Pantry Check counts the shelf, on iPhone, and charges by item count.
Pantry Check is a barcode-first pantry tracker: free to 200 items, then Premium at 2,000 items and Pro at 10,000, with prices the vendor publishes only inside the app. It is iPhone only, the Android version is still a waitlist, and its last release was June 2025.
What you keep
- Barcode scanning, and the pantry it fills, with quantities and expiry dates.
- No item cap. Inventory here does not stop at 200.
- A shopping list that comes out of the inventory.
- About 3,950 meal-kit-style recipes attached to that inventory.
What it costs
| Pantry Check | Well Stockd | |
|---|---|---|
| Price, September 2026 | Free to 200 items. Premium raises that to 2,000 and Pro to 10,000, at App Store price points between $1.99 and $29.99. Neither the listing nor the knowledge base says which are monthly and which annual. | Free forever for the cooking loop. Pro is $4.99 a month or $39 a year, which is two months free. |
| Free tier | 200 items of inventory storage. | Inventory with expiry tracking, the full catalog, can-make matching, the shopping list, the Walmart cart and cook mode. Two lists and five of your own recipes. |
| Where prices are published | Inside the app only. The knowledge base tells you to open Settings to find them. | On the pricing page, in the app, and on every page like this one. |
| What matters | Pantry Check | Well Stockd |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Alive but stalled. The last App Store release was v2.9.1 in June 2025, and the notes read "Other bug fixes". | Live. The kitchen loop is the whole product rather than a side feature. |
| Where it runs | iPhone only. The Android version is a waitlist with no date. | The web app runs on iPhone, Android, tablet and desktop, and installs to the home screen. |
| Barcode scanning | Yes, and it is the headline feature, with batch scanning and a crowd-sourced product database. | Type it, scan it, or read the shelves out loud. Voice stocking fills a normal kitchen in about fifteen minutes. |
| Getting your data out | No export, backup or download article exists in the user guide, and the store listing does not mention one. | Your own recipes and lists sit in your account for as long as the account exists. |
| How it is rated | 4.5 from 1,563 ratings on the App Store. | Live. The kitchen loop is the whole product rather than a side feature. |
| Recipe catalog | Not part of what Pantry Check is for, so no claim is made here. | About 3,950 meal-kit-style recipes, matched live against what you actually have in. |
What you gain
- An inventory. Your fridge, freezer and pantry, with quantities, in one place.
- Expiry dates. The app warns you before something goes off and sorts the oldest to the top. Free on every account.
- Can-make matching. Every recipe says whether you can cook it tonight with what you already have.
- A shopping list that is a gap list. It holds what you do not already own, and one tap sends it to a Walmart cart. Any store works.
- Household sync. One shared kitchen, so nobody comes home with the second bag of rice.
The honest trade-off
What you may miss: Pantry Check’s barcode scanner, with batch mode and a crowd-sourced product database, is the fastest way to get packaged goods onto a shelf list. If your pantry is mostly barcodes and you stay under 200 items, it is free and it is good at that one job.
When you should stay with Pantry Check
A comparison page that cannot name a reason to pick the other product is an advert. These are the cases where Pantry Check is the better call:
- You want a pantry list and nothing attached to it, and 200 items is enough.
- Scanning barcodes is the only way you are willing to add an item.
How to move off Pantry Check
- There is no export documented, so photograph the shelves you have already catalogued before you stop.
- Re-stock by voice rather than typing. Reading the shelves out loud takes about fifteen minutes for a normal kitchen.
- Put the perishables in first, so the expiry warnings and the freshness sorting start paying off immediately.
- Open the catalog once the fridge is in, and see what the same inventory can cook tonight.
- Create a free account. Confirm your email and 7 days of full Pro start, with no card.
- In Settings, open “Refer friends & earn Pro,” choose Pantry Check, and claim your one-time switch offer of 3 free months.
The offer
Pantry Check switchers get 3 free months of Well Stockd Pro: the planner, household sync, the hands-free cook assistant, custom substitutions and unlimited lists and recipes. It is one claim per account, in Settings, through the founding window. After that, Pro is $4.99 a month or $39 a year. The cooking loop stays free either way.
Common questions
What does Pantry Check cost?
It is free to 200 items. Premium raises that to 2,000 items and Pro to 10,000, at App Store price points between $1.99 and $29.99. The vendor does not publish which price is monthly and which is annual, and tells you to look inside the app.
Is Pantry Check on Android?
No. As of September 2026 the vendor’s Android page is a waitlist with no date. Well Stockd runs in the browser on any phone and installs to the home screen.
Is expiry tracking free in Well Stockd?
Yes, with no item cap. Inventory, expiry tracking, can-make matching, the catalog, the shopping list, the Walmart cart and cook mode are free on every account.