02 — How It Works

Three ways to save
on every grocery trip

No subscriptions. No gimmicks. Built for the families who need every dollar to go further.

01
Search any item, compare every store
Type any grocery item and instantly see the price at every nearby store — sorted lowest to highest. Switch between Lowest Price, Nearest, and Best Value in one click.
Example search
Ground Beef (1 lb)
$4.89 — Dollar General
$5.49 — Walmart
$6.99 — Giant Eagle
Whole Milk (1 gal)
$2.99 — Kroger
$3.49 — Target
Bold = cheapest. Add any item to your Budget List.
02
Find every store near you, ranked
Enable your location and DealPantry finds every grocery store, dollar store, warehouse club, and pharmacy within your range — ranked by price, distance, or best balance.
10 mile radius — Lowest Prices
1Save-A-Lot1.1 mi · SNAP ✓
2Dollar General0.8 mi · SNAP ✓
3Kroger2.3 mi · SNAP ✓
4Walmart3.1 mi · SNAP ✓
Enable location once and distances update automatically.
03
Build a budget, get a shopping route
Set your budget, gas price, max travel time, and comfort level. DealPantry splits your list across stores and builds the cheapest possible multi-stop route.
$80 budget · 3 stops · 20 min
Stop 1
Dollar General — 0.8 mi
Eggs · Bread · Beans · Pasta
$9.14
Stop 2
Kroger — 2.3 mi
Chicken · Beef · Milk
$21.47
Stop 3
Walmart — 3.1 mi
Butter · Cheese · Rice · Cereal
$24.82
Groceries $55.43 · Gas $1.20 · Total $56.63 · Saved $18.40
02 — Our Mission

Built by your community,
for your community

42M
neighbors across the country on SNAP, just like many of us
100M
Americans living below twice the poverty line
18.3M
families who know exactly what food insecurity feels like
$30
back in your pocket, on average, every single month

If you've ever stood in a checkout line doing math in your head, you already know why DealPantry exists. The apps that promise to save you money — Ibotta, Flipp, Honey — were built for people who were never really worried about the total. They don't think about SNAP eligibility, or whether you have a car, or whether the "deal" is actually a deal once you factor in the gas to get there.

DealPantry was built by this community, for this community. Not a premium product with the rough edges filed off. Not an afterthought bolted onto something else. From the very first line of code, this was for neighbors stretching every dollar, for seniors on fixed incomes, for parents doing the math so their kids don't have to.

Grocery prices keep climbing, and 10.6% of Americans are living below the poverty line right now — real people, not a statistic on a slide. This isn't about growth charts. It's about whether the people who need it most actually have a tool built with them, not around them.

"I built DealPantry because I couldn't stop thinking about how many families are stretching every dollar just to keep food on the table — and how few tools out there were actually built with them in mind. This one is. It's not about metrics or making a name for myself. It's about handing a little more control back to the people who've had the least of it."

EG
Eitan Greenberg
Founder, DealPantry — Cleveland, Ohio
03 — Meal Planner

Tell us the meal,
we'll find the cheapest way to make it

Type any meal you want to cook. DealPantry finds every ingredient, prices it across nearby stores, and builds your optimized shopping route.

Popular meals
Chicken Tacos
Spaghetti
Grilled Chicken
Stir Fry
Chili
Chicken Soup
Breakfast Scramble
Burgers
Pasta Primavera
Fried Rice
Baked Salmon
Mac & Cheese
Servings
Max Budget ($)
Max Drive (min)
Gas Price ($/gal)
Enable location to auto-set your region's average.
Meal
4 servings
Ingredients needed
Your shopping route
Trip Summary
$0.00
estimated total
Enter a meal above to see its ingredients
and the cheapest way to shop for them near you.
04 — Budget Planner

Your optimized
shopping route

Set your budget, add every item with an optional max price, and we'll find the cheapest multi-stop route, with gas, travel time, and comfort factored in.

Gas Price ($/gal)
Max Travel Time
Comfort Level
Total Budget
$
Add Items to Your List

Max $ = most you'll pay per item. Leave blank for no limit.

Where each store wins — tap to add those items
Dollar General / Family Dollar
Cheapest: Pasta, Canned Goods, Bread, Rice
Pricier: Fresh meat, produce
Costco / Sam's Club
Cheapest: Chicken, Beef, Butter, Eggs
Pricier: Single-serve items
Kroger / Meijer / Giant Eagle
Cheapest: Produce, Dairy, Yogurt, Apples
Pricier: Dry goods vs dollar stores
Walmart
Cheapest: Flour, Sugar, Oil, Frozen
Competitive across categories
Trader Joe's
Cheapest: Bananas, Spinach, Milk, Avocado
Pricier: Name brands
Save-A-Lot / Food 4 Less
Cheapest: Potatoes, Onions, Beans, Juice
Limited — no name brands
Tap any card to add those items to your list
Quick Add
Milk
Eggs
Bread
Chicken
Beef
Bananas
Rice
Pasta
Butter
Cheese
Apples
Potatoes
Onions
Yogurt
OJ
Beans
Coffee
PB
Peas
Tuna
Your list is empty.
Add items above to get started.
Your Optimized Shopping Route
Budget Summary
0%
of budget
Spent$0.00
Total Budget$100.00
Est. Cost$0.00
Remaining$100.00
Items0
Est. gas cost—
Est. trip time—
Stores needed—
Add items above to start planning your grocery trip.
👋 Hi! I'm Chip — ask me anything!
Chip
Your DealPantry Savings Assistant
Hey there! 👋 I'm Chip — short for Coupon Helper Identifying Prices. (Yes, I made that up. No, I'm not sorry.)

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Data Sources
Where DealPantry's prices come from
🗺️
Google Places API
Locates every grocery store, dollar store, and warehouse club near you — with real addresses and driving directions.
Connected
📐
OpenRouteService API
Provides real driving distances and travel times. Powers the multi-stop route optimizer in the Budget Planner.
Connected
Kroger API
Live in-store pricing from Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, King Soopers, and 15+ additional banners.
Connected
Walmart API
Real-time product pricing and availability from Walmart locations nationwide.
Connected
🌍
Open Food Facts
A global open database of 3 million+ food products — used for product names, brand data, and nutritional information.
Connected
🏛️
USDA FoodData Central
Official U.S. Department of Agriculture food pricing data. Used to establish baseline prices across all product categories.
Connected
🗞️
Flipp
Weekly circular and flyer data from Giant Eagle, Target, Meijer, Kroger, and 2,000+ retailers — sale prices the moment they go live.
Connected