GreenCartIQ

GreenCartIQ is a mobile app (with a lightweight web dashboard) that turns grocery receipts into a clear sustainability and cost score. Users scan receipts or connect loyalty accounts; the app categorizes items, estimates carbon/water impact, flags high-impact swaps, and shows whether “eco” choices are actually costing more. It’s an AI-assisted app: AI handles messy receipt parsing and product matching, but the core value is consistent scoring and practical substitutions. The brutal truth: most people won’t change habits for vague climate guilt, but they will for simple, personalized tradeoffs that don’t raise their bill. The app focuses on the few categories that matter (meat, dairy, coffee, packaged goods) and avoids pretending it can perfectly measure every product. It gives weekly goals, tracks progress, and suggests 3 realistic swaps per trip.