Terms

Paid plans are not open yet. For now, everything in StrongPantry is free to use and nobody is charged. Where this page talks about a paid plan, the free first week or a charge, it shows how things work once paid plans open. Using the lists now does not use up your free first week.

In effect from October 15, 2026

The short version. StrongPantry is a stock-up helper. It shows what to add to your pantry this week; you decide what to buy. Its price outlooks are estimates, not promises. The basics are free. A paid plan is $4.99 a month or $39 a year. You can cancel at any time and keep this week's list and the shopping list to the end of the time you paid for. We do not give refunds when you cancel.

By signing in to StrongPantry you agree to these terms.

What StrongPantry does

It shows how many days of meals are on your shelves and a short list of what to add this week, sized to the budget you set. To order the list it uses the monthly price figures of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Items whose store prices are forecast to rise faster than usual come first, and so do items whose prices are already rising before they reach the store.

What to keep in mind

• Price outlooks are USDA forecasts. They are estimates, not promises, and they are not financial advice. Prices at your store can go the other way.
• How long a price change takes to reach your store is our own estimate.
• The USDA figures can be out of date. The Price outlook page says which month they run through.
• Item prices start as typical store prices. Your store may charge more or less. When you correct a price on the shopping list and add the item to your pantry, your lists use your price. Item prices on your lists carry no date.
• Storage notes and shelf lives are typical values, not food-safety advice. Check the package. StrongPantry does not tell you whether food is safe to eat, and it gives no canning steps.
• Always read labels for allergens. StrongPantry gives no allergy, diet, medical or pharmacy advice.
• Following the list is your choice. We do not promise that it saves you money.
• StrongPantry can be down or slow at times.
• It is not a meal planner.

Your account

• You sign in with a link we email you. There is no password. Anyone who can open your email can sign in as you, so keep your email account safe.
• One account holds one household.
• StrongPantry is for adults 18 and over.

What is free

Your days-of-meals number, your pantry, and the monthly price outlook. These are free and stay free.

What a paid plan adds

• This week's list: what to add to your pantry this week, sized to your budget.
• The shopping list: the same items as a tick-off list for the store.

The free first week

The first week's list is free, one time for each account. No card is asked for. The free week starts the first time you open this week's list or the shopping list, and it lasts 7 days. When it ends, nothing is charged unless you choose a plan.

What a paid plan costs

• Monthly: $4.99 a month. You are charged on the day you choose it, then again every month until you cancel.
• Yearly: $39 a year. You are charged on the day you choose it, then again every year until you cancel.

Prices are in US dollars. You pay by card on a checkout page run by Stripe, our card payment company. Your card details are typed only there, never in StrongPantry.

Paid plans are for people in the United States only.

If you choose a plan during the free week, the plan and the first charge start that day. The free days left are not added on.

The price shown is the amount charged.

Cancelling

A paid plan has a "Manage or cancel" button on the Your plan page in the app. You can cancel at any time. You keep both lists until the end of the month or year you have already paid for, and you are not charged again. The Your plan page shows the day your plan ends. If you change your mind before then, you can undo the cancellation there.

Refunds

We do not give refunds when you cancel. See the Refund page.

If a payment fails

Your plan stays on while the payment is tried again. The button on the Your plan page then says "Update card". You can also cancel there. If the payment still cannot be taken, the plan ends.

Changing plan

You can switch between monthly and yearly with the same button you use to cancel. It opens a page run by Stripe, where you can switch or cancel.

If the price changes

If we ever change the price of a plan you are paying for, we email you at least 30 days before your next charge at the new price, so you can cancel first.

If you have been given free access

Free access to this week's list and the shopping list can end at any time. It does not stop a plan you are paying for; to stop paying for it, cancel it on the Your plan page.

Using StrongPantry fairly

• Use your own email address, not someone else's.
• Do not use a program to make accounts or to send sign-in requests.
• Do not make extra accounts to get another free week.
• Do not try to get around the paid plan to reach this week's list or the shopping list, or to get into another household's information.

We may close an account that breaks one of these. If we do, no money comes back for time paid for and not used.

If you stop, or StrongPantry closes

To have your account deleted, see the Privacy page. We do it within 30 days, whether or not you have a paid plan. If you have a paid plan, we cancel it and send back the money for the time you paid for and have not used, counted from the day you ask. Having your account deleted is not the same as cancelling: when you cancel, your account stays and no money comes back.

If StrongPantry itself closes, we send back the money for the time you paid for and have not used.

Changes to these terms

When we change these terms we change this page and its date. If a change affects what you pay or what you get, we email you before it applies.

Which law applies

The laws of Idaho apply to these terms. Nothing on this page takes away a right the law where you live gives you.

Who we are

StrongPantry is run by Jennifer Strong. Write to us at corporate@thestrongautomation.com.