Ask in the way that fits the moment
Type a question, share a photo of a shelf, label, menu, or dish, compare items, build a list, or ask for nearby deal options.
Multilingual shopping decision assistant
Shelf-Help
Shelf-Help is a multilingual shopping companion for real buying decisions. Ask with text, images, menus, dishes, lists, recipes, labels, or location-based deal requests: then keep asking follow-up questions without losing context.
Private beta
Ask before, during, or after you shop.
Plan a list, compare products, understand labels, explain an unfamiliar menu or dish, find alternatives, check nearby deals, or figure out what to do next. It is built for grocery stores, restaurants, hardware aisles, auto parts counters, electronics shelves, farmers markets, online listings, and everyday shopping situations.
More than product identification.
Shelf-Help is designed around real-world context: what you are trying to understand or buy, where you are, what options are available, and what you asked before.
Built for real-world stores
Grocery, restaurants and menus, hardware, auto parts, electronics, household items, specialty markets, farmers markets, and online product research.
Follow-up friendly
Ask the next question without starting over. Shelf-Help keeps the original shopping context in mind.
Use it across the whole shopping process.
Start from an idea, a problem, a shelf, a label, a price, or a product you already bought.
Before shopping
Build a list from a recipe, meal idea, household need, photo, or project plan.
During shopping
Compare products, understand labels, check substitutes, evaluate unit pricing, and ask location-aware deal questions.
After shopping
Ask how to use what you bought, what else you need, how to store it, or what to do next.
From a menu photo to a meal at home.
Shelf-Help goes beyond OCR or direct translation. Show Avi a restaurant menu or unfamiliar dish and ask what it actually is, what it likely contains, and what to do next.
Understand the menu
Photograph a menu in Kamakura, Cairo, San José, or anywhere else and ask what a dish is, how it is prepared, what ingredients are typical, or how similar dishes differ.
Help me choose
Compare dishes based on taste, spice level, budget, dietary preferences, or familiar foods. When the exact restaurant recipe is unknown, Shelf-Help can distinguish typical ingredients from confirmed menu information.
Make it yourself
Recognize a dish, turn it into a practical basic recipe, and create a shopping list for making something similar at home.
Keep going
Ask for substitutions, find unfamiliar ingredients, compare nearby options, or continue into Deal Finder without starting the conversation over.
See it. Understand it. Decide what to do next. Shelf-Help follows the question beyond identification or translation.
Practical examples
Questions can start with text, photos, lists, or follow-ups.
Plan a shopping trip“What do I need to make chicken piccata?”
Compare options“Which one is the better deal per unit?”
Understand labels“What does this say, and is it what I’m looking for?”
Find alternatives“They’re out of Nature’s Seasons. What should I use instead?”
Use what you bought“How do I make this?” or “What else do I need?”
Find nearby deals“Is there a better deal near me?”
Understand a menu“What is this dish, and what does it usually contain?”
Bring a dish home“I liked this. Give me a basic recipe and a shopping list.”
Built for multilingual households and real shopping friction.
Shelf-Help is for families, travelers, specialty markets, imported products, unfamiliar labels and menus, and anyone who has ever looked at something in the real world and wished the information was easier to understand.
It is not just translation and not just OCR. Shelf-Help combines visual understanding, product context, language support, and practical reasoning to help shoppers make better decisions.
Deal Finder
Location-aware shopping leads
Shelf-Help can help look for better nearby options using your location, store context, product details, and unit pricing when available.
Availability, prices, and store results can change, so Shelf-Help gives you useful leads to verify before you go.
Help shape the beta.
We are looking for beta testers who shop for groceries, household items, specialty foods, imported products, recipes, family meals, hardware, electronics, auto parts, or products in more than one language.
Shelf-Help may assist with product comparison, label interpretation, shopping lists, and general shopping decisions. Users should verify product labels, allergens, prices, ingredients, availability, and suitability before purchase or use.