Question 1

What is Shelve?

Accepted Answer

Shelve is a pantry inventory, meal-planning, recipe and grocery-list app designed to help households stay organised, reduce food waste and shop more intentionally. It keeps what you have, what you plan to cook and what you need to buy connected in one place.

Question 2

How does Shelve help reduce food waste?

Accepted Answer

Food is often wasted because it is forgotten, hidden or bought twice. Shelve lets you track food, record expiry dates, receive alerts and plan meals around what you already have. This helps you use ingredients in time and reduce unnecessary purchases.

Question 3

Does Shelve create grocery lists?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shelve creates grocery lists from your recipes and meal plans, leaves out ingredients already in your pantry, and includes items predicted to be running low or marked for restocking. When you finish shopping, Shelve prompts you to add each purchased item to a shelf or leave it uncategorised. Either way, it is added to your overall pantry inventory.

Question 4

How can I upload recipes?

Accepted Answer

Add recipes from PDF and DOCX files, images and supported social-media URLs. Recipe extraction from images and social-media links is available with limits on the Free plan and unlimited use on Premium.

Question 5

Do I need to manually enter every grocery item?

Accepted Answer

No. You can add items manually or scan barcodes to build your pantry faster. As you use Shelve, stock levels and low-stock reminders are predicted from your usage. When you complete a grocery list, Shelve prompts you to add each purchased item to a shelf or leave it uncategorised; either way, it is added to your overall pantry inventory.

Question 6

Is there a free version of Shelve?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shelve has a Free plan with core pantry, recipe, meal-planning and grocery-list features. Premium adds household sharing, real-time syncing across devices, and unlimited recipe extraction from images and supported social-media URLs. Visit the Pricing page for the current comparison.

Question 7

Is Shelve available on iOS and Android?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shelve is available on both iOS and Android. Download it from the App Store or Google Play.

Question 8

What does Shelve Premium include?

Accepted Answer

Premium includes household sharing, real-time syncing across devices, and unlimited recipe extraction from images and supported social-media URLs. Barcode scanning is available on both Free and Premium. Visit the Pricing page for the current comparison.

Question 9

Can household members use Shelve together?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Household sharing is a Premium feature. It lets household members access and manage the same shared pantry, recipes, meal plans and grocery lists.

Question 10

How do I delete my account and data?

Accepted Answer

You can delete your account and associated data from within the Shelve app. If you need help, contact hello@shelveapp.com. See our Privacy Policy for more information.

Less waste,
less stress

Download and use Shelve App now for FREE!

Less waste, less stress

Download and use Shelve App now for FREE!

Less waste,
less stress