Comparison

NoWastes vs Fridgely

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

Head to head
About

NoWastes

Features
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Add what you buy, with its expiration date. No Wastes reminds you before it expires. • Add a product in seconds: its name, how many, and the date. Scan the barcode to fill in the name. • See what expires today, in the next 7 days, and later, on one list. • Get a reminder before each date: 7, 3, or 1 day before, or any day you choose, at the time you choose. • Mark a product as consumed from the list, or straight from the reminder. • See plain counts: what is coming up, and what you used each week. Your products are kept in your account, so they come back if you change phones.

About

Fridgely

Effortlessly manage your kitchen inventory by scanning items with your camera or receipts. Get personalized meal plans, automated grocery lists, and expiry alerts to reduce food waste and track calories.

Highlights
  • AI-powered kitchen scanning
  • Automatic receipt scanning
  • Personalized weekly meal plans
  • Smart grocery list generation
  • Expiry date tracking and alerts
  • AI-estimated calorie tracking
  • Recipe customization for appliances
Features
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Just point your camera. That's it. Fridgely scans your entire kitchen in seconds — fridge, freezer, pantry, spice cupboard, even household supplies. No barcodes, no manual entry, no hassle. It sees what you have, tracks when things expire, and turns it all into a week of meals you'll actually want to eat. FREE TO DOWNLOAD. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Download Fridgely completely free. No paywall. No hidden fees. Just a smarter kitchen starting today. POINT. SCAN. DONE. Open the app, point at your fridge or pantry, and Fridgely does the rest. Every item lands exactly where it belongs — fridge, freezer, pantry, spice cupboard, or supplies. No typing. No barcodes. Just your camera. GOT A RECEIPT? EVEN FASTER. Scan your grocery receipt the moment you get home — our AI reads it instantly and logs everything automatically, sorted into the right place before you've even put the bags down. YOUR WEEK OF MEALS, PLANNED IN 60 SECONDS. Answer a few quick questions — what cuisines you're feeling, your budget, how much time you have — and Fridgely builds your entire dinner plan for the week. Don't like something? Swap it, tweak it, or tell the AI exactly what you're craving. Not feeling any of the options? Type what you want and it generates something new on the spot. COOKED YOUR WAY. Every recipe comes with step by step instructions built specifically for the appliances you own. Have an air fryer? It'll tell you exactly how to use it. Got a Ninja Crispi or a Blackstone? Fridgely knows how to use those too. No more adapting generic recipes — just follow the steps for your kitchen. THE APP THAT LEARNS WHAT YOU LIKE. The more you use Fridgely the better it gets. It notices what you skip, what you save, and what you cook — and starts suggesting meals that feel made just for you. Within weeks it knows your taste better than any other app. It even remembers your dietary restrictions, spice tolerance, and favorite cuisines so you never have to repeat yourself. A GROCERY LIST THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. Once your week is planned Fridgely builds your shopping list automatically. It already knows what's in your fridge and pantry so it only adds what you actually need. No duplicates. No forgetting things. Just show up and shop. NEVER LET FOOD GO TO WASTE AGAIN. Your Fridge Health Score shows you at a glance what needs to be used up before it goes bad. Expiry alerts make sure nothing gets forgotten ever again. Move something to the freezer and Fridgely automatically removes the expiry date — because frozen food plays by different rules. CALORIES, TRACKED WITHOUT THE WORK. Every meal you cook gets automatically logged with AI-estimated calories. No scanning nutrition labels. No entering numbers manually. Just cook and Fridgely handles the rest. YOUR WHOLE KITCHEN, FINALLY UNDER CONTROL. Fridge. Freezer. Pantry. Spice Cupboard. Supplies. Fridgely tracks it all in one place so you always know exactly what you have, what you need, and what to make tonight.

Screenshots

NoWastes3 screens
Fridgely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fridgely at 15.1 against NoWastes's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
NoWastes versus Fridgely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoWastesFridgely
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnrique MelgarejoHENRY INDIANA ALDEN GREEN

In-app purchases

None

NoWastes

No in-app purchases

None

Fridgely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoWastes free?
NoWastes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fridgely free?
Fridgely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoWastes or Fridgely have ads?
Neither NoWastes nor Fridgely shows ads.

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