ExpiryMeter

ExpiryMeter is a free app for iPhone and iPad, available in Spanish and English, very simple and intuitive, and packing two functions:

— ExpiryMeter: To keep under control the Expiration or the Best-Before dates of the food you have at home.
— Shopping List: To keep updated your running Grocery Shopping List, prioritized and always at hand.

These two functions match two simple gestures proposed by United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization to help reduce food waste. Halving food waste by 2030 is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN.

Each year more than a billion tons of food are thrown away, wasting a third of the food produced for human consumption. This food waste also has a huge impact on biodiversity and reducing it is key to environmental protection and sustainable development.

EXPIRYMETER

This first function of the app allows you to manage the list of food stored at home. It sorts food by their Expiry or Best-Before dates and shows the number of days left until that date.

In addition, a color code allows to see, in a quick glance, if the food Expiry or Best-Before dates have already been exceeded, or the number of days left.

It is very easy to use:
— Add food to list: Tap + and write its name and the Expiry date or the Best-Before date. Choose a food icon from the list, and add a note if you wish.
— Food details: It shows the days left until the Expiry or the Best-Before date. Date and days left color points out if the food has already expired (red). Or if it will expire in the next 7 days (orange), between 8 and 15 days (brown), between 16 and 30 days (green) or after more than 30 days (blue).
— Remove food from the list: Tap Edit and delete it from the list.
— Sharing the list of food with their Expiry or Best-Before dates: Tap the Share icon and choose the way to do it; usually by email or message.

GROCERY SHOPPING LIST

This second option allows you to keep your grocery shopping list always updated, prioritized and at hand.

Keeping the list updated is easy and intuitive:
— Add to Shopping List: Tap + and write the name of the product to buy.
— Do I have to buy it right away, or can it wait?: When adding it to the list, tap on one of the three buttons, depending on the purchase priority: High priority (dark blue), medium (blue), low (light blue).
— Remove food from the list: Tap Edit and delete it from the list.
— To share the Shopping List: Tap the Share icon and choose the way to do it; usually by email or message.

This iPhone and iPad app is available for free in English and Spanish languages.