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About Shelfcook

Shelfcook is a pantry-first recipe app. Log what is in your kitchen by photo, barcode, or typing; get dishes from 30 cuisines you can cook right now, scaled to your household, with a grocery list for whatever is missing.

Shelfcook by the numbers

cuisines at launch
30
reference dishes
120
ingredients, with USDA nutrition where it exists
1,156
major allergens tracked per person
9

Facts version 2026-09-12. The same facts are published as llms.txt and as JSON at /api/public/facts.

What Shelfcook is

Shelfcook is a pantry-first recipe app. Log what is in your kitchen by photo, barcode, or typing; get dishes from 30 cuisines you can cook right now, scaled to your household, with a grocery list for whatever is missing. You log what is in your kitchen by photo, barcode, or typing, and Shelfcook returns dishes you can cook right now, scaled to your household, with a grocery list for whatever is missing.

Who it is for

Households cooking weeknight dinners from what is already in the fridge, and individuals who want to cook the cuisines they grew up with or want to learn without a full shopping trip.

Platforms

iOS and Android. Not yet released; join the waitlist on the home page and you will hear when it is.

Plans, prices, and the trial

One plan, called member: $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, which works out at $5.00 a month. Both start with a 7-day free trial. Members get 40 photo scans and 150 recipe generations a month; adding to the pantry by hand, saving recipes, and the grocery list are unlimited. Subscriptions are billed by the App Store or Google Play and cancel in your store settings.

Cuisines

30 regions at launch, grounded in 120 reference dishes written in house so a Filipino adobo reads like one:

  1. Tacos al pastor, a Mexican dish

    Mexican

    Mexico01/30

  2. Chicken and sausage gumbo, a American regional dish

    American regional

    United States02/30

  3. Jerk chicken with rice and peas, a Caribbean dish

    Caribbean

    Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico03/30

  4. Ceviche, a Peruvian dish

    Peruvian

    Peru04/30

  5. Feijoada, a Brazilian dish

    Brazilian

    Brazil05/30

  6. Beef empanadas with chimichurri, a Argentine and Chilean dish

    Argentine and Chilean

    Argentina, Chile06/30

  7. Tomato and basil pasta, a Italian dish

    Italian

    Italy07/30

  8. Ratatouille, a French dish

    French

    France08/30

  9. Seafood paella, a Spanish and Portuguese dish

    Spanish and Portuguese

    Spain, Portugal09/30

  10. Moussaka, a Greek dish

    Greek

    Greece10/30

  11. Menemen, a Turkish dish

    Turkish

    Turkey11/30

  12. Hummus and falafel, a Levantine dish

    Levantine

    Lebanon, Syria, Palestine12/30

  13. Saffron tahdig with herb stew, a Persian dish

    Persian

    Iran13/30

  14. Chicken tagine with preserved lemon, a Moroccan and North African dish

    Moroccan and North African

    Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia14/30

  15. Injera platter, a Ethiopian and Eritrean dish

    Ethiopian and Eritrean

    Ethiopia, Eritrea15/30

  16. Jollof rice, a West African dish

    West African

    Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal16/30

  17. Schnitzel with potato salad, a German and Central European dish

    German and Central European

    Germany, Austria, Hungary17/30

  18. Pierogi with caramelised onions, a Polish and Eastern European dish

    Polish and Eastern European

    Poland, Ukraine, Romania18/30

  19. Cottage pie, a British and Irish dish

    British and Irish

    United Kingdom, Ireland19/30

  20. Vegetable biryani, a North Indian dish

    North Indian

    Northern India20/30

  21. Masala dosa with sambar, a South Indian dish

    South Indian

    Southern India21/30

  22. Chicken karahi with naan, a Pakistani and Bangladeshi dish

    Pakistani and Bangladeshi

    Pakistan, Bangladesh22/30

  23. Mapo tofu, a Sichuan and Hunan dish

    Sichuan and Hunan

    Sichuan, Hunan23/30

  24. Char siu with rice and choy sum, a Cantonese dish

    Cantonese

    Guangdong, Hong Kong24/30

  25. Japanese

    Japan25/30

  26. Bibimbap, a Korean dish

    Korean

    Korea26/30

  27. Green curry with jasmine rice, a Thai dish

    Thai

    Thailand27/30

  28. Pho, a Vietnamese dish

    Vietnamese

    Vietnam28/30

  29. Chicken adobo, a Filipino dish

    Filipino

    Philippines29/30

  30. Nasi goreng, a Indonesian and Malaysian dish

    Indonesian and Malaysian

    Indonesia, Malaysia30/30

Diets and allergens

The nine major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) plus vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, and keto. Allergen flags are best effort and say so. Nutrition figures are estimates. Shelfcook makes no health claims.

Who makes it

Shelfcook is an independent product made in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. You must be at least 13 to create an account.

Support

Email support@shelfcook.app or use the support form. We answer within two business days. Privacy requests are handled within the time your local law sets. See the privacy policy, the terms, the accessibility statement, and the security page.