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Bawat ulam ni Juan, may plano. Bawat piso, may kwenta.

uLam plans your week's meals around your real peso budget, checks real palengke prices before you shop, and turns saving into a habit the whole household can share.
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₱ Budget

Set once, split daily

AI Plans

Ulam ideas that fit

Presyo Guide

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WHO IT'S FOR

Built for everyone at the palengke.

Three kinds of people already use uLam every day. See which one sounds like you.
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD

Making every peso stretch

Plan a full week of meals against your real budget, split shopping and spending with whoever else buys groceries, and finally see exactly where the money goes, together.
FOR THE RECIPE LEGEND

Sharing the hacks that actually work

Got a ₱50 ulam that feeds four? The Ka-uLam feed is built by people like you, not by us. Post it, earn badges and puso reactions, and build a following of home cooks who trust your survival recipes.
FOR THE TINDERA & KARENDERYA

Getting found by the shoppers already looking

List your sari-sari store, karenderya, or palengke stall where budget-conscious households are already planning their next trip. Collect real ratings, build suki, and boost your visibility with a seller plan sized for you.
HOW IT WORKS

From palengke to plato, in six steps.

01

Set your budget

Tell uLam your household size and daily food budget, and it splits your total automatically. No spreadsheets.

Set Budget screen
02

Get a meal plan

AI-generated Filipino meals from almusal to hapunan that fit what's left in today's budget, or pick your own.

Meal plan for the day
03

Shop with price estimates

A shopping list built straight from your plan, checked against DA Bantay Presyo reference prices, the closest public estimate to what you'll actually pay.

Shopping list with prices
04

Log & level up

Track what you actually spent, keep your streak alive, and unlock free Premium days along the way.

Cash to bring and shopping log
05

Share that recipe

Post the ulam you actually cooked, with the price you actually paid. Earn puso reactions and badges from cooks feeding the same size family.

Pancit Palabok recipe on a ₱200 budget
06

Join the community

Follow home cooks who stretch a budget like you do, share lists with family and friends, and keep the hacks that work circulating.

Shopping lists shared with the household
OUR INSIGHTS

Every peso, accounted for.

Daily Shared Spending Aug 8 – 14
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Lito ₱200 Anikka ₱370 Saved ₱1,215

Spending History

Compare your budget with actual spending each day, so you can adjust early instead of wondering where the money went.

Shared & Pooled

Share one household budget. Everyone's expenses update one clear remaining balance, so the family can make decisions together.

Full Reports

Export PDF or CSV reports for any date range, organized by dish, day, and household member.
MEET ULAM

One app for planning, shopping, and saving.

Your meal plan, shopping list, and household budget stay connected, so every choice updates the bigger picture.

AI Meal Plans

Budget-aware Filipino recipes for every meal, or build your own week from the recipe library.

Palengke Price Tracker

Compare official DA Bantay Presyo references with recent community reports near you.

Smart Shopping Lists

Build a list automatically from your meal plan, then add checked-off items to your spending log.

Shared Budgets

Invite your household to spend against one pooled budget, with a clear record of who logged what.

Streaks & Rewards

Daily logging streaks earn XP, badges, and free uLam Premium, so saving feels like progress.

Ka-uLam Community

Every recipe on uLam is posted by a real home cook, not stocked by us. Follow the ones whose budget hacks work for you.
THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

Small features. Big difference.

7-DAY PLANNING

Shop once. Stress less.

Planning meal by meal is how budgets quietly fall apart: a good Monday and a bad Thursday still average out to a bad week. Seeing all seven days at once means one shopping trip instead of five, ingredients that repeat across recipes instead of going to waste, and knowing by Tuesday whether the whole week actually fits, not finding out on Saturday.

Seven-day meal plan screen
In the app Seven days at a glance, with today's total cost on top.
SHARED BUDGETING

One number everyone can trust.

Most household money stress doesn't come from overspending. It comes from not knowing someone else already spent. A shared budget pools everyone's logged spending into one honest "remaining today" number, visible to the whole household, with a clear record of who spent what.

Set budget screen with daily custom expenses
In the app Baon and drinking water come off the top, so the daily number is honest.
SHARED SHOPPING LISTS

Nobody buys the garlic twice.

When more than one person shops for the same household, someone always buys what's already in the bag, or forgets the one thing everyone assumed someone else grabbed. A shared list updates the moment anyone checks something off, so whoever's at the palengke and whoever's at the grocery are working off the same real-time list, not two different memories.

Shopping list shared with two household members
In the app Shared with two, checked off in real time.
WHY ULAM

Built different, built for Pinoy homes.

From planning meals to checking prices and sharing a budget, uLam is designed around how Filipino households actually shop, cook, and save.

Truly local

Peso-first budgets, practical palengke price references, and familiar Filipino recipes, from adobo to sinigang.

Closest-to-actual prices

See recent government references and community-reported prices to help you budget before heading to the market. Actual prices may vary by seller, location, and day.

Built for the household

Keep one shared budget and one clear total, so everyone in the household knows what has been spent and what remains.

Saving that sticks

Build streaks, earn badges, and unlock Premium rewards as everyday budgeting becomes a habit worth keeping.
COMMUNITY

You're not cooking alone.

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Anikka Iva
Shared a recipe · 2h ago

Ginisang patola tonight—₱75 lang for the whole family 🌱 Recipe's in my uLam profile!

♥ 24 puso💬 6 comments

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Lito Lozada
Hit a 7-day streak · 5h ago

Isang linggo na akong naka-log every day. Unlocked 7-day free Premium! 🎁

♥ 41 puso💬 9 comments
We don't write these recipes. Our Ka-uLam community does. Every dish in the feed comes from someone who actually cooked it on their own budget, not a content team.
  • Start with our own Ka-uLam recipes, then explore what the community's cooking.
  • Follow other home cooks and see what fits their budget this week.
  • Share your own ulam and react with a puso when something inspires you.
  • Connect with family and friends to compare notes, not just recipes.
For local food sellers

Put your stall on the map.

Run a market stall, bakery, carinderia, or neighborhood food shop? Add your store to uLam so nearby customers can discover what you sell.
  1. 1 Create your storeAdd its name, details, and opening hours.
  2. 2 Pin your locationHelp customers around you find the right spot.
  3. 3 Show what’s availableList products, prices, and fresh items for the day.
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