The Roll.
One screen for distribution day: a big search box, a scan button, and a ribbon with today's households, people and pounds, with the month under it.
PantryRoll
Food Pantry App
Food pantry app
The door record for your food pantry.
Check households in by scanning their card or typing the last four digits of a phone number. Households, people and pounds add up as you check them in, with monthly totals you can use to fill in your food bank's form.
SOLO $29.99 ONCE
- Works with no signal
- One tap per visit
- Counts unique households each month
- 10 languages
How it works
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Add each household once.
A name, the number of adults, children and seniors, a ZIP and any dietary needs. Print them a card with a QR code.
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Check them in at the table.
Scan the card or type the last four digits of their phone, then tap once. Their household size comes from their record, and your usual amount is filled in.
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Read the month.
Unique households and the people in them, first-time and returning, age groups and pounds, ready to check against your report.
What it does
Your own rule, as a note.
Set how often a household may come, such as once every 14 days. A household seen too recently gets a note. The check-in button stays where it is, and the volunteer decides.
Household cards.
A printable card with a QR code for each household, or a full sheet at once. The full phone number is never stored, only the last four digits.
The month's counts.
Unduplicated households and people, first-time and returning households, people by age group (children 0-17, adults 18-64, seniors 65+), pounds, bags or boxes, and the average per household. Any earlier month is one tap away.
Check in without a signal.
The Roll keeps working in a church basement and catches up when the phone is back online. Two volunteers checking in the same household on the same day count as one visit.
The day the phone dies.
Print a blank sign-in sheet, then pick that date later and check households in for it.
Why it works this way
Your rule, never a block.
PantryRoll shows your pantry's own policy at the table. It does not decide who is eligible.
Only the details you need.
A name, household size, a ZIP, dietary needs and short notes. Only the last four phone digits, never the whole number.
Removing a household.
When a household asks to be removed, its record and card link are deleted. The month's counts stay, with no name on them.
No automatic reporting.
PantryRoll does not send anything to a food bank or agency. You check the counts against your own form and send them yourself.
Pricing
Standard
Up to 150 households, the Roll, printed cards and the sign-in sheet.
Solo adds
$29.99 once, or $12.99 a year.
- Unlimited households
- The month's breakdown on screen
- CSV export
Pro adds
$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
- 5 seats, with every check-in stamped with who did it
- Monthly report pack as a PDF, with a count by ZIP
- Report wording you can match to your food bank's form
- Household card links in English and Spanish
- Everything in Solo
Questions
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The Roll opens from the phone and checks households in with no signal. Check-ins sync when the phone is back online.
Do households need the app?
No. They show their printed card, or say the last four digits of their phone. On Pro, a household can keep a card link on their phone: a page with the card, your hours and the next distribution day. Households do not need an account, and their names do not appear on the page.
Does PantryRoll decide who can get food?
No. You set your pantry's own rule, and the app shows a note when a household is inside it. The volunteer decides.
What does the monthly report count?
Households and people counted once each for the month, first-time and returning households, visits, people by age group, and pounds, bags or boxes. Pro adds a PDF pack with a count by ZIP and lets you rename each row to match your food bank's form.
Can several volunteers use it at once?
Yes, on Pro. Up to 5 seats share the same Roll, and every check-in is stamped with who did it.
What happens if a household asks to be removed?
Deleting a household removes its record and turns off its card link straight away. The month's counts stay, with no name on them.
Get the Roll ready for distribution day.
Add your first households, print their cards, and check them in at the table.