Freecost

6.9easy start · #6 of 28
in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Android, Web.

Freecost is ranked #6 of 28 in restaurant recipe costing software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, Web. There is a free plan.

Freecost plans and pricing

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Free Free No trial clock; no credit card required. Unlimited recipes, menu items, and ingredients · Multiple kitchens on one account · No per-seat pricing or usage cap · Android app with full offline mode · CSV and Excel import freefoodcost.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on restaurant recipe costing software

Free plan: Yes
Inventory tracking: Yes
Yield and portion scaling: Yes
Menu profitability: Yes
Ingredient price updates: Yes
Multi-location support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Freecost gives kitchens a shared place to track ingredient prices, recipe costs, and margins.
Recipe costing: It calculates food-cost percentages for recipes and menu items automatically.
Ingredients: The ingredient database tracks prices, vendors, pack sizes, and allergens.
Invoice tracking: Users can scan delivery invoices, and extracted prices update ingredient costs and affected recipes.
Inventory and waste: The plan includes offline inventory counts with dated dollar valuation and waste logging with weekly cost trends.
Kitchen tools: It includes printable recipe and build cards, order guides, prep lists, and multiple kitchens on one account.
Imports: CSV and Excel import are included.
Integrations: The pricing page states CSV and Excel import; the pages reviewed do not list other product integrations.
Platforms: Freecost is available on the web and Android; the maker says the iOS app is coming soon.
Offline use: The Android app supports full offline mode, including inventory counting.
Security: The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with Supabase AES-256 disk encryption; database row-level security is enforced.
Invoice privacy: Invoice parsing runs on Brobata's own infrastructure, and invoice images are not sent to a third-party AI service.
Support: The Google Play listing provides support email [email protected].
Limits: Freecost does not include labor scheduling, purchase-order approval workflows, vendor management across several locations, or catering event and BEO management.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Restaurant Recipe Costing Software in 2026#6 of 28

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Sources

freefoodcost.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
freefoodcost.com/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026
freefoodcost.com/privacy· checked 30 Sept 2026
play.google.com/store/apps/details· checked 30 Sept 2026