FAQ

It's a mobile app for your home food inventory. You track what you have and when it expires, with easy logging by voice, barcode scan, or manual entry. Items show at a glance as fresh, expiring soon, or expired—so you can use food before it goes to waste. Great if you cook at home and want to waste less, or if you find yourself forgetting what’s in the fridge.

iOS first—coming soon to the App Store. Android may follow later.

By keeping expiry dates in one place and sending you reminders, you're less likely to forget about items. Quick presets and barcode scanning make it fast to log new items, so you're more likely to keep the list up to date and use food before it expires.

Tap the + button at the bottom of the screen. You’ll see three options: Voice (requires a Voice package subscription), Scan (scan a barcode), and Manual. All three options offer relative and absolute date entry and setting preferred names for items.

We don’t offer a free tier. The app is a one-off purchase that includes everything except voice: manual entry, barcode scanning, expiry tracking, notifications, and all settings. That gives you a full, useful experience without a subscription.

Manual entry (type name, pick date, set quantity), barcode scanning with product lookup and preferred names, viewing and managing your list, expiry status (fresh / expiring soon / expired), configurable expiry thresholds, daily push reminders for expiring items, offline support with sync when you’re back online, dark mode, and feedback from the app. No voice features are included in the base purchase.

It's an optional subscription that unlocks all voice features: adding and removing items by voice, saying expiry dates (e.g. “tomorrow”, “February 15th”), using voice in the scan flow to say the date after scanning, and hearing spoken confirmations. It’s aimed at people who want hands-free logging—e.g. when unpacking groceries or cooking. We offer a 14-day free trial so you can try it before subscribing.

Use “Restore purchases” from the paywall (or from Settings once the voice subscription screen is available). That refreshes your subscription with Apple. If you’ve just reinstalled the app or switched devices, restore will unlock voice again. If it still doesn’t work, contact us at support@pineberg.studio and we’ll help.

Tap the + button at the bottom centre of the screen. Choose Voice, Scan, or Manual. The + is always in the same place so you can add items quickly, including when you’re putting shopping away.

When adding an item (Manual or after a scan), use the quick presets: Today, Tomorrow, 3 days, 1 week. For any other date, tap the date field to open the date picker. If you have the voice subscription, you can also say the date (e.g. “next Tuesday”, “February 15th”).

Green = fresh (more than your “expiring soon” threshold). Amber = expiring soon (within that threshold). Red = critical (at or past expiry). You can change how many days count as “expiring soon” in Settings → Expiry Thresholds (e.g. 1–7 days). That way the app matches how you plan meals.

Swipe left on the item in your list to reveal the delete action. You can also adjust quantity with +/−; when quantity reaches zero, you’ll be asked to confirm removal.

Tap + → Scan. Point your camera at the barcode; the app detects it and looks up the product (we use Open Food Facts and your own saved names). You then set the expiry date and quantity. After adding, you can scan the next item without leaving the flow—handy when unpacking groceries.

You’ll be asked “What would you like to call this item?”—type or say the name. We save that name for this barcode, so next time you scan the same product it will show your name instantly. You can also rename any product after a scan using the “Rename” option, and manage your saved names in Settings.

When you rename a scanned product (e.g. from a long brand name to “Oat milk”), we save that as your preferred name for that barcode. Future scans of the same barcode show your name and skip the lookup. You can view and edit these in Settings.

Tap + → Voice. Speak your command (e.g. “Add milk expiring tomorrow”, “Add 2 yogurts”). The app will confirm and you can say “done” when finished. Voice is only available with a voice subscription; if you haven’t subscribed, tapping Voice will show you how to start a free trial or subscribe.

You can add items (“Add bread, expiring February 5th”), remove them (“Remove the milk”, “I used the eggs”), or say “Scan” to open the camera. For dates you can say “tomorrow”, “in 3 days”, “next Tuesday”, or a specific date. Say “Cancel” or “Never mind” to cancel, and “Done” or “All done” to end the session.

Yes. With a voice subscription, after you scan a barcode you can use the Voice tab to say the expiry date instead of typing. The app will prompt you and confirm—useful when your hands are full.

Turn on daily reminders in Settings and tap Reminder time to pick the exact time each day’s notification should arrive (native time picker, hour and minute). You’ll get a notification listing items expiring within your “expiring soon” threshold. The app badge shows how many items need attention. You can turn reminders off or change the time anytime in Settings.

Check that notifications are enabled in Settings and that you’ve allowed the app in your device’s notification settings. If you’ve just set a reminder time, the first notification will be at that time on a day when you have items expiring soon.

Settings → Expiry Thresholds. You can set “Expiring soon” (e.g. 3 days) and “Critical” (e.g. on the expiry day). Items turn amber or red based on these so the list matches how you plan.

Yes. You can add, edit, and delete items while offline. Changes are saved locally and sync automatically when you’re back online. An offline indicator appears when the app isn’t connected.

In the app, open Settings, then under About tap “Feedback & feature requests”. Choose Feedback, Feature request, or Bug report, type your message (up to 2000 characters), and tap Send. Your app version is included to help with bugs. You can also email support@pineberg.studio.

You can sign in with Apple, with Google, or with email and password. One tap on Apple or Google signs you in or creates an account. Your inventory is tied to your account and syncs across devices when you’re online.

Email us at support@pineberg.studio. If you use the app, you can also send feedback from Settings → Feedback & feature requests. We use that for bug reports and feature ideas too.

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