Comparison

FreshTrack vs PantryPals

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

Head to head
About

FreshTrack

Manage your kitchen inventory to reduce food waste. Track expiry dates, get low-stock alerts, and organize your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Easily add groceries, import recipes, and generate smart shopping lists.

Highlights
  • Expiry and low-stock reminders
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Recipe import and ingredient comparison
  • Siri integration for voice updates
  • Kitchen Insights for usage tracking
  • Pantry, fridge, and freezer management
Features
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Stop throwing food away. FreshTrack keeps track of what’s in your fridge, freezer, and pantry — so you know what you have, what to use next, and what to buy. Add groceries in seconds, set a best-before date, and FreshTrack warns you before food expires and shows what needs attention. With Pro, choose which low-stock suggestions to add to your list. START FREE — NO SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED • Unlimited fridge, freezer, and pantry tracking • Expiry and low-stock reminders • “Needs attention” for expired, use-soon, and low-stock items • Kitchen Insights: see what’s worth checking and what you used, restocked, or discarded • Shopping list grouped by aisle • Up to 3 saved recipes with your own notes • 5 successful Siri inventory updates TALK TO YOUR KITCHEN — IPHONE, IOS 16+ Hands covered in flour? Say, “Use Milk in FreshTrack.” Siri updates your inventory without touching the phone. Need an exact amount? Say, “Log use in FreshTrack,” then answer, “Two eggs.” Tap “Siri commands” on Inventory to see every supported phrase. Every signed-in account gets 5 successful Siri inventory updates on this device. Failed requests and cancellations don’t count. Pro unlocks unlimited Siri updates. IMPORT AND ANNOTATE RECIPES Share a recipe link, paste recipe text, select screenshots, or scan a cookbook page with your camera. FreshTrack compares recipe ingredients with your kitchen so you can see what you have, what’s missing, and what to add to your shopping list. Every recipe shows how ready you are to cook — “Ready to cook,” “Missing 1,” or “3 of 7 available.” Ingredient sections such as “Filling” and “Topping” are preserved, and you can tick off steps as you cook. Save up to 3 recipes free. Add a general recipe note or notes to individual ingredients and search your library using note text. Share any saved recipe as text. Your personal notes stay private unless you choose to include them. Pro unlocks unlimited saved recipes, a higher daily import limit, and recipe sync across devices. TRACK YOUR KITCHEN • Fridge, freezer, and pantry in one place • Quantity and expiry at a glance • Dates in plain words like “Expires tomorrow” • Fast inventory search • Automatic categories, color-coded icons, and shelves • Custom units such as “bottle” are remembered KITCHEN INSIGHTS See up to three items worth checking and record what actually happened: used some, restocked, discarded some, still have it, or correct the quantity. See your recorded use, restocks, and discards from the last 4 weeks. Deleting an item never counts as waste. SHOP SMARTER • Items grouped by aisle • Add several items at once using commas • Check items off while shopping • Restock inventory in one tap • With Pro, low-stock items appear as suggestions you choose to add • Turn off “Suggest when low” for items you never want suggested FRESHTRACK PRO Upgrade to unlock: • Unlimited saved recipes and a higher daily import limit • Unlimited Siri inventory updates • Low-stock shopping suggestions • Cloud sync and household sharing • Barcode scanning • No ads FreshTrack Pro is available as monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://fresh-track-inventory.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://fresh-track-inventory.web.app/privacy Questions or ideas? bilalmanisa@gmail.com

About

PantryPals

Features
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Scan a grocery receipt and PantryPals adds your whole shop in seconds: every item sorted into the fridge, freezer or pantry, with an estimate of how long it keeps. Then it reminds you before anything goes bad, so you throw out less and cook more. SCAN A RECEIPT, SKIP THE TYPING - Take a photo of your receipt and PantryPals reads every food line - Each item lands in the fridge, freezer or pantry with a sensible shelf life - Check the list, tap Add, done - Reads receipts in your language KNOW WHAT TO USE FIRST - One list sorted by expiration date and color-coded, so nothing slips through - A "use soon" banner shows what needs eating this week - A reminder arrives before each item expires - Swipe to mark something used, or add it to your shopping list TURN WHAT'S EXPIRING INTO DINNER - Pick what's about to expire and get simple recipe ideas built from it - On-device intelligence on supported devices, a built-in recipe engine everywhere else - Share an idea with whoever is cooking tonight SHOP SMARTER - A shopping list grouped by store, so you know what to buy where - Add anything by hand, with a photo if you like - Export your pantry to a spreadsheet anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your kitchen data stays on your device - No account, no servers, no tracking Waste less food and make the most of every shop. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FreshTrack4 screens
PantryPals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PantryPals at none against FreshTrack's shown. FreshTrack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FreshTrack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PantryPals sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreshTrack ships an update every 2 weeks, PantryPals every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FreshTrack versus PantryPals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreshTrackPantryPals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBilal UsluNeobile LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FreshTrack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$24.991 Year
3 purchases

PantryPals

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Membership Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Membership lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is FreshTrack free?
FreshTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PantryPals free?
PantryPals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FreshTrack or PantryPals have ads?
FreshTrack shows ads; PantryPals does not.
Which is updated more often, FreshTrack or PantryPals?
FreshTrack ships an update every 2 weeks, and PantryPals every 6 weeks. Most recently, FreshTrack was updated on October 31, 2026 and PantryPals on November 5, 2026.

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