How does Pantorio decide what to suggest?
Pantorio looks at three things right on your phone: your 1–10 rating for each dish, how many days have passed since you last cooked it compared to its repeat window, and any category or ingredient filter you select. There is no social feed and no promoted recipes.
Do I need an internet connection or an account?
No. Your recipes, photos, timers, weekly meal plan, pantry list, and grocery checklist are stored on your phone and work without an internet connection or account.
Can I save recipes from cooking websites?
Yes. Paste a link from a recipe blog or cooking website into the Add Dish screen. Pantorio pulls out the title, ingredients, steps, and cooking time while leaving behind the ads and blog text.
How do the pantry and grocery lists work together?
Your pantry list lets you keep track of staples you already have at home, along with expiration dates, low-stock reminders, and allergen flags. When you add a week's meals to your grocery list, Pantorio marks what is already in your pantry so you don't buy duplicates.
Can I order groceries online or add my own local stores?
Yes. Pantorio includes built-in support for online shopping at Instacart, Amazon Fresh, Walmart, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Kaufland, and Lidl, and lets you add, edit, or delete your own custom local stores in Settings.
How does recipe sharing work?
You can share a recipe or shopping list by scanning a QR code from one phone to another, sending plain text, or creating a temporary web link. Shared web links expire automatically after 12 hours, and you can turn them off earlier from Settings whenever you want.
Can I scan food barcodes for nutrition info?
Yes. Point your camera at a product barcode to look up Nutri-Score grades, calories, and nutrition facts from Open Food Facts, then add the item to your pantry or grocery list.
How do backups work?
You can export your recipes and photos to a local backup file (.json or .zip) at any time, or sign in to save point-in-time cloud backup snapshots (storing your 5 most recent recovery points). Restoring a backup merges your dishes safely without wiping out recipes you added recently.
Does Pantorio support multi-device sync on the same account?
Multi-device sync for the same account is currently under development and will become available in future updates. Cloud snapshots are designed strictly for point-in-time backups and device recovery (not live multi-device sync), while Live Share links let you collaborate on grocery lists in real time today.