Support & FAQ
We’re here to help you get the most out of PantryMynd. Whether you have questions about scanning your kitchen, AI meal plans, your shopping list, or your subscription, we’d love to hear from you.
Email: appfactory1970@gmail.com
We typically respond within 24–48 hours.
PantryMynd is a camera-first, budget-aware AI meal planner. The core loop is simple:
The longer you use it, the more accurate your weekly cost estimates become.
The 4-step wizard: scan fridge, scan pantry, add deals (optional), set budget (optional). AI returns 2–3 complete weekly meal plans with full recipes for dinners and curated breakfast and lunch templates that respect your dietary preferences.
Every dinner in your plan has a complete AI-generated recipe with ingredient list, step-by-step instructions, prep and cook times, and a servings scaler. Ingredients are flagged as “You have this” (from your pantry scan) or “Buy this” with sale-price flags where applicable.
Auto-built when you commit to a plan. Shows only what you need to buy — the pantry scan already accounts for what’s on hand. Items are grouped by store section (Produce, Dairy, Meat, Pantry, Frozen, Bakery, Beverages). Sale prices are flagged. The running total tracks against your budget.
Full-screen, one step at a time, with large readable text and per-step cook timers. Your screen stays awake for the whole session. Swipe right to advance, left to go back. No subscription required.
The retention feature. After shopping, tap “Log Prices” on your shopping list and enter what each item actually cost. Future plans use those real prices for estimates instead of AI guesses. View per-item price history to see real inflation on your own groceries.
Every recipe detail screen has a one-tap link that opens YouTube with an optimized search query for that recipe. No YouTube account or subscription required.
Save plans and recipes you loved. Use “Re-plan from this favorite” to generate a fresh week inspired by a saved plan, using your current inventory and deals.
Toggle Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Halal, or Kosher in Settings. Your toggles filter every AI generation and every breakfast/lunch template the app picks for you.
Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.
Yes. Every meal plan, recipe, shopping list, dietary preference, and logged price is stored exclusively on your device using Apple’s SwiftData. The only time data leaves your device is when you explicitly run the meal-plan generator, open a recipe’s YouTube section for the first time, or use “Re-plan from favorite.” You can disable AI in Settings at any time.
It does NOT receive your name, email, location, or any other personal information. Your photos are not retained by us after the AI request completes.
You can decline AI consent during setup, in which case planning sessions are unavailable. You can still browse any saved recipes and meal plans you created before declining, manage your shopping list, log prices, view price history, and use Cooking Mode.
Open PantryMynd, go to Settings, and tap Restore Purchases. If you already have an active subscription on the same Apple ID, the app will recognize it.
Only for the AI features (meal plan generation, YouTube search query, re-plan from favorite). All other features — viewing your active week, opening saved recipes, the shopping list, Cooking Mode, price logging, price history, and Settings — work completely offline.
For each plan, PantryMynd picks one breakfast and one lunch template that fits your dietary preferences and uses both for all 7 days of the week. This keeps shopping simple. The next time you generate a plan, you’ll automatically get a different breakfast and lunch from the eligible pool, so variety happens week to week rather than day to day. Dinner is the AI-generated highlight and varies every day.
All data is permanently removed — saved plans, recipes, shopping lists, photos, and your logged grocery prices. We do not have a backup because we do not store your data on any server.
On the first day of the next calendar month, in your local time zone. The remaining count is shown on the Plan tab.
The picker estimate is the AI’s best guess based on general retail prices. The Shop tab total uses your actual logged prices wherever available. As you log real prices over time, the two numbers will converge because the AI estimate is replaced by your real-world data.
PantryMynd is a meal planning and grocery budgeting tool, not a medical or nutrition service. AI-generated recipes, ingredient lists, and budget estimates are best-effort outputs and may contain errors. Always verify ingredients yourself if you have allergies or dietary restrictions, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician before making significant changes to your diet.
The dietary preference toggles are filters, not guarantees. Do not rely on them for life-threatening allergies. Always inspect each ingredient yourself before purchasing or cooking.
Need help? We’re here for you.
Email: appfactory1970@gmail.com
We typically respond within 24–48 hours.
When emailing, please include your iPhone or iPad model and iOS version, the app version (visible at the bottom of Settings), and a short description of what you were trying to do.