Everything Hey Pantry! Can Do
A closer look at the real app โ every screen, every interaction, every smart behavior.
Pantry Management
Track every item with urgency-based sorting, voice and camera input, and smart duplicate detection. Filter by expiry or name โ the pantry adapts to how you think about food.
- Urgency indicators: red (expired), amber (expiring today/tomorrow), green (safe) โ sorted by default
- Add items by voice โ the parser extracts name, quantity, and unit automatically. Example: "Two eggs and an avocado"
- Barcode scanner โ scan packaged products to add them instantly
- OCR from recipe images โ photograph or import a recipe and Hey Pantry! extracts the ingredient list automatically
- Duplicate detection catches similar items (e.g. "yellow onion" vs "onion") and prompts to merge or keep separate
Cook with Confidence
Search recipes, match them against your pantry, and start a voice-guided cooking session with a single swipe. Portion scaling, star ratings, and post-cooking evaluations keep your recipe book alive.
- "Match with Pantry" tab shows only recipes you can make right now โ zero missing ingredients
- Pantry +1 โ recipes that need at most one ingredient you don't already have, so nothing sits in the fridge unused
- Swipe right to start hands-free "Let's Cook" mode with voice commands: next, repeat, back, go to step X
- Rate recipes after cooking โ your ratings refine future suggestions and sort order
- Add and edit your own recipes โ with photo, ingredients, step-by-step instructions, category, and rating
Ask me anything
A conversational search experience that understands natural language. Ask about expiry dates, available recipes, ingredient quantities, or dinner ideas โ by typing or speaking.
- Searches across all your data: pantry items, expiry dates, recipes, categories, and quantities
- Combined mic + typed input โ start typing, then tap the mic to finish by voice, or vice versa
- Suggested queries adapt to your pantry: "What's expiring soon?" only appears when items are near expiry
Never Forget an Ingredient
After creating a recipe, Hey Pantry! checks your pantry and identifies missing ingredients. Choose to add them to your shopping list or directly to your pantry โ one tap, done.
- Missing ingredients detected automatically after recipe creation โ no manual cross-checking
- Toggle between Shopping List and Pantry destination โ choose where new items land
- Batch action: select multiple missing items and add them all to the shopping list with one button
Personalized to You
Hey Pantry! adapts to your diet, appetite, skill level, and intolerances โ so every suggestion fits your life.
Diet Preferences
Choose Omnivore, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Pescatarian โ recipe suggestions adapt automatically to what you eat.
Portion Size
Set your appetite to Small, Medium, Large, or Extra Large โ recipes are scaled and suggested accordingly.
Expiry Notifications
Configure alerts for 1 day, 2 days, or 1 week before expiry โ or on expiry day itself.
Cooking Skill Level
From Beginner to Expert โ recipes are matched to your ability so you're never overwhelmed or bored.
Food Intolerances
Select from gluten, dairy, nuts, and more โ flagged ingredients are highlighted directly in recipes.
6 Languages
Available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese โ the entire app, fully localized.