Comparison

PantryTracker Inventory vs Cloud Pantry

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

Head to head
About

PantryTracker Inventory

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PantryTracker Inventory helps you record pantry, fridge, freezer, and custom storage locations with quantities, user-entered expiry dates, low-stock thresholds, and notes. Adjust quantities by one directly from populated Dashboard and History & Insights rows. A confirmation protects the transition to zero, which keeps the entry available in Used and Shopping List. Dashboard attention and low-stock cues update from the saved quantity. Search local entries—including names you give custom storage locations—and review shopping-list, used, expiring, expired, and location groupings derived from your records. Settings lets you share current inventory as CSV or make a versioned JSON backup containing editable records. Sharing moves a copy outside the app; PantryTracker Inventory does not restore or import exported files. Inventory records stay locally on your iPhone, and no sign-in is required.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

PantryTracker Inventory3 screens
Cloud Pantry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloud Pantry at every 4 days against PantryTracker Inventory's fortnightly. Cloud Pantry also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PantryTracker Inventory ships an update fortnightly, Cloud Pantry every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PantryTracker Inventory versus Cloud Pantry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantryTracker InventoryCloud Pantry
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane YoungSamrat Tandon

In-app purchases

None

PantryTracker Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Cloud Pantry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PantryTracker Inventory free?
PantryTracker Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloud Pantry free?
Cloud Pantry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PantryTracker Inventory or Cloud Pantry have ads?
Neither PantryTracker Inventory nor Cloud Pantry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PantryTracker Inventory or Cloud Pantry?
PantryTracker Inventory ships an update fortnightly, and Cloud Pantry every 4 days. Most recently, PantryTracker Inventory was updated on October 6, 2026 and Cloud Pantry on October 5, 2026.

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