Q.- What is Pantree?
- Pantree is a free iOS app that solves the modern recipe problem: recipes scattered across TikTok DMs, Instagram saves, Telegram chats and Lemon8, impossible to find when you actually want to cook them. It brings everything into one library, combines it with a pantry tracker and smart shopping list, and ties it together with an AI Chef that suggests meals based on what you already have. When it's time to cook, Pantree runs the recipe's step timers as Live Activities on your Lock Screen, and can hold several recipes going at once.
Q.- Is Pantree free?
- Yes. Pantree is free to download and free to use. The free tier includes 10 recipe imports per month, 15 AI Chef messages per month, unlimited manual recipes, full pantry tracking, and shopping lists. Optional Premium ($3.99/mo) and Family ($5.99/mo) plans remove the limits and add extra household seats.
Q.- Which platforms does Pantree support?
- Pantree is currently available on iOS (iPhone and iPad). Android support is not yet available. You can download Pantree free from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pantree-digital-recipe-app/id6759368618
Q.- How does recipe import work?
- Paste any URL, share a TikTok / Instagram / YouTube video, upload a photo of a handwritten recipe, or type a recipe manually. Pantree parses the ingredients, steps, timing and metadata automatically, then saves it to your recipe library. Imports take a few seconds and work on most cooking sites, recipe blogs, and major social platforms.
Q.- What is AI Chef?
- AI Chef is a chat-based cooking assistant inside Pantree. It can suggest recipes based on what you currently have in your pantry, recommend meals that use up ingredients nearing their expiry date, answer kitchen questions (“can I substitute X for Y?”), and adapt recipes for dietary preferences. Free users get 15 messages per month; Premium and Family users get unlimited messages.
Q.- How does pantry tracking work?
- Add ingredients to your digital pantry with a quantity and (optionally) an expiry date. Pantree uses this inventory to surface which recipes you can cook right now, warn you about items about to expire, and avoid putting duplicates on your shopping list. You can add items manually or import them from a shopping list.
Q.- Does Pantree have a cook mode with timers?
- Yes. Open a recipe and tap Start Cooking. Pantree steps you through the method and sets timers from the timings it read out of the recipe on import — “marinate for 30 minutes”, “air fry for 20–25 minutes”. You don't type a duration in; tap the step and the timer starts.
Q.- Can I cook more than one recipe at the same time?
- Yes. The Now Cooking screen holds every recipe you've started, each on its own step with its own timers. A roast, a sauce and a side can run side by side, and Pantree shows how many are active on the home screen so nothing gets forgotten on the hob.
Q.- Do Pantree's timers show on the Lock Screen?
- Yes. Every timer you start runs as an iOS Live Activity, so it appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with the step it belongs to and the recipe name. You can watch a 30-minute marinade and a 3-minute sear count down together without unlocking your phone or opening the app.
Q.- Can I scan a receipt into my pantry?
- Yes. On the Pantry tab, tap Scan Receipt and Pantree reads the items off a supermarket receipt and adds them to your inventory, so you don't have to type in a full shop line by line.
Q.- Can I share a pantry with my household?
- Yes. On the Premium plan you can share with 1 other person (2 seats total). The Family plan extends sharing to up to 5 people. Everyone in the household sees the same pantry, shopping list and recipe collection in real time, so your flatmate doesn't buy another tub of yoghurt you already have.
Q.- Does Pantree work offline?
- Viewing saved recipes, your pantry inventory and your shopping list works offline. Features that require the internet (recipe imports from URLs, AI Chef chats, and real-time household sync) will queue or pause until you are back online.
Q.- How does Pantree handle my data and privacy?
- We store your recipes, pantry and shopping list on our servers to enable household sync and recipe imports. We don't sell your data, and we don't run ads. You can delete your account and all associated data from within the app at any time. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Q.- Can I cancel a Premium or Family subscription?
- Yes, any time. Subscriptions are managed by Apple through your App Store account. Cancel from Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your iPhone. You keep access until the end of the current billing period.
Q.- How do I import a recipe from TikTok or Instagram?
- In the TikTok or Instagram app, tap Share → Pantree (or copy the link and paste it into Pantree). Pantree extracts the recipe from the caption, comments and video transcript where possible, then saves a structured recipe with ingredients and steps to your library.
Q.- How do I get in touch?
- Email hello@pantree.food with questions, feature requests, or bugs. We read every email and reply within 1–2 business days.