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PantryPrix vs Pantry Pal

PantryPrix and Pantry Pal both track the food in your kitchen and help you cook from it. PantryPrix is an iPhone and Android app that writes recipes for what you have. Pantry Pal runs in a web browser and matches your pantry against recipes you have saved.

Feature	PantryPrix	Pantry Pal	Memory and a paper list
Where it runs	iPhone and Android apps	Web browser. Phone apps announced, not out yet	Your head and the fridge door
Adding groceries	Barcode, receipt photo, shelf photo, typing, or voice on paid plans	Barcode, shelf photo or typing	✕
A whole grocery trip from one receipt	✓	Not listed	✕
Dates on what you have	Expiration dates with reminders	Best-by dates	The sniff test
Recipes from your pantry	New recipes written for what you have, soon-to-expire items first	Shows which of your saved recipes you can cook tonight	Whatever comes to mind at 6pm
Shopping list	Built from what a recipe is missing	Built from missing ingredients, shareable	A paper list, if you remember it
Free plan	3 recipes a day and unlimited scanning, supported by ads	Pantry tracker with no item cap and no ads, 5 recipe imports a month	Free
Paid plan	From $4.99/month, first 7 days free for new subscribers	Pro at $7.99/month or $59.99/year, 30-day trial	The food you throw away

Pantry Pal details come from its own website and its public listing, checked October 4, 2026. "Not listed" means we could not find it there on that date. Features and prices change, so check before you choose. Sources: pntrypal.com, Pantry Pal on AlternativeTo.

Which one fits you

Pick PantryPrix if

You want to add a whole grocery trip by snapping the receipt on your phone, and you want new recipe ideas for what's about to expire instead of searching your own recipe box.

Pick Pantry Pal if

You'd rather work in a browser than install an app, and you mostly cook from recipes you've already saved. Its free pantry tracker has no item cap and no ads.

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Quick answers

Its pantry tracker is free with no item cap, according to its public listing, and Pro is listed at $7.99/month or $59.99/year. PantryPrix is free with 3 recipes a day, and paid plans start at $4.99/month.

No. Scan what's handy, say the rest out loud with Add by Voice on paid plans, or type it. Checking items off your shopping list moves them into your pantry automatically.

No. Scanning is unlimited on every plan, including Free.

Photos are deleted after 30 days. Until then, we look at one only if you ask support to check a problem. Receipt text is scrubbed of personal details like loyalty numbers and card digits before anything is stored.

Cook what you already have.

Free to try on iOS and Android.