Mother Cupboard

UK households throw away an estimated £470 of food every year — rising to £1,000 for a family of four. The cause is simple: we forget what we have, buy duplicates, and let things expire because nothing reminds us to use them up.
Mother Cupboard changes that. It's a kitchen companion that starts with your fridge and works outward — tracking what you have, showing you what needs using first, and suggesting meals built from what's actually in your cupboard. Not a recipe app that sends you shopping. A practical tool that helps you cook what you have and waste less.
HOW IT WORKS
Add items your way. Scan a barcode, snap a receipt from your weekly shop, or type items in manually. Voice input lets you say "200g minced beef" and it fills in the name, quantity, and unit automatically.
See everything at a glance. Your fridge, freezer, and cupboard contents are organised with expiry dates highlighted so you always know what needs using first.
Get meal ideas from your actual ingredients. Tap Suggest and Mother Cupboard turns what you have right now into three practical meals — with quantities scaled to your chosen number of servings, full cooking steps, and a clear list of anything you'd need to pick up. Choose your mood: quick, comfort, healthy, batch cook, one-pot, kid-friendly, or leftover rescue.
Build a shopping list that makes sense. Add items as you run out, tick them off as you shop, and they move straight into your cupboard.

FEATURES

Barcode scanning — works offline using a built-in product database
Receipt scanning — photograph a shop receipt and import items in one tap
Voice input — speak items naturally and they're added with quantity and unit
Mother Cupboard Suggest — three meal ideas from your actual ingredients, tuned to your mood and adventurousness level
Full cooking steps — every suggestion includes a step-by-step method
Saved meals & cooking history — favourite the winners and cook them again
Expiry tracking — use-by and best-before dates with colour-coded warnings
Expiry alert notifications — a nudge before anything goes off
Fridge, freezer, and cupboard views — everything in one place

DESIGNED FOR UK HOUSEHOLDS
Mother Cupboard is built for UK kitchens from day one. UK English throughout, quantities in grams and millilitres, and meal suggestions that reflect how British families actually cook.
FREE FOR THE ESSENTIALS — FOREVER
The core of Mother Cupboard is free for as long as you like: full inventory tracking, barcode scanning, receipt scanning, voice input, your shopping list, and expiry dates at a glance. Your data is never held hostage.
Premium adds the clever bit: Mother Cupboard Suggest — meal ideas built from your actual ingredients, with saved meals and cooking history — plus expiry alert notifications so nothing slips past you. £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year — less than a cup of coffee a month, and it'll save you far more than that.
Try before you decide: use everything free for 7 days with no account at all, and get 30 days of full access when you register.