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What it is

Freecost gives restaurant kitchens a shared way to track ingredient prices, recipe costs, and menu margins through Android and web access. It calculates food-cost percentages for recipes and menu items, while the ingredient database records vendors, pack sizes, and allergens. Users can scan delivery invoices; extracted prices update ingredient costs and affected recipes. Inventory counts work offline and include dated dollar valuations, and waste logging provides weekly cost trends. The tools also include printable recipe and build cards, order guides, prep lists, and support for multiple kitchens on one account. CSV and Excel imports are included. The Android app supports full offline mode, including inventory counting. The free plan is listed at free and includes unlimited recipes, menu items, and ingredients, with no per-seat pricing or usage cap. Freecost does not include labor scheduling, purchase-order approval workflows, vendor management across several locations, or catering event and BEO management.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Freecost gives kitchens a shared place to track ingredient prices, recipe costs, and margins.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Audience
The maker describes Freecost as a food-costing tool for restaurant kitchens and operators.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Platforms
Freecost is available on the web and Android; the maker says the iOS app is coming soon.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Integrations
The pricing page states CSV and Excel import; the pages reviewed do not list other product integrations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Security
The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with Supabase AES-256 disk encryption; database row-level security is enforced.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Support
The Google Play listing provides support email [email protected].Read 30 Sep 2026 · play.google.com
Headquarters
Johnson City, Texas, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Imports
CSV and Excel import are included.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Ingredients
The ingredient database tracks prices, vendors, pack sizes, and allergens.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Inventory and waste
The plan includes offline inventory counts with dated dollar valuation and waste logging with weekly cost trends.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Invoice privacy
Invoice parsing runs on Brobata's own infrastructure, and invoice images are not sent to a third-party AI service.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Invoice tracking
Users can scan delivery invoices, and extracted prices update ingredient costs and affected recipes.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Kitchen tools
It includes printable recipe and build cards, order guides, prep lists, and multiple kitchens on one account.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Limits
Freecost does not include labor scheduling, purchase-order approval workflows, vendor management across several locations, or catering event and BEO management.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Offline use
The Android app supports full offline mode, including inventory counting.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com
Recipe costing
It calculates food-cost percentages for recipes and menu items automatically.Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com

Plans and prices

Free Free No trial clock; no credit card required. Unlimited recipes, menu items, and ingredients · Multiple kitchens on one account · No per-seat pricing or usage cap · Android app with full offline mode · CSV and Excel import Read 30 Sep 2026 · freefoodcost.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Calculates recipe and menu-item food-cost percentages.
  • Invoice scans update ingredient and recipe costs.
  • Inventory counts work offline.
  • One account can cover multiple kitchens.
  • Free plan has no usage cap.

Limits

  • No labor scheduling is included.
  • No purchase-order approval workflows are included.
  • No vendor management across several locations.
  • No catering event or BEO management.

Who it suits

Freecost suits restaurant kitchen operators who need to manage ingredient costs, recipes, inventory, and waste across one or more kitchens. Its Android offline mode may help teams counting inventory without a connection.

Verdict

Freecost combines recipe costing, inventory, invoice price updates, and kitchen planning tools in a free Android and web product. Check its stated exclusions if you need labor scheduling, multi-location vendor management, or catering event management.

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