About WasteLess
Scan your products — we’ll remind you.
WasteLess Mission
- Reduce your mental load, save time, and improve accuracy.
- Eliminate your frustration of discovering spoiled products unexpectedly.
- Provide timely, automated notifications so you're always ahead.
- Make your daily routines easier and your household more sustainable.
What WasteLess Is
WasteLess is a passion project by a solo developer with core motivations:
- To build something genuinely useful: a tool that truly helps people.
- To continuously improve it: much like leveling up a character in a game, to keep adding new features and enhancing its capabilities.
What WasteLess Offers
The core of WasteLess is effortless tracking system, designed so you can take a picture and forget about it:
The fundamental difference lies in moving from a high-effort, error-prone manual system to a low-effort, automated one. WasteLess is designed to handle the tedious work, so you can focus on simply using your products.
- Smart Scanning: Simply snap a photo of your product. WasteLess automatically extract barcode information, production and expiry dates.
- Automated Notifications: We schedule reminders via email, Google Calendar, or SMS (you choose) to alert you before items expire.
- Full User Control: While automation is key, you always have the ability to manually update added product, like add or adjust dates and notification preferences to fit your needs.
The fundamental difference lies in moving from a high-effort, error-prone manual system to a low-effort, automated one. WasteLess is designed to handle the tedious work, so you can focus on simply using your products.
WasteLess Core Values
- Simplicity & Ease of Use: WasteLess should be intuitive and require minimal effort. We focus on a clean, straightforward experience.
- User-Centricity: Your needs drive our development. We aim to solve real-world problems effectively.
- Transparency: We are committed to being open about how your data is used and why. Our Privacy Policy and Security Practices.
WasteLess Vision for the Future
- Native Mobile Apps: Develope dedicated apps for Android and subsequently for iOS.
- Enhanced Scanning Technology: Refine scanning accuracy and expanding support for a wider variety of product types from different countries.
- Potential Business Features: Explore tools tailored for small businesses or store owners if there's clear demand, while always keeping individual users and households as our primary audience.