What Planotto does in practice
This is not just a recipe list. Planotto connects recipes, menu planning, shopping, and pantry stock into one working flow: plan meals, see what to buy, cook, and update inventory.
How Planotto works
Current behavior: what the app actually does.
Menu planning
- You add recipes to the menu by day and meal slot.
- You can keep one menu or several menus if you use Pro.
- The menu is your plan: what you intend to cook and for how many people.
Shopping list
- The shopping list is built from the dishes placed in the menu.
- You can add manual items, remove positions, and mark products as purchased.
- If pantry usage is enabled, Planotto tries to reduce shopping amounts based on what you already have.
Pantry
- The pantry stores what you already have at home.
- It affects shopping only when the app can match both the product and the unit with enough confidence.
- If the units are ambiguous, Planotto shows a warning or an approximate deduction instead of hiding the item silently.
When products are written off
- Items are not written off when you only add a dish to the menu.
- In normal flow, write-off happens when the dish is marked as cooked.
- This keeps planning separate from what was actually prepared.
Recipes
- Recipes can be created manually, edited, imported, and reused in menus.
- Some capabilities depend on plan level, for example advanced import and some AI features.
- Recipes power the menu, the shopping list, and part of the pantry logic.
Family and shared access
- You can work in a personal space or in a shared family space.
- In family space, members may have different permissions: view only or full editing.
- That is why some accounts do not see every section or every action.
Questions and answers
MenuWhat does the app actually do in everyday use?
In everyday use, Planotto helps you build a meal plan for several days, understand what to cook, generate shopping from that plan, and then update pantry stock after cooking.
ShoppingIs the shopping list always fully automatic?
It is generated from the menu automatically, but it is not closed or rigid. You can add manual items, remove things you do not want to buy, and track purchased items separately.
PantryWhy does the pantry not always reduce shopping amounts?
Because reliable deduction needs both a product match and a clear unit match. If the menu says '1 piece' and the pantry stores '600 g', the app cannot always convert that safely without a product-specific rule.
PantryWhen is pantry deduction exact and when is it approximate?
It is exact for compatible units like grams and kilograms. It becomes approximate only for selected everyday cases such as pieces, cloves, or bunches where the product has an average conversion rule.
CookingWhen are products actually written off from stock?
Not at the planning stage. In the normal flow, write-off happens when a dish is marked as cooked so the pantry reflects what really happened, not only the plan.
RecipesIf I edit a recipe, will shopping change too?
Yes, if that recipe is used in the menu and the menu relies on the recipe ingredient list. Then the shopping list is recalculated from the updated recipe content.
AccessWhy do different users see different sections?
Because family spaces can assign different permissions. One member may edit menus and shopping while another may only view them.
What Pro changes in practice
- Auto recipe translation (AI draft)
- Recipe import by photo or link
- Dish image generation
- Multiple menus at once
- PDF export
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