Pantry Burn
Log your fridge and pantry with expiry dates. The app tells you what to cook first before things go bad — no recipes, just a ranked list of what needs to go.
What it is
Pantry Burn is a mobile app where you log what's in your fridge and pantry with rough expiry dates. Before you go shopping (or when you open the fridge and draw a blank), the app shows you a ranked list of what to cook first based on what's about to expire.
The core insight: people don't need more recipes. They need to know which item in their fridge is going to go bad tomorrow.
Why I built it
I buy groceries, things sit in the fridge, and I forget about them until they've gone bad. A standard grocery or recipe app doesn't solve it because neither one is anchored to what you actually have right now with how long it has left.
How it works
You add items: name, category (fridge, pantry, freezer, drinks, snacks, leftovers), expiry date, optional quantity. Four fields, fast to log.
The home screen shows items sorted by urgency: Expired → Urgent (≤2 days) → Use soon (≤5 days) → Fresh. Each card shows the urgency color, item name, and days remaining. Urgency recalculates fresh every time you open the app. Local notifications fire the morning before an item expires.
Everything lives on device. No account, no backend.
Key features
- Quick-add form: name, category, expiry date, quantity
- Home screen sorted by urgency with color-coded indicators
- Local push notifications: morning reminder before expiry
- Category filters
- All data stored locally with AsyncStorage
- Settings: configure days threshold for "urgent"
Status
Core inventory flow and urgency sorting built. Notification scheduling and settings screen in progress.