Provision Planner vs My Pantry Tracker
Honest comparison · We make Provision Planner, and My Pantry Tracker is genuinely good at what it aims to do · Facts checked July 2026
The 60 second answer
My Pantry Tracker is built around the kitchen: what do I have, what is expiring, what goes on the grocery list. Provision Planner is built around a different question: if something went wrong, how many days would my family be covered? Pick by the question you actually want answered.
Plenty of households run both a grocery workflow and a readiness plan. They are different jobs.
My Pantry Tracker belongs to the everyday-pantry family of apps: reduce food waste, keep the grocery list honest, know what is expiring this week. Those are real problems and it is a fair tool for them.
Provision Planner is a preparedness system that happens to include great inventory. The same cans and jars get weighed against your actual household to produce your readiness in days, get stress-tested against scenarios like storms and outages, and feed a guided plan of what to buy next. Expiration tracking is in there too, pointed at rotation instead of recipes.
Side by side
| Provision Planner | My Pantry Tracker | |
|---|---|---|
| Readiness in days | Yes. One number in days for your exact household, updated as your shelves change. | No. Grocery workflow is the focus. |
| Household modeling | Adults, kids, infants, and pets drive the math, including water. | Not a preparedness model. |
| Scenario stress tests | Hurricane, power outage, winter storm and more, scored against what you own. | No. |
| Expiration tracking | Yes, pointed at rotation so nothing quietly expires. | Yes. A core strength. |
| Live emergency alerts | Live weather and emergency alerts for your area. | No. |
| What to buy next | Guided moves that raise your days, sized to your household. | Grocery lists, driven by what runs out. |
| Household sharing | Household plan shares with up to 4 people, each with their own login. | Check their site for current sharing options. |
| Price | Free to start. Premium is $9.99 a month or $99.99 once for Lifetime. | Free tier available. |
| Your data | We never sell your data. | Check their current policy. |
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Choose My Pantry Tracker if
- Your goal is less food waste and smoother grocery runs.
- You want expiration dates and shopping lists, not readiness math.
- Emergency preparedness is not the job you are hiring an app for.
Choose Provision Planner if
- You want to know how long your family could last, in days, right now.
- You want storms, outages, and evacuations turned into a tested plan.
- You want one shared household system: supplies, goals, and an emergency plan.
- You still get expiration tracking, aimed at rotating your storage.
See it with your own shelves
The fastest way to compare is your own number.
Set up your household, add a few supplies, and the dashboard answers the question this whole page circles: how many days would your family be covered? Your first readiness number is about two minutes away.
Common questions
Is Provision Planner a pantry app or a preparedness app?
Both, in that order of priority: it is a preparedness system with a full inventory underneath. You track supplies like any pantry app, and the app continuously translates them into days of readiness for your household.
Can Provision Planner replace a grocery list app?
It is not trying to run your weekly shop. Its buy-next guidance is about raising your preparedness, sized to your household. Many families keep a grocery app for meals and Provision Planner for readiness.
Does Provision Planner track expiration dates?
Yes. Expiring items surface so you rotate and eat them in time, which keeps your storage real instead of theoretical.
What does Provision Planner cost?
Free to start, including readiness in days and two scenarios. Premium is $9.99 a month or $99.99 once for Lifetime and unlocks the barcode scanner, photo import, and unlimited scenarios and exports.
Shopping the whole category? Read the full roundup: The Best Food Storage Apps of 2026, Compared Honestly, or see all comparisons.