MyKitchenRadarMyKitchenRadar is a family kitchen app that tells you how many days each food at home will last, like "rice: about 6–11 days", and reminds everyone before it runs out. It works in 17 languages, and each family picks the cuisines it actually cooks, out of 41.
The 17 languages
Every language below is planned for the 1.0 release. The app name stays MyKitchenRadar, in Latin letters, in all of them.
| Language | In its own script | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| English | English | Left to right |
| Hindi | हिन्दी | Left to right |
| Tamil | தமிழ் | Left to right |
| Telugu | తెలుగు | Left to right |
| Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ | Left to right |
| Malayalam | മലയാളം | Left to right |
| Marathi | मराठी | Left to right |
| Bengali | বাংলা | Left to right |
| Gujarati | ગુજરાતી | Left to right |
| Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Left to right |
| Spanish | Español | Left to right |
| French | Français | Left to right |
| Arabic | العربية | Right to left |
| Thai | ไทย | Left to right |
| Chinese | 中文 | Left to right |
| Portuguese | Português | Left to right |
| Swahili | Kiswahili | Left to right |
Nine of the 17 are Indian languages. See MyKitchenRadar for Indian kitchens.
Arabic, right to left
In Arabic the whole app mirrors. The tab bar starts from the right, item pictures sit on the right, and the countdown bars fill from right to left. "Today" is on the right of the scale and "2 weeks +" on the left.
Large text and dark mode
Every screen works at the largest text sizes, in light and dark mode, so Grandma can turn the text up as far as her phone allows.
41 cuisines, and you can pick more than one
In the app a cuisine is called a food culture: the staples you keep, how fast you use them and the dishes you make. A family can pick more than one.
The first one you pick is your main kitchen. In the app's own words, it "sets how fast new items are expected to go". The others add their usual items and dishes.
Tamil, North Indian and American are the first three food cultures built. The full list of 41 will be published on this page when it is final.
- Tamil
- North Indian
- American only
What your food culture changes
Picking a food culture changes three things in the app:
- The starter kitchen. About 40 usual items for that culture are filled in for you to tick Full, Low or Out. Pick Tamil and North Indian together and the list holds items from both.
- The first countdown guess. A Tamil home eats far more rice than the Indian average, as the numbers below show.
- The dish ideas on Cook. You get 3–5 ideas from your own cuisine, made from what is in stock.
Households in urban Tamil Nadu ate 6.467 kg of rice per person per 30 days, against 4.193 kg for urban India as a whole (MoSPI HCES 2023-24, Statement 5U). A rice countdown that ignored food culture would be wrong for one of those two families from day one.
Language and cuisine are separate choices
Language sets the words on screen. Food culture sets the food. A family in Dubai can read the app in Arabic and cook North Indian food, and a family in Chennai can read it in English and keep a Tamil kitchen.
Get it in your language
Pick the cuisines your family cooks at setup, and change them any time under "Food at home" in Settings. To see how food culture shapes the numbers, read how the countdown works.
Questions
Which languages does MyKitchenRadar support?
17: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Thai, Chinese, Portuguese and Swahili. All 17 are planned for the 1.0 release.
Does it support right-to-left languages?
Yes. In Arabic the whole layout mirrors, and the countdown bars fill from the right.
Which cuisines are included?
There are 41 food cultures. Tamil, North Indian and American are the first three built. The full list will be published here when it is final.
Can my family pick more than one cuisine?
Yes. Pick as many as your family cooks. The first one you pick is your main kitchen, and it sets how fast new items are expected to go.
Is the app name translated?
No. MyKitchenRadar stays in Latin letters in every language.
Does it work with the largest text sizes?
Yes. The app supports the largest text sizes, and light and dark mode.
