Pantry Dates vs Math & Muffins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pantry Dates
Manage your food inventory and expiration dates to reduce waste. Automatically suggest icons for items and easily track what needs to be used next. Search, filter, and maintain a history of consumed foods.
- Track expiration dates
- Mark items as refrigerated
- Flag items needing attention
- Automatic icon suggestions
- Search and filter inventory
- History of finished items
- Export local database
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Pantry Dates helps you keep track of food in your pantry and fridge so you know what needs to be used next. Add items with one or more expiration dates, mark items as refrigerated, flag anything that needs attention, and keep a simple history of finished items. The app can automatically suggest a matching icon for each food item using a language model, and you can choose a different icon any time. Use search and filters to find what you need quickly. Swipe to flag or finish items, re-add foods from your finished history, and export your local SQLite database when you want a copy. Pantry Dates stores your data locally on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Math & Muffins
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**Bake flawlessly in any pan size, any unit, and with any ingredient limits! Have you ever found a perfect cake recipe only to realize your cake pan is a completely different size? Or have you struggled to convert cups of flour into precise grams? What if you're halfway through a recipe and realize you only have 150g of butter left instead of the requested 250g? Welcome to Math & Muffins, the ultimate multi-unit baking assistant designed to take the guesswork out of kitchen mathematics. Whether you are an amateur home baker or a seasoned pastry chef, this app scales your ingredients perfectly every single time. **KEY FEATURES 1. Smart Pan Size & Volume Scaling Stop guessing or doing complex math in your head. Enter the original recipe's pan shape and size, input your target pan dimensions, and watch the app instantly calculate the exact scale ratio. Works perfectly with: Round / Circle cake pans Square & Rectangular baking trays Bundt / Chiffon ring moulds Effortless conversions between metric (cm) and imperial (inches). 2. Smart Ingredient Scale Manager & Pantry Lock Limited by what's in your fridge? Our revolutionary "Limiting Ingredient" feature lets you lock the scale ratio to a specific ingredient amount. If you only have a set amount of one key item, the app automatically adjusts all other ingredients backward to match what you have perfectly! 3. Intelligent Density-Aware Unit Conversion Converting volume (ml, cups, tbsp, tsp) to weight (g, kg, oz, lbs) is notoriously tricky because different foods have different weights. Math & Muffins uses a built-in density database for dozens of common ingredients (like flours, sugars, dairy, and oils) to give you pinpoint-accurate conversions. 4. On-Device AI Recipe Scanner Powered by advanced on-device AI text recognition, you can take a picture of a cookbook or upload a screenshot from your photo library. The app automatically extracts the ingredient lines and pan dimensions, loading them straight into your calculator. 5. Built-In Bilingual Baking Glossary Quick-reference folder dictionary to search and translate common baking terms between English and Traditional Chinese. Perfect for following international recipes! Plus, you can easily add your own custom ingredients and densities. 6. Secure Recipe Archiver & Sharing Save your configured recipe profiles along with custom baking times, target temperatures, and your own personal notes. Share your beautifully formatted scaled recipes with family and friends with a single tap. **WHY BAKERS LOVE MATH & MUFFINS 100% Privacy-First: All AI scanning and processing happens safely on your device—no internet connection or account creation required. Zero Clutter: Designed purely for utility. No distracting ads, blogs, or fluff. Just pure baking accuracy. Download Math & Muffins today, scale your bakes flawlessly, and never ruin a cake layout again! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pantry Dates at none against Math & Muffins's 1. Math & Muffins's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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
Both are free to download. Math & Muffins sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Pantry Dates asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pantry Dates | Math & Muffins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Bishop | Ka Wai Miu |
In-app purchases
Pantry Dates
No in-app purchases
Math & Muffins
- Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year









