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FridgeUp! helps you stop wasting food by tracking expiration dates automatically. Scan barcodes or snap a photo of the expiry date — OCR reads it instantly. Get notified before food goes bad, browse in 6 languages, and enjoy widgets + iCloud sync for free. Pro unlocks multiple lists and extra themes, free for early adopters
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m Carmelo, a solo indie iOS developer, and I built FridgeUp! after one too many expired milk cartons.
The idea was simple: most food waste happens because we just forget what’s in the fridge. So I built an app that scans barcodes or photos of expiry dates, and reminds you before things go bad.
This is my first solo iOS app — no prior Swift experience — so it’s been quite a journey. Would love your feedback! 🙏
The OCR scan worked surprisingly fast on my messy fridge haul, and the widget actually reminded me to use up yogurt before it expired. Simple and does what it says.
honestly the OCR idea is great, but one thing that would really push this further is letting me log leftovers and homemade stuff, you know, like when I cook something and toss it in a container. barcodes only cover half the battle since most waste is actually stuff I made myself.
I tried scanning a few barcodes and the OCR caught everything on the first try, even on a crumpled yogurt lid. The expiration reminders actually feel like they'd cut my usual food waste.
The barcode and OCR combo is honestly clever, exactly the kind of thing I wish I'd had years ago. One thing I'd love: let me snap a photo of a whole fridge shelf and have the app auto-detect items without scanning each one. Would save so much time when unloading groceries.
Tried it for a week and the expiration notifications actually worked, even caught a yogurt I totally would have missed. The OCR scans dates pretty reliably too, which I was skeptical about.
About FridgeUp! on Product Hunt
“Scan, track, and never waste food again.”
FridgeUp! was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 13 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #62 on the daily leaderboard. FridgeUp! helps you stop wasting food by tracking expiration dates automatically. Scan barcodes or snap a photo of the expiry date — OCR reads it instantly. Get notified before food goes bad, browse in 6 languages, and enjoy widgets + iCloud sync for free. Pro unlocks multiple lists and extra themes, free for early adopters
FridgeUp! was featured in iOS (110.6k followers), Productivity (656.7k followers) and Food & Drink (2.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 188.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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