Receipt 2 meal FAQ

It imports your groceries by scanning, pasting, or typing them, builds a pantry with estimated expiry dates, then its AI plans meals that use the most perishable items first and auto-deducts inventory when you cook.

Receipt 2 meal uses AI vision to read receipt photos and extract product names and quantities. Printed, well-lit receipts are highly accurate, and every scan shows a review screen so you can fix any misread item before import.

It works with standard printed and digital grocery receipts from stores in many countries. The AI handles varied layouts automatically, with no specific store partnership required.

Yes. Pantry tracking, receipt import, AI meal planning, and expiry alerts are free. You only need a free anonymous account with no email required to save your pantry in the cloud.

Yes. The app UI is available in English and Chinese, and the AI can parse item names and shopping lists in both languages for import and meal planning.

Your pantry is stored under an anonymous Firebase account with no email or identity required. The app enforces HTTPS, a strict Content-Security-Policy, and API rate limiting, and never sells your data.

Yes. After importing a receipt, choose a 3-day or 7-day plan. The AI sequences meals so the most perishable ingredients are used first and produces a short shopping list for anything missing.

Meal generation is powered by Google Gemini 2.5-flash for fast, low-latency recipe generation with dietary and allergen awareness. Receipt photo parsing also uses Gemini vision.

Most planners start with recipes and make you shop for them. Receipt 2 meal starts with what you already bought and builds plans that use those exact ingredients before they expire.

Import your receipt to capture everything with expiry dates, then let the AI plan meals that consume the most perishable items first. You can cut waste by up to 80% and save $1,100 to $1,500 a year.