Comparison

Pantry vs Despensado

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

Head to head
About

Pantry

Manage your home inventory and track food expiry dates effortlessly. Automatically generate shopping lists and receive low stock alerts. Organize household items, maintenance tasks, and monitor price changes.

Highlights
  • Ready-made item catalog
  • One-tap stock updates
  • Automatic shopping list
  • Low stock and expiry alerts
  • Shared pantry with family
  • Price tracking
  • Home maintenance reminders
Features
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Pantry Stock is the fastest way to know what you have at home — and what's about to run out or expire. It comes with a ready-made catalog of about 75 household items: food, produce, beverages, cleaning and personal care. Just adjust quantities with the big − and + buttons. When something runs low, it goes straight to your shopping list and you get an alert. FREE • Ready-made catalog: start in seconds, nothing to set up • One-tap stock updates with big − and + buttons • Automatic shopping list, sorted by category — tap to mark as bought and restock • Low stock alerts, a daily summary and an app icon badge • Weekly reminder to check your pantry • Units, weight or volume, in metric or imperial PLUS — one-time purchase • Unlimited products, brands and models • Expiry dates on up to 10 items, with an alert on the day • Home maintenance: up to 3 tasks with reminders • Weekly summary and price paid • Upgrade to Pro anytime by paying only the difference PRO — one-time purchase, no subscription • Shared pantry: invite your family and edit the same pantry and shopping list in real time, each person in their own language • Expiry dates on every item, with alerts starting 3 days before • Stock forecast: see how many days each item will last at your pace • Unlimited home maintenance: AC cleaning, water filters, smoke detector batteries, bed sheets and more • Price tracking: see if something got more expensive or cheaper since your last purchase • Weekly and monthly summary of what your home uses most PRIVACY Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. No data collection, no ads, no sign-up. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Chinese.

About

Despensado

Features
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Despensado turns your kitchen into something you can check. Know what you have at home, where it is stored, how much is left and what expires next, on your own or with everyone who shares the shelf. SCAN IT IN. SCAN IT OUT. Point the camera at a barcode and the product joins your pantry with its name and picture already filled in. Used something up? Scan it again, or tap to use it, and the count comes down. Typing a code by hand always works too. NOTHING EXPIRES BEHIND YOUR BACK Every batch carries its own expiry date, and the pantry puts whatever needs attention first. Colour says the rest at a glance: fine, due soon, past its date. BATCHES, NOT GUESSES One product can sit on the shelf as several batches bought on different days. Despensado keeps them apart and knows which one to open first. MANY PLACES, MANY PEOPLE Apartment, beach house, the drawer at the office. Each location keeps its own pantry and its own members, invited by email, with owner and member roles. Everyone sees the same shelf. MORE THAN GROCERIES Food, hygiene and medicine each get their own place, so the bathroom cabinet and the first-aid box are as countable as the kitchen. NO ADS, NO TRACKING No advertising, no analytics, no third-party trackers. Despensado never asks for your location, your contacts or your photo library. What is on your shelves stays between you and the people you invited. In English and Portuguese, in light and dark.

Screenshots

Pantry4 screens
Despensado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Despensado at none against Pantry's 3. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pantry sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Despensado asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pantry ships an update every 9 days, Despensado every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pantry versus Despensado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantryDespensado
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumaRayZolfer Figueiredo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pantry

One-time3
  • Pantry Plus$1.99
  • Pantry Pro (upgrade)$4.99
  • Pantry Pro$5.99
None

Despensado

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pantry free?
Pantry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Despensado free?
Despensado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pantry or Despensado have ads?
Neither Pantry nor Despensado shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pantry or Despensado?
Pantry ships an update every 9 days, and Despensado every 5 days. Most recently, Pantry was updated on November 8, 2026 and Despensado on October 31, 2026.

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