Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

Everything Mother Hubbard's Cupboard does today.

Know what you have

  • Add to cupboard

    Scan a barcode and the app fills in the name and brand, so putting the groceries away takes seconds.

  • Scan several

    Scan a whole grocery run one item after another, then check it over and add it all at once, so unpacking doesn't turn into typing.

  • Add it yourself

    Type in things without a barcode, like fresh meat or produce, so the cupboard holds everything you really have.

  • Fill in from a photo

    Take a picture of a label and Alice fills in the name, brand and size, so a product the app doesn't know is still quick to add.

  • Automatic tidy-upFamily plans

    When you add something new, Alice tidies its name and works out what kind of item it is, so its use-by date is set for you.

  • Leftover

    Save a home-cooked leftover and where you put it, and see how many days old it is, so it gets eaten instead of forgotten.

  • Used and Tossed

    Log what you use up or throw away, by scanning it or finding it by name, so the count at home stays true.

  • Item details

    Every product has its own page with how many you have, where they are and when to use them by, so the answer is always one tap away.

  • Use-by dates

    Each product gets a use-by date from what it is and where it's kept, and you can change it, so you know what to eat first.

  • Home

    Home opens on what needs you today, and lets you browse by place, by favourites or by what changed last, so the whole cupboard is easy to see.

  • Favourites

    Star the things your household always buys, so they're quick to find and you can see when they're running low.

  • The app's Add screen ready to scan: Add to cupboard and Scan one are picked, with a frame to hold the barcode in and a box to type the barcode number instead.
    Scan one
  • Adding a can of peas: Alice read the label photo and filled in the name Sweet Peas and the brand Del Monte, each marked 'From photo, check it'.
    Fill in from a photo
  • Adding Chunk Light Tuna in Oil, marked Out: the app asks 'Where is this going?' with a button for each place, from the Basement Freezer to the Upstairs Bathroom, and a quantity to add.
    Where is this going?
  • Home's Locations view, narrowed to the Kitchen and to canned and jarred goods: Assorted Sizes Peas, Beef Chili, Cherry Pie Filling and Chicken Broth Mix, each with a cart button.
    Home, by location

Stock smarts

  • Packs

    When the app knows a product comes in packs, it counts them one by one, so two packs of 24 cans means 48 cans in the cupboard.

  • Half quantities

    Used half a jar? Log a half, so the count stays honest.

  • One product, several places

    Keep some in the fridge and some in the pantry, and it knows how many are in each.

  • Reorder point

    Set one, and when you run low it adds itself to your list.

A product's page for a carpet cleaner: 1 on hand, its usual store and location, and Item Setup open with Change quantity and Set reorder point, above the Need It, Bought, Used, Donate and Tossed buttons.

Check before you buy

  • Do I have it?

    Type a few letters to see if you have something, how many and where, so the aisle question takes seconds.

  • Scan to check

    In the store, scan the barcode to see if it's already at home, and if it isn't, what similar things you do have.

  • Ask Alice

    Ask "Do we have chips?" by typing or out loud, and Alice answers from what's in your cupboard.

  • Similar in your cupboard

    A product's page lists other things of the same kind you have, so a different brand of tuna still counts.

  • At home, Expiring and Similar

    Items on your list are tagged when you already have some, when the one at home is close to its date, or when you have something like it, so you can see what to skip.

  • Maybe a duplicate

    An item that's on your lists twice, even as two different brands, is flagged, so you don't buy it twice.

  • Show items you may already have

    One tap narrows your list to the things you may not need, for a quick check before you leave.

  • Need It

    Add a product to the list from its own page, and if you already have some it tells you how many first, so you only add it if you mean to.

Plan the shopping

  • One shared list

    The whole household adds to the same shopping list from their own phones, so nobody shops blind.

  • Find or add an item

    Type an item to find it on your lists or add it, with an Undo if you slip, so the list is quick to keep up.

  • Several lists

    Keep more than one list and move items between them, so the weekly shop and the big monthly run stay separate.

  • Your stores

    The list groups itself by the stores you use, in your order, then by category, so each trip goes in a straight line.

  • Tick it bought

    Tick an item as you buy it and it goes straight into the cupboard, so there's nothing to enter when you get home.

  • Running low

    Things at or below their reorder point that aren't on a list yet wait under your list, one tap each to add.

  • Favourites running low

    Home shows the favourites that are out or low, one tap to put them on the list, so the staples never run out.

  • Buy again in…Family plans

    It works out from the last 60 days when each item will run out, so you can buy it again at the right time.

Waste less

  • Needs attention

    Home lists what's past its date or due within a week, most urgent first, so food gets eaten before it turns.

  • Forgotten but fineFamily plans

    It finds shelf-stable things that have been in the house three months or more, so nothing gets lost at the back of the pantry.

  • Hold off buyingFamily plans

    When you have more than six months' worth of something, it tells you to hold off, or offers to donate the extra.

  • What can I make?

    Alice suggests recipes from what you already have and lists anything missing, so dinner uses up the cupboard first.

  • Ask Alice what we can make with this

    On a food's page, ask Alice for a recipe that uses it, so something close to its date gets used up.

  • Saved Recipes

    Keep the recipes your family likes, so they're there next time.

  • Tossed

    What gets thrown away is logged apart from what gets used, so the household's waste is counted, not guessed.

At a Glance: the household by the numbersFamily plans

One page that shows:

  • How many items and how many different products you have
  • This week's added, used, tossed and donated, against last week, with an eight-week trend
  • What you have, by category
  • Where you keep your items
  • What was tossed in the last 60 days, as a share of everything that left, and the most-tossed products
  • Tossed out, week by week
  • Worth a look: what needs attention, when to buy again, and what's been forgotten
The app's At a Glance page, on Your cupboard: 1,695 items and 606 different products, then this week's tiles, 796 added, 163.5 used, 11 tossed and 0 donated, each compared with last week.
  • At a Glance's ring chart of 1,695 items by category, with Personal Care the largest at 483 (28%), then Paper and Household Supplies, Condiments and Sauces, and more.
    At a Glance: what you have, by category
  • At a Glance's bar of where items are kept, led by the Basement Pantry, and Tossed out in the last 60 days: 13 of 669.5 items that left were tossed (2%), with the products listed.
    At a Glance: where it's kept, and what was tossed

Share with family

  • One household, one cupboard

    Everyone in your household sees the same cupboard, lists and donations on their own phone, so the household's memory is shared.

  • Add family member

    Add someone with their Gmail address and they're in the next time they sign in with Google, so the whole family can help.

  • Primary member

    One person looks after the household and can remove someone, and what that person added stays with the family.

  • Who did whatFamily plans

    A log shows who added, used, tossed or donated what, and when, so you know without asking.

Ask Alice

  • Alice

    Type or say a question about the app or your cupboard and Alice answers, so help is always there.

  • Ask Alice by voice

    Tap the mic and ask out loud, and spoken questions get spoken answers, so your hands can stay full.

  • Questions about your cupboard

    Ask "What's running low?" or "Do we need anything at Costco?" and she answers from the household's memory.

  • Do it

    Ask Alice to add a favourite to the list, log something as used or set it aside to donate, and she checks with you before she does it.

  • Can I make…?

    Ask if you can make a dish and she writes the recipe and tells you which ingredients you already have.

  • Your privacy

    Questions with a name, email address or phone number in them are never sent, so your family's details stay private.

  • Something isn't working

    Tell Alice when something's wrong and follow your request until it's sorted, so a problem doesn't go unheard.

  • AI policy

    Everyone reads and agrees to a plain-language AI policy before Alice works for them, so nobody is opted in without knowing.

Setup and settings

  • Sign in with Google

    Sign in with your Google account, so there's no new password to remember.

  • Setup

    Four short steps (your places, your stores, what you have, and food bank donations) get the cupboard ready to use.

  • Take a tour

    A short tour on each main screen shows what everything does, so nobody has to guess.

  • Stores and Locations

    Set up the places you keep food and the stores you shop at, in your order, so the app matches your home.

  • Updates itself

    New versions arrive on their own, at a moment that won't interrupt you, so you're always up to date.

  • On your home screen

    Add it to your phone's home screen from the browser and it opens like any other app.

  • Opens without a signal

    With no signal it still opens and shows your list as it last was, for a quick look in a basement store.

Your language

The whole app works in your household's language:

  • English
  • Français (Canada)
  • Español
  • 中文
  • हिन्दी
  • Filipino

Alice answers in the language you ask in.

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