An AI pantry app, explained plainly.
What the AI does with your food, what it leaves to you, and what happens to your photos.
What is an AI pantry app?
An AI pantry app uses AI to fill in and use your food list for you. In Hestily, you take a photo of your shopping, a fridge shelf or a cupboard, and the AI lists the food it sees for you to check. Hestily then keeps a date for each item, reminds you before it goes off and, on Plus and Elite, makes recipes from what you have.
What the AI does.
Lists your food from a photo
Snap the shopping bags, one fridge shelf or a cupboard. The AI lists the items it recognises, and you check the list before anything is saved. The free plan has one photo scan a week, Essential one a day, and Plus and Elite unlimited scans.
Makes recipes from your pantry
On Plus and Elite, the AI makes a recipe from the food in your pantry. Every plan also gets recipes matched to what you have from the Hestily catalogue.
Makes any recipe your own
On Plus and Elite, change a recipe with AI: pick a ready-made option, give it a different cuisine, or ask for something in your own words. Your diet and allergy settings still apply, and recipes carry allergen warnings.
Reads a recipe card
On Plus and Elite, take a photo of a family recipe card and Hestily turns it into a recipe in your cookbook. The card photo is read and not stored.
What the AI doesn't do
AI saves typing, but you stay in charge:
- It can miss an item or misread a label, so you check every scan before it is saved
- It doesn't decide whether food is safe to eat: follow the use-by date and storage instructions on the pack
- It doesn't replace checking ingredient labels for allergens
- It never runs until you agree to AI processing, and you can turn it off in Settings at any time
Questions people ask.
Is Hestily an AI pantry app?
Yes. Hestily uses AI to list the food in a photo of your shopping, a fridge shelf or a cupboard. On Plus and Elite it also makes recipes from your pantry and changes any recipe to suit you.
What happens to my photos?
To recognise food, Hestily sends the photo to an AI service provider. Scan photos are deleted after 90 days, and photos of recipe cards are read and not stored. AI features only run after you agree to AI processing.
Can I use Hestily without AI?
Yes. You can turn AI features off in Settings and add items by hand on every plan. Expiry reminders and recipes matched to your pantry still work.
Is there an AI recipe generator from ingredients I have?
Yes. On Plus and Elite, Hestily's AI makes a recipe from the food in your pantry and respects your diet and allergy settings. The free plan gets recipes matched to what you have from the Hestily catalogue. See plans
How accurate is the photo scan?
It works best on clear, well-lit photos, and it can miss items or misread a label in a dark or crowded one. Use the flash, step closer and photograph one shelf at a time, then check the list before saving.
Is the AI free?
The free plan includes one AI photo scan a week. Essential has one a day, and Plus and Elite have unlimited scans plus AI recipes. See plans
Try it in your kitchen.
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