About this app
What Eat First does
Eat First is the food-tracking app that finally gets the friction out of the way. Every other expiry tracker makes you scan a barcode that fails, scan a receipt that returns gibberish, or type in a date you don't actually know. Eat First does none of that. Tap to add a food from a built-in database of 650+ items, and the use-by date is calculated for you instantly — pantry, fridge, or freezer. Your home screen becomes one simple list: what to eat first, color-coded by urgency. Reminders fire a few days before anything spoils, so leftovers and produce never rot in the back of the fridge again. The average U.S. family throws away nearly $2,900 of food a year — Eat First helps you claw that back. Works 100% offline, with no account, no scanning, and no ads. Add an item, get reminded, eat it in time. Download Eat First and stop wasting food today.
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
One-tap add
Search or browse the bundled food list and add an item in one tap — no barcode, no receipt, no typing a date.
Auto expiry prediction
Shelf life is looked up from a bundled 650+ item database and the use-by date is computed from today's date, separately for pantry, fridge, and freezer storage.
Eat-First list
The home screen is a single list sorted by soonest-to-expire, color-coded green/amber/red so you always know what to cook tonight.
Spoilage reminders
Local notifications fire a configurable number of days before each item expires — reliable, fully on-device, no server.
Waste & savings insights
See how many items you used in time vs. tossed and an estimate of dollars saved this month.
Custom foods
Add your own foods and override default shelf-life rules so the predictions match your habits.
Why it exists
The problem
People forget when food will spoil and waste it, but every tracking app relies on broken barcode/receipt scanning or manual date entry to know expiry.
What's different
How Eat First stands out
No scanning and no date typing: pick a food and the use-by date is auto-computed from a bundled 650+ item shelf-life database, fully offline — attacking Fridgely's failed scanners and FoodKeeper's reference-only, no-tracking gap.
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FAQ
Questions about Eat First
How much does Eat First cost?▾
Eat First is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does Eat First store my data?▾
On your device. Eat First is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does Eat First support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for Eat First?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
The story
Meet Eat First — Use food before it goes bad
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