Digital Helpers: The 8 Best Apps for Household Organization
Miriam Weitz
September 20, 2023
BeTidy
Die Putzplan-App BeTidy ist der Allrounder unter den Putzplan-Apps. Die gemeinsam mit Ordnungsexperten entwickelte App verfolgt das Konzept „Ordnung schaffen – Ordnung halten“. Das bedeutet, dass langfristige Ordnung und Sauberkeit nur durch das Schaffen von Ordnung entstehen kann.
Eigene Profile für jedes Familienmitglied ermöglichen eine gerechte Verteilung von Haushaltsaufgaben. Jeder kann seine zugewiesenen Tätigkeiten einsehen und erledigen. Durch das Erstellen von Erinnerungen werden keine Aufgaben mehr vergessen oder übersehen. So wird die Verantwortung innerhalb der Familie klar verteilt und die mentale Belastung einer einzelnen Person erheblich reduziert.
Die App bietet darüber hinaus viele weitere Funktionen und Features, um deinen Haushalt effizienter zu organisieren. Sie kann für iOS und Android heruntergeladen werden.
"Creating order - maintaining order" is no problem with the Betidy App!
Home Routines
In the app Home Routines you can easily specify which household task you want to tackle and when, be it daily, weekly, or monthly. You can create checklists and tick off completed tasks. Anything not done is automatically carried over to the next day by the app - so no procrastination allowed. By the way, anyone who ticks off a task without actually doing it is only cheating themselves. The individual routines can be divided among different rooms, for example, dusting the living room once a week or vacuuming every other day. The only downside: the app is available only in English and only for iOS - that is, Apple devices.
Homerockr
Homerockr is the perfect task planner and household manager for all residents who want to keep track of their house-related tasks. Maintenance and servicing should be enjoyable and not a burdensome worry. If you, like many others, only think about maintenance when visible damage has already occurred, Homerockr is the perfect solution for you.
Repairs, maintenance, renovations: Homerockr is a comprehensive solution that allows you to finally focus on the enjoyable aspects of homeownership. With the help of over 70 templates, you can create your individual task plan. The app visually alerts you to action items and reminds you in time of outstanding to-dos.
Share tasks with family members and significantly reduce your mental load. The statistics also transparently show who invests the most time in the household.
You can find the Homerockr app in the Play Store and App Store.
Clean my House
Of course, there is a cleaning app for Android users among you called Clean my House. The app helps you create an optimal cleaning schedule for your home. Before you can get started, however, you need to divide your apartment into different areas and assign the individual tasks that need to be done. The app reliably reminds you of the tasks that need to be completed. Clean my House is especially suitable for single-person households. The app also has a paid premium version that includes additional features.
Unser Zuhause
This app works on iOS and Android and is also free. Within the app, cleaning schedules can be created and shared for all family members or roommates. It reminds whoever's turn it is. By the way, the app also shows when tasks have not been completed. That user then receives negative points. This is what sets the app apart from other digital helpers. The app tries to 'gamify' daily chores. For example, each user can be assigned a cute avatar that then appears with the respective tasks or in the calendar. Our Home also reminds you of important dates or that pets need to be fed.
Flatastic
The app Flatastic is designed for couples, shared apartments, and families, offering extremely comprehensive features. In addition to a cleaning schedule, Flatastic also allows for expense tracking, creating shopping lists, and exchanging notes.
Tody
With the app Tody, cleaning schedules can also be created. However, before you can get started, you need to divide the rooms into different areas where the tasks to be done should be entered - and the intervals at which the tasks should be completed. These intervals can be set individually. The color-coded buttons are very helpful. If the area has been freshly cleaned, the button is green. As the end of the cleaning interval approaches, the color changes too. From green to orange to red. In the paid premium version of the app, the cleaning schedules can also be shared with others.
Pantry.App
With the Speisekammer.App Matthias Schmid aims to declare war on food waste. Every year, many tons of food end up in the trash because they have spoiled and/or the best before date has expired. This is not only an incredible waste, but also real money that ends up in the garbage bin. With the Speisekammer.App, one can keep track of which foods are still in the house and most importantly, where they are located. Because in the app, one can also assign storage locations to different products. Food items can be easily recorded using the barcode scanner. Then enter the best before date and assign a storage location. In addition, product photos can also be captured. The app helps to ensure that food is consumed in time before it spoils. Moreover, it makes it very easy to check what is still in the house and how much of it when shopping. Even shopping lists can be effortlessly created with the app. The Speisekammer.App is available in a Free and a Premium version and is available for iOS and Android, as well as a WebApp.
🍂 Cozy Autumn Leftover Cooking – Comfort dishes made from what's available
When the rain taps on the window and the tea cup becomes a permanent guest, the most beautiful kitchen time of the year begins: autumn. And what could be a better match than stylish leftover cooking – dishes that are not only sustainable but also truly exciting.
Autumn leftover cooking means: use instead of waste, but with a touch of sophistication. Here are some more unusual ideas to turn leftovers into small culinary highlights.
🧀 1. Pumpkin Gnocchi from leftover roasted vegetables
Do you have some leftover roasted pumpkin or sweet potato from the day before? Perfect!
Mash the vegetables, mix them with some flour, salt, and grated Parmesan, shape them into small gnocchi, and briefly cook them in salted water until they float to the surface. Then toss them in sage butter and top with chopped walnuts.
→ Tastes like Italy, looks like fine dining – and it's all made from leftovers!
🥖 2. Rustic bread salad with grapes and goat cheese
Tear stale bread into pieces, toast in olive oil until golden brown.
Add a few grapes (wrinkled ones are especially sweet), arugula or lamb's lettuce, crumbled goat cheese, and roasted hazelnuts. Mix with a dressing of balsamic vinegar, honey, and mustard.
→ A fall twist on the classic Panzanella – sweet, salty, crunchy, perfect!
🧅 3. French onion tart with leftover vegetables and puff pastry
Got some leftover puff pastry in the fridge? Make a tart out of it!
Caramelize onions in butter, add some leftover vegetables (e.g., leeks, mushrooms, or spinach). Spread on the pastry, top with a dollop of sour cream or cream cheese, and bake until golden brown.
→ Wonderfully aromatic, especially with thyme or rosemary.
🍎 4. Apple Sourdough French Toast with Vanilla Rum Butter
A piece of stale sourdough bread is soaked in a mixture of milk, egg, vanilla, and a dash of rum, fried in a pan, and served with fried apple slices and a rum butter.
→ Luxurious, yet made entirely from leftovers – perfect for a Sunday breakfast in pajamas.
🥬 5. Risotto made from leftover vegetables with lemon and herb oil
Chop the vegetable scraps finely and cook with a handful of rice into a creamy risotto.
A dash of lemon juice and some leftover herbs (parsley, basil, arugula) blended with oil make a fresh herb oil as a topping.
→ The acidity of the lemon beautifully enhances the earthy autumnal notes.
☕️ Bonus Tip: Using leftovers in a dessert glass
A few spoons of leftover compote?
Some leftover cake or cookies?
Layer it all with yogurt or mascarpone in a glass – and you have an autumnal "trifle" that looks like it came straight from a café in Copenhagen.
🍁 Conclusion
Autumnal leftover cooking is not a last resort, but a playground for creativity. When you look at ingredients with open eyes – not as leftovers, but as opportunities – small, exquisite dishes full of soul and flavor emerge.
Why we never stop refining Smantry ✨
At Smantry, we don't believe in 'finished'.
An app that is meant to accompany people in their daily lives is never complete – it grows, changes, and evolves. Just like the people who use it. 💛
We regularly pay attention to every detail:
How does a click feel? Is the path to a function clear enough? Does the idea behind a new view come across intuitively?
Sometimes it's just tiny things that make the difference – a better-placed button, a simplified overview, or a sentence that suddenly becomes clearer.
What drives us is the idea that Smantry should feel easy, familiar, and meaningful.
We want you to open the app and feel: "Ah, this is exactly how it should work."
Of course, not everything always goes perfectly. But that's exactly the point: We take the time to listen, to observe, to reconsider. Every piece of feedback, every use case, every new idea helps us to understand a little better what really matters.
Smantry is not a rigid product for us – it's a living process. A collaborative project that grows step by step.
And every update, every small improvement is a sign that we are on the right track:
A path to an app that doesn't feel like technology, but like support.
Towards a daily life that becomes simpler. Towards clarity, structure – and maybe even a bit of ease. 🌿
We're staying on it.
Because we are convinced that good things take time – and that it's worth creating them with heart.
Your
Smantry-Team
🌱 Staying on track made easy: How to stay motivated to create order and avoid food waste
We all know it: Initially, the motivation is high! You finally want to get your kitchen organized, keep an eye on your supplies, and shop more consciously. But after a few weeks, everyday life creeps back in – and the good resolutions start to falter.
With Smantry we want to support you not only in getting started, but also in sticking with it in the long term. 💪✨
1. Be aware of why you are doing this
Order and sustainability are not short-term trends – they grant you freedom, time, and a good feeling. If you know why you want to keep your supplies in check or throw away less food, it becomes much easier to stay consistent.
👉 Tip: Write down your 'why' in the app note or as a reminder.
2. Set small, achievable goals
Nobody becomes an organizing pro overnight. Start small:
- Today I'm just organizing the spice rack.
- Check the fridge this week.
- On your next shopping trip, purposefully buy only what you really need.
Small steps lead to success – and success motivates!
3. Make it easy for yourself – with smart helpers
Smantry automatically reminds you of expiring products, helps you keep track of your inventory, and assists you with shopping. This way, you have to think less and can enjoy more.
👉 The less effort required, the easier it is to stick with it!
4. Celebrate your progress 🎉
Creating order or avoiding waste is a process, not a sprint. Regularly review what you have already accomplished – you may already see that you need to throw away less or that your supply is finally manageable. That's great!
5. Make it part of your routine
Schedule fixed 'Smantry moments': for example, briefly check the inventory on Sundays or update the shopping list before going shopping. Routines provide structure and make sustainable actions a matter of course.
💚 Conclusion:
Motivation is not a perpetual flame – but with the right tools and habits, you can reignite it time and again.
With Smantry, you have a smart companion by your side that helps you stay organized, consume more consciously, and incidentally do something good for yourself and the environment.
More clarity when shopping: How Open Food Facts and the Smantry app make nutrition transparent
Many foods look healthy at first glance – but what's really inside them? Are the nutritional values balanced? How processed is a product? And what impact does it have on our environment?
This is exactly where the Smantry-App comes in: It uses the globally open database Open Food Facts, to give you immediate clarity when scanning your items. But what's actually behind the colorful labels like Nutri-Score, NOVA or Eco-Score, that you encounter in the app?
Let's take a closer look at the background.
Open Food Facts: From the Idea to a Global Database
The journey began in 2012 with the founding of Open Food Facts – a non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and makes food information freely accessible worldwide. The goal from the beginning was to provide consumers with scientifically substantiated information.
What started as a small project has now become a global platform with millions of products. And it is precisely this data that the Smantry-App uses to give you a clear overview directly on your smartphone.
An overview of the most important scores
1. Nutri-Score – how healthy is my product?
Since 2016, the Nutri-Score has been legally established in France – and it has quickly spread throughout Europe.
- A (green) means: very balanced.
- E (red) means: unbalanced, enjoy in moderation.
The rating is based on calories, sugar, salt, saturated fats – but also on positive factors such as fiber, protein, and the proportion of vegetables.
👉 So in the Smantry app, you can see at a glance whether a food item fits into your everyday life – or perhaps should be on the table less often.
2. NOVA-Score – how processed is it?
Not only the ingredients, but also the degree of processing plays a significant role for health. This is exactly what the NOVA-Score (integrated into Open Food Facts since 2018) shows you:
- 1 = unprocessed or minimally processed (e.g., fresh fruit, plain yogurt)
- 2 = ingredients such as vegetable oils, sugar, flour
- 3 = processed foods (e.g., bread, cheese, canned goods)
- 4 = highly processed products ("Ultra-Processed Food"), often with additives, flavors, and industrial processes
👉 With the Smantry app, you can instantly tell if a product is still 'close to nature' – or if it falls into the category of being highly processed.
3. Eco-Score (soon to be Green-Score) – how sustainable is my shopping?
Since 2019, Open Food Facts also includes an environmental assessment: the Eco-Score. It takes into account, among other things:
- CO₂ emissions from production and transportation,
- Packaging and recyclability,
- Origin and seasonal factors.
The rating is – similar to the Nutri-Score – from A (very eco-friendly) to E (less sustainable).
By 2025, this will become the Green-Score, which will take into account even more detailed data and thus provide you with even better guidance for sustainable consumption.
👉 For you in the Smantry app, this means: You can see not only whether a food is healthy for you, but also whether it is good for our planet.
What this means for you as a Smantry user
Currently, you can scan your products in the Smantry-App and view many details. The scores themselves are not yet integrated – but the integration is planned.
This means: Soon you will be able to see not only the nutritional values of a product but also how healthy, processed, or sustainable it is – all directly in your app.
Conclusion: Your Smart Nutrition Compass
The colorful labels are much more than pretty symbols. They are your quick compass in everyday life – whether you want to shop with health consciousness, reduce highly processed products, or pay attention to the environment.
With the Smantry-App you already have strong support for more transparency while shopping. And with the planned integration of the scores, it will become even more valuable – your smart nutritional compass for the future.