The food at the back of the fridge
Enter expiry dates after shopping. See which products to use first, then mark each as used or wasted.
ExpirifyWorking Android app · Preparing for launch
Everything that expires, runs out, or needs doing — in one calm place.
Use food before it expires. Keep an eye on medicine expiry dates. Remember subscription renewals and everyday tasks. See what is due next, all in one Android app.
✓ No ads or paywall✓ Customizable notifications✓ English and Russian✓ Built with Flutter · iOS planned
4ways to add items
5core sections
2interface languages
0accounts required
Made for everyday life
Different things.
The same question:
what needs attention?
Keep your dates together and see what needs attention next.
The subscription you meant to review
Set a recurring reminder before renewal. Decide whether to keep it before the next payment.
The small jobs that slip your mind
Water the plants, replace a filter, check a medicine’s expiry date. Set a date for each task instead of keeping it all in your head.
Working product
Add it. Set a date. Stay on top of it.
From groceries to subscription renewals: add an item, set its date, and see when it needs your attention.
01 · Add
Add one item or a whole shopping trip
Scan a barcode or add items manually. Enter the expiry date from the package. Add purchases in batches and set quantities.
02 · Understand
See urgency, not noise
The adaptive timeline clearly indicates what is overdue, what is coming up, and what can wait.
03 · Act
Choose when to be reminded
Schedule local notifications before a deadline. Overdue items stay visible. Android notification permission is required; battery restrictions may affect delivery.
Inside the app
Find it. Plan it.
See the results.
Find a product, plan your day, or review your progress. These screenshots show the actual app with demo data. Click any image for a closer look.
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Catalog
Find what you need without scrolling through the whole list. Organize products and reminders into your own categories.
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Calendar
See product expiry dates and task deadlines in one calendar. Plan your day without checking separate lists.
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Statistics
See what you used, what went to waste, and which tasks you completed. Products and tasks have separate statistics, so each result is easy to understand.
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Flexible entry
Add several purchases together, adjust quantities, and set reminders for individual entries. Spend less time entering the same details after shopping.
Already implemented
More than a freshness tracker
Fast capture
Add items manually, scan one barcode or several, and enter quantities for identical products.
Products and reminders
Keep track of food, medicine, cosmetics, household supplies, subscriptions, and recurring tasks in one place.
Urgency at a glance
A circular timeline shows what is overdue, what is next in line, and what can safely wait.
Deadlines on your home screen
The Android widget shows upcoming deadlines and provides quick access to adding items and scanning barcodes.
Flexible reminders
Choose when each item should trigger a notification and how often tasks should repeat. Overdue entries stay visible until you resolve them.
Results you can review
Review products used or wasted alongside completed tasks, with separate statistics for each. Product values use the prices you enter.
Competitive landscape · September 2026
An established category. Room for a different approach.
Expiry trackers, pantry apps, and household systems show demand for staying organized. Expirify combines products and recurring reminders in a focused Android experience; demand for this particular approach still needs testing.
Expirify's position
Personal deadline system
A lightweight home for expiration dates and recurring reminders across food, medicine, cosmetics, household items, subscriptions, and more—all in one Android app with no mandatory account or server.
Evidence of category interestCooklist and BEEP
Each lists 500K+ Android downloads on Google Play. This indicates category interest, not proven retention or demand for Expirify.
Established alternativesNoWaste, Grocy, Pantry Check
These products approach the same everyday problem through food inventory, household management, or shared stock tracking.
The opportunity to testOne clear view of everyday deadlines
The opportunity to test: can a focused timeline and a short first-run flow make deadline tracking easier to adopt and keep using?
Direct Android comparisonExpiry Date Alert & Reminder
10K+ Google Play downloads · listed release: October 26, 2023.
Tracks food, medicine and household items. Expirify combines product deadlines with recurring tasks, batch entry and widgets.
Release history: FoxData.
Direct Android comparisonExpiree
1K+ Google Play downloads · catalog date: May 2, 2026.
Local inventory with categories and storage locations. Expirify also covers recurring tasks and completion statistics.
Catalog history: Chrome-Stats.
Snapshot: September 13, 2026. These download tiers are below Cooklist and BEEP's 500K+, but do not measure active use, revenue or product quality. A listed release date and a catalog creation date are different: Expiree's first release date is not independently verified.
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Expiry tracking with inventory tools
↗Expiry Date Alert & Reminder
Google Play: 10K+ downloads · September 13, 2026
Core strength
Barcode and photo entry, expiry calculation from manufacture date and shelf life, storage location, calendar, snooze, and PDF/CSV support.
Product focus
Covers food, medicine, cosmetics and household items. Google Play lists ads and in-app purchases; broad item coverage alone is not unique to Expirify.
Room for Expirify
Expirify combines recurring task cycles, batch entry, widgets and outcome statistics.
Local household inventory
↗Expiree
Google Play: 1K+ downloads · September 13, 2026
Core strength
Photos, barcode scanning, categories, separate storage locations, calendar, archive, backup import/export, and light/dark themes.
Product focus
A focused inventory app with no mandatory account, ads or cloud storage, according to its developer. Privacy and non-food coverage are shared strengths.
Room for Expirify
Expirify supports finite recurring task series, batch entry and home-screen widgets, plus used/wasted and task-completion statistics.
Food inventory and meal planning
↗NoWaste
Google Play: 50K+ downloads
Core strength
Barcode and photo entry, expiry tracking, synchronization, a web app, meal planning, and shopping lists.
Product focus
Food inventory is its main focus; availability of individual features varies by platform and plan.
Room for Expirify
Expirify puts product dates and recurring reminders on one timeline, rather than building a meal-planning ecosystem.
Product expiry and team inventory
↗BEEP
Google Play: 500K+ downloads
Core strength
Barcode lookup, expiry alerts, categories, and shared tracking for teams on Android and iOS.
Product focus
The documented workflow combines barcode lookup with manual expiry-date entry. A barcode does not supply the package's expiry date.
Room for Expirify
Expirify focuses on personal product dates and recurring reminders without a required account or team setup.
Cloud-based household inventory
↗Pantry Check
iPhone app · Apple does not publish download counts
Core strength
Batch scanning, quantity tracking, cloud inventory, family sharing, and shopping lists.
Product focus
Its guide recommends registration for sharing and recovery; it does not describe registration as mandatory for getting started.
Room for Expirify
Expirify keeps the main tracking workflow local on Android. Pantry Check also covers household essentials, so non-food items alone are not a unique advantage.
Self-hosted household management
↗Grocy
Android companion: 50K+ Google Play downloads
Core strength
Inventory, prices, recipes, barcodes, household chores, and general tasks.
Product focus
Grocy already extends beyond food into tasks and equipment. The distinction is setup and product focus, not exclusive ownership of reminders.
Room for Expirify
Expirify starts as a standalone Android app. Grocy offers deeper household management, but the Android companion needs a running server.
Shopping, pantry inventory, and recipes
↗Cooklist
Google Play: 500K+ downloads
Core strength
Retail purchase imports, barcode entry, expiry estimates, meal planning, shopping lists, and household sharing.
Product focus
The official site also includes household essentials and personal care. Its retail integrations are oriented toward US stores.
Room for Expirify
Expirify focuses on dates and recurring reminders without retail accounts. Cooklist connects inventory to shopping and meal planning.
Food expiry tracking
↗Fridgely
Official site links to a TestFlight beta
Core strength
Barcode lookup, estimated expiry dates, storage spaces, recipes, family sharing, and device sync.
Product focus
The website describes the features; current reach and active usage have not been independently established.
Room for Expirify
Expirify combines manually entered product dates with one-off and recurring reminders in one urgency view.
Sources checked September 5, 2026 for the original six alternatives; September 13, 2026 for Kraph Tech and Expiree: official product pages, screenshots, guides, and store listings. Features are documented claims, not hands-on benchmarks. Missing features mean not confirmed in these materials, not proven absent. Google Play downloads are cumulative, not active users; Apple does not publish install counts. Product-focus notes are our interpretation, not user-review findings. Store availability and features may change: NoWaste, BEEP, Pantry Check, Grocy, Cooklist, Fridgely, Expiry Date Alert & Reminder, Expiree, Expiree privacy.
A straightforward starting point
- Products and recurring reminders in one interface.
- No account or home server required.
- Scanning, batch entry, quantities, and a home-screen widget.
- Visual urgency without warehouse-level complexity.
Ecosystem and data depth
- iOS, web access, and family synchronization.
- Receipt recognition, recipes, and shopping lists.
- More mature databases and retail integrations.
- Deeper inventory management.
Everyday deadlines—not just food
Broad deadline coverage, a focused mobile experience, an offline-first start, and a clear urgency view. This is the position to validate through a soft launch.
Publisher-led monetization
A complete product today.
A business model to validate.
The product is built; the next step is a focused launch with a publisher. Freemium and Plus are proposals; billing and access controls still require development.
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Available nowComplete product
The publisher receives the app with no ads, artificial limits, or paid screens. Every implemented feature is available for immediate evaluation.
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Proposed launch tierFreemium
A possible free tier: up to 50 active products, five custom categories, the basic widget, and limited batch entry.
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Proposed subscriptionExpirify Plus
A potential paid tier for larger lists and added convenience. Billing, subscription access, pricing, and any advertising integration still need to be implemented.
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Roadmap · phase 1Smart features
Voice input, Data Matrix support when a reliable source is available, and contextual reminders in stores.
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Roadmap · phase 2Commerce layer
Relevant replacement suggestions for expired products, promo codes, affiliate revenue, and retail integrations.
Principle
The free version should be useful on its own. Paid features should offer more capacity and convenience. We propose keeping JSON export and basic statistics free.
Built with Flutter.
A path to iOS.
A path to iOS.
Expirify’s shared Flutter codebase provides a foundation for an iPhone version, so expansion does not mean starting the product from scratch. Android is available for evaluation today; iOS is planned, not yet released or validated. The scope and timing can be agreed with a publisher: iOS integrations for notifications, scanning and widgets, device testing, and App Store preparation still need to be completed.
Product roadmap
Earn trust first. Prove retention next. Then scale.
First, find out whether people keep using the app. Then invest in the features they need most.
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NowWorking Android build
Prepare for public launch
Complete the final asset and catalog review, run end-to-end QA, and prepare the full Google Play submission.
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Phase 1Soft launch
Validate retention
Start with a small test audience. Measure whether people add their first item and return to the app, then refine reminders and positioning.
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Phase 2Growth
Improve the catalog and add sharing
Improve the catalog and icon coverage, add product-card corrections, cloud backup, and family access once demand is validated.
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Phase 3Platform
Build a durable technology advantage
Explore licensed Data Matrix integration, voice input, location-aware use cases and new markets.
Data Matrix is an R&D direction, not a promise for the current release. It requires an official or licensed data source at the level of a national product-marking system.
Before the first public release
A clear path to launch.
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Barcode catalog hardening
Check catalog providers’ terms, correct unreliable records, and improve product names, categories, and coverage in the launch market.
Data quality and fallback paths
Verify online lookup order, caching, timeouts, offline behavior, and clear attribution of third-party catalog data.
Final Android QA
Retest notifications, recurring cycles, the widget, camera flows, import, long names, and supported Android versions.
Google Play and legal materials
Finalize the store listing, Data Safety form, support details, privacy policy, and store assets.
Onboarding and first launch
Test the three-screen introduction with new users. Keep the full feature tour in Settings and verify that users can create their first entry without assistance.
