ExpiryFood is a manual expiry date tracker for home kitchens, available on iOS as a free utility.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the cognitive load of tracking individual food items by providing push notifications for nearing expiry dates, serving users who prefer a simple, self-managed system over automated tools.
For Home cooks and individuals looking to manage food inventory and reduce household waste.
What does it look like?
Key features
Manual entry of product expiry dates for pantry and fridge inventory management.
User-defined push notifications triggered by approaching product expiry dates.
How much does it cost?
ExpiryFood is listed as free with no observable in-app purchase or subscription gates.
Velocity
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ExpiryFood has seen no development activity for 1,096 days. The app remains in a state of total stagnation with no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational changes since its launch. Given the lack of any releases in the last three years, the project is classified as a zombie app.
Who built it?
Francisco Navarro Aguilar
4 apps tracked · Food & Drink
Puzzle Suguru
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IPSC Timer Map TargetsUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for ExpiryFood
How's the Food & Drink market?
ExpiryFood maintains a static presence in the Food & Drink category with no updates since its September 2023 release. The lack of active development prevents it from competing with automated inventory rivals.
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Key takeaways for ExpiryFood
Where is it heading?
The food management category is consolidating around automated solutions that eliminate manual data entry. ExpiryFood remains stagnant, and without a pivot to automation, it will continue to lose relevance against tools that offer frictionless inventory tracking.
- The 1,096-day update gap indicates the product is in a permanent maintenance state, which prevents it from addressing current competitive pressures.
The SWOT
- Focused utility for household waste reduction
- Integration of barcode scanning to remove manual entry friction
- Implementation of shared household inventory lists
Next best moves
Ship barcode scanning because manual entry is the primary friction point → increase retention
The counter-intuitive read
The lack of updates is not just a maintenance failure…
Read the full takeBottom line
ExpiryFood requires an automated entry mechanism to remain relevant, as the current manual-only workflow cannot compete with modern inventory apps. Transitioning to an automated model would unlock the utility needed to retain users beyond the initial setup.
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Is ExpiryFood free to use?
Does ExpiryFood scan barcodes automatically?
Is ExpiryFood still being updated?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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