Fridgtain
Fridgtain: Grocery Genius is an iOS app for managing grocery lists, tracking items, and meal planning.
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What is Fridgtain?
Fridgtain: Grocery Genius is a kitchen management app designed to help users manage groceries and keep their fridge organized. At the heart of the app is the concept of custom 'fridges' - digital representations of real-life storage spaces like your refrigerator, freezer, or pantry. Users start by creating a fridge and adding items manually, assigning each item an expiry date to ensure food never goes to waste.
The app features a built-in calendar that tracks expiry dates and sends reminders as needed. Beyond inventory management, Fridgtain serves as a shopping companion, allowing users to plan and manage grocery shopping within the app. It combines a shopping list, inventory system, and expiry tracker all in one application, helping users keep track of what they require and what they already have in their fridge.
Fridgtain is ideal for households looking to reduce food waste and organize their kitchen more efficiently. The free version allows users to create one digital fridge and manually add items with expiry dates. By upgrading to Fridgtain PRO, users unlock premium features including AI-powered invoice scanning for quick item addition from grocery trips and the ability to create multiple fridges for larger households or those with multiple storage areas.
The app is developed by STRICS IT GmbH and is available exclusively on iPhone, requiring iOS 17.0 or newer. It prioritizes data confidentiality, as the developer does not collect any data from the app. The app is small at only 1 MB and is categorized under Food & Drink.
Fridgtain pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Fridgtain: Grocery Genius is free to download with in-app purchases. The PRO plan offers two subscription options: PRO Monthly at $3.99 USD (€3.99) per month, and PRO Yearly at $39.99 USD (€44.99) per year. PRO features include AI-powered invoice scanning for adding items from grocery receipts, and the ability to create multiple digital fridges for larger households or multiple storage areas. The free tier includes one digital fridge, manual item addition, expiry date tracking, built-in calendar with reminders, shopping list, and inventory system.
Fridgtain pros
- Manages groceries and keeps fridge organized
- Creates custom digital fridges for storage spaces
- Allows manual item addition with expiry dates
- Built-in calendar tracks expiry dates
- Sending automatic expiry reminders
- Helps prevent food from going to waste
- Includes shopping list feature
- Built-in inventory system
- Tracks what you already have in fridge
- Planning grocery shopping within app
- AI-powered invoice scanning in PRO
- Add all items from grocery trip with invoice scan
- Multiple fridges support in PRO version
- Ideal for large households
- Perfect for multiple storage areas
- Small app size of only 1 MB
- No data collected by developer
- Available on iPhone and Mac with Apple M1
- Works on Apple Vision Pro
- Free to download with in-app purchases
Fridgtain cons
- Only available on iPhone, not Android
- Requires iOS 17.0 or newer (high requirement)
- Mac requires macOS 14.0 and Apple M1 chip
- Only 1 digital fridge in free version
- AI invoice scanning requires PRO upgrade
- Multiple fridges require PRO upgrade
- No accessibility information provided
- In-app purchases required for key features
- No web version available
- Limited to English language only
Frequently asked questions about Fridgtain
What is Fridgtain: Grocery Genius?
Fridgtain: Grocery Genius is a kitchen management app that serves as your ultimate solution for managing groceries and keeping your fridge organized. It creates digital representations of your real-life storage spaces called 'fridges' where you can add items manually, assign expiry dates, and track everything through a built-in calendar.
How do I add items to my digital fridge?
You start by creating a fridge in the app and then adding items manually. For each item, you can assign an expiry date to ensure you never let food go to waste. The app does not currently support barcode scanning in the free version.
What does the built-in calendar do?
The built-in calendar keeps track of all the expiry dates you've assigned to your items. It sends you reminders as needed so you know when food is approaching its expiry date, helping you eat items before they go bad.
Can I use Fridgtain for shopping?
Yes, Fridgtain is a capable shopping companion. You can plan and manage your grocery shopping within the app, keeping track of what you require and what you already have in your fridge. It combines a shopping list, inventory system, and expiry tracker all in one.
What features are included in Fridgtain PRO?
PRO users get access to AI-powered invoice scanning, which enables them to add all items from a grocery trip with a simple scan of their invoice. They can also create multiple fridges, which is ideal for users with more than one storage area or a large household.
How much does Fridgtain PRO cost?
Fridgtain PRO offers two subscription plans: PRO Monthly at $3.99 USD (€3.99) per month, and PRO Yearly at $39.99 USD (€44.99) per year. By subscribing to the PRO Plan, you agree to abide by Apple's End User License Agreement.
Is Fridgtain free to use?
Yes, Fridgtain: Grocery Genius is free to download and use. The free tier includes one digital fridge, manual item addition, expiry date tracking, built-in calendar with reminders, shopping list, and inventory system. Premium features require upgrading to PRO.
What devices is Fridgtain compatible with?
Fridgtain is available only for iPhone, requiring iOS 17.0 or newer. It also works on Mac requiring macOS 14.0 (or newer) and a Mac with Apple M1 chip (or newer), and on Apple Vision requiring visionOS 1.0 or newer.
Does Fridgtain collect my data?
No, the developer STRICS IT GmbH does not collect any data from this app. The app prioritizes data confidentiality and privacy.
Who is Fridgtain best for?
Fridgtain is ideal for households looking to reduce food waste and organize their kitchen. The free version works well for single storage areas, while the PRO version with multiple fridges is particularly ideal for larger households or users with more than one storage area like a fridge, freezer, and pantry.