Pennypot plans a full week of real, tasty meals for about £25, writes the shopping list for you, and makes sure that half a bag of spinach actually gets eaten this time.
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Built for tiny budgets, tiny kitchens and a total lack of time.
Tell us what you've got to spend. We build a week of meals that fits, using live supermarket prices, and leave some change for a meal deal.
Monday's chilli turns up again as Wednesday's burrito. Clever leftovers, not sad ones in a Tupperware.
Pop in the random stuff you already have (one egg, a lonely pepper) and get a dinner, not a lecture.
Sorted by supermarket aisle, merged across recipes and scaled for exactly what you need. No more three jars of cumin.
Filter by gear: one hob, a microwave, a kettle and a dream. Every recipe takes 30 minutes or less.
Plan meals together and split the bill automatically. No more passive-aggressive notes on the fridge.
Weekly spend, dietary stuff, how much you actually like cooking. Be honest, we won't judge your toastie habit.
Pennypot builds a plan in about 4 seconds. Swap anything you don't fancy and the costs update as you go.
Follow the list, cook along with step-by-step mode, then watch your savings tracker go up. Very satisfying.
I used to spend £60 a week and still eat cereal for dinner. Now it's £27 and I made a curry my flatmates asked for twice.Saves ~£33/week
The leftover thing is witchcraft. My fridge used to be a science experiment. Now it's just… a fridge. Kind of boring, honestly. Love it.Food waste down 80%
My mum asked who's been feeding me. I said an app. She was offended, but she also asked for the lentil bolognese recipe.Mum-approved
It'd be a bit rich to charge you a lot for an app that helps you save money.
All the basics, no card needed.
Less than a meal deal. Way more meals.
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We're aiming for January 2027, just in time for the post-Christmas money panic. Waitlisters get in up to two weeks early, in batches.
Yep. Our beta testers averaged £24.80 a week for 3 meals a day, all with actual vegetables. The trick is cooking smart, buying smart and making leftovers into new dishes.
Absolutely. Every recipe has a difficulty rating, step-by-step cooking mode and timers. Plenty of our recipes need nothing more than a microwave and some confidence.
Yes to all of the above. You can also ban specific ingredients forever, so if mushrooms are your enemy, they'll never show up.
At launch: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons, with more on the way. Prices update daily so your budget stays honest.
We'll use it to tell you when you're in, plus the odd recipe. That's it. We never sell your data, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
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Takes 5 seconds. Faster than a microwave.