Pantry Macro Tracker vs Cloud Pantry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pantry Macro Tracker
Log food macros by scanning groceries you already own, rather than searching a massive database. It tracks expiration dates, costs, and can even suggest recipes. Ideal for managing your kitchen inventory and nutrition.
- Barcode and receipt scanning
- Expiration tracking
- Cost and nutrition trends
- AI recipe suggestions
- Shared pantries
- Grocery list management
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Track your macros without searching through a database of every kind of food. Pantry works off the exact groceries you bought. Scan a receipt or barcode when you get home to store food in your pantry. When eating, macro tracking becomes a single swipe. You're logging from a short list of things you own, not searching a database of everything that exists. Because Pantry knows your kitchen, it can do things other trackers can't: - Barcode and receipt scanning (5 free/mo) - Expiration tracking across fridge, freezer, and pantry - Cost and nutrition trends over time - Recipes — build your own, or get AI suggestions (Pro) - Photo macro estimates when you're eating out (Pro) - Grocery lists with quick-add for things you just used up - Shared pantries for roommates and family - Pantry Wrapped — your weekly food summary - Export your food usage to Excel for data lovers - Turn off anything you don't want to see I'm one person, and I read every email. I ship updates very often. If something's broken or missing, I'd love to improve your experience! Email me at: contact@getpantry.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cloud Pantry
Manage your household food inventory across your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Automatically generates grocery lists when items are low and allows real-time sharing with your household.
- Track items by location
- Automated grocery list building
- Scan items to add
- Shop by store grouping
- Shared household inventories
- Multiple home inventories
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Cloud Pantry keeps track of everything in your kitchen — across your pantry, fridge, freezer, and any place you name — then builds your grocery list automatically the moment something runs low. Never run out of the basics again. Never double-buy something you already had. And because your inventory and grocery list are shared with your whole household in real time, everyone's on the same page — whoever does the shopping. FEATURES • Track every shelf — organize items by where they actually live, with quantities and low-stock thresholds. • Lists that build themselves — when an item drops below your minimum, it lands on the grocery list automatically. • Scan to add — snap a photo to identify an item, or scan a barcode to pull product details in a tap. • Shop by store — group your list by store so each trip is one tidy checklist. • Shared households — invite family or roommates; everyone sees the same inventory and list, updated live. • Multiple homes — keep separate inventories for the main house, a second home, or the office, and switch instantly. Cloud Pantry is free to use, with no ads. Your data syncs securely so it's always with you. Cloud Pantry is a product of Saras Holding.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloud Pantry at none against Pantry Macro Tracker's 2. Cloud Pantry also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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
Both are free to download. Pantry Macro Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cloud Pantry asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pantry Macro Tracker against 5.0 for Cloud Pantry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pantry Macro Tracker ships an update every 9 days, Cloud Pantry every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pantry Macro Tracker | Cloud Pantry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abram Pierce | Samrat Tandon |
Customer experience
Pantry Macro Tracker
Cloud Pantry
In-app purchases
Pantry Macro Tracker
- Pantry Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pantry Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Cloud Pantry
No in-app purchases
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