FoodMate: Pantry & Budget
Aleksander Vold Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
FoodMate: Pantry & Budget is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by Aleksander Vold. Requires iOS 16.6. Updated June 18, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 36 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Jun 18
- 2026 · v1.2.2
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About FoodMate: Pantry & Budget
Open the fridge. Still feel like there's nothing to eat. Throw food out on Sunday. Overspend at the store anyway. FoodMate fixes the whole cycle, not one piece of it. It connects your pantry, meals, grocery budget, nutrition, and food waste into one system, so the next good decision is always in front of you. Know what you have. Know what to cook tonight. Know exactly where your food money goes. Built for students, busy households, anyone juggling ADHD and a kitchen, and everyone tired of five apps that don't talk to each other. COOK FROM WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE FoodMate remembers what's in your kitchen and what needs using first, then suggests real meals from your actual pantry, your preferences, your goals, and the ingredients about to expire. No blank-week planners. No recipes for food you don't own. SPEND LESS ON GROCERIES Set a monthly budget and track spending automatically. See where the money goes, catch the patterns, and stop the slow overspend. Most kitchen apps skip budgeting. This one is built around it. THROW AWAY LESS, AND SEE THE IMPACT Track expiry dates, get nudged toward what to use first, and watch your waste drop. FoodMate shows the money you saved and the CO₂ you kept out of the bin. Real numbers from your own kitchen, not an estimate. No other food app does this. EAT BETTER WITHOUT A SECOND APP Log calories, protein, carbs, and fat through the meals you actually cook. Meal planning and nutrition stay in sync. ADD FOOD IN SECONDS Type it, scan a barcode, scan a receipt, snap a photo of the shelf, or just say it out loud. The tedious logging is gone. PLAN THE WEEK IN MINUTES Build a weekly plan around the pantry you already have. See what's in stock and buy only what's missing. SHARE ONE PANTRY WITH THE HOUSEHOLD Stay in sync with family, a partner, or roommates. Everyone sees what's in stock, what's low, and what to use first. WHY FOODMATE FEELS DIFFERENT Most apps do one job. FoodMate connects them. Scan a receipt and the pantry updates. Cook a meal and your nutrition, budget, and waste update with it. Use food before it expires and your savings climb. One app. One calmer kitchen. FOODMATE PLUS Unlock: - Unlimited AI meal ideas - Full week planning - Household sharing - Deeper budget and nutrition insights Some features require a subscription; pricing and the free trial are shown in the app. Free to start. Download FoodMate and make food feel less stressful. Terms of Use: https://www.foodmate.fit/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.foodmate.fit/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.2.2 · Updated June 18, 2026
Now you can try FoodMate without an account. Tap "Try FoodMate" to set up your kitchen and get your first meal ideas in under a minute — create a profile later to save everything. - Cleaner, calmer Home, Pantry, Cook, and Insights screens — less clutter, clearer next steps - Smarter suggestions: later in the evening we plan tomorrow's dinner, and we no longer build meals around items you've likely already used up - Faster meal suggestions after you cook - Bug fixes and design refinements
App privacy
The developer, Aleksander Vold, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Health & Fitness: Health
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics
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