ShelfSage: Ingredient Scanner
What is it? What can I make?
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Ever stood in a supermarket aisle holding something you have never seen before, wondering what it is and what on earth you would do with it? ShelfSage was made for that moment.
Most cooking apps start from a recipe. ShelfSage starts from the ingredient in your hand.
KNOW ANY INGREDIENT
Take a photo of an unfamiliar vegetable, fruit, cut of meat, spice or packaged food. ShelfSage tells you what it is, what it tastes like, how to pick a good one, how to store it and when it is in season.
THEN COOK WITH IT
Every ingredient comes with dishes that make it shine, from everyday to adventurous, plus what else you need to buy. Missing ingredients go onto your shopping list with one tap.
START FROM WHAT YOU HAVE
Everything you scan lands in your pantry. Pick a few items and get ideas that use them together, so nothing you bought goes to waste.
ASK ANYTHING
Chat about the food in your hand: how to prepare it, what to swap it for, what goes with it.
EXPLORE
No camera needed: search any food, or type a dish you want to cook to get its ingredients and method. Or browse seasonal picks and curiosities worth trying.
MADE FOR YOU
Tell ShelfSage your allergies, diets and dislikes once, and every ingredient gets a verdict checked against your profile. Allergy warnings are free for everyone, always.
ALSO HANDY
Decode an ingredient label, with every additive explained in plain language, and see nutrition, benefits and cautions at a glance.
ENGLISH AND 简体中文
Answers and recipes come back in the language you choose.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your profile, pantry, list and history stay on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.
PLANS
Every month includes 10 free scans. ShelfSage Plus raises that to 200 scans a month, billed monthly or yearly at the price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings.
ShelfSage uses AI and can make mistakes. If you have a serious allergy, always read the label yourself. ShelfSage is not medical advice.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://shelfsage.blowfish.works/privacy.html
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Save the recipes you love. Tap the bookmark on any recipe to keep it in your Cookbook, right in the Pantry, and open it any time, even offline. Search now sits at the top of Explore: type any food or a dish. You can also share a recipe or an ingredient, edit items on your shopping list, find things in your pantry, and choose your allergies the moment you start. Also: clearer ways to try again when something fails, better support for larger text and VoiceOver, and a way to email us from You.
The developer, Xiaorui Tang, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Purchases
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Xiaorui Tang
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Medical Treatment information
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- ShelfSage Plus $19.99
- ShelfSage Plus $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Xiaorui Tang