Type ingredients freely: “4 apples, 1 egg, 200g flour”. PlateParrot detects quantities, units, and names, and sorts everything into the right categories. Adding ingredients now takes seconds.
The Item Fatigue
You know the drill. You want to add milk to your list. In most apps, this is a three-step hurdle.
- Tap “Item Name”. Type “Milk”.
- Tap “Quantity”. Type “1”.
- Tap “Unit”. Scroll through a wheel of doom… Milligrams… Milliliters… Miles… Finally, “Liter”.
By the time you’ve added three items, you’re annoyed. It feels less like writing a note and more like filling out a tax return. It’s slow, clunky, and breaks your flow when you just want to get your planning done.
Just Type What You Mean
PlateParrot treats your input like a text message, not a database form. You simply open the input field and type exactly what you’d write on a sticky note: “1 liter milk”.
That’s it. You hit enter.
Behind the scenes, the app instantly understands that “1” is the amount, “liter” is the unit, and “milk” is the object. It files everything correctly without asking you a single question. It feels like magic, but it’s just how software should be—invisible and helpful.
How It Works
You don’t need to learn a special syntax. Whether you type “2 kg potatoes”, “2 kilos of potatoes”, or even “two bags chips”, the app gets it.
Got a full list in your head? You don’t have to hit enter after every item. Type “4 apples, 1 egg, 200g flour” all at once, and PlateParrot will magically split them into three separate, organized items. It’s a lifesaver when copying ingredients from a text message or quickly auditing your pantry.
It even handles the grammar for you. If you type “1 apple”, it saves it as singular. If you later bump the quantity to 5, the app automatically renames it to “Apples” on your list. You just type naturally, and the app keeps your list looking clean and grammatically correct.
The Smart Item Recognition engine is built to be linguistically flexible because the world is messy. It doesn’t just look for numbers; it understands context in multiple languages.
You can actually mix languages if that’s how you think. Type “500g Mehl” (German) one second, and “2 cups flour” (English) the next. PlateParrot recognizes that “Mehl” and “flour” are the same ingredient and will even consolidate them into a single line on your shopping list. It also knows that “lb”, “pound”, and “Pfund” are the same weight family, converting them silently so your list stays tidy.
FAQ
What if I don’t use a unit?
If you just type “Bananas”, the app assumes you mean individual pieces or a general item. It won’t force you to assign a unit if you don’t need one.
Can it handle my weird custom units?
Absolutely. If you often buy “1 crate of beer” or “1 bundle of parsley,” you can teach the app these units in settings.
