Meet your new best friend in the fresh food aisle. Harvest is your go-to-guide to making sure you never bring home anything but the best produce. It will prompt you to tap on watermelons (to gauge freshness) and whether that bouquet of herbs as been on the shelf for too long. You won’t know how you survived without it. Available on iOS.

There’s a reason why Vivino is the number one wine app on the App Store. Hover your phone over any label of wine to reveal tasting notes, price comparisons and consumer reviews. Find yourself in a new city? Vivino will search what other users in the area are drinking and pull together popular and trending bottles. Plus, over time it’ll learn what drops you like and recommend personalised suggestions. Now that’s just a little bit fancy. Available on iOS and Android.

Is maths not your strong point? We hate mentally calculating the difference between tablespoons, cups and every other measurement under the sun, too. The app does the calculations for you, and its design and UX is one of the best around. Never get caught doing fractions in the kitchen again. Available on iOS.

Don’t know your Gouda from your guincatella? Ask the Cheesemonger is your personal fromage expert, with information and tasting notes on more than 320 varieties of cheese. It’ll also recommend drink pairings based on your cheese (and vice versa). Available on iOS and Android.

Fancy your own virtual barman to fill you in on the hottest cocktails? Our favourite feature, ‘liquor cabinet,’ also lets you find cocktails based on what you’ve got lying around the house. Available on iOS and Android.

This app is as simple as boiling an egg. Set the timer and follow the instructions for a perfect breakfast, every time. It’s also customisable so once you find that sweet spot between soft and hard you’ll never have to guess again. Time to get cracking we say. Available on iOS and Android.

Take the stress out of supermarket shopping. With a comprehensive list of more than 500 food additives, this app is a must-have for food allergy sufferers (plus vegans and vegetarians). Look up additive codes to decipher what exactly you’re eating and doing to your body. It’ll even alert you to known health hazards and dietary restrictions of any chemical additive. Available on iOS and Android.

We might be a little biased, but this is our favourite app. View the magazine in all its digital glory with bonus recipes, videos, interviews as well as step-by-step Cook Mode for every recipe. It’s almost as good as having one of our food team in the kitchen with you. Available on both iOS and Android.

You may be greeted by George every time you open the app, but coffee powerhouse Nespresso’s app had more than just good looks. Manage your capsule stock (with delivery or pick-up options), receive notifications when it’s low and even brew or schedule your coffee from your phone. We’ll personally thank George for that extra 10-minute sleep-in. Available on both iOS () and Android.

Got a bulging wallet and not in the good way? Ditch all your regular reward cards for this handy app. Place your phone near the scanner, accumulate points and be rewarded. Getting your 10th free coffee has never been easier. Available on both iOS and Android.