Pantrinho

Demo (em breve) Github

Overview

Pantrinho is a smart and minimalist pantry manager designed to help users keep track of groceries, avoid waste, and streamline shopping.
Built with an offline-first architecture, it allows users to manage items, create lists, and track consumption even without internet access.

The focus of the project is UI/UX, performance, and a smooth user experience inspired by premium productivity apps.

Solution

Pantrinho delivers an organized and intelligent pantry experience built for real daily use:

• - Minimalist interface focused on clarity
• - Offline-first architecture for full functionality anytime
• - Smart item management: quantities, categories, expiration, usage
• - Smooth navigation and micro-interactions that make the app feel premium
• - AI-assisted features using Gemini to auto-generate shopping lists

Key Features

📦 Pantry Management

• - Add items with quantity, expiration, and custom categories
• - Quick actions to restock, consume, or update items
• - Clean card-based layout optimized for mobile UX

🛒 Smart Shopping Lists

• - Create lists manually or with AI-generated suggestions
• - Mark items as purchased and automatically sync with pantry stock
• - Reorder, group, and filter items effortlessly

🤖 Local AI Integration (Gemini)

• - Generate shopping lists based on pantry status
• - Suggest items you might be running low on
• - Provide recommendations for keeping stock balanced

🔄 Offline-First Experience

• - Full functionality without internet
• - Local database with synchronization layer planned for Firebase
• - Fast access inside markets or low-signal environments

🎨 Premium UI/UX

• - Smooth transitions and animations
• - Consistent spacing, typography, and visual hierarchy
• - Inspired by Notion, Things 3, and other productivity-focused apps

🔥 Powered by Modern Tools

• - Flutter for performance and cross-platform consistency
• - Riverpod for predictable and testable state management
• - Gemini for AI-powered assistance
• - Firebase (future) for sync and cloud backup

Development Process

1. - User experience research and mapping pantry workflows
2. - Low-fidelity wireframes prioritizing clarity and speed
3. - Flutter UI implementation with scalable design tokens
4. - Local database setup for offline-first behavior
5. - Riverpod architecture for clean and reactive state flow
6. - AI integration with Gemini for smart list generation
7. - Refinement: animations, gestures, micro-interactions

Challenges

• - Designing a minimalist UI without losing functionality
• - Building a predictable and scalable state architecture with Riverpod
• - Implementing offline-first logic that feels seamless
• - Creating a fast item flow (add → update → consume)
• - Integrating AI while keeping the experience lightweight and local-first

Results

Although still in development, Pantrinho already delivers:

• - Faster and more intuitive pantry management
• - Reduced food waste due to proper visibility and reminders
• - Improved shopping workflow with AI suggestions
• - Clean and enjoyable user experience that encourages daily use

Roadmap

• - 🧠 More AI-powered suggestions (meal planning)
• - 🧾 Receipt scanning for auto-adding items
• - ☁️ Cloud sync with Firebase
• - 👨‍👩‍👧 Shared pantries for families
• - 🍳 Recipe suggestions based on pantry items
• - 🔔 Smart notifications and expiration reminders