Become a founding tester

Shelf Life keeps track of what’s in your fridge and pantry, tells you what to use before it goes bad, and shares one shopping list with everyone you live with. Help test it before it launches on Google Play.

Your thank-you: Personal Gold, free for a year

Stay in the test for 14 days, use the app, and send us at least one piece of feedback (a bug, an idea, anything). We’ll put your free group on Personal Gold for 12 months: up to 12 people and 15 inventories.

What you can do with it

Scan to addScan a barcode or a whole receipt, and it fills in for you.

Know what to use firstColor-coded dates and a reminder before things expire.

Share with your householdEveryone sees the same fridge, pantry and freezer.

One shopping listUsed something up? It goes on the list. No more double milk.

How to join (about 2 minutes)

Android only for now (no iPhone version yet). You need an Android phone and a Google account (the one your phone uses for Google Play).

Join the testers group

This adds your Google account to the test. Use the account your phone uses for Google Play.
Join the group
Become a tester

Open this on your phone (or on a computer, signed in to the same Google account) and tap Become a tester.
Become a tester
Install Shelf Life

Then install it from Google Play like any other app. If it says it isn’t available yet, wait a few minutes and try again.
Get it on Google Play
Use it for 14 days

Add what’s in your fridge or pantry, and use it like you normally would. Please stay in the test for at least 14 days: Google needs testers to stay before the app can launch for everyone.

What to try

You don’t have to do all of these. Anything you try helps, and anything confusing is exactly what we want to hear about.

Add a few things by hand. Start typing a name like “milk” and pick a suggestion, or just type your own.
Scan an item’s barcode from the Scan button, and check the name and date it fills in.
Scan a receipt after a grocery trip. Tap a line to fix its name or date, then add them all.
While putting groceries away, scan each item’s barcode from the receipt screen to check it off.
Invite someone you live with and see the same fridge and shopping list on both phones.
Use something up or throw it out, and see it land on the shopping list (and the waste report).
Plan a shopping trip from the shopping list to see which nearby store is cheapest.

Daily check-in

Tell us how Shelf Life went today: daily if you can, or whenever you have something to say. Only your name, the date and the main part are needed. It comes straight to us, and only we read it.

Name (required) Your Shelf Life username is best, so we can match it to your account.

Date (required)

Total time in the app today

What did you use it for? Pick any.

Something else

How did it go? (required) Your experience: what worked well, what was annoying or confusing, what you'd change, anything that broke. Honest is most helpful. (Links are taken out for safety.)

Overall, how was it today?

Other thoughts, questions or concerns

Found a bug, or have an idea?

In the app, go to More → Report a bug. It sends us a short report with everything we need. For anything else, email shelflife.software@gmail.com.

Questions

Does it cost anything?

No. Every plan is free while Shelf Life is being tested, and nothing can be bought by accident.

Is my data safe?

Your inventories are only seen by the people you share them with. Read the privacy policy.

Can I leave?

Any time: uninstall the app, or leave the test on the same testing page. You can delete your account too.

What exactly is the thank-you?

Testers who stay in the test for 14 days in a row and send at least one piece of feedback get Personal Gold on their free group for 12 months, starting when we set it up (usually within a week of you qualifying). It doesn’t renew by itself and never charges you; afterwards your group goes back to Free unless you choose a plan. One per person.