Prioritized Requirements

Must Have Features

1. Ability to add items to and remove items from inventory in selected quantities

2. Ability to manage both food and non-food inventory and quantities

3. Ability to scan items into inventory using camera as barcode scanner

   • Ability to retrieve details about item from a web service (e.g., Open Food Facts)

   • If users have to enter everything manually, they will not use the app

4. Ability to search by keyword to see what is in inventory

5. Ability to search by keyword when adding items to inventory manually

6. Ability to create and edit grocery list

7. Ability to remove specified quantities of an item from grocery list

8. Ability to search by keyword when adding items to grocery list manually

Should Have Features

1. Ability to reorder items on grocery list by priority

2. Ability to track expiration dates for perishable items

3. Ability to move items from grocery list to inventory when purchase

4. Ability to move items from inventory to grocery list when item runs out

5. Ability to scan grocery receipt with camera to add to inventory

6. Ability to scan items into grocery list using camera as barcode scanner

7. Ability to share grocery list with a partner

8. Ability to share inventory with a partner

9. Ability to copy items from pantry to shopping list to easily restock

10. Ability to organize inventory by location in home (e.g., basement pantry, Lazy Susan, refrigerator, etc.) - including tracking quantity in separate locations

    • Ability to add and remove items by location

    • Ability to view items by location

    • Ability to see all locations in which a given item is currently stored and in what quantity

Could Have Features

1. Push notifications when selected items run low on stock

2. Push notifications when items expire

3. Ability to sort or filter inventory items by expiration date

4. Ability to save recipes to easily compare against inventory every time it's made

5. Ability to save recipes to easily add ingredients to shopping list

6. Ability to find coupons for stores to apply to grocery list

7. Ability to use pictures in addition to text for shopping list

8. Ability to see who added an item to a list and when

Nice to Have Features

1. Ability to find which store(s) carry a particular item

2. Ability to see in which aisle a particular store carries an item

3. Direct integration to Meijer app to add items to inventory when purchased

4. Direct integration to Kroger app to add items to inventory when purchased

5. Ability to remind users about food items they have had in inventory for a long time

6. Ability to sort or filter items in inventory by date added and by which user 

7. Ability to recommend recipes for meal planning based on available inventory