Expiry alerts
FridgeFlow checks your fridge every morning and sends you a list of items that are about to expire — so nothing gets forgotten at the back of the shelf.
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How alerts work
Every morning at 8:00 am, FridgeFlow scans your inventory and creates an in-app notification listing items that are expiring within your alert window (default: 3 days).
Notifications
Today · 8:00 am⏰ 3 items expiring soon
Tap to open your inventory →
Alerts appear inside the FridgeFlow app as in-app notifications. Tap the bell icon in the top right of any page to see them.
Changing your alert window
The default alert window is 3 days — meaning you'll be notified about items expiring within the next 3 days. You can change this to suit your shopping habits.
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Go to Settings
Tap your avatar (top right) and choose Settings, or navigate to Settings from the sidebar.
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Open the "Alerts" tab
You'll see a row of tabs at the top of the Settings page. Tap Alerts.
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Set your threshold
Use the slider or dropdown to choose how many days in advance you want to be notified — 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, or a custom value.
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Save your preferences
Tap Save and your alert window will be updated immediately.
Alert preferences
Notify me when items expire in…
Alert time
Notification channel
If you do a weekly shop, set your alert to 7 days so you can plan meals around expiring items before your next shop.
The dashboard waste counter
Your Dashboard always shows a "Waste this week" counter — the number of items you've thrown out or that expired in the last 7 days. This gives you a quick picture of how your week is going.
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3
Expiring soon
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2
Waste this week
Tap the Waste this week card to jump straight to your Analytics page and see the full breakdown.
Not getting alerts?
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Check your items have expiry dates
FridgeFlow can only alert you about items that have an expiry date set. Open each item and make sure the Expiry date field is filled in.
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Make sure your alert window is wide enough
If your alert window is set to 1 day and all your items expire in 5 days, you won't see anything yet. Try widening it to 7 days.
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Check your notification settings
Go to Settings → Alerts and make sure in-app notifications are turned on.