Comparison

PantryPick vs Allergy

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

Head to head
About

PantryPick

Discover recipes based on ingredients you already own, reducing food waste and saving money. Swipe through meal ideas, prioritize expiring items, and track your positive impact on your wallet and the environment.

Highlights
  • Recipe suggestions from existing ingredients
  • Prioritize expiring food items
  • Swipe interface for meal ideas
  • Track money saved and food waste reduction
  • Optional subscription for advanced features
Features
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PantryPick turns the food you already have into tonight's dinner — no extra shopping, less waste. COOK FROM WHAT YOU HAVE Tell PantryPick what's in your kitchen and it instantly finds the recipes you can make right now, ranked by how much you already have on hand. SWIPE TO DECIDE Swipe through a deck of meal ideas matched to your ingredients and the time you've got — save the winners, skip the rest. WASTE NOTHING See what's expiring first and get recipes that use those ingredients up, so good food never ends up in the bin. TRACK YOUR IMPACT Watch your estimated money saved, your cook streak, and the food you've kept out of the landfill add up over time. PANTRYPLUS (optional subscription) Cooking from what you have is always free. PantryPlus adds unlimited saved recipes, zero-waste alerts, CSV pantry export, and your full history. - Monthly ($4.99) or annual ($39.99), with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage anytime in Settings Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/64/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/64/terms

About

Allergy

Easily plan meals for families with multiple dietary restrictions. Create profiles for each person, and the app will cross-check recipes for safety, offering substitutions. Generate shopping lists and discover specialty foods.

Highlights
  • Create individual dietary profiles
  • Cross-check recipes for safety
  • Suggest safe ingredient swaps
  • Generate weekly meal plans
  • Create aisle-sorted shopping lists
  • Save or generate AI recipes
  • Library of specialty foods
Features
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Allergy-Safe Meal Planner & Recipe Builder is the calm, all-in-one way to feed a family with many different dietary needs — safely, and without cooking three separate dinners. Create a profile for each person (up to 8) with their allergies, intolerances, medical conditions like celiac or diabetes, food preferences and dislikes. Then choose who's at the table and let the app do the hard part. ONE PLATE, CHECKED FOR EVERYONE The Safe-Plate cross-check reads every recipe against the combined restrictions of everyone eating and shows a clear Safe / Caution / Conflict verdict for each person — in plain words, with the exact reason and a safe swap. It even catches the tricky conflicts, like a gluten-free flour that spikes blood sugar for someone with diabetes. PLAN THE WEEK, BUILD THE LIST - Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for the days and people you choose - Generate an aisle-sorted shopping list, scaled to who's eating - Save your own recipes or get AI-drafted ones — every ingredient is re-checked for safety before it's shown - Keep a library of hard-to-find specialty foods and where to buy them FAMILY TABLE PRO (optional subscription) Free stays generous — up to 3 profiles, unlimited safety checks, daily planning and full shopping lists. Pro removes the limits: - Up to 8 family profiles - Unlimited AI recipe & meal-plan generation - Auto-plan a full safe week - Weekly safety & nutrition insights Pro is $5.99/month or $39.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Your subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. This app supports safe meal planning and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/allergy-safe-meal-planner-recipe-builder/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/allergy-safe-meal-planner-recipe-builder/terms

Screenshots

PantryPick4 screens
Allergy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Allergy at 5.0 against PantryPick's 4.8. Allergy also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. PantryPick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Allergy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Allergy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PantryPick versus Allergy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantryPickAllergy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW JAMES MELVILLEKathleen Prince

Customer experience

PantryPick

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Allergy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PantryPick

Subscriptions2
  • PantryPlus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PantryPlus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Allergy

Subscriptions2
  • Family Table Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Family Table Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PantryPick free?
PantryPick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Allergy free?
Allergy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PantryPick or Allergy?
Allergy is rated higher. PantryPick averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Allergy averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do PantryPick or Allergy have ads?
Neither PantryPick nor Allergy shows ads.

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