doorstep Delivery*: Check out in seconds. Your groceries arrive fresh. Delivered right to your address. *WHY PEOPLE LOVE PANTRY:* - No More Boring Shopping – Grocery lists are painful. Pantry makes shopping fun. You're scrolling food content you'd watch anyway, but now you can buy what you see. - Find Recipes You'll Actually Cook – Every video is from real food creators showing you Nigerian dishes you know and love. Get inspired, then get the ingredients instantly. - Meal Prepped Ingredients – Your groceries are delivered ready to cook; beans picked, vegetables diced, pepper destalked and cleaned! - One-Tap Ingredient Shopping – Forget hunting for items across the market. See Jollof rice? All the ingredients; rice, tomatoes, peppers, seasoning are bundled and ready to add to your cart in one click. - Support Local Creators – The recipes you watch come from Nigerian food content creators. When you buy, they earn. You're not just shopping, you're supporting the community. We've taken the best part of social media (endless entertaining content) and merged it with the thing you need to do anyway (buy groceries). You get shopping that doesn't feel like a chore. *DOWNLOAD PANTRY NOW – IT'S FREE* No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Just great food content and groceries delivered fresh. Start scrolling, start cooking. Got questions? We're here to help. Email: demilade@pantryhq.co WhatsApp: 08146219253 Website: www.pantryhq.co

About

SimpleTime

This app helps you plan and time multiple dishes simultaneously for perfect meal preparation. It generates a cooking schedule, provides step-by-step instructions, and offers smart timer features to ensure everything finishes at the same time.

Highlights
  • Synchronized multi-dish meal planning
  • Step-by-step cooking checkpoints
  • Live Activity timer display
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Multi-oven support (Premium)
  • Temperature flexibility
  • Customizable completion alarms
Features
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SimpleTime - Cooking Timer Never stress about timing multiple dishes again. Add what you're cooking - we build you a plan and timer so everything finishes together, right when you need it. PLAN EVERYTHING TOGETHER Add all your dishes - roast chicken, vegetables, sides, desserts - and we'll build a complete cooking schedule. We work out start times, temperatures and durations so every dish is ready at the same moment. You cook; we handle the rest. STEP-BY-STEP CHECKPOINTS Know exactly what to do and when. We break down your plan into clear checkpoints: "Preheat oven to 180°C" "Add chicken to oven" "Add vegetables at 1:19 PM" "Remove everything at 2:54 PM" Get notifications at each checkpoint (or 30 seconds early with Premium) so you never miss a step. MULTI-OVEN SUPPORT (Premium) Have multiple ovens? We support both electric and fan ovens. Add your kitchen equipment, mark which ovens are active, and we'll build plans that use your setup for the best results. SMART TIMER FEATURES Live Activity - See the timer countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app Countdown or Count-Up Mode - Choose how you want to track time Pause & Resume - Life happens. Pause anytime and resume when ready Multiple Active Timers - Track several cooking plans at once Completion Alarms - Customizable alarm sounds and volume when cooking finishes Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes, day or night TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY Set your desired oven temperature - we adjust cooking times automatically Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit Works with any temperature you prefer EXPLANATIONS & CHAT Curious why we chose certain timings? Tap the info button for detailed explanations. Ask questions in the built-in chat to understand your plan better. PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock more with SimpleTime Premium: Early checkpoint notifications (30 seconds before each step) Multiple oven support and management PERFECT FOR: Holiday dinners and family gatherings Meal prep and batch cooking Trying new recipes with confidence Cooking multiple dishes at once Anyone who wants perfectly timed meals WHY SIMPLETIME? Traditional timers only handle one dish. We think bigger - we plan entire meals with multiple dishes, different temperatures and complex timing. Whether it's a weeknight dinner or a holiday feast, we make sure everything comes together perfectly. Download SimpleTime today and let us do the rest. Privacy Policy: https://www.simpletimeapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pantry4 screens
SimpleTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pantry at none against SimpleTime's 3. Pantry also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SimpleTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pantry asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pantry against 5.0 for SimpleTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pantry ships an update monthly, SimpleTime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pantry versus SimpleTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantrySimpleTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlouse Technologies LtdVolga Technology

Customer experience

Pantry

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpleTime

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pantry

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SimpleTime

Subscriptions2
  • SimpleTime Monthly$2.991 Month
  • SimpleTime Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SimpleTime Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Pantry free?
Pantry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pantry or SimpleTime?
Pantry and SimpleTime are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pantry or SimpleTime have ads?
SimpleTime shows ads; Pantry does not.
Which is updated more often, Pantry or SimpleTime?
Pantry ships an update monthly, and SimpleTime every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pantry was updated on October 30, 2026 and SimpleTime on October 31, 2026.

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