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ShelfLife vs Luminelle

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ShelfLife compared with Luminelle
DetailShelfLife logo ShelfLifeLuminelle logo Luminelle
What it doesKnow what's expiring before it's too late Scan food and skincare barcodes to see ingredient scores, track calories, and log your menstrual cycle
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given RO
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingPro Weekly: $1.99/week; Pro Monthly: $6.99/month; Pro Quarterly: $14.99/quarter. All plans include 7-day free trial. Annual cost: $59.96 for quarterly billing. Free: unlimited barcode scans, five photo scans a day, daily skin selfies, cycle tracking. Luminelle Pro: $9.99/month or $69/year, adds unlimited photo scans, patterns across products and cycle data, Shelf Check, and Ask Luminelle.
Key features
  • Smart alerts before food expires
  • Works offline with device cache and USDA fallback data
  • One-tap JSON/CSV data export on every plan
  • Weekly reports and consumption tracking
  • Recipe matching based on expiring items
  • Home-screen widgets to see expiring items without opening app
  • Scan product barcodes to see a 0-100 ingredient score checked against EU and California regulations
  • Photograph meals to estimate calories and macronutrients
  • Log menstrual period and see cycle phase on every scan
  • Daily skin selfies with AI observations
  • Personalize ingredient alerts for fragrance, alcohol, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, retinoids, acids, parabens and PFAS
  • Read ingredient lists from photos when barcode is not recognized
  • Patterns feature shows links between products, meals, cycle and skin over time
  • Ask Luminelle feature answers questions about any product scanned
  • Shelf Check feature to review everything you own
What makes it different
  • Works completely offline with USDA fallback dataset
  • Data ownership guarantee: every plan includes export so you own your inventory
  • Every flag links to the regulator's own words, not opinion
  • Scores ingredients by regulatory severity tier, not as a blanket concern list
  • Free tier is a real product with no card or trial clock required
  • Does not sell user data or show ads
  • Educational tool, not a medical device or diagnosis
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)16 +2 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)64
Citation Flow (Majestic)2516
Referring domains (Majestic)132

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