It's 6:30 PM. You're standing in front of an open refrigerator.
Half an onion. Some chicken that needs to be used today. A sad-looking bell pepper. Three eggs. That thing in the container you're not entirely sure about.
Your brain runs through the options: Is this enough for a meal? What could I make? Do I even have the other ingredients? Should I just order Thai food again?
Twenty minutes later, you're placing a delivery order while perfectly good food sits in your fridge, one day closer to the trash.
We built Rädda to break this cycle.
What Is Rädda?
Rädda (Swedish for "to save" or "to rescue") is an app that answers the question you ask three times a week: "What can I cook with what I have?"
Point your phone at your ingredients. Get recipes you can actually make, right now, with what's in front of you.
No more:
- Scrolling through recipes that require a grocery run
- Letting produce die in the crisper drawer
- Feeling guilty about throwing away food you meant to eat
- Ordering takeout because "nothing goes together"
How It Works
1. Snap a Photo
Open your fridge, countertop, or pantry. Take a photo. Our AI identifies your ingredients in seconds—no typing, no barcode scanning, no entering items one by one.
It works with cluttered shelves. Partial packaging. That mystery container of leftovers. Real kitchens, not Instagram kitchens.
2. Get Recipes You Can Actually Make
Based on what you have—and what you're missing—Rädda suggests recipes that fit your situation:
| Filter | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Time | Only show recipes you can make in 15, 30, or 60 minutes |
| Dietary | Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more |
| Equipment | Just a pan? No oven? We'll work with what you have |
| Missing ingredients | See what you need vs. what you can skip |
The goal isn't to show you a thousand options. It's to show you the right options for tonight.
3. Track What You Have
Keep a digital inventory of your kitchen. Know what's in your fridge without opening the door. Get a heads-up when something's about to expire—so you can use it, not lose it.
Why We Built This
The average American family throws away $1,500 worth of food every year. That's a vacation. A new laptop. Gone into the garbage.
And it's not because people don't care. It's because modern life makes it hard to care effectively. You're tired. You're busy. Planning meals sounds like a second job.
Technology has transformed how we order food, discover restaurants, and get groceries delivered. But it hasn't helped us use what we buy. That's the gap Rädda fills.
We believe AI should make real life easier—not just the parts that are already convenient.
The Details
| Feature | What You Get |
|---|---|
| Ingredient recognition | AI trained on thousands of real fridge photos |
| Recipe matching | Suggestions based on what you actually have |
| Dietary filters | Personalized to how you eat |
| Expiration tracking | Know what to use first |
| Pantry inventory | Digital record of your kitchen |
| Offline support | Works without internet (results sync later) |
Giving Back
Here's something we care about: 10% of all proceeds go directly to local food banks.
It's a strange irony that we throw away billions of pounds of food while millions of families don't have enough. When you reduce waste in your kitchen, you're also helping address food insecurity in your community.
Saving food, twice.
Try Rädda
Rädda is available now on iOS, with Android coming soon.
The next time you're standing in front of the fridge wondering what to make, let us help. That chicken and sad bell pepper? They might be dinner after all.
Questions? Ideas? Reach out at hello@getradda.io or check our FAQ.